Kiss Me, Kate 1948 - Articles Page 7

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Opened: December 30, 1948

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Shubert Theatre (Broadway)
225 West 44th St. New York, NY

Based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

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Gets and Struthers Come To Pittsburgh CLO In CURTAINS 6/22-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2010


Experience a night of laughs, mystery and drama when Pittsburgh CLO presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Curtains, June 22 - 27 at the Benedum Center, in the heart of Pittsburgh's Cultural District. The legendary writing team of Kander and Ebb delivers another hit with this hilarious musical whodunit.

PA Shakes Launches A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM 6/23
by BWW News Desk - Jun 25, 2010


Outrageous situations lead to hilarious complications in the legendary musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opening on the Main Stage at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Friday, June 25. With previews June 23 and 24, Forum continues through July 11. Ticket prices range from $25 to $53.

PA Shakes Launches A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM 6/23
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2010


Outrageous situations lead to hilarious complications in the legendary musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opening on the Main Stage at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Friday, June 25. With previews June 23 and 24, Forum continues through July 11. Ticket prices range from $25 to $53.

Gets and Struthers Come To Pittsburgh CLO In CURTAINS 6/22-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2010


Experience a night of laughs, mystery and drama when Pittsburgh CLO presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Curtains, June 22 - 27 at the Benedum Center, in the heart of Pittsburgh's Cultural District. The legendary writing team of Kander and Ebb delivers another hit with this hilarious musical whodunit.

Gets and Struthers Come To Pittsburgh CLO In CURTAINS 6/22-27
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 9, 2010


Experience a night of laughs, mystery and drama when Pittsburgh CLO presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Curtains, June 22 - 27 at the Benedum Center, in the heart of Pittsburgh's Cultural District. The legendary writing team of Kander and Ebb delivers another hit with this hilarious musical whodunit.

PA Shakes Launches A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM 6/23
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 9, 2010


Outrageous situations lead to hilarious complications in the legendary musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opening on the Main Stage at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Friday, June 25. With previews June 23 and 24, Forum continues through July 11. Ticket prices range from $25 to $53.

The Library of the Irish Cultural Centre Announces Upcoming Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 17, 2010


La Médiathèque vous propose de nombreuses nouveautés en littérature : Romans en français Les Tribulations d'Eneas McNulty / Sebastian Barry - Paris : Plon, 1999 - 300 p. Mat / Ronan Bennett - Paris : Sonatine Editions, 2009 - 298 p.

Photo Coverage: West Coast Premiere of Caruso and Stritch's CAST PARTY
by Jeff Dennhardt - Apr 3, 2010


Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch's Cast Party has officially proven to be a bi-coastally success with its West Coast premiere on Thursday, April 1st at the world famous Magic Castle's highly popular Cabaret at the Castle. The Extreme Open Mic that has become a Broadway mainstay was as equally well packed with Hollywood elite, some of which took their turn at the mic. The witty and charming Caruso took charge of the stage, while the musical genius of Billy Stritch brought brilliant music to the ears of patrons and performers alike.

BWW Reviews: Broadway by the Year: 1948
by Jena Tesse Fox - Mar 30, 2010


Three of the shows represented in last Monday's concert really need to come back to Broadway...or at least get an Encores! revival...

Photo Coverage: The Broadway Musicals of 1948 @ Town Hall
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 24, 2010


Grammy Award-winner and platinum-selling recording artist Melissa Manchester joined the cast of The Town Hall's Broadway Musicals of 1948 on Monday, March 22. Continuing the 10th Anniversary celebration of The Town Hall's Broadway by the Year ® concert series, Manchester joined the cast of musical theater performers celebrating shows that graced Broadway stages in 1948, including Cole Porter's classic Kiss Me Kate and Frank Loesser's Where's Charley?. The show was hosted, created and written for The Town Hall by Scott Siegel.

Melissa Manchester to Guest in Town Hall's BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1948, 3/22
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2010


Grammy Award-winner and platinum-selling recording artist Melissa Manchester will join the cast of The Town Hall's Broadway Musicals of 1948 on Monday, March 22.

Crown Center Ends Run of KISS ME KATE 3/22
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2010


Crown Center will end its run of KISS ME KATE In Concert at the Off Center Theatre on March 22nd.

Crown Center Presents KISS ME KATE 3/11-22
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2010


Crown Center Presents KISS ME KATE In Concert March 11-22 at Off Center Theatre

Melissa Manchester to Guest in Town Hall's BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1948, 3/22
by BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2010


Grammy Award-winner and platinum-selling recording artist Melissa Manchester will join the cast of The Town Hall's Broadway Musicals of 1948 on Monday, March 22.

Crown Center Presents KISS ME KATE 3/11-22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 9, 2010


Crown Center Presents KISS ME KATE In Concert March 11-22 at Off Center Theatre

Musical Theatre Heritage Announces 2010 Season at Crown Center
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2010


Musical Theatre Heritage Announces productions for its 2010 Season at Crown Center.

Review - Kiss Me, Kate: We Open In Millburn
by Michael Dale - Apr 23, 2008


There were actually those who thought Cole Porter, Broadway's fountain of divine wit and sophistication, had run dry by that winter of 1948.  Though his recent offerings like Something For The Boys and Mexican Hayride were far from flops, his kind of thin-plotted musical comedy where the book and the songs often had little more than a passing acquaintance with each other was being overshadowed by the enormous success of Rodgers and Hammerstein's integrated musical dramas.  Even in the lightest of entertainments, the public was becoming more and more enthralled by musicals with strong plots and well-developed characters.

Photo Flash: MY THREE ANGELS At Attic Playhouse
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 2, 2009


Set in French Guiana, a region where on Christmas Eve the temperature has graciously dropped to 104 degrees, three amiable convicts are employed as roofers above the Ducotel's general store. The roof winds up being the least of the family's troubles.

TheatreWorks New Milford's Production Of KISS ME KATE Runs Through 10/24
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2009


Cole Porter's Tony Award-Winning musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate', opened Friday 9/25 at TheatreWorks New Milford in Connecticut.

TheatreWorks New Milford's Production Of KISS ME KATE Runs Through 10/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 9, 2009


Cole Porter's Tony Award-Winning musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate', opened Friday 9/25 at TheatreWorks New Milford in Connecticut.

TheatreWorks New Milford's Production Of 'Kiss Me Kate' Opens On Friday 09/25
by BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2009


Cole Porter's Tony Award-Winning musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate', opens Friday at TheatreWorks New Milford in Connecticut.

Lyric Stage's 'Kate' Deserves Hugs and Kisses
by Nancy Grossman - Sep 13, 2009


Porter, Shakespeare, and Veloudos are a winning combination as the Lyric Stage Company of Boston kicks off its 36th season

Mazzie, Innvar Led A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Plays At Barrington Stage Co. Thru 8/29
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2009


Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Producing Director Richard M. Parison, Jr., will present Tennessee Williams' masterwork, A Streetcar Named Desire, as part of the theater's 15th Anniversary Season.

Mazzie, Innvar, Stauffer and Carolan Star In Barrington Stage Company's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 8/6-29
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2009


Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Producing Director Richard M. Parison, Jr., will present Tennessee Williams' masterwork, A Streetcar Named Desire, as part of the theater's 15th Anniversary Season.

Mazzie, Innvar, Stauffer and Carolan Join Barrington Stage Company's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 8/6-29
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2009


Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Producing Director Richard M. Parison, Jr., will present Tennessee Williams' masterwork, A Streetcar Named Desire, as part of the theater's 15th Anniversary Season.

Other Productions of Kiss Me, Kate

1948   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1949   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1951   West End London Production
West End
1952   Broadway Return Engagement [Broadway]
Broadway
1965   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1987   West End London Revival
West End
1999   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2001   West End London Production
West End
2012   West End Old Vic Theatre Production
West End
2016   New York Roundabout Theatre Company Benefit Concert
New York
2018   West End Opera North Production
West End
2019   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Company Revival
Broadway
2024   West End
West End

Kiss Me, Kate - 1948 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1949 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Lemuel Ayers
1949 Tony Awards Best Musical Bella Spewack
1949 Tony Awards Best Musical Samuel Spewack
1949 Tony Awards Best Musical Kiss Me Kate
1949 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Cole Porter
1949 Tony Awards Producer (Musical) Saint-Subber
1949 Tony Awards Producer (Musical) Lemuel Ayers

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