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House’s ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial>Sometimes, whether through divine
intervention or the heights of human inspiration, art is elevated to a higher
level and becomes transcendent.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial>Evidence of this can be found in the
masterworks of Monet, Mozart, Michelangelo and, now, Ludwig. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial>OK, this is a huge exaggeration.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Which is fine since playwright Ken
Ludwig’s art form of choice is farce, where overstatement is not only expected
but required. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In his plays,
clueless characters find themselves mistaken for others, running in circles in
their underwear, and in unlikely situations that escalate in pace and
improbability to the point of absurdity.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>And many doors get slammed in their wake.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial>No, farce is not fine art or high
art.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But Ludwig has most certainly
raised the bar with “A Comedy of Tenors,” currently on stage in its world
premiere at Cleveland Play House.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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more of this review, go to </SPAN><SPAN
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