Fridays April 26 & May 3 at 8:00 PM
Saturdays April 27 & May 4 at 8:00 PM
Sundays April 28 & May 5 at 2:00 PM
Cost
Adults - $17
Seniors - $12
18&Under - $7
Ticket Info
516-900-2031
Description
The action takes place in a fancy hotel suite. On a very important night for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, Tito Mirelli, the world-famous Italian tenor, is set to perform the starring role in “Otello.” Henry Saunders, general manager of the company, is beyond stressed about everything turning out right, and insists that his assistant, Max — a nervous, young fellow and secret tenor extraordinaire — watch over Tito’s every move to ensure smooth sailing. After a huge fight with his fiery, Italian wife Maria, Tito receives a double dose of tranquilizers through a series of mishaps. Throw in Diana, an ambitious, female co-star; Maggie, Max’s giddy girlfriend; Julia, a flirty head of the opera guild; and a meddling bellhop fighting for Tito’s attention and you have a recipe for comedic disaster. Max navigates the company through one catastrophe after the next -- an angry wife, a presumed death, crazy costumes, secret sex romps, and loads and loads of slamming doors and mistaken identities. Ultimately, Max takes on the role of Otello to great effect. Together, Max and Saunders find a way to save the Opera Company’s big night in grand, farcical fashion. As a postscript, there is a roughly 90 second speed-through of the entire play.