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    Kiss Me Kate


    "Wonder of wonders, a gentleman in Verona desires you in marriage."
    "Then he best go back there."

    Pay attention, this is complicated...
    Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" is the play... and reality mimics the stage. Fred (Keel) is directing a musical version of the Taming of the Shrew, with music by Cole Porter (Randell). He will play the lead [Petruchio], with his ex Lilli (Grayson) playing his romantic opposite [Katherine]. They are still in love with each other, but can't seem to make things work. He is seeming dance hall girl Lois (Miller) who is also in the show as the sister [Bianca]. Lois is in love with her dance partner, Bill (Rall) who plays her suitor [Lucentio]. Bill has a gambling problem, but signs Fred's name to his IOU, so the night the play opens Lippy (Wynn) and Slug (Whitmore) come to collect.


    As I have previously stated, I love musicals and this is no exception. Keel and Grayson have wonderful chemistry. The best part are the dance numbers, choreographed by Hermes Pan. The best sequences are the dances for "From This Moment On", watch for the third solo dance with Bob Fosse and Carol Haney. This was choreographed by Fosse and marks the beginning of his wonderful career with choreography. The mobsters steal the show and get the best song of the play "Brush Up Your Shakespeare", although if you are familiar with the stage version they have removed some lines to make it less scandalous.

    Dude, it's quotable: the songs are excellent, the dances unbelievable, and the cast stellar...what more could you want?
    Rent it: it is just a fun musical

    Kiss Me Kate (1953) 109 minutes
    Director: George Sidney
    Starring: Kathryn Grayson as Lilli / Katherine
    Howard Keel as Fred / Petruchio
    Ann Miller as Lois / Bianca
    Tommy Rall as Bill / Lucentio
    Keenan Wynn as Lippy
    James Whitmore as Slug
    Bobby Van as Gremio
    Bob Fosse as Hortensio
    Ron Randell as Cole Porter
    Willard Parker as Tex
    Claud Allister as Paul
    Ann Codee as Suzanne

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