Kiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife Lilli ...

Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play ' The Taming of the Shrew ', it tells the tale of formerly married musical theater actors Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, brought together to star opposite one another in the roles of Petruchio and Katherine in a Broadway musical version of Shakespeare's play. [4]

Kiss Me Kate: Directed by George Sidney. With Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn. An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.

Throw in a number of cases of mistaken identity, the mob, and comedic routines into the mix and you get Kiss Me, Kate -- a dazzling Broadway classic that earned the very first Tony award for …

Mar 6, 2025 · Kiss Me, Kate is a 2024 British musical comedy film directed by Bartlett Sher. The film stars Adrian Dunbar and Stephanie J. Block, is based on the musical of the same name, and was filmed at the Barbican Theatre in London.

Kiss Me Kate (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Things become complicated for a divorced husband and wife when they both land leading roles in the same Shakespeare-based musical.

Aug 17, 2022 · Kiss Me Kate is a musical version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. It’s also a “show within a show”: we’re watching a film about putting on a play, so the film switches back and fourth between the actors’ lives off stage and their on stage performance.

Experience the magic of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican, featuring the acclaimed Adrian Dunbar and Tony Award Winner Stephanie J. Block. Directed by Bartlett Sher, this summer's must-see musical blends Broadway comedy with Shakespearean charm.

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