query: when was the musical kiss me kate written

pos: Kiss Me, Kate Porter's response to Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" and other integrated musicals; it was the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics were firmly connected to the script. The musical premiered in 1948 and proved to be Porter's only show to run for more than 1,000 performances on Broadway. In 1949, it won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical was inspired by the on-stage/off-stage battling of husband-and-wife actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne during their 1935 production of "Shrew", witnessed by future Broadway producer Arnold Saint-Subber. In 1947 he asked the Spewacks (undergoing their own

pos: Another Op'nin', Another Show when the London production of "Kiss Me, Kate" opened on 8 March 1951 at the Coliseum Theatre where it ran for 400 performances. Patricia Morison (who starred in the original Broadway production of "Kiss Me Kate"), Marin Mazzie, and Hannah Waddingham have all performed versions of the song. It was also the opening number of episode 514 of The Muppet Show Another Op'nin', Another Show "Another Op'nin', Another Show" is the opening number of Cole Porter's 1948 musical "Kiss Me, Kate". Sung by a band of players performing a musical adaption of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", the song

pos: Charles Wood (actor) Noah Beery Sr.; originating the role of Hortensio in the hit musical "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948) starring Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang; and as Morrie in "Wish You Were Here" (1952) starring Jack Cassidy, Patricia Marand, Sheila Bond and introducing newcomer Florence Henderson. "Kiss Me, Kate" was the only Cole Porter musical to reach 1,000 performances during an original run and garnered five 1949 Tony Awards, including the first in the Best Musical category. In addition to original productions, Wood appeared on Broadway in two revivals: "Sweethearts" (1947) starring Bobby Clark, June Knight and Marjorie Gateson;

pos: Kiss Me Kate (horse) races for fillies. She also ran against older males in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, finishinmg third to Counterpoint, the 1951 American Horse of the Year, and Hill Prince, the 1950 American Horse of the Year. Kiss Me Kate was voted the 1951 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. Kiss Me Kate continued to race and win at ages four and five after which she was retired to broodmare duty. Her issue did not meet with any success in racing. Kiss Me Kate (horse) Kiss Me Kate (foaled in 1948 in Kentucky) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. She was bred and

pos: Always True to You in My Fashion Always True to You in My Fashion "Always True to You in My Fashion" is a 1948 show tune by Cole Porter, written for the musical "Kiss Me, Kate". It is based on "Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae," a similarly ironic poem by the English Decadent poet Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), which has the refrain 'I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion,' and which was probably inspired by Dowson's lifelong friend Adelaide Foltinowicz, who never returned his devotion. The phrase "faithful in my fashion" entered the language before the song was written, and was the

pos: Kiss Me Kate (horse) Kiss Me Kate (horse) Kiss Me Kate (foaled in 1948 in Kentucky) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. She was bred and raced by Walter M. Jeffords, owner of Faraway Farm in Lexington Kentucky whose wife Sarah was the niece of Faraway Farms previous owner, Sam Riddle. Kiss Me Kate's sire was the 1943 U.S. Triple Crown Champion, Count Fleet. Her dam was Irish Nora, a daughter of the very good English-born sire, Pharamond II. In a year in which the three-year-old filly won the Acorn Stakes, Delaware Oaks and Gazelle Stakes, was second or third in three other major

pos: So in Love So in Love "So in Love" is a popular song, written by Cole Porter, from his musical "Kiss Me, Kate," (opening on Broadway in 1948) based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." It was sung in the show by Patricia Morison, reprised by Alfred Drake and further popularized by Patti Page in 1949. The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5230, and first reached the Billboard chart on February 12, 1949, lasting two weeks and peaking at No. 13. Other versions which were popular that year were by Gordon MacRae and Dinah Shore. The song

pos: So in Love has been recorded by many other significant female singers, including Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. So in Love "So in Love" is a popular song, written by Cole Porter, from his musical "Kiss Me, Kate," (opening on Broadway in 1948) based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." It was sung in the show by Patricia Morison, reprised by Alfred Drake and further popularized by Patti Page in 1949. The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5230, and first reached the Billboard chart on February 12, 1949, lasting two weeks and peaking at No. 13. Other

pos: Too Darn Hot of Ella Fitzgerald's take. In 2015, Katie Derham danced the Charleston to 'Too Darn Hot' on the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dancing partner Anton Du Beke. Too Darn Hot "Too Darn Hot" is a song written by Cole Porter for his musical "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948). In the stage version, it is sung at the start of Act 2, and in the 1948 original Broadway production, it was sung by Lorenzo Fuller (as Paul) and Eddie Sledge and Fred Davis (as the specialty dancers), leading the full company. In the 1953 MGM Hollywood film version,

pos: Too Darn Hot Too Darn Hot "Too Darn Hot" is a song written by Cole Porter for his musical "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948). In the stage version, it is sung at the start of Act 2, and in the 1948 original Broadway production, it was sung by Lorenzo Fuller (as Paul) and Eddie Sledge and Fred Davis (as the specialty dancers), leading the full company. In the 1953 MGM Hollywood film version, it is moved to a much earlier point, and it is sung by Ann Miller (as Lois Lane, Fred's new girlfriend, who is cast as Bianca). The song does not contribute

pos: Always True to You in My Fashion own sick way, I'll always stay true to you". Always True to You in My Fashion "Always True to You in My Fashion" is a 1948 show tune by Cole Porter, written for the musical "Kiss Me, Kate". It is based on "Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae," a similarly ironic poem by the English Decadent poet Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), which has the refrain 'I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion,' and which was probably inspired by Dowson's lifelong friend Adelaide Foltinowicz, who never returned his devotion. The phrase "faithful in my fashion" entered the

pos: Anne Jeffreys starred in "Riffraff" with Pat O'Brien two years later. Jeffreys also appeared in a number of western films and as bank robber John Dillinger's moll in 1945's "Dillinger" When her Hollywood career faltered, she instead focused on the stage, playing lead roles on Broadway in productions such as the 1947 opera "Street Scene", the 1948 Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate" (having replaced Patricia Morison) and the 1952 musical "Three Wishes for Jamie". With long-term husband Robert Sterling, she appeared in the CBS sitcom "Topper" (1953–1955), in which she was billed in a voiceover as "the ghostess with the mostest".

pos: Tom, Dick or Harry (song) Tom, Dick or Harry (song) Tom, Dick or Harry is a show tune from the Cole Porter musical, "Kiss Me, Kate", introduced on Broadway on December 30, 1948 by Lisa Kirk (as Bianca); Harold Lang (as Lucentio); Edwin Clay (as Gremio); and Charles Wood (as Hortensio). In the 1953 Hollywood film version, "Tom, Dick or Harry" was performed by Ann Miller (as Bianca), Tommy Rall (as Lucentio), Bobby Van (as Gremio) and Bob Fosse (as Hortensio). In this song, during a musical performance of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" (the subplot of "Kate"), three suitors (Gremio, Lucentio and Hortensio) compete

pos: Film adaptation adapted as both a musical play called "Kiss Me, Kate", which opened on Broadway in 1948, and as the 1953 Hollywood musical of the same name. "The Taming of the Shrew" was again retold in 1999 as a teen comedy set in a high school in "10 Things I Hate about You", and also in 2003 as an urban romantic comedy, "Deliver Us from Eva". The 1961 musical film "West Side Story" was adapted from "Romeo and Juliet", with its first incarnation as a Broadway musical play that opened in 1957. The animated film "The Lion King" (1994) was inspired

pos: Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of four 12" long playing vinyl albums recorded in Los Angeles in 1963. The four albums were sold through mail order as a box set in 1963, then released separately to retail in 1964. They were conceived and produced by Frank Sinatra. Morris Stoloff was the musical director and the A&R Director was Sonny Burke. The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time, namely "Finian's Rainbow" (1947), "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948), "South Pacific" (1949) and "Guys and Dolls" (1950). The "Guys and Dolls"

pos: Backstage musical Diggers" series (1933, 1935 and 1937). Other stage musicals that have elements of backstage musicals include "Show Boat" (1927), "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948), "The Band Wagon" (1953), "" (1959), "Cabaret" (1966), "Follies" (1971), "A Chorus Line" (1975) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (1986). Backstage musical A backstage musical is a genre of musical with a plot set in a theatrical context that revolves around the production of a play or musical revue. The film's narrative trajectory often comes to a halt one or more times to allow a performance. The songs performed in this context are considered diegetic numbers

pos: Hanya Holm composition to be televised on NBC, and her Labanotation score for "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948) was the first choreography to be copyrighted in the United States. She also choreographed "Out of This World", "The Golden Apple (musical)" (1954), "My Fair Lady" (1956), "Camelot" (1960), and "Anya" (1965).She also directed a 1960s television musical adaptation of Pinocchio. Holm choreographed extensively in the fields of concert dance and musical theatre. Other works by Holm include: "Tragic Exodus", "They Too Are Exiles", "Dance Of Work and Play" and "Dance Sonata" Hanya Holm's approach to teaching was to liberate each individual to define a

pos: Another Op'nin', Another Show Another Op'nin', Another Show "Another Op'nin', Another Show" is the opening number of Cole Porter's 1948 musical "Kiss Me, Kate". Sung by a band of players performing a musical adaption of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", the song has become regarded as a show business anthem on a level with "That's Entertainment!" (from "The Band Wagon") and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (from "Annie Get Your Gun"). However, it was not included in the 1953 film version of the musical. Adelaide Hall, playing the role of Hattie, sang "Another Op'nin', Another Show" on the West-End stage (400 times)

pos: Cole Porter 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and '30s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, "Kiss Me, Kate". It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Porter's other musicals include "Fifty Million Frenchmen", "DuBarry Was a Lady", "Anything Goes", "Can-Can" and "Silk Stockings". His numerous hit songs include "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "I've

neg: Kiss Me, Kate Kiss Me, Kate Kiss Me, Kate is a musical written by Samuel and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. 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 Vanessi. A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane, the actress playing Bianca, and her gambler boyfriend, Bill, who runs afoul of some gangsters. The original production starred Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang. "Kiss Me, Kate" was

neg: Kiss Me, Kate high-definition shot performance of the London revival with Brent Barrett and Rachel York. Kiss Me, Kate Kiss Me, Kate is a musical written by Samuel and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. 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 Vanessi. A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane, the actress playing Bianca, and her gambler boyfriend, Bill, who runs afoul of some gangsters. The original production starred

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) after "Me". Kiss Me Kate (film) Kiss Me Kate is a 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. Inspired by "The Taming of the Shrew", it tells the tale of musical theater actors Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, who were once married, and are now performing opposite each other in the roles of Petruchio and Katherine in a Broadway-bound musical version of William Shakespeare's play. Already on poor terms, the pair begin an all-out emotional war mid-performance that threatens the production's success. The only thing keeping the show together are threats from a pair of

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) Kiss Me Kate (film) Kiss Me Kate is a 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. Inspired by "The Taming of the Shrew", it tells the tale of musical theater actors Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, who were once married, and are now performing opposite each other in the roles of Petruchio and Katherine in a Broadway-bound musical version of William Shakespeare's play. Already on poor terms, the pair begin an all-out emotional war mid-performance that threatens the production's success. The only thing keeping the show together are threats from a pair of gangsters, who

neg: Hermes Pan roles and acted as choreographer. These are his only dance performances on film (except for a brief but credited appearance in "Kiss Me Kate" as "Soldier Boy") -- performances which have also allowed comparisons between Pan's and Astaire's dance styles. When not working with Astaire, Pan was much in demand as a choreographer throughout the golden age of the Hollywood musical, most notably in "Lovely to Look At" (1952) and "Kiss Me Kate" (1953, in which Bob Fosse also choreographed and danced). He won an Emmy Award for the 1958 television special, "An Evening with Fred Astaire," and was recognized

neg: Marin Mazzie Marin Mazzie Marin Joy Mazzie (October 9, 1960 – September 13, 2018) was an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theater. Mazzie was a three-time Tony Award nominee, for her performances as Clara in "Passion" (1994), Mother in "Ragtime" (1998), and Lilli Vanessi/Katherine in "Kiss Me, Kate" (2000). For her work in "Kiss Me, Kate", Mazzie was also nominated for the Drama Desk Award and Olivier Award, and won the Outer Critics Circle Award. In addition to appearing in many musical stage productions, Mazzie also performed in concert with her husband, Jason Danieley. Mazzie was born

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) cite this film as one of the best examples of a Hollywood release in polarized 3D. Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, a divorced couple, meet at Fred's apartment to hear Cole Porter perform the score for his musical version of "The Taming of the Shrew", to be directed by Fred and called "Kiss Me Kate". Lois Lane arrives to audition for the "Bianca" role ("Too Darn Hot"). Lilli decides against performing the lead character "Katherine", opposite Fred in the male lead "Petruchio", as she is leaving to marry a rich Texas rancher. She changes her mind when Cole and Fred

neg: Don Sebesky (1999) and "Kiss Me, Kate" (2000). He won a Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for the revival of "Kiss Me, Kate" (2000). Sebesky has also written a book, "The Contemporary Arranger" (1975). His Broadway theater credits include "Porgy and Bess (London production by Trevor Nunn)", "Sinatra At The Palladium", "Sweet Charity", "Kiss Me Kate", "Bells Are Ringing", "Flower Drum Song", "Parade", "The Life", "Cyrano", "The Goodbye Girl", "Will Rogers Follies", "Sinatra At Radio City", "Pal Joey", "Come Fly Away", "Baby It's You!". Sebesky's work for television has garnered three Emmy nominations for "Allegra's Window" on Nickelodeon, "The Edge of Night"

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) avoided." "The Monthly Film Bulletin" wrote, "The execution generally—sets, costumes, dance numbers, the Cole Porter songs—is pleasing, but the direction lacks flair and the film seems somewhat over-long." Although "Kiss Me Kate" is often referred to as the first 3-D musical, "Those Redheads From Seattle", also a 3-D musical, was released by Paramount Pictures on October 16. According to MGM records the film earned $2,011,000 in the US and Canada and $1,106,000 elsewhere, meaning a worldwide gross of $3,117,000. However, due to high production costs, it incurred a loss of $544,000. The name of the play has a comma missing

neg: Stephanie Lawrence Lola-Lola, made famous by Marlene Dietrich in the movie of the same name. In 1987 she created the part of Louise in Time Musical written by Dave Clark. Directly after her run in "Time" Stephanie took over the role of Kate/Lili Vanessi in the RSC production of "Kiss Me Kate" at the Savoy Theatre, succeeding Nichola McAucliffe. Over Christmas of 1988 into early 1989 she played the eponymous "Cinderella" in the pantomime, opposite Lionel Blair as Buttons. In 1990 she toured with the musical "Blues in the Night" playing The Woman of the World. In 1986, Lawrence took on her

neg: Tom, Dick or Harry (song) "Kiss Me, Kate" do not include the song. Perhaps the best-known example of this is Frank Sinatra's "Kiss Me, Kate" studio album which is part of his four album (four show) project that also includes "Finian's Rainbow" (1947), "South Pacific" (1949) and "Guys and Dolls" (1950) and which he produced in 1963 to promote his fledgling label, Reprise Records; hence the project title, the star-studded "Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre". In 1990, theatre historian Miles Krueger conducted an interview with Patricia Morison (who originated the title role in "Kate") to discuss the original production as well as the six songs dropped

neg: You Never Know (musical) You Never Know (musical) You Never Know is a musical with a book by Rowland Leigh, adapted from the original European play "By Candlelight", by and Karl Farkas, with music by Cole Porter and , lyrics by Cole Porter, additional lyrics by Leigh and Edwin Gilbert, directed by Leigh, and songs by others. The show was written not long after the riding accident that left Porter semi-crippled, and is considered one of the flops he wrote before his return to prominence with "Kiss Me, Kate". The show was first produced in Europe with a small cast, but the Shubert Brothers

neg: Katie Griffin suggested she get her songs produced in an album. She was introduced to Michael Kulas of the band James. Kulas was able to produce many of her acoustic songs so that they became more of a pop/rock album. The album title "Kiss Me Chaos" was based on the "Kiss Me, Kate" musical, as she describes herself as being pretty strong and like "Kate the Shrew". Griffin is married to musician Michael Kulas. They have two children. Griffin enjoys martial arts films, playing guitar, and playing/watching hockey. She has a younger sister named Becky. Katie Griffin Katie Griffin (born January 14,

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) studio management, rather than censors. In "We Open In Venice", the line "not stars like L.B. Mayer's are we" was changed to "Shakespearean portrayers are we". Louis B. Mayer had been forced out as head of MGM a year and a half before this film's release. The movie had a mostly positive reception. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" called "Kiss Me Kate" "one of the year's more magnificent musical films ... a beautifully staged, adroitly acted and really superbly sung affair—better, indeed, if one may say so, than the same frolic was on the stage." "Variety" opened its

neg: Chris Egan (musician) ‘Til Dawn," "Kiss Me Kate," "Crazy For You, Witches Of Eastwick," "Grease," and "Footloose". For a number of years, Egan has been Elaine Paige's musical director for her concert performances. He also worked on her series for Sky Arts, "The Elaine Paige Show". He has also been the musical director for Shirley Bassey and Lionel Richie. Egan has written and produced music for the production music house Audio Network. Chris Egan (musician) Chris Egan is a British composer, orchestrator, conductor and musical director who has worked extensively on film, television and theatre music, as well as live concerts. Egan worked

neg: Kiss Me, Kate Oxford, Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Birmingham Hippodrome, and Venue Cymru Llandudno, before returning to Cardiff. The production was revived at London Coliseum briefly in June 2018, following a return visit to Leeds Grand Theatre in May 2018. The Roundabout Theatre Company plans to mount the third Broadway revival of "Kiss Me, Kate" with Kelli O'Hara as Lilli Vanessi/Kate, Will Chase as Fred Graham/Petruchio, Stephanie Styles as Lois Lane/Bianca, and Corbin Bleu as Bill Calhoun/Lucentio. The production is set to be directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, with additional material written by Amanda Green. Roundabout produced a benefit concert

neg: Egill Ólafsson negra" (Escamillo), "Three Penny Opera" (Peachum), "Kiss me Kate" (Fred Graham) and also in many of the plays he has written as composer. He appeared as Javert in "Vesalingarnir", the Icelandic adaptation of "Les Misérables" at the National Theatre, after having played the role of Jean Valjean in the same musical a quarter of a century earlier. At on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Original West End production of the musical Les Misérables Egill Ólafsson was performing as one of at . It was filmed in October 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall and

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) positive review by stating: "Metro's reputation for turning out top calibre musical pictures is further enhanced with 'Kiss Me Kate.' It's Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' done over in eminently satisfying fashion via a collaboration of superior song, dance and comedy talents." "Harrison's Reports" called it "a lively and highly entertaining blend of comedy, music, dancing and romance." John McCarten of "The New Yorker" was more dismissive, writing that it "does have some engaging tunes, but the book of the original has been so thoroughly laundered that little of the comedy, which ran to fairly bawdy stuff, remains, and Kathryn

neg: Patricia Morison musical and dramatic plays, among them "Milk and Honey, Kismet, The Merry Widow, Song of Norway, Do I Hear a Waltz?, Bell, Book and Candle, The Fourposter, Separate Tables," and "Private Lives". She performed in still more productions of "Kiss, Me Kate" at the Seattle Opera House (opening in April 1965) and the New York City Center (opening May 12, 1965). In August 1972, she appeared in a production of "The Sound of Music" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. In November 1978 she again played the leading role in "Kiss Me, Kate" at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre

neg: Coriolanus contains a joke dependent upon this pronunciation, and the parody "The Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)" refers to it as "the anus play". Shakespeare pronunciation guides list both pronunciations as acceptable. Cole Porter's song "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from the musical "Kiss Me, Kate" includes the lines: "If she says your behavior is heinous,/Kick her right in the Coriolanus." Based on "Coriolanus", and written in blank verse, "Complots of Mischief" is a satirical critique of those who dismiss conspiracy theories. Written by philosopher Charles Pigden, it was published in "Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate" (Ashgate 2006). Coriolanus Coriolanus (

neg: Kiss Me Kate (TV series) Kiss Me Kate (TV series) Kiss Me Kate is a British sitcom that ran from 1998 until 2000. It followed the everyday life of a counsellor, Kate (Caroline Quentin), who must not only manage her clients' problems, but must also help her neighbours and unsuccessful business partner, Douglas, played by Chris Langham. Amanda Holden played Mel, the receptionist. Darren Boyd played the idiotic Craig, the travel agent downstairs. During the series, both Craig and Douglas fall for Kate. Mel and Craig become romantically involved, but Douglas continues to be in love with Kate. Kate then falls for Douglas's brother, Iain

neg: Carolee Carmello a Musical. Next came "Kate" in the Broadway revival of "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Ms. Pennywise" in "Urinetown". She starred as "Gabrielle" in "", for which she received nominations for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She appeared as Donna Sheridan in the long-running hit musical, "Mamma Mia!" several times, joining the show initially in October 2004. She again joined the cast as Donna in September 2006, taking a leave from March 14, 2007 to May 13, 2007 to appear in an early version

neg: Elizabeth Larner notice in the original London Coliseum production of "Kiss Me, Kate" when the star of the show Patricia Morison was ill. Larner was her understudy; she had previously been a member of the chorus. She then toured as Kate/Lilli in "Kiss Me, Kate" with Christopher Hewett as Fred/Petruchio, and played leading roles in West End productions of "Wish You Were Here", "Kismet", and "Camelot" with Laurence Harvey as Arthur. She recruited millions more admirers with her numerous television appearances. She recorded an album of "vocal gems" from "The New Moon" and "Rose-Marie" with Andy Cole in one of HMV's (EMI)

neg: Brian Stokes Mitchell an all-black revival of George and Ira Gershwin's "Oh, Kay!" (1990), "Jelly's Last Jam" (1992) based on the works of jazz artist Jelly Roll Morton and Kander and Ebb's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1993). He performed the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr, in the musical "Ragtime", which opened on Broadway in January 1998. He received a 1998 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the 1999 revival of Cole Porter's "Kiss Me, Kate" as Fred Graham / Petruchio, winning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He appeared on Broadway in "King

neg: Kiss Me Quick (Elvis Presley song) repertoires of German tenor, Peter Hofmann, who had a successful performance career within the fields of opera, rock, pop, and musical theatre, and, of course, of Swedish Elvis impersonator, Eilert Pilarm. Extended plays and singles releases for "Kiss Me Quick". Albums containing "Kiss Me Quick". Kiss Me Quick (Elvis Presley song) "Kiss Me Quick" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, recorded by Elvis Presley on June 25, 1961, and released on June 5, 1962 through RCA as a part of the album "Pot Luck". The song, backed by "Something Blue", was released in the United Kingdom

neg: Morris Stoloff than just singles to the listening audience, and soundtrack albums became a hot commodity. Stoloff exercised his privilege as musical director to record these soundtrack albums himself, working with material from the actual scores. When Frank Sinatra founded Reprise Records in the early 1960s, he hired Stoloff as musical director; the two having worked successfully before on "Pal Joey" (1957). One of Stoloff's most noteworthy achievements while at Reprise was the release of a set of re-recordings of great Broadway musicals, including "Kiss Me, Kate" with a studio cast. Stoloff died in Los Angeles, California, aged 81. Morris Stoloff Morris

neg: Patricia Morison abandoned her film career and returned to the stage, and achieved her greatest success. Cole Porter had heard her sing while in Hollywood and decided that she had the vocal expertise and feistiness to play the female lead in his new show, "Kiss Me, Kate". Morison went on to major Broadway stardom when she created the role of Lilli Vanessi, the imperious stage diva whose own volatile personality coincided with that of her onstage role (Kate from "The Taming of the Shrew)". "Kiss Me, Kate" featured such songs as "I Hate Men," "Wunderbar", and "So in Love", reuniting Morison with

neg: Kiss Me Kate (TV series) a casino located at the junction of St. Peters Gate and Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham. The building used as the location of Iain's flat is situated on Broadway in the Lace Market area of Nottingham. Other locations used throughout the series include the University of Nottingham, the Peacock Inn at Redmile and Nottingham's Victoria Embankment. Kiss Me Kate (TV series) Kiss Me Kate is a British sitcom that ran from 1998 until 2000. It followed the everyday life of a counsellor, Kate (Caroline Quentin), who must not only manage her clients' problems, but must also help her neighbours and unsuccessful business

neg: Alfred Kinsey publication; Martha Raye [sold] a half-million copies of 'Ooh, Dr. Kinsey!'" Cole Porter's song "Too Darn Hot", from the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical "Kiss Me, Kate", devoted its bridge to an analysis of the Kinsey report and the "average man's favorite sport." In 1949 Mae West, reminiscing on the days when the word "sex" was rarely uttered, said of Kinsey, "That guy merely makes it easy for me. Now I don't have to draw 'em any blueprints...We are both in the same business...Except I saw it first." The publication of "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" prompted more intensive news

neg: Kiss Them for Me (song) Kiss Them for Me (song) "Kiss Them for Me" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was produced by Stephen Hague. It was released in 1991 as the first single from the band's 10th studio album, "Superstition". Upon its release, the single received enthusiastic reviews. "Kiss Them for Me" became their most successful single in the US. The song presented a change in musical direction for Siouxsie and the Banshees, adopting a much more straightforward pop-oriented feel than previous efforts, due in part to Hague's production work. Siouxsie Sioux's cryptic lyrics were

neg: When You Kiss Me Me" UK DVD Single - "When You Kiss Me / Up!" When You Kiss Me "When You Kiss Me" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fifth international single released from her 2002 album "Up!". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. Shania has admitted on several occasions that "When You Kiss Me" is her favorite ballad off "Up!"; in spite of that, it was excluded from Twain's "Greatest Hits" album. The song found mild success in Europe and Australia, and it was the only non-released track to chart on the "Billboard" Country

neg: Rachel deBenedet Judy Award nomination, and "Kiss Me, Kate" at the North Shore Music Theatre, garnering IRNE Award nominations. deBenedet then performed in the musical "Turn of the Century" in Chicago, Illinois, at the Goodman Theatre. This production ran from September 19, 2008, to November 2, 2008, directed by Tommy Tune. She currently stars as Paula Abagnale on Broadway in the musical "Catch Me If You Can", which opened on April 11, 2011, at the Neil Simon Theatre, after beginning performances in March 2011. For this role, she was nominated for "Best Female Dancer, Broadway" at the 2011 Astaire Awards. Rachel deBenedet

neg: Betty Ann Grove a 1952 magazine article, Parks described Grove's activities during five months in 1950 when she was in both "Stop the Music" on TV and "Kiss Me Kate" on Broadway: At 7:30 every Thursday night she would rush into a dressing room at ABC's Ritz Theatre on West 48th Street, change into her TV costume, tear on stage for her numbers, change again into her first act "Kiss Me Kate" togs, make a beeline for the Shubert Theatre on West 44th Street, arriving just in time for her on-stage cue. All this following a full day of rehearsing. But audiences never

neg: Kevin B. Winebold in theater at Elmira College in 2004. Winebold's senior thesis was on the playwright Terrence McNally, whose play "Master Class" Winebold later starred in. Native to Pine City, New York, Winebold practiced musical theater in Ireland, Japan, and Korea before returning home. In 2006, Winebold was musical director at Lakes Region Summer Theatre. He was nominated for that year's Best Musical Director by the New Hampshire Theatre Awards for his work with "Kiss Me, Kate". He later became the rehearsal accompanist and an ensemble member in the Broadway concert of "Camelot" through mutual friendships with the musical director, and was

neg: Gilles Chiasson of Baz Luhrmann’s production of La bohème. He reprised his role when the show proceeded to Los Angeles, a move which led to his second act in production and development. Chiasson went on to serve as Producing Director of LA's Reprise Theatre Company, alongside Artistic Director, Jason Alexander, during their 2010-11 and 2011-12 Seasons. The company received 17 Ovation Awards nominations for Chiasson's inaugural season as Producing Director, the most of any theatre company in Southern California, ultimately winning the Ovation for Best Production of a Musical for their revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate (musical) as well as

neg: Oleg Vinnik genre of the musical. First there were the role of Lucentio ( «Kiss me Kate» (1999-2001), and the bug Phoebus ( «Der Glöckner von Notre Dame» (2001-2002). His most well-known role was in the musical "Les Miserables» ( «Les miserables»), based on the novel by Victor Hugo. 30-year-old Oleg Vinnik played the role of Jean Valjean (Jean Valjean) - the hero, who in the beginning of the musical 46, and in the final - 80 years. Another important role was the Black Prince - Death (Der Tod) in the musical "Elizabeth» ( «Elisabeth»). Since 2011 Oleg Vinnik concentrated on his

neg: John Guare at Avery Fisher Hall in October 1997, conducted by Kurt Masur with the New York Philharmonic. He revised the book (uncredited) of the Cole Porter musical comedy, "Kiss Me, Kate" for its 1999 Broadway revival. He wrote the book for the musical "Sweet Smell of Success (musical)", which premiered on Broadway in 2002, for which he received a 2002 Tony Award nomination, Book of a Musical. His play "A Free Man of Color" was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer citation said: "An audacious play spread across a large historical canvas, dealing with serious subjects

neg: The Marvelous Wonderettes "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", "It's My Party", and "It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)". The original off-Broadway cast included Beth Malone (Betty Jean), Victoria Matlock (Cindy Lou), Farah Alvin (Missy), and Bets Malone (Suzy). The musical opened on September 14, 2008 at Westside Theatre in New York. Vocal arrangements and musical direction were by Brian William Baker and Roger Bean; choreography was by Janet Miller; the show was written and directed by Roger Bean; and the creative team included Michael Carnahan (sets), Bobby Pearce (wigs and costumes), Jeremy Pivnick (lights) and Cricket

neg: House of Flowers (musical) House of Flowers (musical) House of Flowers is a musical by Harold Arlen (music and lyrics) and Truman Capote (lyrics and book), based on his own short story, first published in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1958). This was Capote's first musical, and was the first theatrical production outside of Trinidad and Tobago to feature the new Caribbean instrument—the steel pan. It was produced by Saint Subber who was also responsible for "Kiss Me, Kate" and seven plays by Neil Simon. The story concerns two neighboring bordellos that battle for business in an idealized Haitian setting. One of the prostitutes, Ottilie, turns

neg: Tight Fit in Distress" by Who Cares in 1985. Steve Grant's background was in musical theatre, to which he returned afterwards. In the 1980s he appeared in productions of "On the Town" and "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", and in the 1990s he appeared in productions of "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Miss Saigon" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, where he was a part of the cast at various stages between 1992 and 1999, when the production closed. Since 1999 he has lived partly in London and partly in Southern Spain. For a number of years there was a rumour

neg: 54th Tony Awards Lighting Design and Regional Theater. Michael Blakemore is the only director to win Tony Awards as Best Director of a Play and Best Director of a Musical in the same year. He won this year for "Copenhagen" (play) and "Kiss Me, Kate" (musical). The television ratings for this broadcast were 7.2, down from the 1999 Tony Award broadcast of 7.9. In prior years in which O'Donnell hosted, the program had ratings of 11.2 (1997) and 10.3 (1998). The winner of the award for Best Musical, "Contact", raised controversy about what constitutes a musical, as it is a dance musical with

neg: Kiss Me Again (1931 film) Kiss Me Again (1931 film) Kiss Me Again is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical operetta film filmed entirely in Technicolor. It was originally released in the United States as "Toast of the Legion" late in 1930, but was quickly withdrawn when Warner Bros. realized that the public had grown weary of musicals. The Warner Bros. believed that this attitude would only last for a few months, but, when the public proved obstinate, they reluctantly re-released the film early in 1931 after making a few cuts to the film. Like the 1926 silent First National film "Mademoiselle Modiste", "Kiss Me Again"

neg: Ron Holgate edition of Annie Get Your Gun starring Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat, and in the early 2000s he toured as Caldwell B. Cladwell in the first national tour of the musical "Urinetown". Later in 1999, he played Harrison Howell in the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate; as an inside joke, when he made his initial appearance, the orchestra played the intro to "The Lees of Old Virginia," which roused hearty laughter from audience members who remembered his signature role. Holgate has few film and television credits. He played Lee again in the film "1776", and was featured in the

neg: Lúcia Moniz musical school, Moniz traveled as an AFS Intercultural Programs exchange student to Minnesota in the United States, where she attended Eden Prairie High School. She joined the school's concert choir and performed in the school production of Kiss Me Kate. Moniz was still fairly unknown in Portugal when at the age of 19 she performed in the nationally regarded Festival da Canção with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" ("My Heart Has No Colour"). She unexpectedly reached the finals, which were held on March 7, 1996. Moniz went on to win first place only four points ahead of

neg: Central Operatic Society be from musicals, films, and the charts. This is a charity concert and some of the proceeds will go to a charity that is yet to be announced. In February 2018, the society will be presenting Kiss Me Kate. Central Operatic Society Central Musical Theatre Company is an amateur theatre company based in Derby, England. It is affiliated to Central United Reformed Church, the National Operatic and Dramatic Association and Derby New Theatre Association. The society was founded in Derby in 1932 when members of Normanton Road Congregational Church decided to present an opera entitled "Cupid and The Ogre" to

neg: Marty Morell Toronto. In 1998 he moved back to his hometown, New York City, to play in the musical "Ragtime". After a two-year run on Broadway, he toured nationally with the show. Following that, he worked for a revival of "Kiss Me, Kate", which won a Tony award for Best Musical revival 2001, and "Seussical: The Musical" starring Cathy Rigby. He became the drummer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 2006. During the next year, he was asked to teach drums at the University of Central Florida. He performed a Bill Evans tribute program with Japanese pianist Takana Miyamoto. In October, 2008

neg: Cinderella (musical) a London West End pantomime adaptation, a New York City Opera production that follows the original television version closely, and various touring productions. A 2013 adaptation on Broadway starred Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane. In the 1950s, television adaptations of musicals were fairly common. Broadcast versions of "Annie Get Your Gun", "Wonderful Town", "Anything Goes" and "Kiss Me, Kate" were all seen during the decade. In 1955, NBC had broadcast the Broadway musical "Peter Pan", starring Mary Martin. It was a hit, and the network looked for more family-oriented musical projects. Richard

neg: Robert Wells (songwriter) Show". He also won two Emmy awards for his work on the 1975 special "Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now|If They Could See Me Now", as well as four consecutive Emmy awards for his work on "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show". In 1949, Wells married Broadway stage actress and singer Lisa Kirk (of "Allegro" and "Kiss Me, Kate" fame). They remained married until her death in 1990. His second wife was Marilyn Jackson. Robert Wells has written or co-written over 400 published songs. Among the more notable ones: Among the awards won by Robert Wells: Robert Wells (songwriter)

neg: Louise Gold films, albums and television specials. She was a founder and lead puppeteer for the satirical television show "Spitting Image" from 1984 to 1986 and occasionally thereafter. She has had other television, film and voice roles since then. Gold is also known as an actress in musical theatre, having starred in numerous shows in the West End, beginning with Joe Papp's London production of "The Pirates of Penzance" in 1982. She has played such roles as Mrs Johnstone in "Blood Brothers", Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes", Kate in "Kiss Me, Kate", Tanya in "Mamma Mia!", Phyllis in "Follies", Baroness Bomburst in

neg: Kathryn Grayson Kathryn Grayson Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano. From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as "Thousands Cheer" (1943), "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and "Show Boat" (1951) and "Kiss Me Kate" (1953), both with Howard Keel. When film musical production declined, she worked in theatre, appearing in "Camelot" (1962–1964).

neg: Kathryn Grayson more film. She returned to co-star for a third time with Howard Keel in her most acclaimed role, as Lilli Vanessi/Katharina in "Kiss Me Kate", released in November 1953. The film was lavishly produced (the only musical other than "Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)" to be filmed in 3-D), with songs by Cole Porter, choreography by Hermes Pan, and musical direction by André Previn. While on loan to Warner Bros, her first musical release was "The Desert Song", May 1953, alongside Gordon MacRae. She was asked to perform "La Bohème" at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado,

neg: 3D film advertisements and articles about widescreen and 3D formats, widescreen systems were referred to as "3D", causing some confusion among scholars. There was no single instance of combining CinemaScope with 3D until 1960, with a film called "September Storm", and even then, that was a blow-up from a non-anamorphic negative. "September Storm" also went out with the last dual-strip short, "Space Attack", which was actually shot in 1954 under the title "The Adventures of Sam Space". In December 1953, 3D made a comeback with the release of several important 3D films, including MGM's musical "Kiss Me, Kate". "Kate" was the hill

neg: When You Kiss Me When You Kiss Me "When You Kiss Me" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fifth international single released from her 2002 album "Up!". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. Shania has admitted on several occasions that "When You Kiss Me" is her favorite ballad off "Up!"; in spite of that, it was excluded from Twain's "Greatest Hits" album. The song found mild success in Europe and Australia, and it was the only non-released track to chart on the "Billboard" Country Chart in the United States. In the British Isles, the song

neg: Smoky Dawson Dot travelled to the US where he recorded and played at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. While in New Jersey, he took the role of Petruchio in a stage version of the musical, "Kiss Me, Kate". When Dawson returned to Australia in September 1952 he was hailed as an "Australian singing 'cowboy' who has made good in the US at the expense of the world's best". For trick riding his palomino horse, Flash (1951–1982), was bedecked in American-style tack rather than Australian. Flash lived to be 31 years old and Dawson supplemented his feed by giving him porridge with

neg: Emil Wolk Emil Wolk Arnold Emil Wolk (born 1944) is an Anglo-American stage director and stage and screen actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award in 1988 (1987 season) as 'Best Actor in a Musical' for "Kiss Me, Kate", sharing the award with co-star John Bardon. Emil Wolk was born in Brooklyn, New York to opera singer Jess Walters (Josuoh Wolk) and Emma Walters (née Defina). Wolk moved from his home in New York City to London, England at a young age, when his father took up the position of Principal Baritone at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under Sir

neg: Bella and Samuel Spewack on her own, but theatrical necessity overcame marital sparks, and the Spewacks completed the project together. It yielded each of them two Tony Awards, one for Best Musical, the other for Best Author of a Musical. "Kiss Me, Kate" proved to be their most successful work. In 1965, Sam collaborated with Frank Loesser on a musical adaptation of the 1961 Spewack play "Once There Was a Russian." Entitled "Pleasures and Palaces", it closed following its Detroit run and never opened on Broadway. Bella was a successful publicist for the Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts of the USA, and claimed

neg: Kiss Me, Kate Featured Actor in a Musical. A West End revival opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre on October 30, 2001, and closed on August 24, 2002. As with the 1999 Broadway revival, Michael Blakemore was the director with choreography by Kathleen Marshall. Brent Barrett and Marin Mazzie co-starred. Chichester Festival Theatre's 2012 revival of the show transferred to the Old Vic Theatre on London's South Bank in November 2012, with an official opening in December. It starred Hannah Waddingham as Lili/Kate and Alex Bourne as Fred Graham. The production was directed by Trevor Nunn. The show received positive reviews from critics

neg: Fosse grin. Those 45 seconds are famous. They had much to do with propelling Bob Fosse's career as a show-business-shaking choreographer and director of musical comedy. The vignette, here vibrantly performed by Andy Blankenbuehler and Lainie Sakakura, is a re-creation of the first sequence Fosse choreographed for film, a scene from the 1953 movie of "Kiss Me, Kate," danced by Fosse and Carol Haney. It was a calling card, of sorts, announcing that an audacious new choreographic talent had arrived, and when you watch the film today, Fosse's pas de deux still seems to tear through the celluloid. Valarie Pettiford, Jane

neg: Musical theatre were popular in the 1990s, such as "Gypsy" (1993), "Cinderella" (1997) and "Annie" (1999). Several made for TV musicals in the first decade of the 21st century were adaptations of the stage version, such as "South Pacific" (2001), "The Music Man" (2003) and "Once Upon a Mattress" (2005), and a televised version of the stage musical "Legally Blonde" in 2007. Additionally, several musicals were filmed on stage and broadcast on Public Television, for example "Contact" in 2002 and "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Oklahoma!" in 2003. The made-for-TV musical "High School Musical" (2006), and its several sequels, enjoyed particular success and

neg: Address book and shuffling of pages to make room. A related term that has entered the popular lexicon is little black book (or simply black book). Such books are used as dating guides, listing people who the owner has dated in the past or hopes to in the future, and details of their various relationships. More explicit variations are guides for sexual partners. It is unclear how prevalent this is in practice or when it originated, though such books have been mentioned in many pieces of popular culture. For example, the 1953 film version of "Kiss Me, Kate" features a musical scene

neg: Tommy Rall and "Song of Russia" (1944). Rall took ballet lessons and danced in classical and Broadway shows, including "Milk and Honey", "Call Me Madam" and "Cry for Us All". Jerry Herman said of Rall in "Milk and Honey": "[Donald] [Saddler] did extraordinary choreography for Tommy Rall, who was suddenly so admired by the audience that [the producer] put his name on the marquee under the three stars. It was very, very earned by him. He was a terrific singer and dancer." He is best known for his acrobatic dancing in several classic musical films of the 1950s, including "Kiss Me, Kate"

neg: Louise Dearman musical. Dearman's opening night as Elphaba was on 29 October 2012. On 18 November 2013 she was replaced by Dutch actress Willemijn Verkaik in the role, ending Dearman's contract with the show. On 2 August 2014, Dearman appeared at The Proms in a semi-staged production of the Cole Porter classic "Kiss Me, Kate" as Lois Lane, accompanied by the John Wilson Orchestra. In April 2014, it was announced that Dearman would originate the role of Mrs D in a new musical production of The Water Babies which premiered at Curve (theatre) in Leicester, alongside fellow West End performers Tom Milner

neg: Tokiko Iwatani 30 years, until Koshiji died in 1980. After becoming a full-time independent lyricist in 1963, she wrote the lyrics to or translated over 3000 songs, for singers or groups including The Peanuts, Yūzō Kayama, Frank Nagai, Hiromi Go, and translated the lyrics of, among others, Hymne à l'amour, Save the Last Dance for Me, Million Roses, My Way, and the musicals "Kiss Me, Kate, Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Me and My Girl", and "Les Misérables". In 2010 she established the Iwatani Tokiko Foundation, which awards the annual ¥3,000,000 yen Iwatani Tokiko Award. She died in October 2013

neg: Paul Gemignani Paul Gemignani Paul Gemignani is an American musical director with a career on Broadway and West End theatre spanning over forty years. Gemignani began his career in 1971 as a replacement musical director for Stephen Sondheim's "Follies", eventually leading the cast on the subsequent tour. Since then, he has been the musical director for over 38 Broadway and West End musicals, including the following Tony Award-winning productions: "A Little Night Music" (1973), "" (1979), "Evita" (1979), "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" (1989), "Crazy for You" (1992), "Passion" (1994), "Kiss Me, Kate" (1999), "Into the Woods" (2002), and "Assassins" (2004). Other well-known Broadway

neg: Kiss Me, Kate Beck Theatre on November 18, 1999 and closed on December 30, 2001 after 881 performances and 28 previews. Directed by Michael Blakemore, Produced by Richard Godwin, and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall and Rob Ashford, the opening night cast included Marin Mazzie, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Amy Spanger, Michael Berresse, Ron Holgate, Lee Wilkof and Michael Mulheren. This production won the Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for Mitchell; Marin Mazzie received a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, and Michael Berresse, Lee Wilkof and Michael Mulheren received Tony nominations for Best

neg: Kiss Me, Kate replaced by Evie Hayes). A London revival opened in December 1970 at the London Coliseum, in a production by the Sadler's Wells Opera. The cast featured Emile Belcourt (Petruchio), Judith Bruce, Eric Shilling, Ann Howard (Kate), Francis Egerton, Robert Lloyd, with direction by Peter Coe and choreography by Sheila O'Neill. Coe did a translation for British audiences, including having "a tea wagon", and included "traditional English music hall jokes". This revival had a "brief run", according to the "Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre". The Royal Shakespeare Company staged a production at London's Old Vic Theatre, which opened 19 May 1987.

neg: Patricia Morison of "The Toast of the Town" starring Ed Sullivan. Morison also appeared in "" broadcast March 28, 1954 on all four American TV networks of the time. Morison and Alfred Drake recreated their "Kiss Me, Kate" roles in a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production of the play broadcast in color on November 20, 1958. She also appeared with Howard Keel in a production of "Kate" on British television in 1964. In 1971 she and Yul Brynner performed "Shall We Dance" from "The King and I" on a broadcast of the Tony Awards. Among her non-musical television performances were a recurring

neg: Alan Lund he was artistic director of the Charlottetown Festival, where he directed the successful musical, "Anne of Green Gables", and several other productions. His own "The Legend of the Dumbbells" premiered at the festival in 1977. Later he directed and choreographed productions such as "Kiss Me, Kate" (Toronto, 1986). From 1987 until his death he was a resident director of the Rainbow Stage. Lund also worked with musical theatre students at the Banff Centre for many years. He received an honorary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island and became an Officer of the Order of Canada. Lund collaborated extensively

neg: Nichola McAuliffe number of stage roles, and was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1988 (1987 season) for "Best Actress in a Musical" for "Kiss Me, Kate". She also appeared as the evil Baroness Bomburst in the West End production of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" at the London Palladium, and was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role or Musical of 2002 for her performance in the production. In 2009 she appeared as the Wicked Fairy at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, in "Sleeping Beauty" alongside Sarah-Jane Honeywell and Shane Lynch. In 2012,

neg: Roger Horchow "Girl Crazy", which opened in 1930, theater critics and the American Theater Wing ultimately considered it to be a "new musical." "Crazy for You" was directed by Mike Ockrent and choreographed by Susan Stroman. In 2000, Horchow and co-producer Roger Berlind staged a revival of Cole Porter's "Kiss Me, Kate", for which he won his second Tony Award, for Best Musical Revival. In 2007, Horchow along with other producers produced "Curtains", a comedic murder mystery nominated for 8 Tony awards and 10 Drama Desk awards and in 2008 was a minor producer in the Broadway revival of "Gypsy" with Patti

neg: Alvin Colt with whom he had a long working relationship. Alvin won a Tony Award in 1955 for "Pipe Dream". The last official show he worked on was in 2001 for "If you ever leave me...I'm going with you!" Mr. Colt also designed for TV and film. Among his screen credits are costume designs for the films "Top Banana", "Stiletto" and "Li'l Abner" and for the TV productions of "The Enchanted Nutcracker", "Kiss Me Kate", "The Adams Chronicles", "CBS: On the Air", "Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood" and many years of the Tony Awards. Alvin also designed the children's musical "Treehouse Trolls Birthday

neg: The Galloway School Music Man", "Kiss Me, Kate", "Cats", "Fiddler on the Roof", "A Chorus Line", and the smaller musical "Charlotte's Web". Spring also brings the Early Learning Spring Fling Art Show, a showcase of students' art displayed in a gallery in the Chaddick Center for the Arts, followed by a chorus performance. In 2016, the performance's theme was "Whistle While you Work," and explored work songs. Each winter, Middle Learning students put on the Middle Learning Musical. Past musicals have included "Mulan", "Alice in Wonderland", and "Dr. Dolittle". The Galloway Athletics' open participation policy allows every seventh to twelfth grade student, whether

neg: Amy Spanger the Broadway musical "Chicago", the summer after their wedding. The couple separated in 2005 and filed for divorce in 2006. Amy Spanger Amy Spanger (born August 24, 1971) is an American actress, singer and dancer. Spanger was born in Newbury, Massachusetts. She made her Broadway debut in 1995 in the musical "Sunset Boulevard", following a half-year run in the pre-Broadway national tour of "Jekyll & Hyde". She originated the role of Lois Lane (Bianca) in the Broadway revival of "Kiss Me, Kate". In "Chicago" she played Roxie Hart, and in "Urinetown", Hope Cladwell. In 2006, she originated the role of

neg: Josh Young Josh Young Josh Young is an American stage actor. Young had performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including "The Grapes of Wrath" (Connie), "Evita" (Che), and "Kiss Me Kate" (Paul). For his role as Che in "Evita", he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical. played Marius in a tour of "Les Misérables". Young was raised in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and his family is Conservative Jewish. He trained at the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts and holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. Young played the role of Judas in the

neg: Maya Hakvoort In 2008 the comedy Musical "High Society" as Tracy showed the audience that she had a comic talent. In the beginning of 2009 "Lilly Vanessy" in Kiss me Kate in Vienna After her second child, she was cast by entertainer/singer and producer Alfons Haider in the summer of 2010 for the main role in "Victor/Victoria" in Stockerau . In October 2010 she made her way again to St Gallen to play the evil "Mrs Danvers" in Daphne du Mauriers "Rebecca". After her 3 Programm "Maya's musical Life" she wanted to be accompanied by a big band, so she created a

neg: Josh Young engaged to actress Emily Padgett. They were married on June 3, 2018. Josh Young Josh Young is an American stage actor. Young had performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including "The Grapes of Wrath" (Connie), "Evita" (Che), and "Kiss Me Kate" (Paul). For his role as Che in "Evita", he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical. played Marius in a tour of "Les Misérables". Young was raised in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and his family is Conservative Jewish. He trained at the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts and holds a B.F.A. in Musical

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) chorus ("Another Op'nin', Another Show"), which was sung in full in the play to convey the excitement felt backstage on an opening night, was reduced in the movie to an orchestral musical bridge, perhaps because the original did not match the changed storyline incorporating the appearance of Cole Porter. "Too Darn Hot" was also sanitized, and its position changed. It was originally sung by Paul, Fred's African-American dresser, and a group of chorus actors relaxing backstage between the two acts of the musical, and had no bearing on the plot. In the movie, it is sung by the show's Bianca,

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) Ann Miller, in the opening scene, where it is claimed that the song was originally intended for the stage musical, but was cut. The lyrics are shortened and the reference to the Kinsey Report is removed. "So in Love" is sung as a duet by Fred and Lilli in the opening scene. In the stage version, they sing it later, individually. In the film, Lilli's new fiancé is a naive Texas cattle baron. In the stage version, he is a domineering East Coast government official. The song "From This Moment On", from Porter's musical "Out of This World", was added

neg: Marcel Prawy end of the Second World War, Prawy returned to Vienna and brought with him the musical "Kiss Me, Kate". It was received by the Viennese with great reservation as they feared the arrival of the American-style musical would spell the end of the traditional Viennese operetta. Nonetheless, Prawy succeeded and was considered henceforth as the one who made German language musicals acceptable and popular. From 1955 on Prawy served as dramaturg at the Vienna Volksoper and from 1972 as chief-dramaturg at the Vienna State Opera. Between 1976 and 1982 Prawy was a professor at the Vienna College of Music ("Wiener

neg: Kiss Me Kate (film) have come to collect a gambling debt from the show's Lucentio, Bill Calhoun. In classic musical comedy fashion, slapstick madness ensues before everything is resolved. Dorothy Kingsley's screenplay, which was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award, was adapted from the musical's book by Samuel and Bella Spewack. The songs were by Cole Porter, with musical underscoring by Saul Chaplin and André Previn, who were nominated for an Academy Award. Hermes Pan choreographed the dance routines. The movie was filmed in 3-D, using the most advanced methods of that technique then available. Devotees of the stereoscopic 3-D medium usually

neg: John Doyle (director) on the brink of change." He directed the musical "A Catered Affair", which ran on Broadway from April 17 through July 27, 2008 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Also in 2008, Doyle directed the Sondheim/John Weidman musical "Road Show" Off-Broadway at The Public Theater; the musical ran from October 28 through December 28, 2008. Doyle directed a production of "Kiss Me, Kate" at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for their 2010 season. He also has ventured into the world of opera, directing a production of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" for Houston Grand Opera in the 2010-11 season. Doyle directed the