Kiss Me, Kate - wikipedia Kiss Me, Kate For other uses, see Kiss Me Kate ( disambiguation ). Kiss Me, Kate Music Cole Porter Lyrics Cole Porter Book Samuel and Bella Spewack Basis Shakespeare 's play The Taming of the Shrew Productions 1948 Broadway 1951 West End 1999 Broadway revival 2001 West End revival 2007 Italian Version 2012 Chichester / West End revival Awards Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Composer and Lyricist Tony Award for Best Author Tony Award for Best Revival Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival Evening Standard for Best Musical Critics Circle for Best Musical 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 Porter 's response to Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Oklahoma ! and other integrated musicals ; it was the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics were firmly connected to the script. The musical premiered in 1948 and proved to be Porter 's only show to run for more than 1,000 performances on Broadway. In 1949, it won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Contents 1 Inspiration 2 Productions 2.1 Original Broadway production 2.2 Original London and Australian productions 2.3 1970 and 1987 London revivals 2.4 1952 and 1999 Broadway revivals 2.5 2001 and 2012 London revivals 2.6 2015 Opera North production 2.7 Planned 2019 Broadway revival 3 Casts 3.1 Original casts for long - running major productions 4 Plot 5 Song list 6 Film and television 7 Awards and nominations 7.1 Original Broadway production 7.2 1999 Broadway revival 7.3 2001 London revival 7.4 2012 London revival 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links Inspiration The musical was inspired by the on - stage / off - stage battling of husband - and - wife actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne during their 1935 production of Shrew, witnessed by future Broadway producer Arnold Saint - Subber. In 1947 he asked the Spewacks ( undergoing their own marital woes at the time ) to write the script ; Bella Spewack in turn enlisted Cole Porter to write the music and lyrics. Productions Original Broadway production After a 31⁄2 - week pre-Broadway tryout at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia starting December 2, 1948, the original Broadway production opened on December 30, 1948, at the New Century Theatre, where it ran for nineteen months before transferring to the 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, Harold Lang, Charles Wood and Harry Clark. 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 ''. Original London and Australian productions The original 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, Adelaide Hall and Julie Wilson. The original Australian production played from February 1952 at 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 ). 1970 and 1987 London 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, Robert Lloyd, with direction by 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 ''. This revival had a `` brief run '', according to the Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. The Royal Shakespeare Company staged a production at London 's Old Vic Theatre, which opened 19 May 1987. Directed by Adrian Noble and staged by Ron Field, the production starred Nichola McAuliffe and 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. The cast recorded a CD album which is available on First Night Records in their Cast Masters range. 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. A Broadway revival opened at the 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 Awards 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 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. 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. 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. 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 Leeds Grand Theatre before touring to Theatre Royal Newcastle, The Lowry Salford, and Theatre Royal Nottingham. The production was co-produced with the Welsh National Opera who continued to tour it in 2016, first as part of the Shakespeare400 season at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, and then to Liverpool Empire Theatre, Bristol Hippodrome, New Theatre Oxford, Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Birmingham Hippodrome, and Venue Cymru Llandudno, before returning to Cardiff. The production was revived at London Coliseum briefly in June 2018, following a return visit to Leeds Grand Theatre in May 2018. Planned 2019 Broadway revival The Roundabout Theatre Company plans to mount the third Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate with Kelli O'Hara as Lilli Vanessi, Will Chase as Fred Graham and Corbin Bleu as Bill Calhoun. The production is set to be directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, with additional material written by Amanda Green. Roundabout produced a benefit concert of the show with O'Hara, Ellis and Carlyle in 2016. The revival is set for a limited run at Studio 54. The first preview is scheduled for February 14, 2019, with an official opening night on March 14 and a planned closing in June. Casts Original casts for long - running major productions Character Original Broadway Cast ( 1948 ) 1999 Broadway Revival Fred Graham / Petruchio Alfred Drake Brian Stokes Mitchell Lilli Vanessi / Katharine Patricia Morison Marin Mazzie Bill Calhoun / Lucentio Harold Lang Michael Berresse Lois Lane / Bianca Lisa Kirk Amy Spanger First Man Harry Clark Lee Wilkof Second Man Jack Diamond Michael Mulheren Harrison Howell Denis Green Ron Holgate Henry Trevor / Baptista Thomas Holer John Horton Hattie Annabelle Hill Adriane Lenox Paul Lorenzo Fuller Stanley Wayne Mathis Plot Act I The cast of a musical version of William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew is rehearsing for the opening of the show that evening ( `` Another Op'nin ', Another Show '' ). Egotistical Fred Graham is the director and producer and is starring as Petruchio, and his movie - star ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi, is playing Katherine. The two seem to be constantly arguing, and Lilli is particularly angry that Fred is pursuing the sexy young actress Lois Lane, who is playing Bianca. After the rehearsal, Lois 's boyfriend Bill appears ; he is playing Lucentio, but he missed the rehearsal because he was gambling. He tells her that he signed a $10,000 IOU in Fred 's name, and Lois reprimands him ( `` Why Ca n't You Behave ? '' ). Before the opening, Fred and Lilli meet backstage, and Lilli shows off her engagement ring from Washington insider Harrison Howell, reminding Fred that it 's the anniversary of their divorce. They recall the operetta in which they met, which included `` Wunderbar '', a Viennese waltz ; they end up fondly reminiscing and singing and dancing. Two gangsters show up to collect the $10,000 IOU, and Fred replies that he never signed it. The gangsters obligingly say they will give him time to remember it and will return later. In her dressing room, Lilli receives flowers from Fred, and she declares that she is still `` So In Love '' with him. Fred tries to keep Lilli from reading the card that came with the flowers, which reveals that he really intended them for Lois. However, Lilli takes the card with her onstage, saying she will read it later. The show begins ( `` We Open in Venice '' ). Baptista, Katherine and Bianca 's father, will not allow his younger daughter Bianca to marry until his older daughter Katherine is married. However, she is shrewish and ill - tempered, and no man desires to marry her. Three suitors -- Lucentio, Hortensio, and Gremio -- try to woo Bianca, and she says that she would marry any of them ( `` Tom, Dick, or Harry '' ). Petruchio, a friend of Lucentio, expresses a desire to marry into wealth ( `` I 've Come to Wive it Wealthily in Padua '' ). The suitors hatch a plan for him to marry Kate, as Baptista is rich. Kate, however, has no intentions of getting married ( `` I Hate Men '' ). Petruchio attempts to woo her ( `` Were Thine That Special Face '' ). Offstage, Lilli has an opportunity to read the card. She walks on stage off - cue and begins hitting Fred, who, along with the other actors, tries to remain in character as Baptista gives Petruchio permission to marry Kate. Lilli continues to strike Fred, and he ends up spanking her. Offstage, Lilli furiously declares she is leaving the show. However, the gangsters have reappeared, and Fred tells them that if Lilli quits, he 'll have to close the show and wo n't be able to pay them the $10,000. The gangsters force her to stay at gunpoint. Back onstage, Bianca and Lucentio dance while the chorus performs `` We Sing of Love '', covering a scene change. The curtain opens, revealing the exterior of a church ; Petruchio and Kate have just been married, and they exit the church ; the gangsters, dressed in Shakespearean costume, are onstage to make sure that Lilli stays. Petruchio implores for Kate to kiss him, and she refuses. He lifts her over his shoulder and carries her offstage while she pummels his shoulder with her fists ( `` Kiss Me Kate '' ). Act II During the show 's intermission, the cast and crew relax in the alley behind the theater. Paul ( Fred 's assistant ), along with a couple other crew members, lament that it 's `` Too Darn Hot '' to meet their lovers that night. The play continues, and Petruchio tries to ' tame ' Katherine and mourns for his now - lost bachelor life ( `` Where Is the Life That Late I Led ? '' ). Off - stage, Lilli 's fiancé Harrison Howell is looking for Lilli. He runs into Lois, and she recognizes him as a former lover but promises not to tell Lilli. Bill is shocked to overhear this, but Lois tells him that even if she is involved with other men, she is faithful to him in her own way ( `` Always True to You in My Fashion '' ). Lilli tries to explain to Howell that she is being forced to stay at the theatre by the gangsters, but Howell does n't believe her and wants to discuss wedding plans. Fred insidiously points out how boring Lilli 's life with Howell will be compared to the theatre. Bill sings a love song he has written for Lois ( `` Bianca '' ). The gangsters discover that their boss has been killed, so the IOU is no longer valid. Lilli leaves -- without Howell -- as Fred unsuccessfully tries to convince her to stay ( `` So in Love '' ( Reprise ) ). The gangsters get caught on stage and improvise a tribute to Shakespeare in which they explain that knowing Shakespeare is the key to romance ( `` Brush Up Your Shakespeare '' ). The company prepares for the conclusion of the play, the wedding of Bianca and Lucentio, even though they are now missing one of the main characters. However, just in time for Katherine 's final speech, Lilli arrives onstage ( `` I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple '' ). Fred and Lilli wordlessly reconcile on stage, and the play ends ( `` Kiss Me Kate '' ( Finale ) ) with them, as well as Bill and Lois, kissing passionately. Song list Act I `` Another Op'nin ', Another Show '' -- Hattie and Company `` Why Ca n't You Behave ? '' -- Lois Lane and Bill Calhoun `` Wunderbar '' -- Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi `` So in Love '' -- Lilli Vanessi `` We Open in Venice '' -- Fred Graham, Lilli Vanessi, Lois Lane and Bill Calhoun `` Tom, Dick or Harry '' -- Bianca, Lucentio, Gremio and Hortensio `` I 've Come to Wive it Wealthily in Padua '' -- Fred Graham and The Men `` I Hate Men '' -- Lilli Vanessi `` Were Thine That Special Face '' -- Fred Graham `` We Sing of Love ( Cantiamo D'Amore ) '' -- Lois Lane, Bill Calhoun and Ensemble `` Kiss Me, Kate '' -- Fred Graham, Lili Vanessi and Ensemble Act II `` Too Darn Hot '' -- Paul and Ensemble `` Where is the Life That Late I Led ? '' -- Fred Graham `` Always True to You in My Fashion '' -- Lois Lane `` From This Moment On '' -- Harrison Howell and Lilli Vanessi `` Bianca '' -- Bill Calhoun and Company `` So in Love '' ( Reprise ) -- Fred Graham `` Brush Up Your Shakespeare '' -- First Gangster and Second Gangster `` I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple '' -- Lilli Vanessi `` Kiss Me, Kate '' ( Reprise = Finale ) -- Company Notes For the 1999 revival, `` From This Moment On '', originally from Porter 's 1951 musical Out of This World, was added to Act II between `` Always True to You in My Fashion '' and `` Bianca ''. In 1998, the original cast recording of the 1948 Broadway production was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Film and television A film version of the same name was released in 1953. There have been at least four television productions, the first on Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1958, with Drake and Morison reprising their Broadway roles, the second recorded for the launch of BBC Two in the UK in 1964, starring Howard Keel, Patricia Morison and Millicent Martin, the third in 1968 with then husband - and - wife team Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence, and the fourth in 2003 on Great Performances, a high - definition shot performance of the London revival with Brent Barrett and Rachel York. Awards and nominations Original Broadway production Year Award Category Nominee Result 1949 Tony Award Best Musical Won Best Author ( Musical ) Samuel and Bella Spewack Won Best Original Score Cole Porter Won Best Costume Design Lemuel Ayers Won Best Producer of a Musical Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers Won 1999 Broadway revival Year Award Category Nominee Result 2000 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical Won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Brian Stokes Mitchell Won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Marin Mazzie Nominated Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Michael Berresse Nominated Lee Wilkof Nominated Michael Mulheren Nominated Best Direction of a Musical Michael Blakemore Won Best Choreography Kathleen Marshall Nominated Best Orchestrations Don Sebesky Won Best Scenic Design Robin Wagner Nominated Best Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz Won Best Lighting Design Peter Kaczorowski Nominated Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical Won Outstanding Actor in a Musical Brian Stokes Mitchell Won Outstanding Actress in a Musical Marin Mazzie Nominated Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Michael Mulheren Nominated Lee Wilkof Nominated Outstanding Director of a Musical Michael Blakemore Nominated Outstanding Choreography Hanya Holm Nominated Outstanding Orchestrations Don Sebesky Won Outstanding Set Design Robin Wagner Won Outstanding Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz Won 2001 London revival Year Award Category Nominee Result 2002 Laurence Olivier Award Best Musical Revival Nominated Best Actor in a Musical Brent Barrett Nominated Best Actress in a Musical Marin Mazzie Nominated Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Nancy Anderson Nominated Michael Berresse Nominated Best Director of a Musical Michael Blakemore Nominated Best Theatre Choreographer Kathleen Marshall Nominated Best Set Design Robin Wagner Nominated Best Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz Nominated Evening Standard Award Best Musical Won Critics Circle Award Best Musical Won 2012 London revival Year Award Category Nominee Result 2013 Laurence Olivier Award Best Musical Revival Nominated Best Actor in a Musical Alex Bourne Nominated Best Actress in a Musical Hannah Waddingham Nominated Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Adam Garcia Nominated Best Theatre Choreographer Stephen Mear Nominated Notes Jump up ^ `` theatrehistory ''. 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ISBN 0 - 393 - 92906 - X Information from the TamsWitmark website Information from the Imagination website External links Kiss Me, Kate at the Internet Broadway Database Porter information PBS article Review of original Broadway production at Variety 2014 Critical Edition Orchestral score, Vocal score William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew Characters Katherina Minola Petruchio Bianca Minola Baptista Minola Christopher Sly Stage adaptations The Woman 's Prize ( c1611 ) Catharine and Petruchio ( 1754 ) Las bravías ( 1896 ) Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung ( 1872 ) Sly, ovvero La leggenda del dormiente risvegliato ( 1927 ) Kiss Me, Kate ( 1948 ) The Taming of the Shrew ( 1953 ) Ukroshchenye Stroptivoy ( 1957 ) Christopher Sly ( 1963 ) Direct adaptations 1908 1929 1962 ( TV ) 1967 1980 ( TV ) 1994 ( TV ) Other adaptations Daring Youth ( 1924 ) You Made Me Love You ( 1933 ) Second Best Bed ( 1938 ) Kiss Me Kate ( 1953 ) Abba Aa Hudugi ( 1959 ) Gundamma Katha ( 1962 ) Manithan Maravillai ( 1962 ) McLintock ! ( 1963 ) Arivaali ( 1963 ) Pattikada Pattanama ( 1972 ) Il Bisbetico Domato ( 1980 ) Nanjundi Kalyana ( 1989 ) Banarasi Babu ( 1997 ) 10 Things I Hate About You ( 1999 ) O Cravo ea Rosa ( 2000 ; TV ) Deliver Us from Eva ( 2003 ) The Taming of the Shrew ( 2005 ; TV ) Frivolous Wife ( 2008 ) 10 Things I Hate About You ( 2009 ; TV ) Isi Life Mein ( 2010 ) Related The Taming of the Shrew in performance The Taming of the Shrew on screen Shrew ( stock character ) Induction Love - in - idleness Cole Porter Musicals See America First Hitchy - Koo Paris Fifty Million Frenchmen Wake Up and Dream The New Yorkers Gay Divorce Nymph Errant Anything Goes Jubilee Red, Hot and Blue You Never Know Leave It to Me ! Du Barry Was a Lady Panama Hattie Let 's Face It ! Something for the Boys Mexican Hayride Around the World Kiss Me, Kate Out of This World Can - Can Silk Stockings Happy New Year Songs Ace in the Hole After You, Who ? All of You All Through the Night Allez - Vous - En Always True to You in My Fashion Another Op'nin ', Another Show Anything Goes At Long Last Love Be a Clown Begin the Beguine C'est Magnifique Ca, C'est L'amour The Day Is My Enemy Do I Love You ? Do n't Fence Me In Down in the Depths Dream Dancing Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye From This Moment On Get Out of Town Give Him the Ooh - La - La Hey, Good Lookin ' High Society Calypso I Am in Love I Concentrate on You I Get a Kick Out of You I Happen to Like New York I Love Paris I Love You I Love You, Samantha I 've Got My Eyes on You I 've Got You Under My Skin In the Still of the Night It 's All Right with Me It 's De-Lovely Just One of Those Things Let 's Do It, Let 's Fall in Love Let 's Misbehave Little One Love for Sale Mind If I Make Love to You ? Miss Otis Regrets My Heart Belongs to Daddy Night and Day Now You Has Jazz Ridin ' High So in Love So Near and yet So Far Tom, Dick or Harry Too Darn Hot True Love Well, Did You Evah ! What Is This Thing Called Love ? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? Why Ca n't You Behave ? You Do Something to Me You 'd Be So Easy to Love You 'd Be So Nice to Come Home To You 're Sensational You 're the Top Bella and Samuel Spewack Books Leave It to Me ! ( 1938 ) Kiss Me, Kate ( 1948 ) Pleasures and Palaces ( 1965, Samuel ) Screenplays Grand Hotel ( 1932 ) The Nuisance ( 1933 ) The Cat and the Fiddle ( 1934, Bella ) The Gay Bride ( 1934 ) Rendezvous ( 1935 ) Vogues of 1938 ( 1938 ) Boy Meets Girl ( 1938 ) Three Loves Has Nancy ( 1938 ) My Favorite Wife ( 1940 ) The World at War ( 1942, Sam ) Week - End at the Waldorf ( 1945 ) We 're No Angels ( 1955 ) Something 's Got to Give ( 1962 ) Move Over, Darling ( 1963 ) Plays Two Blind Mice ( 1949 ) My Three Angels ( 1953 ) Cole Porter and Bella and Samuel Spewack 's Kiss Me, Kate Adaptations Kiss Me Kate ( film ) Songs `` Another Op'nin ', Another Show '' `` Why Ca n't You Behave ? '' `` So in Love '' `` Tom, Dick or Harry '' `` Too Darn Hot '' `` Always True to You in My Fashion '' `` From This Moment On '' Albums Kiss Me, Kate Related The Taming of the Shrew Awards for Kiss Me, Kate Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical She Loves Me ( 1994 ) The King and I ( 1996 ) Chicago ( 1997 ) Cabaret ( 1998 ) You 're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ( 1999 ) Kiss Me, Kate ( 2000 ) 42nd Street ( 2001 ) Into the Woods ( 2002 ) Nine ( 2003 ) Assassins ( 2004 ) La Cage aux Folles ( 2005 ) Sweeney Todd ( 2006 ) Company ( 2007 ) South Pacific ( 2008 ) Hair ( 2009 ) La Cage aux Folles ( 2010 ) Anything Goes ( 2011 ) Follies ( 2012 ) Pippin ( 2013 ) Hedwig and the Angry Inch ( 2014 ) The King and I ( 2015 ) She Loves Me ( 2016 ) Hello, Dolly ! ( 2017 ) My Fair Lady ( 2018 ) Tony Award for Best Musical 1949 - 1975 Kiss Me, Kate ( 1949 ) South Pacific ( 1950 ) Guys and Dolls ( 1951 ) The King and I ( 1952 ) Wonderful Town ( 1953 ) Kismet ( 1954 ) The Pajama Game ( 1955 ) Damn Yankees ( 1956 ) My Fair Lady ( 1957 ) The Music Man ( 1958 ) Redhead ( 1959 ) The Sound of Music / Fiorello ! ( 1960 ) Bye Bye Birdie ( 1961 ) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ( 1962 ) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ( 1963 ) Hello, Dolly ! ( 1964 ) Fiddler on the Roof ( 1965 ) Man of La Mancha ( 1966 ) Cabaret ( 1967 ) Hallelujah, Baby ! 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( 2017 ) Once on This Island ( 2018 ) Tony Award for Best Original Score 1947 - 1975 Street Scene by Kurt Weill ( 1947 ) Kiss Me, Kate by Cole Porter ( 1949 ) South Pacific by Richard Rodgers ( 1950 ) Call Me Madam by Irving Berlin ( 1951 ) No Strings by Richard Rodgers ( 1962 ) Oliver ! by Lionel Bart ( 1963 ) Hello, Dolly ! by Jerry Herman ( 1964 ) Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick ( 1965 ) Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion ( 1966 ) Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb ( 1967 ) Hallelujah, Baby ! by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green ( 1968 ) Company by Stephen Sondheim ( 1971 ) Follies by Stephen Sondheim ( 1972 ) A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim ( 1973 ) Gigi by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner ( 1974 ) The Wiz by Charlie Smalls ( 1975 ) 1976 - 2000 A Chorus Line by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban ( 1976 ) Annie by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin ( 1977 ) On the Twentieth Century by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green ( 1978 ) Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim ( 1979 ) Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice ( 1980 ) Woman of the Year by John Kander and Fred Ebb ( 1981 ) Nine by Maury Yeston ( 1982 ) Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber and T.S. Eliot ( 1983 ) La Cage aux Folles by Jerry Herman ( 1984 ) Big River by Roger Miller ( 1985 ) Drood by Rupert Holmes ( 1986 ) Les Misérables by Claude - Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer, and Alain Boublil ( 1987 ) Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim ( 1988 ) City of Angels by Cy Coleman and David Zippel ( 1990 ) The Will Rogers Follies by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green ( 1991 ) Falsettos by William Finn ( 1992 ) Kiss of the Spider Woman by John Kander and Fred Ebb / The Who 's Tommy by Pete Townshend ( 1993 ) Passion by Stephen Sondheim ( 1994 ) Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton ( 1995 ) Rent by Jonathan Larson ( 1996 ) Titanic by Maury Yeston ( 1997 ) Ragtime by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens ( 1998 ) Parade by Jason Robert Brown ( 1999 ) Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice ( 2000 ) 2001 - present The Producers by Mel Brooks ( 2001 ) Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis ( 2002 ) Hairspray by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman ( 2003 ) Avenue Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx ( 2004 ) The Light in the Piazza by Adam Guettel ( 2005 ) The Drowsy Chaperone by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison ( 2006 ) Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater ( 2007 ) In the Heights by Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2008 ) Next to Normal by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey ( 2009 ) Memphis by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro ( 2010 ) The Book of Mormon by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone ( 2011 ) Newsies by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman ( 2012 ) Kinky Boots by Cyndi Lauper ( 2013 ) The Bridges of Madison County by Jason Robert Brown ( 2014 ) Fun Home by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron ( 2015 ) Hamilton by Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2016 ) Dear Evan Hansen by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2017 ) The Band 's Visit by David Yazbek ( 2018 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiss_Me,_Kate&oldid=865448603 '' Categories : Musicals by Cole Porter 1948 musicals Broadway musicals Drama Desk Award - winning musicals Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare Plays and musicals based on The Taming of the Shrew West End musicals Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients United States National Recording Registry recordings American plays adapted into films Tony Award for Best Musical Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano 日本 語 Русский Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 24 October 2018, at 01 : 12 ( UTC ). 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Question: when did kiss me kate open on broadway
Answer: 1948