Kiss Me, Kate

May 14 – June 14

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack

Choreographed by Peggy Hickey

Directed by Darko Tresnjak

A co-production with The Old Globe

A renowned director of Shakespeare and musical comedy, Darko Tresnjak brings his two passions together in this new revival of Kiss Me, Kate. Director of our current Broadway smash, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Darko promises a Kiss Me, Kate like none before.

Cole Porter’s joyful and high-spirited musical comedy follows the backstage antics of a touring company performing The Taming of the Shrew, featuring two feuding couples, a few gun-toting gangsters, and some of the best numbers ever written: “Another Op’nin,’ Another Show,” “Too Darn Hot,” “Wunderbar,” “So in Love,” and “Brush Up Your Shakespeare.”

Darko’s Comments…

As a director, I have two grand passions – the plays of William Shakespeare and the American musical theatre. They come together, in Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter’s supreme entertainment about a troupe of actors putting on a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew.

I started working on this musical in 1990, when I fell in love with the influential album “Red, Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter.” It introduced his smart and sexy music to a whole new generation. After 25 years, I’m thrilled to finally get a chance to direct this delightful piece.

So “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” and join us for a “Too Darn Hot” evening of song, dance, and laughter to cap our 51st anniversary season. It will be “Wunderbar!”