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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").
Mar 13, 2019 · In the constellation of musical comedy masterpieces, Kiss Me, Kate shines as perhaps Broadway's most sparkling achievement. Featuring music and lyrics by Col...
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- theatermania
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. Guess who wins... Don't miss this all-zinging, all-dancing musical comedy.
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.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- George Sidney
- 1953-11-26
Based on the musical Kiss Me Kate , book by Samuel and Bella Spewack, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, as produced by Lemuel Ayers and Arnold Saint Subber (New York, 30 Dec 1948).
A classic Broadway comedy that won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Follow the love and hate of a divorced couple who star in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.
