Alhambra to Open KISS ME, KATE August 1

In Cole Porter's sparkling 1948 musical, the warring lovers of The Taming of the Shrew are causing trouble both onstage and off. While mounting a musical version of Shakespeare's play, exes Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi can't decide if they're enraged, enamored or enormously confused whenever they cross paths out of character. Throw in some mistaken identity, a pair of surprisingly eloquent gangsters and a whole lot of romantic entanglements, and what you get is Kiss Me, Kate - a dazzling classic that earned the first-ever Tony Award for Best Musical.

Kiss Me, Kate was Cole Porter's response to Rodgers & Hammerstein's, Oklahoma!, as the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics were firmly integrated into the script. The show proved to be his biggest hit and the only one of his shows to run for more than 1,000 performances on Broadway. In 1949, Kiss Me, Kate won the first-ever Tony® Award presented for Best Musical. In March of 2015, it was announced that the 1949 original cast recording would be inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for the album's "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation's audio legacy." Kiss Me, Kate will open its revival on Broadway in February of 2019.

Executive Chef will be cooking up a culinary experience fitting of Jacksonville's iconic dinner theater, the longest-running such theater in America. First Course (Choice of One): Chilled cucumber bisque with shrimp & dill; Caprese salad with diced tomatoes, mini mozzarella balls, pesto, balsamic glaze. Second Course (Choice of One): Southern Style Pepper Steak with white rice; BBQ Chicken with baked macaroni and cheese, collard greens; Scallops Carbonara with penne pasta, sweet peas; Roasted Vegetarian Kabobs with yellow rice pilaf, smoked tomato sauce Third Course
Choice of One Raspberry Sorbet with Meyer lemon cookies; Key Lime Pie.

Kiss Me, Kate runs August 1, 2018 through September 9, 2018 at the Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL. Alhambra tickets start at just $38 and include a three-course meal that changes for each show, a Broadway-style performance and complimentary parking. Tickets can be purchases on line at www.alhambrajax.com or by calling 904.641.1212.