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Produced by Arnold Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayres and choreographed by Hanya Holm, “Kate” starred Alfred Drake (Fred Graham/Petruchio), Patricia Morison (Lilli Vanessi/Kate), Lisa Kirk (Lois Lane/Bianca) and Harold Lang (Bill Calhoun/Lucentio). The music was orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett.
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Kiss Me Kate - Full Cast & Crew. 1953. 1 hr 49 mins. Music, Comedy. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A pair of divorced actors come together to star in a musical stage adaptation of Shakespeare's...
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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 two argue incessantly, and Lilli is particularly angered by Fred's interest in the atractive 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.
Lilli Vanessi —movie star and former wife of Fred—is seething. Not only is it the first anniversary of their divorce, but Lois Lane, the actress playing Bianca in Shrew, is obviously involved with Fred. Fred stages the curtain call. One actor—Bill Calhoun, who plays Lucentio— is absent.
Bill Calhoun, a member of the cast, has incurred a gambling debt and tells actress Lois Lane he has signed Fred’s name to an IOU. As the play begins, Fred, as Petruchio, seeks a wife and finds a fascinating possibility in the shrewish Katherine, as played by real life ex-wife Lilli.
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Feb 23, 2024 · Lilli Vanessi: Lilli is Fred’s ex-wife, and is reluctantly playing Katherine in his show. Her movie career is on the wane, and she’s thinking about retiring once she marries the powerful (but dull) politician Harrison Howell.
