Kiss Me, Kate

Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Bella Spewack & Sam Spewack
Based on: The Taming of the Shrew.

*This is the first production CST performed in the Paramount Theater

The egotistical performer Fred Graham is reunited with his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi in the leading roles of Petruchio and Kate in Taming of the Shrew. Throughout the show they fight and obviously still love each other. Meanwhile, due to mistaken identity, two gangsters harass Fred. Also, two former cabaret performers cast in Taming of the Shrew, Lois Lane and Bill Calhoun struggle to keep their romance alive.

The Cast of Kiss Me, Kate (1994)

Fred Graham (Petruchio) - Howard Newell
Lilli Vanessi (Katherine) - Kimberly Meier
Lois Lane (Bianca) - Debbie McLendon
Bill Calhoun (Lucentio) - Craig Millard
Gangster #1 - Fred Nauer
Gangster #2 - Sean Norris
Paul (Hortensio) - Sam Flint
Harrison Howell - David Vail
Laura (Stage Manager) - Laura Shivar
Doorman - Patty Gabriel
Hattie - Sue Nobers
Harry Trevor (Baptista) - Joe Setzer
Gremio - Alain Alejandro
Chorus - Kathy Meyer, Brooke Hackmann, Sonja Smith, Norma Washburn,
Jason Spencer, Joan Hackmann, Shawn Moye, and Steffan Ziegler

Directed by Gene McLendon
Musical Directed by Karen Nauer

Kiss Me Kate (1994)	Kiss Me Kate (1994)
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