Several years ago I saw Lend Me A Tenor at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and I thought it was so much fun! When I found out that the sequel, A Comedy of Tenors, would be a part of PTC's 2017-2018 season I got really excited. This show is a hilarious romp through an elegant Parisian hotel suite as an impresario (Andy Prosky) tries to get three temperamental tenors (Hansel Tan, Gregory North, and Storm Lineberger) to stop fighting long enough to take the stage for the concert of the century. Add a bellhop looking for his big break, misunderstandings galore, mistaken identities with comedic results, characters in various stages of undress hiding from each other, and plenty of face slapping and door slamming and you have a delightful evening of theatre. What makes this show so much fun is the manic physical comedy and all of the actors have superb comedic timing. At one point, there was so much running around I couldn't keep track of what was happening and there are some astoundingly quick costume changes. I loved it and I laughed out loud multiple times as did everyone around me. Oh and by the way, all three of our tenors can really sing! They performed an impressive rendition of "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from Verdi's La Traviata. It is a bit risque in some parts but that just adds to the fun. I would highly recommend this delightful production (tickets may be purchased here) which runs at Pioneer Theatre until Nov. 4.
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