Whitefish Theatre Company presents screwball comedy ‘Lend Me a Tenor’

The Whitefish Theatre Company presents Ken Ludwig’s classic comedy, “Lend Me A Tenor,” beginning this weekend.  

Winner of three Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards, “Lend Me A Tenor” takes place inside a two-room hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio, in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli, known as “Il Stupendo” and the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. When Tito arrives late, however, and through a hilarious series of mishaps appears to have died, the employees’ frantic attempt to salvage the evening leads to disguises, love affairs, mistaken identities and all of the comedic mayhem that Ludwig is famous for.   

Called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century” by critics and audiences since its debut over 30 years ago, “Lend Me A Tenor” is a rollercoaster of fun that will leave you teary-eyed with laughter.  

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 10 (sneak preview), 11 and 12 at the O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish. A 4 p.m. matinee is scheduled April 13. Additional 7:30 p.m. performances will be held April 17, 18 and 19.  

Tickets for the April 10 sneak preview are $12 for adults and $10 for students and will only be sold at the door. Tickets for all other performances are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students and may be purchased online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org, at the box office, or by calling 862-5371. Box Office Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays and one hour before a performance.   

The show is sponsored by Glacier Bank and Masterpiece Carpet One.