
The Broadway revival of Ken Ludwig's farce
Lend Me a Tenor opens at the Music Box Theatre. This new production stars Justin Bartha (best known from films such as
The Hangover and
National Treasure) as the harried assistant of an opera producer, played by
Monk's Tony Shalhoub, and Anthony Lapaglia is the world-famous Italian opera star whose debut at the Cleveland Opera goes terribly awry for all concerned.
Lend Me a Tenor is directed by actor Stanley Tucci (
The Lovely Bones,
The Devil Wears Prada,
Julie & Julia), in his Broadway directing debut. The production also stars Broadway regulars Jan Maxwell (already seen on Broadway earlier this season in
The Royal Family), Mary Catherine Garrison (
Rabbit Hole,
Assassins), and Jennifer Laura Thompson (
Urinetown).