Production Staff
Cole Porter
Composer/Lyricist
Composer
Lyricist
Cole Porter composer and lyricist, created a sophisticated and rich body of work that appeared on both Broadway and the Big Screen. Charming melodies and clever lyrics set Porter aside from other composers. Notable songs include, “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” for Paris, “Night and Day” for Gay Divorce, “Wunderbar” for Kiss Me, Kate, “All Through the Night,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “Blow Gabriel Blow,” and the title song for Anything Goes. Porter won his first Tony for his Kiss Me, Kate score. He also wrote many famous songs that appeared in films including, “I’ve ... read more
William Shakespeare
Source Material
(based on play)
(based on play)
Sam Spewack
Bookwriter
Bella Spewack
Bookwriter
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Theatre Operator
Al Alloy
Lighting Designer
Lemuel Ayers
Scenic Designer
Producer
Costume Designer
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestrator
Robert Russell Bennett orchestrated more than 300 Broadway musical scores including Show Boat; No, No, Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; Face the Music; Oklahoma!; Carmen Jones; Finian's Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; South Pacific; The King and I; My Fair Lady; and Camelot. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Richard Rodgers' TV documentary score for "Victory at Sea." A classically trained composer, Bennett's prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera.
Ward Bishop
Production Stage Manager
Madelin Blitzstein
Press Assistant
Pembroke Davenport
Musical Director
Ray Harrison
Assistant to the Choreographer
Hanya Holm
Choreographer
C. Edwin Knill
General Manager
Bill Lilling
Assistant Stage Manager
Don Mayo
Stage Manager
The Shubert Organization
Theatre Owner
The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues.
Genevieve Pitot
Dance Arrangements
(Ballet)
(Ballet)
George Ross
Press Representative
Dorothy Ross
Press Representative
Morris Stonzek
Music Contractor
Saint Subber
Producer
Producer
Glen Tetley
Dance Captain
Forrest Thayer
Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Costumes)
John C. Wilson
Director
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Director
Peter Wolf
Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Scenery)
Awards and Nominations
1949 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design: Lemuel Ayers won.
Best Musical: Bella Spewack won.
Best Musical: Samuel Spewack won.
Best Musical: Kiss Me Kate won.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Cole Porter won.
Producer (Musical): Saint-Subber won.
Producer (Musical): Lemuel Ayers won.
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