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Kiss Me, Kate   

 
New Century Theatre , (12/30/1948 - 7/28/1950)
Shubert Theatre , (7/31/1950 - 7/28/1951)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Dec 30, 1948   
Closing Date:Jul 28, 1951 Total Performances:1077

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Ford's Theatre, Baltimore. June 1948.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Trebuhs Realty Co., Inc.
Produced by Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers
Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport; Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack; Based on "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett; Incidental Ballet Music Arranged by Genevieve Pitot
Staged by John C. Wilson; Directed by John C. Wilson; Choreographed by Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers; Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers; Lighting Design by Al Alloy; Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Scenery): Peter Wolf; Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Costumes): Forrest Thayer
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill
Production Stage Manager: Ward Bishop; Stage Manager: Don Mayo; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bill Lilling
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
Press Representative: George Ross and Dorothy Ross; Dance Captain: Glen Tetley; Asst. to the Choreographer: Ray Harrison; Press Assistant: Madelin Blitzstein
Cast
Alfred Drake Fred Graham / Petruchio
Patricia Morison Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Lisa Kirk Lois Lane / Bianca
Harold Lang Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Tom Bole Singing Ensemble
Mark Breaux Dancer
George Cassidy Singing Ensemble
John Castello Dancer
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Harry Clark First Man
Edwin Clay Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Fred Davis Specialty Dancer
Jack Diamond Second Man
Ann Dunbar Dancer
Victor Duntiere Dancer
Shirley Eckl Dancer
Peggy Ferris Singing Ensemble
Herb Fields Singing Ensemble
Lorenzo Fuller Paul
Florence Gault Singing Ensemble
Noel Gordon Singing Ensemble
Denis Green Harrison Howell
Annabelle Hill Hattie
Thomas Hoier Harry Trevor / Baptista
Jean Houloose Dancer
Gay Laurence Singing Ensemble
Bill Lilling Doorman
Allan Lowell Singing Ensemble
Ethel Madsen Singing Ensemble
Don Mayo Ralph
Stage Manager
Paul Olson Dancer
Helen Rice Singing Ensemble
Stan Rose Singing Ensemble
Ingrid Secretan Dancer
Eddie Sledge Specialty Dancer
Matilda Strazza Singing Ensemble
Gisella Svetlik Dancer
Jean Tachau Dancer
Glen Tetley Dancer
Rudy Tone Dancer
Charles Wood Singing Ensemble
Hortensio (Second Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Understudies: Marc Breaux (Haberdasher), George Cassidy (Cab Driver, Stage Doorman), Edwin Clay (Fred Graham / Petruchio), Fred Davis (Paul), Peggy Ferris (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine), Herbert Fields (Hortensio (Second Suitor)), Lorenzo Fuller, Noel Gordon (First Man, Gremio (First Suitor), Ralph, Second Man), Gay Laurence (Lois Lane / Bianca), Allan Lowell (Harry Trevor / Baptista), Don Mayo (Harrison Howell), Matilda Strazza (Hattie) and Rudy Tone (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio)
1949 Tony Award® Best Musical
winnerMusic by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack [winner]
1949 Tony Award® Author (Musical)
winnerBook by Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack [winner]
1949 Tony Award® Best Composer and Lyricist
winnerMusic by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter [winner]
1949 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
winnerLemuel Ayers [winner]
1949 Tony Award® Producer (Musical)
winnerProduced by Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers [winner]
music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter 
Kiss Me, Kate - Original Broadway Cast Recording - Various Artists

ACT 1Sung By
Another Op'nin' Another Show Hattie and The Company
Why Can't You Behave Lois Lane / Bianca
Wunderbar Fred Graham / Petruchio and Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
So in Love Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
We Open in Venice Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine, Lois Lane / Bianca and Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Tom, Dick or Harry Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio, Gremio (First Suitor) ("Taming of the Shrew" player) and Hortensio (Second Suitor) ("Taming of the Shrew" player)
I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua Fred Graham / Petruchio and The Men
I Hate Men Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Were Thine That Special Face Fred Graham / Petruchio
Cantiamo D'Amore Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
Kiss Me, Kate Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Ensemble
ACT 2Sung By
Too Darn Hot Paul and Specialty Dancers
Where Is the Life That Late I Led? Fred Graham / Petruchio
Always True to You (In My Fashion) Lois Lane / Bianca
Bianca Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
So in Love (Reprise)Fred Graham / Petruchio
Brush Up Your Shakespeare First Man and Second Man
I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Kiss Me, Kate (Reprise)Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Company