Kathryn Grayson
Lilli Vanessi 'Katherine'
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Kiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Bella and Samuel Spewack.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.
Kiss Me Kate: Directed by George Sidney. With Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn. An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- George Sidney
- 1953-11-26
Kiss Me Kate is a 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the 1948 Broadway musical of the same name.. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew, it tells the tale of formerly married musical theater actors Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi brought together to star opposite one another in the roles of Petruchio and Katherine in a Broadway musical version of Shakespeare's play.
Mar 13, 2019 · In the constellation of musical comedy masterpieces, Kiss Me, Kate shines as perhaps Broadway's most sparkling achievement. Featuring music and lyrics by Col...
- 2 min
- 48K
- theatermania
Kiss Me Kate was M-G-M's last 3-D film. In March 1977, the original 3-D version of Kiss Me Kate had a special engagement at the Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles, marking the film's first 3-D showing in almost twenty-five years. The 3-D version of the film finally had its New York premiere in April 1980.
- George Sidney, George Rhein
- Kathryn Grayson
Find out who starred in and worked on the musical film adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, composers, choreographers and more on IMDb.
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