MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 30, 1948
Closing Date
Jul 28, 1951
Performances
1,077
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
New Century Theatre
(Dec 30, 1948 - Jul 28, 1950)
Shubert Theatre
(Jul 31, 1950 - Jul 28, 1951)
Setting
Ford's Theatre, Baltimore. June 1948.
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Trebuhs Realty Co., Inc.
Produced by Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers
Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport; Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack; Based on "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett; Incidental Ballet Music Arranged by Genevieve Pitot
Staged by John C. Wilson; Directed by John C. Wilson; Choreographed by Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers; Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers; Lighting Design by Al Alloy; Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Scenery): Peter Wolf; Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Costumes): Forrest Thayer
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill
Production Stage Manager: Ward Bishop; Stage Manager: Don Mayo; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bill Lilling
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
Press Representative: George Ross and Dorothy Ross; Dance Captain: Glen Tetley; Asst. to the Choreographer: Ray Harrison; Press Assistant: Madelin Blitzstein
Alfred Drake
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Dec 30, 1948 - Jun 03, 1950
Patricia Morison
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Dec 30, 1948 - Jun 03, 1950
Lisa Kirk
Lois Lane / Bianca
Dec 30, 1948 - May 31, 1950
Harold Lang
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Tom Bole
Singing Ensemble
Mark Breaux
Dancer
George Cassidy
Singing Ensemble
John Castello
Dancer
 
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Harry Clark
First Man
Edwin Clay
Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Fred Davis
Specialty Dancer
Jack Diamond
Second Man
Ann Dunbar
Dancer
Victor Duntiere
Dancer
Shirley Eckl
Dancer
Peggy Ferris
Singing Ensemble
Herb Fields
Singing Ensemble
Lorenzo Fuller
Paul
Florence Gault
Singing Ensemble
Noel Gordon
Singing Ensemble
Denis Green
Harrison Howell
Annabelle Hill
Hattie
Thomas Hoier
Harry Trevor / Baptista
Jean Houloose
Dancer
Gay Laurence
Singing Ensemble
Bill Lilling
Stage Doorman
Allan Lowell
Singing Ensemble
Ethel Madsen
Singing Ensemble
Don Mayo
Ralph
Stage Manager
Paul Olson
Dancer
Helen Rice
Singing Ensemble
Stan Rose
Singing Ensemble
Ingrid Secretan
Dancer
Eddie Sledge
Specialty Dancer
Matilda Strazza
Singing Ensemble
Gisella Svetlik
Dancer
Jean Tachau
Dancer
Glen Tetley
Dancer
Rudy Tone
Dancer
Charles Wood
Singing Ensemble
 
Hortensio (Second Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Understudies: Marc Breaux (Haberdasher), George Cassidy (Cab Driver, Stage Doorman), Edwin Clay (Fred Graham / Petruchio), Fred Davis (Paul), Peggy Ferris (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine), Herbert Fields (Hortensio (Second Suitor)), Lorenzo Fuller (Song 'Another Op'nin' Another Show'), Noel Gordon (First Man, Second Man, Gremio (First Suitor), Ralph), Gay Laurence (Lois Lane / Bianca), Allan Lowell (Harry Trevor / Baptista), Don Mayo (Harrison Howell), Matilda Strazza (Hattie) and Rudy Tone (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio)

New Century Theatre (Dec 30, 1948 - Jul 28, 1950)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Dan Brennan

Cast

Keith Andes
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Jun 05, 1950 - Jul 29, 1950
Holly Harris
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Jul 16, 1951 - Jul 28, 1951
Anne Jeffreys
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Jun 05, 1950 - Jul 14, 1951
Betty Ann Grove
Lois Lane / Bianca
Jun 01, 1950 - Oct 28, 1950
Julie Wilson
During Lisa Kirk's vacation
Lois Lane / Bianca
Jan 30, 1950 - Feb 13, 1950
Reed Allyn
Stage Doorman
Harry Asmus
Dancer
Mark Breaux
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Dan Brennan
Stage Doorman
Angus Cairns
Ralph
Stage Manager
Danny Daniels
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Helen Dowdy
Hattie
Mar 06, 1950 - ?
Paul Gannon
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Janet Gaylord
Dancer
Noel Gordon
Cab Driver
Jean Haas
Dancer
Tom Hansen
Dancer
Joan Kibrig
Singing Ensemble
Christine Matsios
Singing Ensemble
Doreen Oswald
Dancer
June Reimer
Singing Ensemble
- ?
Cynthia Riseley
Dancer
Grayce Spence
Singing Ensemble
Richard Wicks
Singing Ensemble
Understudies: Keith Andes (Fred Graham / Petruchio), Dan Brennan (Second Man), Andrew Gainey (Fred Graham / Petruchio), Louise Howard (Lois Lane / Bianca), Joan Kibrig (Lois Lane / Bianca) and Ted Scott (Fred Graham / Petruchio)

Shubert Theatre (Jul 31, 1950 - Jul 28, 1951)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Cast

Ted Scott
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Jul 31, 1950 - Jun 02, 1951
Robert Wright
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Jun 04, 1951 - Jul 28, 1951
Marilyn Day
Lois Lane / Bianca
Oct 30, 1950 - Jun 09, 1951
Betty George
Lois Lane / Bianca
Jun 11, 1951 - Jul 28, 1951
Marc Platt
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Jun 1951 - Jul 28, 1951
music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
Another Op'nin' Another Show
Hattie and The Company
Why Can't You Behave
Lois Lane / Bianca
Wunderbar
Fred Graham / Petruchio and Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
So in Love
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
We Open in Venice
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine, Lois Lane / Bianca and Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Tom, Dick or Harry
Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio, Gremio (First Suitor) and Hortensio (Second Suitor)
I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua
Fred Graham / Petruchio and The Men
I Hate Men
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Were Thine That Special Face
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Cantiamo D'Amore
Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
Kiss Me, Kate
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Too Darn Hot
Paul and Specialty Dancers
Where Is the Life That Late I Led?
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Always True to You (In My Fashion)
Lois Lane / Bianca
Bianca
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
So in Love (Reprise)
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
First Man and Second Man
I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Kiss Me, Kate (Reprise)
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Company

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1949 Winner

Author (Musical)

1949 Winner
Book by Bella Spewack and Samuel Spewack

Best Composer and Lyricist

1949 Winner
Music by Cole Porter
Lyrics by Cole Porter

Best Costume Design

1949 Winner
Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers

Producer (Musical)

1949 Winner
Produced by Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers
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