Kiss Me Kate London 1999 cast

Q: What Shakespeare is Kiss Me, Kate based on?

Inspired by William Shakespeares 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 Shakespeares play.

Q: Is Kiss Me, Kate a good movie?

Kiss me Kate is a delightful musical, with a version of The Taming of the Shrew. The story of a divorced couple that argues all the time and are brought together to perform Petruchio and Katherine of William Shakespeare and have the same behavior in real life is very entertaining and funny.

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Episode aired Feb 26, 2003
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2h 27m

A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.

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Once again is not enough

I first saw KMK on stage in Chicago in about 1949, saw the movie with Kathryn Grayson (Didn't like her too much - rather unusual for me) but loved the two hoods. James Whitmore was terrifically funny.

I really enjoyed this version since it was far closer to the original show than the Hollywood version was.

Unfortunately there IS a major problem with the script.

To understand many of the references you have to be in at least your 60s because if the WWII references and the immediate post-WWII references.

The General tho was the perfect pompous ass and Rachel York as Lily was outstanding,

As to the comparison with Music Man, let's face it NOBODY will ever replace Robert Preston as Prof Harold Hill, not now not ever. Mathew Broderick is a nice actor, but I would never cast him in that part, NEVER.

gmcdouga-1
May 29, 2004

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Production Info

Previews: not listed yet (not listed yet)
Opening October 30, 2001
Closing: August 24, 2002
Length of Run: not listed yet
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Market: West End
Location: London, England

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Act One

Another Op'nin' Another Show .... Hattie and The Company
Why Can't You Behave .... Lois and Bill
Wunderbar .... Fred and Lilli
So in Love .... Lilli
We Open in Venice .... Petruchio, Katharine, Bianca and Lucentio
Tom, Dick or Harry .... Bianca, Lucentio, Gremio and Hortensio
I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua .... Petruchio and The Men
I Hate Men .... Katharine
Were Thine That Special Face .... Petruchio
Cantiamo D'Amore .... The Ensemble
Kiss Me, Kate .... Petruchio, Katharine and The Ensemble

Act Two

Too Darn Hot .... Paul and The Ensemble
Where Is the Life That Late I Led? .... Petruchio
Always True to You (In My Fashion) .... Lois
From This Moment On .... Harrison and Lilli
Bianca .... Bill and The Ensemble
So in Love (Reprise) .... Fred
Brush Up Your Shakespeare .... First Man and Second Man
Pavane .... Bianca, Lucentio and The Ensemble
I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple .... Katharine
Kiss Me, Kate (Reprise) .... The Company

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Based on the 1999 Broadway revival.

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Previews: not listed yet (not listed yet)
Opening October 30, 2001
Closing: August 24, 2002
Length of Run: not listed yet
Run Type: Open-ended

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Market: West End
Location: London, England

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Who was in the original Kiss Me, Kate?

Kiss Me, Kate opened on Broadway on December 30, 1948 at the New Century Theatre, starring Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang. The show transferred to the Shubert Theatre and ran for a total of 1,077 performances.

What Shakespeare is Kiss Me, Kate based on?

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.

Is Kiss Me, Kate based on Taming of the Shrew?

The Taming of the Shrew is often referred to as one of Shakespeare's “problem plays” because of its controversial depiction of gender roles; last year's Broadway production of Kiss Me, Kate, the 1948 musical based on The Taming of the Shrew, revived discussions of the sexism at the heart of the story and its 16th- ...

Is Kiss Me, Kate a good movie?

"Kiss me Kate" is a delightful musical, with a version of "The Taming of the Shrew". The story of a divorced couple that argues all the time and are brought together to perform Petruchio and Katherine of William Shakespeare and have the same behavior in real life is very entertaining and funny.