Editing Kiss Me, Kate (section)

==Productions==

===Original Broadway production===
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After a 3½-week pre-[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] tryout at the [[Miller Theater (Philadelphia)|Shubert Theatre]] in [[Philadelphia]] starting December 2, 1948, the original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production opened on December 30, 1948, at the [[New Century Theatre]], where it ran for nineteen months before transferring to the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert]], for a total run of 1,077 performances. Directed by [[John C. Wilson]] with [[choreography]] by [[Hanya Holm]], the original cast included [[Alfred Drake]], [[Patricia Morison]], [[Lisa Kirk]],<ref name=pc4b>{{Pop Chronicles 40s|4|B}}</ref> [[Harold Lang (dancer)|Harold Lang]], [[Charles Wood (actor)|Charles Wood]] and [[Harry Clark (actor)|Harry Clark]]. [[Brooks Atkinson]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the "authentic book which is funny without the interpolation of gags. Cole Porter has written his best score in years, together with witty lyrics. Under Hanya Holm's direction, the dancing is joyous. And Lemuel Ayers has provided carnival costumes and some interesting scenery."<ref>{{Cite web |title=At the Theatre: ''Kiss Me, Kate'' |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/29/specials/porter-kate.html |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=archive.nytimes.com}}</ref> The production won 5 Tony awards including Best Musical. The 1949 original cast recording has been inducted into the [[Library of Congress]]'s [[National Recording Registry]] for the album's "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation's audio legacy".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/15-041.html|title=National Recording Registry To 'Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive'|publisher=Library of Congress|date=25 March 2015|access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref>

===Original London and Australian productions===
The original [[West End theatre|West End]] production opened on March 8, 1951, at the [[Coliseum Theatre]], and ran for 400 performances. Directed by Sam Spewack with choreography again by Holm, this production starred Patricia Morison, [[Bill Johnson (musical theatre actor)|Bill Johnson]], [[Adelaide Hall]] and [[Julie Wilson]].

The original Australian production played from February 1952 at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne|His Majesty's Theatre]], Melbourne, before seasons in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide until 1954. The production featured [[Hayes Gordon]] and Joy Turpin (later replaced by [[Evie Hayes]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23161008 |title="Kiss Me, Kate", has something new |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |issue=32,892 |location=Melbourne|date=4 February 1952 |access-date=10 June 2017 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/57|title=AusStage – Kiss Me, Kate|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=June 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134283098 |title='Kiss Me, Kate' for Adelaide |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)|The News]] |volume=60 |issue=9,238 |location=Adelaide |date=19 March 1953 |access-date=10 June 2017 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

===1970 London and 1987 UK revivals===
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 and Robert Lloyd, with direction by [[Peter Coe (director)|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".<ref>Lewis, Anthony. "Sadler's Wells Scores Triumph With ''Kiss Me, Kate'' in London", ''The New York Times'', December 26, 1970, p. 10</ref> This revival had a "brief run", according to the ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre''.<ref>[[Stanley Green (historian)|Green, Stanley]].[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWIRAljCR7oC&pg=PA237 ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre''], Da Capo Press, 1980, {{ISBN|0-306-80113-2}}, p. 237</ref><!--(more information necessary, this production is something of a black hole on the Internet.)--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phyllis.demon.co.uk/theatricalia/09mus/mus70.htm|title=Musicals – 1970s|access-date=2010-08-12|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803031242/http://www.phyllis.demon.co.uk/theatricalia/09mus/mus70.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] staged a production which opened at the [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], on February 10, 1987,<ref>[http://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/kis198702-kiss-me-kate RSC Performances Kiss Me Kate, Stratford-upon-Avon], retrieved January 1, 2019</ref> toured the UK from March to May,<ref>[http://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/kis198703-kiss-me-kate RSC Performances Kiss Me Kate, UK Tour], retrieved January 1, 2019</ref> and then played at London's [[Old Vic Theatre]] from May 19, 1987.<ref>[http://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/kis198705-kiss-me-kate RSC Performances Kiss Me Kate, Old Vic], retrieved January 1, 2019</ref> Directed by [[Adrian Noble]] and staged by [[Ron Field]], the production starred [[Nichola McAuliffe]] and [[Paul Jones (singer)|Paul Jones]] as Lilli/Kate and Fred/Petruchio, with Tim Flavin and Fiona Hendley as Bill/Lucentio and Lois/Bianca. The gangsters were played by [[Emil Wolk]] and [[John Bardon]], who shared the 1987 [[Olivier Award]] for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical, while McAuliffe won the Olivier for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical.<ref>[http://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1987/ Olivier Winners 1987], retrieved January 1, 2019</ref> The production moved to the [[Savoy Theatre]] on January 15, 1988, with a new cast.<ref>[http://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/kiss-me-kate RSC Performances Kiss Me Kate, Savoy Theatre], retrieved January 1, 2019</ref>

===1952 and 1999 Broadway revivals===
A short-lived Broadway revival ran at the Broadway Theatre in January 1952. It was directed by [[John C. Wilson]] and choreographed by [[Hanya Holm]]. Holly Harris and Robert Wright starred as Lilli and Fred.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiss Me, Kate|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/kiss-me-kate-2167|website=IBDB.com|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref>

A Broadway revival opened at the [[Al Hirschfeld Theatre|Martin 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 Award]]s 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 Featured Actor in a Musical.

===2001 and 2012 London revivals===
A [[West End theatre|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.<ref>[http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Kiss%20Me%20Kate "''Kiss Me, Kate'' listing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917135123/http://albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Kiss%20Me%20Kate |date=2010-09-17 }}, Victoria Palace Theatre, 2001. albemarle-london.com (archive), retrieved August 27, 2010</ref>

[[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.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Kiss Me, Kate''|url=http://www.oldvictheatre.com/kiss-me-kate/|publisher=Old Vic Theatre|access-date=20 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116233534/http://www.oldvictheatre.com/kiss-me-kate/|archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> 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 and audiences.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Kiss Me, Kate''|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9705902/Kiss-Me-Kate-Old-Vic-London-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9705902/Kiss-Me-Kate-Old-Vic-London-review.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=Daily Telegraph|date=28 November 2012 |access-date=19 January 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Hannah Waddingham]] and Alex Bourne were both nominated for the 2013 Olivier Awards as Best Actress/Actor in a Musical for their performances.

=== 2015 Opera North production ===
In September 2015 [[Opera North]] presented a revival directed by Jo Davies, choreographed by [[Will Tuckett]]. The production opened at the [[Grand Theatre, Leeds|Leeds Grand Theatre]] before touring to [[Theatre Royal, Newcastle|Theatre Royal Newcastle]], [[The Lowry|The Lowry Salford]], and [[Theatre Royal, Nottingham|Theatre Royal Nottingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kissmekatethemusical.co.uk/|title=Kiss Me, Kate|website=Kiss Me, Kate|access-date=2016-10-04}}</ref> The production was co-produced with [[Welsh National Opera]] who continued to tour it in 2016, first as part of the Shakespeare400 season at the [[Wales Millennium Centre|Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff]], and then to [[Liverpool Empire Theatre]], [[Bristol Hippodrome]], [[New Theatre Oxford]], [[Mayflower Theatre|Mayflower Theatre Southampton]], [[Birmingham Hippodrome]], and [[Venue Cymru|Venue Cymru Llandudno]], before returning to Cardiff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wno.org.uk/event/cole-porters-kiss-me-kate|title=Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate {{!}} Welsh National Opera|website=www.wno.org.uk|access-date=2016-10-04}}</ref> The production was revived at [[London Coliseum]] briefly in June 2018, following a return visit to Leeds Grand Theatre in May 2018.

=== 2019 Broadway revival ===
The [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] presented a revised 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 directed by [[Scott Ellis]] and choreographed by [[Warren Carlyle]],<ref name=bleu>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/corbin-bleu-and-more-will-join-kelli-ohara-and-will-chase-in-broadways-kiss-me-kate# "Corbin Bleu and More Will Join Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase in Broadway's ''Kiss Me, Kate''"] ''Playbill'', October 10, 2018</ref> with minor "feminist" updates by [[Amanda Green]] to make the musical "more accessible for today's audiences".<ref>Clement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/reworking-broadways-kiss-me-kate-for-2019-audiences "Reworking Broadway's ''Kiss Me, Kate'' for 2019 Audiences"] ''Playbill'', February 12, 2019</ref> Roundabout produced a benefit concert of the show with O'Hara, Ellis, and Carlyle in 2016.<ref>Clement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/kelli-ohara-to-return-to-broadway-in-kiss-me-kate "Kelli O’Hara to Return to Broadway in ''Kiss Me, Kate''"] ''Playbill'', November 6, 2017</ref> The revival had a limited run at [[Studio 54]]. Previews began on February 14, 2019, with the opening on March 14. The production closed on June 30, 2019.<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kelli-OHara-Led-KISS-ME-KATE-to-Begin-Performances-February-14-at-Studio-54-Full-Creative-Team-Announced-20180611 "Kelli O'Hara Led ''Kiss Me Kate'' to Begin Performances February 14 at Studio 54; Full Creative Team Announced"] BroadwayWorld.com, June 11, 2018</ref><ref>Clement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/kiss-me-kate-begins-on-broadway-february-14# "''Kiss Me, Kate'' Begins on Broadway February 14"], ''Playbill'', February 14, 2019</ref><ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/kiss-me-kate-starring-kelli-ohara-and-will-chase-ends-broadway-run-june-30# " ''Kiss Me, Kate'', Starring Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase, Ends Broadway Run June 30"], ''Playbill'', June 30, 2019</ref>

=== 2024 London revival===
A revival directed by [[Bartlett Sher]] and choreographed by [[Anthony Van Laast]] ran at the [[Barbican Centre|Barbican Theatre]] in London from June 4 to September 14, 2024, with an official opening on June 18. The production starred [[Adrian Dunbar]] as Fred / Petruchio and [[Stephanie J. Block]] as Lilli / Katharine. Other cast members included [[Charlie Stemp]] as Bill / Lucentio, [[Georgina Onuorah]] as Lois / Bianca, and [[Nigel Lindsay]] and [[Hammed Animashaun]] as the gangsters.<ref>Culwell-Block, Logan. [https://playbill.com/article/stephanie-j.-block-stars-in-london-kiss-me-kate-revival-opening-june-18 "Stephanie J. Block Stars in London ''Kiss Me, Kate'' Revival, Opening June 18"], ''Playbill'', June 18, 2024</ref><ref>Culwell-Block, Logan. [https://playbill.com/article/london-kiss-me-kate-starring-stephanie-j-block-completes-run-september-14 "London ''Kiss Me, Kate'', Starring Stephanie J. Block, Completes Run September 14"], ''Playbill'', September 14, 2024</ref> The production was filmed on stage for a November 17, 2024 release in UK cinemas and internationally.<ref name="Block-movie">Culwell-Block, Logan. [https://playbill.com/article/heres-when-you-can-see-stephanie-j-block-in-kiss-me-kate-in-movie-theatres "Here's When You Can See Stephanie J. Block in ''Kiss Me, Kate'' in Movie Theatres"], ''Playbill'', September 25, 2024</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2024/11/17/london-production-of-musical-kiss-me-kate-filmed-for-us |title=London Production of Musical ''Kiss Me, Kate'' Filmed for U.S.|last=Levere|first=Jane|website=[[Forbes]] |date=November 17, 2024 |url-access=limited}}</ref>