Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate is a delightful musical romp that can be seen again and again. It's timeless and an overblown, yet joyous account of two egotistical actors, once married to each other, who adore one another but just cannot be around each other very long without catastrophic, calamitous results. It's also a play within a play, as Lilli Vanessi (Lesli Margherita) and Fred Graham (Tom Hewitt) are on tour essaying Katharine and Petruchio in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Above all, the silly contrived story is overshadowed by Cole Porter's divine score with some of the most glorious tunes ever composed. Kiss Me Kate is a showcase to Porter's genius. Reprise Theatre's current revival is devastatingly hilarious with top-notch direction from Michael Michetti and a magnificent cast.
Tom Hewitt, Lesli Margherita, Meg Gillentine and Seán Martin Hingston are the Broadway and West End stars that will lead the cast of Reprise Theatre Company's third production of the 2010-2011 season, 'Kiss Me, Kate', playing May 10 to 22 (press opening May 11, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The musical - with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Samuel and Bella Spewack will be directed by Michael Michetti, co-artistic director of The Theatre @ Boston Court and choreographed by Lee Martino. Michael Paternostro will serve as musical director.
Broadway star Tom Hewitt will costar with Lesli Margherita in Reprise's final show of this season Kiss Me Kate from May 10-22 @ the Freud Playhouse, UCLA. Best known for his award-winning role in the revival of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hewitt has played Count Dracula in Frank Wildhorn's musical production of Dracula, and costarred in a myriad of other hits like the tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and on Broadway as Billy Flynn in Chicago. In our conversation, he talks about Margherita, ...Kate and the numerous joys - some surprising - that he has encountered in his work, all the while displaying a wry humor.
Tom Hewitt, Lesli Margherita and Meg Gillentine are the Broadway and West End stars that will lead the cast of Reprise Theatre Company's third production of the 2010-2011 season, 'Kiss Me, Kate', playing May 10 to 22 (press opening May 11, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The musical - with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Samuel and Bella Spewack will be directed by Michael Michetti, co-artistic director of The Theatre @ Boston Court and choreographed by Lee Martino. Michael Paternostro will serve as musical director.
The Brandywiners Ltd. will audition for PRINCIPALS, ENSEMBLE and DANCERS for Cole Porter's classic "Kiss Me Kate" on the weekend of April 8-10.
The Brandywiners Ltd. will audition for PRINCIPALS, ENSEMBLE and DANCERS for Cole Porter's classic "Kiss Me Kate" on the weekend of April 8-10.
The Brandywiners, Ltd will be holding auditions for Kiss Me, Kate from April 8 - April 10, 2011. General auditions will be held on the 8th, 9th, and 10th at Sanford School, whereas dance auditions will only be held April 9 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Appointments must be made by calling (302) 652-5797. Those wishing to audition must be at least 16 years old. For more information, please visit the official website.
The Brandywiners Ltd. will audition for PRINCIPALS, ENSEMBLE and DANCERS for Cole Porter's classic "Kiss Me Kate" on the weekend of April 8-10.
The Brandywiners, Ltd will be holding auditions for Kiss Me, Kate from April 8 - April 10, 2011. General auditions will be held on the 8th, 9th, and 10th at Sanford School, whereas dance auditions will only be held April 9 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Appointments must be made by calling (302) 652-5797. Those wishing to audition must be at least 16 years old. For more information, please visit the official website.
In the last 5 years, Justin's theater experience, whether in school or out, has kept him very busy. This year alone, Justin has appeared in the lead role of Seymour in 'Little Shop of Horrors' at South Bend Civic; Stromboli in 'Geppetto and Son'; and the lead role of Robbie Hart in 'The Wedding Singer' receiving raves from the South Bend Tribune. Mix that with playing Warren Sheffield in the Elkhart production of 'Meet Me In St. Louis' the beginning of August and ending the month in the chorus of the concert version of 'Kiss Me Kate' at Notre Dame.
Performers from Broadway's Spring Awakening, Annie Get Your Gun, Three Penny Opera, 42nd Street, Xanadu, Off-Broadway's Twist, Disappearing Acts, The Toxic Avenger and national tours of Joseph, Kiss Me Kate and Grease come together at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St. on Friday, September 10th at 7:00pm and Friday, September 17th at 9:30pm to raise funds for a feature length documentary, in production, 'WALK WITH ME', a project of aya arts and media.
Performers from Broadway's Spring Awakening, Annie Get Your Gun, Three Penny Opera, 42nd Street, Xanadu, Off-Broadway's Twist, Disappearing Acts, The Toxic Avenger and national tours of Joseph, Kiss Me Kate and Grease come together at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St. on Friday, September 10th at 7:00pm and Friday, September 17th at 9:30pm to raise funds for a feature length documentary, in production, 'WALK WITH ME', a project of aya arts and media.
Performers from Broadway's Spring Awakening, Annie Get Your Gun, Three Penny Opera, 42nd Street, Xanadu, Off-Broadway's Twist, Disappearing Acts, The Toxic Avenger and national tours of Joseph, Kiss Me Kate and Grease come together at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St. on Friday, September 10th at 7:00pm and Friday, September 17th at 9:30pm to raise funds for a feature length documentary, in production, 'WALK WITH ME', a project of aya arts and media.
In the last 5 years, Justin's theater experience, whether in school or out, has kept him very busy. This year alone, Justin has appeared in the lead role of Seymour in 'Little Shop of Horrors' at South Bend Civic; Stromboli in 'Geppetto and Son'; and the lead role of Robbie Hart in 'The Wedding Singer' receiving raves from the South Bend Tribune. Mix that with playing Warren Sheffield in the Elkhart production of 'Meet Me In St. Louis' the beginning of August and ending the month in the chorus of the concert version of 'Kiss Me Kate' at Notre Dame.
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 In Concert March 11-22 at Off Center Theatre
Crown Center Presents KISS ME KATE In Concert March 11-22 at Off Center Theatre
Davis Musical Theatre is looking for 3 actors for Kiss me Kate (1999 revival version)
Show runs Feb 26-Mar 21, 2010 (Fri & Sat 8:15pm; Sun 2:15pm)
The Davis Musical Theatre Company is holding an emergency casting session for its upcoming production of 'Kiss Me Kate'.
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InViolet Repertory Theater will present the World Premiere of KISS ME ON THE MOUTH by Melanie Angelina Maras. This new romantic tragicomedy will be directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Center Stage (where several of Guirgis' plays were originally staged by LAByrinth Theater
Company). Performances of this limited engagement begin previews on November 3rd with opening night slated for Thursday, November 5th.
InViolet Repertory Theater will present the World Premiere of KISS ME ON THE MOUTH by Melanie Angelina Maras. This new romantic tragicomedy will be directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Center Stage (where several of Guirgis' plays were originally staged by LAByrinth Theater
Company). Performances of this limited engagement begin previews on November 3rd with opening night slated for Thursday, November 5th.
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.
InViolet Repertory Theater will present the World Premiere of KISS ME ON THE MOUTH by Melanie Angelina Maras. This new romantic tragicomedy will be directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Center Stage (where several of Guirgis' plays were originally staged by LAByrinth Theater
Company). Performances of this limited engagement begin previews on November 3rd with opening night slated for Thursday, November 5th.
InViolet Repertory Theater will present the World Premiere of KISS ME ON THE MOUTH by Melanie Angelina Maras. This new romantic tragicomedy will be directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Center Stage (where several of Guirgis' plays were originally staged by LAByrinth Theater
Company). Performances of this limited engagement begin previews on November 3rd with opening night slated for Thursday, November 5th.
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