Opening Date

Jun 19, 2001

Closing Date

Jun 16, 2002

MusicalComedyRevivalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Setting
Ford's Theatre, Baltimore. June 1948.
Produced by Roger Berlind and Roger Horchow; Associate Producer: Richard Godwin and Edwin W. Schloss
Book by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack; Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Music orchestrated by Don Sebesky; Dance arrangements by David Chase; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani
Directed by Michael Blakemore; Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall; Associate Choreographer: Rob Ashford
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Martin Pakledinaz; Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone; Associate Scenic Design: David Peterson; Associate Costume Design: Marion Williams; Associate Sound Design: Kai Harada; Assistant Scenic Design: Robert F. Wolin; Assistant Costume Design: Eden Miller and Philip Heckman; Assistant Lighting Design: Michael P. Jones and Mick Smith; Moving Light Programmer: Josh Weitzman
General Manager: 101 Productions, Ltd.; Associate Gen. Mgr: Ron Gubin; Company Manager: Ron Gubin; Assistant Co. Mgr: Todd Shotz
Production Supervisor: Steven Zweigbaum; Technical Supervisor: David Benken; Production Stage Manager: Joseph Sheridan; Stage Manager: William Gilinsky; Assistant Stage Mgr: Teri Wertman
Conducted by James Moore; Associate Conductor: Bruce Barnes; Keyboards: Bruce Barnes; Drums/Percussion: Marty Morell; Trumpet: Steve Eidem; Synthesizer Programmer: Bruce Samuels; Music Copying: Miller Music Services
Special Effects by Chic Silber
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Tour Press & Marketing: TMG - The Marketing Group; Exclusive Tour Direction: The Booking Group; New York Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Fight direction by B. H. Barry; Fight Captain: Michael Lackey; Dance Captain: Carol Lee Meadows; Assistant Dance Captain: Rommy Sandhu; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Rex Smith
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Rachel York
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Nancy Anderson
Lois Lane / Bianca
Michael Arkin
Second Man
Susan Beaubian
Hattie
Randy Donaldson
Paul
Jim Newman
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Herman Petras
Harry Trevor / Baptista
Richard Poe
First Man
Chuck Wagner
Harrison Howell
John D. Baker
Hortensio (Second Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Tina Marie Casamento
Ensemble
John Treacy Egan
Philip
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Ensemble
Juliet Fischer
Ensemble
Ivy Fox
Ensemble
Keith Howard
Pops
Stage Doorman
 
Ensemble
Michael Lackey
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Ensemble
Kevin B. McGlynn
Ralph
Stage Manager
 
Ensemble
Carol Lee Meadows
Ensemble
Kimberly Dawn Neumann
Ensemble
Stephen Reed
Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Ensemble
Marci Reid
Ensemble
Rommy Sandhu
Nathaniel
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Ensemble
Margaret Shafer
Ensemble
Steven Sofia
Cab Driver
 
Gregory
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Ensemble
Swings: Laura Marie Crosta , Rachel Lafer , Jody Reynard , Matthew J. Vargo and Carmen Yurich
Understudies: John D. Baker (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio), Tina Marie Casamento (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine, Hattie), John Treacy Egan (Harry Trevor / Baptista, First Man, Second Man), Ivy Fox (Lois Lane / Bianca), Keith Howard (Harry Trevor / Baptista), Michael Lackey (Fred Graham / Petruchio, Harrison Howell), Kevin B. McGlynn (Second Man, Harrison Howell), Carol Lee Meadows (Lois Lane / Bianca), Kimberly Dawn Neumann (Lois Lane / Bianca), Stephen Reed (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio, First Man), Marci Reid (Hattie), Jody Reynard (Hortensio (Second Suitor), Paul), Rommy Sandhu (Paul, Hortensio (Second Suitor)), Margaret Shafer (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine), Steven Sofia (Gremio (First Suitor)), Matthew J. Vargo (Gremio (First Suitor)) and Chuck Wagner (Fred Graham / Petruchio)
Dance Captain: Rachel Lafer

Cast

Jenny Hill
Lois Lane / Bianca
Kevin Neil McCready
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Patty Goble
Ensemble
Rachel Lafer
Ensemble
Roland Rusinek
Philip
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Ensemble
Laura Schutter
Ensemble
Lee A. Wilkins
Nathaniel
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Dance Captain
Swing: Lisa A. Mayer
Understudies: Patty Goble (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine), Roland Rusinek (Harry Trevor / Baptista, First Man, Second Man) and Lee A. Wilkins (Gremio (First Suitor), Hortensio (Second Suitor))
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 and Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
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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Jun 11, 2002 - Jun 16, 2002
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Jun 04, 2002 - Jun 09, 2002
Providence Performing Arts Center
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May 28, 2002 - Jun 02, 2002
Wang Theatre at the Boch Center
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May 07, 2002 - May 19, 2002
Connor Palace
Cleveland, OH
Apr 30, 2002 - May 05, 2002
Weidner Center For The Perf. Arts
Green Bay, WI
Apr 23, 2002 - Apr 28, 2002
Proctors
Schenectady, NY
Apr 16, 2002 - Apr 21, 2002
Hershey Theatre
Hershey, PA
Apr 09, 2002 - Apr 14, 2002
Chrysler Hall
Norfolk, VA
Mar 26, 2002 - Apr 07, 2002
James M. Nederlander Theatre
Chicago, IL
Mar 19, 2002 - Mar 24, 2002
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Costa Mesa, CA
Mar 12, 2002 - Mar 17, 2002
ASU Gammage
Tempe, AZ
Mar 05, 2002 - Mar 10, 2002
San Diego Civic Theatre
San Diego, CA
Feb 05, 2002 - Mar 03, 2002
Orpheum Theatre
San Francisco, CA
Jan 29, 2002 - Feb 03, 2002
SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
Sacramento, CA
Jan 08, 2002 - Jan 27, 2002
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Seattle, WA
Dec 18, 2001 - Jan 06, 2002
Buell Theatre
Denver, CO
Dec 11, 2001 - Dec 16, 2001
Fox Theatre
St. Louis, MO
Dec 04, 2001 - Dec 09, 2001
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Tampa, FL
Nov 27, 2001 - Dec 02, 2001
Progress Energy Cntr. For The Perf. Arts
Raleigh, NC
Nov 20, 2001 - Nov 25, 2001
Bushnell
Hartford, CT
Nov 13, 2001 - Nov 18, 2001
Wharton Center for the Performing Arts
East Lansing, MI
Nov 06, 2001 - Nov 11, 2001
Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee PAC
Nashville, TN
Oct 30, 2001 - Nov 04, 2001
Benedum Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 16, 2001 - Oct 28, 2001
Ordway Center For The Perf. Arts
St. Paul, MN
Aug 21, 2001 - Oct 14, 2001
Shubert Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Aug 07, 2001 - Aug 19, 2001
Music Hall At Fair Park
Dallas, TX
Jul 03, 2001 - Aug 05, 2001
Opera House
Washington, DC
Jun 19, 2001 - Jul 01, 2001
Shubert Performing Arts Center
New Haven, CT