Kiss Me, Kate

Kiss Me, Kate is a musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew which first opened on Broadway in 1948. Featuring songs by Cole Porter, the musical involves a parallel plot, involving the staging of an actual musical Shrew while the divorced stars' personal relationship mirrors the conflict. Additional complications include a pair of Runyonesque gangsters.
The show was an immediate hit and led to West End productions, Broadway revivals, and a 1953 movie version, among other incarnations.
==Songs performed in Muppet productions==
*"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" in The Muppet Show episode 418
*"Another Opening, Another Show" in The Muppet Show episode 514
==References==
* The Sports Illustrated parody cover in 1981's The Miss Piggy Cover Girl Fantasy Calendar includes the text, "The Ice Seems to Sing, 'Kiss Me, Skates!'"
==Connections==
*Dennis Anderson was first woodwind in the 1999 Broadway revival
*John Beal played bass in the 1999 and 2019 Broadway revivals
*Hans Boskamp played one of the gangsters in a 1975 Dutch TV version
*Irving Davies played Bill Calhoun in a 1964 TV version
*Robert Goulet played Fred Graham in a 1968 TV version
*Richard Kind was a replacement as Second Man (gangster) in the 2019 Broadway revival
*Brian Stokes Mitchell played Fred Graham in the 1999 Broadway revival
*Don Sebesky orchestrated the 1999 Broadway revival
*Jessica Walter played Lois Lane in a 1968 TV version
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