Which Shakespeare play features in the Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me, Kate'?
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
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