Review of Kiss Me Kate (1953) by Tracey C — 06 Jan 2010
When two squabbing ex-marrieds are cast as squabbing Renaissance romantics in a musical The Taming of the shrew. life imitates art, art imitates life- and it all proves no musical comedy imitates Kiss Me Kate, the backstage /onstage delight from the 1948 Broadway smash and featuring 14 peerless Cole Ponter songs.
Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson are the tangled twosome So in Love despite her I Hate Men flashpoints. Ann Miler adds heat,razzie-tap-dazzing in Too Dam Hot and wowing Tom ,Dick and Harry (Bob Fossie, Tommy Rail, Bobby Van).
Fosse and Hermes Pan proviide zesty choreography under George Sidney's nimble direction . So Brush Up Your Shakespeare and enjoy, Kate won't just kiss you She'll floor you.
This review of Kiss Me Kate (1953) was written by Tracey C on 06 Jan 2010.
Kiss Me Kate has generally received positive reviews.
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