| Lend Me a Tenor | |
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| Written by | Ken Ludwig |
| Date premiered | March 6, 1986 |
| Place premiered | West End |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | A hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio in 1934. |
Lend Me a Tenor is a comedy by Ken Ludwig. The play was produced on both the West End (1986) and Broadway (1989). It received nine Tony Award nominations and won for Best Actor (Philip Bosco) and Best Director (Jerry Zaks). A Broadway revival opened in 2010. Lend Me a Tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty-five countries. The title is a pun on "Lend me a tenner" (i.e., a ten-dollar bill).