Kiss Me Kate
a show-in-a-show musical farce set in 1948 in the Ford's Theatre, Baltimore, MD and 16th century Italy
Premiere Date
1948
By
Samuel and Bella Spewack, book - Cole Porter, music and lyricaBased On
Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"Tracy Notes About This Show
We built brilliant new costumes for the show in a show recently - you'll love seeing them in action in this wonderful musical that brings the best of musical comedy up against Shakespeare.
Plot Synopsis
Egotistical actor-producer, Fred Graham, and his temperamental co-star and ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi fight and make up and eventually demonstrate their enduring affection for each other... just like Shakespeare's Petruchio & Kate. A subplot involves actress Lola Lane, whose romance with actor Bill Calhoun is complicated by Bill's weakness for gambling.
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