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Kiss Me, Kate
Tour
Opening Date
Sep 17, 1951
Closing Date
Jan 05, 1952
Musical
Comedy
Original
National Tour
Open Date: Sep 17, 1951
Close Date: Jan 05, 1952
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Ford's Theatre, Baltimore. June 1948.
Comments
This touring production came to Broadway, opening January 8, 1952, at the Broadway Theatre.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Saint Subber
and
Lemuel Ayers
Book by
Sam Spewack
and
Bella Spewack
; Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Incidental Ballet Music Arranged by
Genevieve Pitot
; Musical Director:
George Hirst
Production 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)
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Dec 31, 1951 - Jan 05, 1952
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Dec 17, 1951 - Dec 22, 1951
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Dec 13, 1951 - Dec 15, 1951
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Rochester, NY
Dec 03, 1951 - Dec 08, 1951
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Nov 19, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951
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Nov 05, 1951 - Nov 10, 1951
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Baltimore, MD
Oct 17, 1951 - Oct 18, 1951
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Oct 15, 1951 - Oct 16, 1951
Scranton Cultural Center
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Oct 11, 1951 - Oct 13, 1951
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Hartford, CT
Sep 24, 1951 - Oct 06, 1951
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Boston, MA
Sep 17, 1951 - Sep 22, 1951
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People
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Saint Subber
and
Lemuel Ayers
Book by
Sam Spewack
and
Bella Spewack
; Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Incidental Ballet Music Arranged by
Genevieve Pitot
; Musical Director:
George Hirst
Production 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)
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Dec 31, 1951 - Jan 05, 1952
Taft Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 17, 1951 - Dec 22, 1951
RKO Keith's Theatre
Dayton, OH
Dec 13, 1951 - Dec 15, 1951
Auditorium Theatre
Rochester, NY
Dec 03, 1951 - Dec 08, 1951
Nixon Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 19, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951
Miller Theater
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 05, 1951 - Nov 10, 1951
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Oct 17, 1951 - Oct 18, 1951
Penn Theatre
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Oct 15, 1951 - Oct 16, 1951
Scranton Cultural Center
Scranton, PA
Oct 11, 1951 - Oct 13, 1951
Bushnell
Hartford, CT
Sep 24, 1951 - Oct 06, 1951
Opera House
Boston, MA
Sep 17, 1951 - Sep 22, 1951
Shubert Performing Arts Center
New Haven, CT
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