Search

Detailed search

Stage musical

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate
Opening date
December 2, 1948
Comments
Based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew", this was Cole Porter's most popular stage musical, running 1,077 performances. 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. It was first performed in Philadelphia at the Shubert Theatre as part of a tryout run, opening on Broadway at the New Century Theatre on December 30, 1948.

Meta

Added by tsk

Performances

Title Performer Written by Info
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (59 artists)
Originally by Lisa Kirk REL, Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Harry Zimmerman REC
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (16 artists)
Originally by Annabelle Hill REL
Cole Porter Originally by (unknown)
Cole Porter Covered by (18 artists)
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (6 artists)
Originally by Patricia Morison REC,REL
 REC Cole Porter Covered by (18 artists)
Originally by Patricia Morison REL
 REC Cole Porter Covered by (8 artists)
Originally by Alfred Drake REL
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (3 artists)
Originally by Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison REL
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (437 artists)
Originally by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Denny Dennis REC,REL
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (6 artists)
Originally by Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Edwin Clay & Charles Wood REL
 PRF,REL Cole Porter Covered by (109 artists)
Originally by Madelyn Russell REC
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (13 artists)
Originally by Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang REL
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (28 artists)
Originally by Alfred Drake REL
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (17 artists)
Originally by Alfred Drake REL
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (53 artists)
Originally by Lisa Kirk REL, Bing Crosby with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra REC
 PRF Cole Porter Covered by (72 artists)
Originally by Patricia Morison, Alfred Drake REC,REL
Report error