An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of the taming of the shrew. Mgm brings one of the greatest broadway musicals of all time to the screen in this starstudded 3d adaptation of kiss me kate. The 1968 tv version starring robert goulet, carol lawrence, michael callan, jessica walters, and marty ingels, is handsdown the alltime best version of kiss. Collegeuniversity, community theatre, high school, large cast, star vehicle female, star vehicle male. Opera norths kiss me, kate breaks no barriers at all and its all the better for it. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer 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 broadwaybound musical version of william. Skylights kiss me, kate is a dazzling throwback to. Two americans on a hunting trip in scotland become lost. The playwithina film stuff is clever for the time, though theres lowbrow comedy from dimwitted gangsters to. Brent barrett and rachel york are wonderful in the acting and singing departments. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metro goldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the. Nov 26, 2017 the cast of kiss me, kate performs too darn hot at the 2019 tony awards duration. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kiss me kate near you. If you want to start a main kissmekate page, just click the edit button above.
Seeing the music man at the bergen county players last week reminded me of the previous time that id seen the music man. In this celebration of the 1940s american musical, a company of travelling actors offstage antics begin. Includes adult, mature adult, young adult characters. Kiss me, kate blends the book writing of samuel and bella spewack with the incomparable music and lyrics of cole porter to bring about a theatrical playwithinaplay scenario based on william shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Go to the 1951 london production of kiss me, kate go to the film version of kiss me, kate go to recordings of kiss me, kate. Kiss me kate premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. Go to the original broadway production for a synopsis. Kiss me, kate events college of the arts university. It was kathryn graysons last movie at mgm, and her penultimate feature film. Kiss me petruchio search educational film journals at media history project for references to this film run time 58. When it came time for the show to be made into a film, it found the perfect studio in. The skylight theatres production of kiss me, kate which opened friday, may 17, and runs through sunday, june 16 is much more than just another opnin. Settings and costumes by lemurl ayers musical direction by freddie bretherton orchestrations by robert russell bennett.
It is an enjoyable film, funny, well acted, lots of good songs, and howard keel at his roguish best. The original broadway production of kiss me, kate opened on dec 30, 1948. Kathryn grayson is irksome to the purists, but shes a fine comedienne here, and oftenclunky howard keel is magnificent as theatrical blowhard fred graham, the ham of hams. The story involves the production of a musical version of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew and the conflict on and offstage between fred graham, the shows director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his exwife lilli vanessi. Kiss me, kate at the 5th avenue theatre in seattle, wa on. Go to the 1951 london production of kiss me, kate go to the film version of kiss me. Nov 17, 2014 one of my absolute favorite scenes from the 1953 film, kiss me kate, starring howard keel and kathryn grayson. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. It is structured as a play within a play, where the interior play is a musical version of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Kiss me kate is one of cole porters greatest musicals. Kiss me, kate was originally produced in 1948, and is considered one of broadways great treasures. Kiss me, kate follows the backstage adventures of a fractious company of actors, trapped in a ropey stage musical version of shakespeares problematic comedy.
In a witty musicalwithinamusical of a playwithinaplay, composerlyricist cole porter ron randell. Petruchio always true to you in my fashion lois bianca bill so in love reprise fred brush up your shakespeare gangsters first man. Finale act ii so, kiss me kate petruchio, katherine, company. With alfred drake, patricia morison, julie wilson, bill hayes. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Kiss me kate was mgm first 3d movie, by the time the 3d craze had almost disappeared. She wouldnt appear in another until 1956s the vagabond king at paramount, which also makes kiss me kate her last hit. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past. Kiss me kate 1991 stream and watch online moviefone. Mgms dvd of kiss me kate is a bright new transfer with a wonderful remixed track and a separate musiconly track, for those who want to hear saul chaplins interstitial music, but savant was confused by the framing. For fans who want a complete kiss me, kate in color, pbs great performances captured the most recent london revival on dvd, starring the excellent brent barrett and rachel york. Tarantella bianca, lucentio and dancing ensemble act two too darn hot paul, specialty dancers where is the life that late i led. Synopsis act i egotistical fred graham is the director of a broadwaybound musical version of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew.
Kiss me, kate is at the london coliseum until 30 june. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. One of my absolute favorite scenes from the 1953 film, kiss me kate, starring howard keel and kathryn grayson. Its purposely set up as the opposite of the buttonedup, more classical. Jun 09, 2017 kiss me, kate follows the backstage adventures of a fractious company of actors, trapped in a ropey stage musical version of shakespeares problematic comedy.
Released june 11th, 1991, kiss me kate stars kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, bobby van the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and. Cd, album tcm turner classic movies music, tcm turner classic movies music, emi 7243 8 54538 2 3, cdodean 25. The common myth is that kiss me kate played very few 3d engagements when it was first released. Showboat, on the other hand, does not play at all on region 2 players. About carousel kiss me, kate is a musical with music and lyrics by cole porter. The roles of freds and lillis personal assistants seem almost blatantly racist. Jan 06, 2018 kiss me kate certainly wasnt the last of mgms big movie musicals, but the end was in sight.
Kiss me, kate act two, too darn hotshrew entracte by thetimewarp3000. Kiss me, kate is a musical written by bella and samuel spewack with music and lyrics by cole porter. Kiss me, kate was a comeback and a personal triumph for cole porter. Talking lilli into doing so is quite a feat seeing that fred is her exhusband with whom she parted on.
The gangsters obligingly say they will give him time to remember it and will return later. Kiss me, kate book by samuel and bella spewack music and lyrics by cole porter directed by victoria bussert contents 2 the 411 3 asl 4 fyi 5 hth 6 f2f. Oct 30, 2001 there may be greater musicals than kiss me kate. The 5th is producing the cole porter classic as part of the citywide seattle celebrates shakespeare festival, with opulent sets and costumes from the critically acclaimed production by the. Composer cole porter and director fred graham, who is also to star as petruchio, talk legendary actresssinger lilli vanessi to play the female lead, katherine, in porters new stage production kiss me, kate, a musical translation of the william shakespeare comedy the taming of the shrew. Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3d and many subrun engagements as well. He and his diva movie star exwife lilli vanessi star opposite each other in the roles of petruchio and katharine the kate of the title. The playwithina film stuff is clever for the time, though theres lowbrow comedy from dimwitted gangsters to take the edge of the hightoned. Kiss me, kate is a musical written by bella and samuel spewack with music and lyrics by cole. A film version of the same name was released in 1953.
In a witty musicalwithinamusical of a playwithinaplay, composerlyricist cole porter ron randell stages a singinganddancing version of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Find out where kiss me kate is streaming, if kiss me kate is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3. Kiss me kate, screen play by dorothy kingsley, based upon the play by samuel and bella spewack. Settings and costumes by lemuel ayers musical director. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer 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 broadwaybound musical version of william shakespeares play. Despite the abbreviations, this production is a million times more entertaining than the ridiculously sanitized mgm cinemascope and color 1953 movie version.
Brush up your shakspeare, featuring a hurricane of bardrelated puns. The plot follows recently divorced actors who star in a broadway version of shrew and let their personal drama spill onto. Kiss me kate is shakespeares taming of the shrew done over in eminently satisfying fasion via a collaboration of superior song, dance and comedy talents. It was revived on broadway in 1999, taking advantage of new technology in music and reflecting evolving social values.
Kiss me kate may not match the hifalutin art of an american in paris, but its got the mgm musical units secondstring talent showing themselves at their very best. It seems kate and holly have know each other all their lives and holly has always been jealous of kate so has a habit of stealing her boyfriends. The film s themes presciently merge with the haveshavenots disparities behind the current wall street occupation and related protests, and the desperate coupleagainsttheworld set up has. Finale act i so, kiss me kate petruchio, katherine. Kiss me kate original soundtrack recording 1965, vinyl. The classic cole porter showwithinashow musical based on shakespeares taming of the shrew story. The cast of kiss me, kate performs too darn hot at the 2019 tony awards duration.
The 5th is producing the cole porter classic as part of the citywide seattle celebrates shakespeare festival, with opulent sets and costumes from the. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of shakespeares taming of the shrew, but offstage the production is rife exlovers quarrels and gangster lookinf for. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Go to the original broadway production of kiss me, kate go to the film version of kiss me. May 18, 2019 doug jarecki gangster 1 and kelly doherty gangster 2 in rehearsal for skylight music theatres production of kiss me, kate. And although ive since witnessed about 3,500 stage productions, that music man of 11.
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