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Kiss Me, Kate
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 08, 1952
Closing Date
Jan 13, 1952
Performances
8
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
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Open Date: Jan 08, 1952
Close Date: Jan 13, 1952
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Broadway Theatre
(Jan 08, 1952 - Jan 13, 1952)
Setting
Ford's Theatre, Baltimore. June 1948.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Saint Subber
and
Lemuel Ayers
Book by
Sam Spewack
and
Bella Spewack
; Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; From "The Taming of the Shrew" by
William Shakespeare
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Incidental Ballet Music Arranged by
Genevieve Pitot
; Musical Director:
George Hirst
Staged by
John C. Wilson
; Choreographed by
Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Lighting Design by
Al Alloy
Production Stage Manager:
Milton Stern
Holly Harris
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Robert Wright
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Marilyn Day
Lois Lane / Bianca
Frank Derbas
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Charles Adrian
Singing Ensemble
Charles Arnett
Dancer
Doris Atkinson
Dancer
Emory Bass
Ralph
Stage Manager
Singing Ensemble
Esta Beck
Dancer
Naomi Boneck
Dancer
Ernest Brown
Specialty Dancer
Lillyan Brown
Hattie
Nat Burns
Harry Trevor / Baptista
Jean Cannon
Singing Ensemble
Sylvia Chaney
Singing Ensemble
Charles Cook
Specialty Dancer
Harold Drake
Dancer
Frank Green
Singing Ensemble
Joseph Gregory
Singing Ensemble
Marilyn Hanson
Singing Ensemble
Bill Harris
Dancer
Max Hart
Cab Driver
Singing Ensemble
Hank Henry
First Man
Louise Hoffman
Singing Ensemble
Alfred Homan
Hortensio (Second Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Singing Ensemble
Albertina Horstmann
Dancer
Jim Howard
Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Lionel Ince
Harrison Howell
Bobby Johnson
Paul
Sparky Kaye
Second Man
Jay Kleindorf
Dancer
Jan Kovac
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Dancer
Bruce Laffey
Stage Doorman
Roland Landry
Dancer
Claire Mallardy
Dancer
Julie Marlowe
Dancer
Janet Medlin
Singing Ensemble
Florence Miller
Dancer
Jess Ramirez
Dancer
Pat Sayers
Singing Ensemble
Bobra Suitor
Singing Ensemble
Edward Whitman
Singing Ensemble
Understudy:
Janet Medlin
(Lilli Vanessi / Katharine, Lois Lane / Bianca)
Songs
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
Another Op'nin' Another Show
Hattie and The Company
Why Can't You Behave
Lois Lane / Bianca and Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
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) and Hortensio (Second Suitor)
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
The Ensemble
Kiss Me, Kate
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Too Darn Hot
Paul and The Ensemble
Where Is the Life That Late I Led?
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Always True to You (In My Fashion)
Lois Lane / Bianca
From This Moment On
Harrison Howell and Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Bianca
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
So in Love
(Reprise)
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
First Man and Second Man
Pavane
Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Kiss Me, Kate
(Reprise)
The Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Saint Subber
and
Lemuel Ayers
Book by
Sam Spewack
and
Bella Spewack
; Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; From "The Taming of the Shrew" by
William Shakespeare
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Incidental Ballet Music Arranged by
Genevieve Pitot
; Musical Director:
George Hirst
Staged by
John C. Wilson
; Choreographed by
Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Lighting Design by
Al Alloy
Production Stage Manager:
Milton Stern
Holly Harris
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Robert Wright
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Marilyn Day
Lois Lane / Bianca
Frank Derbas
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Charles Adrian
Singing Ensemble
Charles Arnett
Dancer
Doris Atkinson
Dancer
Emory Bass
Ralph
Stage Manager
Singing Ensemble
Esta Beck
Dancer
Naomi Boneck
Dancer
Ernest Brown
Specialty Dancer
Lillyan Brown
Hattie
Nat Burns
Harry Trevor / Baptista
Jean Cannon
Singing Ensemble
Sylvia Chaney
Singing Ensemble
Charles Cook
Specialty Dancer
Harold Drake
Dancer
Frank Green
Singing Ensemble
Joseph Gregory
Singing Ensemble
Marilyn Hanson
Singing Ensemble
Bill Harris
Dancer
Max Hart
Cab Driver
Singing Ensemble
Hank Henry
First Man
Louise Hoffman
Singing Ensemble
Alfred Homan
Hortensio (Second Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Singing Ensemble
Albertina Horstmann
Dancer
Jim Howard
Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Lionel Ince
Harrison Howell
Bobby Johnson
Paul
Sparky Kaye
Second Man
Jay Kleindorf
Dancer
Jan Kovac
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Dancer
Bruce Laffey
Stage Doorman
Roland Landry
Dancer
Claire Mallardy
Dancer
Julie Marlowe
Dancer
Janet Medlin
Singing Ensemble
Florence Miller
Dancer
Jess Ramirez
Dancer
Pat Sayers
Singing Ensemble
Bobra Suitor
Singing Ensemble
Edward Whitman
Singing Ensemble
Understudy:
Janet Medlin
(Lilli Vanessi / Katharine, Lois Lane / Bianca)
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
Another Op'nin' Another Show
Hattie and The Company
Why Can't You Behave
Lois Lane / Bianca and Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
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) and Hortensio (Second Suitor)
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
The Ensemble
Kiss Me, Kate
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Too Darn Hot
Paul and The Ensemble
Where Is the Life That Late I Led?
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Always True to You (In My Fashion)
Lois Lane / Bianca
From This Moment On
Harrison Howell and Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Bianca
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
So in Love
(Reprise)
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
First Man and Second Man
Pavane
Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Kiss Me, Kate
(Reprise)
The Company
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