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Kiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex ...
Plot. Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, a divorced couple, meet at Fred's apartment to hear Cole Porter perform the score for Kiss Me Kate, his musical version of The Taming of the Shrew, to be directed by Fred. Lois Lane arrives to audition for the Bianca role ("Too Darn Hot").
Hailed as 'the ultimate Broadway musical from the golden age’ (Financial Times), Kiss Me, Kate is a simple love story...about two people who just can't stand each other.
May 24, 2024 · Cole Porter’s Shakespeare-inspired 1949 classic Kiss Me, Kate won the first ever Tony Award for Best Musical and is famous for its lush and irreverent score. You can hear Porter's songs in all their glory at the Barbican this summer.
Feb 23, 2024 · Kiss Me, Kate follows the cast of a musical version of Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew. Their rehearsals are fraught because of the tension between director/leading man Fred Graham (who is playing Petruchio) and his ex-wife and co-star Lilli Vanessi (Katherine).
Mar 13, 2019 · In the constellation of musical comedy masterpieces, Kiss Me, Kate shines as perhaps Broadway's most sparkling achievement.
With Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn. An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
