Broadway Musical Home - Kiss Me Kate

The classic Cole Porter show-within-a-show musical based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.

Story:

An egotistical actor and producer named Fred Graham and his ex-wife, Lili Vanessi, are playing Petruchio and Kate in a production of "Taming of the Shrew." In both the real world and in the play, they bicker and romance in a "battle of the sexes."

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: Composer and Lyricist
Cole Porter

: Librettist
Sam Spewack

: Librettist
Bella Spewack

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: New Century Theatre, Shubert Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 30, 1948

Total Performances: 1,077

Original Cast: Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang

Director: John C. Wilson

Choreographer: Hanya Holm

Producer: Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers

Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport

Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett

Scenic Design: Lemuel Ayers

Costume Design: Lemuel Ayers

Lighting Design: Al Alloy

1952 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadway Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 8, 1952

Total Performances: 8

Original Cast: Holly Harris, Marilyn Day, Frank Derbas, Nat Burns

Director: John C. Wilson

Choreographer: Hanya Holm

Producer: Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers

Musical Director: George Hirst

Scenic Design: Lemuel Ayers

Costume Design: Lemuel Ayers

1999 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Martin Beck Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 18, 1999

Total Performances: 881

Original Cast: Marin Mazzie, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Michael Berresse, John Horton

Director: Michael Blakemore

Choreographer: Kathleen Marshall

Producer: Roger Berlind and Roger Horchow

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Don Sebesky

Scenic Design: Robin Wagner

Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz

Lighting Design: Peter Kaczorowski

2019 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Studio 54

Opening Night: March 14, 2019

Total Performances: 125

Original Cast: Kelli O’Hara, Will Chase

Director: Scott Ellis

Choreographer: Warren Carlyle

Producer: Roundabout Theatre Company

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Larry Hochman, Michael Starobin and Ned Paul Ginsburg

Scenic Design: David Rockwell

Costume Design: Jeff Mahshie

Lighting Design: Donald Holder

Sound Design: Brian Ronan

1953 Film Version

Movie Name: Kiss Me Kate

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: George Sidney

Screenplay: Dorothy Kingsley

Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller

Musical Numbers

Another Op'nin' Another Show

Why Can't You Behave

Wunderbar

So in Love

We Open in Venice

Tom, Dick or Harry

I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua

I Hate Men

Were Thine That Special Face

Cantiamo D'Amore

Kiss Me, Kate

Too Darn Hot

Where Is the Life That Late I Led?

Always True to You (In My Fashion)

From This Moment On

Bianca

Brush Up Your Shakespeare

Pavane

I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple

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Stream Online Now

: 2003 Filmed Live on Stage Version Available to Stream via BroadwayHD

CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

: Original Hollywood Version Blu-Ray

Other

2019 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Kelli O'Hara
Best Choreography - Warren Carlyle
Best Orchestrations - Larry Hochman

2019 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Choreography - Warren Carlyle
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Corbin Bleu

2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Choreographer - Warren Carlyle
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Kelli O’Hara

2019 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Kelli O'Hara

2019 Theatre World Award Nominations

Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Stephanie Styles

2000 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Costume Design
Best Actress in a Musical - Marin Mazzie
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Berresse
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Lee Wilkof
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Mulheren
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography

2000 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Marin Mazzie
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Mulheren
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Lee Wilkof
Outstanding Choreography