Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3d and many subrun engagements as well. Howard keel and kathryn grayson star as famous broadway singing team who havent. The plot follows recently divorced actors who star in a broadway version of shrew and let their. Other good examples are house of wax and the creature of black lagoon. Kiss me, kate act two, too darn hotshrew entracte by thetimewarp3000. Miss katherine was green lakes school teacher who made the best spiced peaches in texas. It was filmed in 3d but was not widely released in that format as it required special projection equipment and required the audience to wear eyestraining glasses. Kiss me, kate synopsis broadway musical the main characters are actors who rehearse shakespeares play.
The players have to be able to keep their backstage personas as they are speaking the lines from the taming of the shrew and have to do that convincingly also. Fred and lilly are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by cole porter who has written a musical version of the taming of the shrew. Patricia morison performed i hate men more effectively than kathryn grayson whom i adore. Kiss me kate always true to you in my fashion new broadway cast by bekpuro. This new critical edition of kiss me, kate is a major achievement in broadway scholarship, demystifying this fine score, and assembling a treasure trove of information about the show and how the orchestrations came into being, the latter in itself the kind of case study needed in a burgeoning field. The common myth is that kiss me kate played very few 3d engagements when it was first released. Written by samuel and bella spewack with a score by cole porter, kiss me kate took shakespeares the taming of the shrew 1593 and turned it into a backstage musical.
Broadways kiss me, kate finds its complete cast playbill. Inspired by the taming of the shrew, it tells the tale of. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Kiss me kate 1953 kathryn grayson and howard keel in kiss me kate 1953 kurt kasznar and howard. Kiss me kate 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mgms dvd of kiss me kate is a bright new transfer with a wonderful remixed track and a separate musiconly track, for those who want to hear saul chaplins interstitial music, but savant was confused by the framing. Its just stunningly good, the whole film has amazing depth, not just the obvious. There are some songs in kiss me kate that i have never enjoyed until i heard these songs sung by these superb performers. Watch kiss me kate 1953 full movie online 123movie watch kiss me kate 1953 123movies online for free. Howard, kathryn, all the cast 1953 kiss me kate youtube. Kiss me kate 1953 even though this movie was originally shown in theatres in 3d with special glasses provided, we are airing the flat version. See the full list of kiss me kate cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In assembling its cast, mgm turned mostly to its own contract players. The kiss me, kate dvd can be purchased from shop thirteen. By the time major studios and the larger independents were able to get their first big budget prestige productions using the 3d process into theaters, the 1950s 3d craze was nearly over. Kiss me kate eventually had an incredible run of over performances.
It is structured as a play within a play, where the interior play is a musical version of william shakespeares. As previously reported, the 1948 musical comedy from cole porter will feature an. Im trying to not add too many superlatives, but kiss me kate is an absolute mustpurchase if. One of the greatest broadway musicals of all time comes to the screen in this star studded adaptation of kiss me kate. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of kiss me kate, film score 1953 on allmusic. Kiss me kate 1953 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. Kiss me kate by george sidney george sidney, kathryn. The clever showwithinashow aspect of this film and the play upon which it is based is that the movie itself is a. Roundabout theatre companys 2019 broadway revival of the musical comedy kiss me, kate has found its complete cast. Kiss me, kate is a 1949 album of songs from the musical of the same name recorded by american singer jo stafford and actor and singer gordon macrae. Kiss me kate is a delight howard keel and kathryn grayson are convincing as a divorced couple who are appearing in a broadway play about courting each other. Directed by george sidney, starring kathryn grayson and howard keel, the film was produced in 3d, with viewers given plastic glasses to bring it to full life. Kiss me kate premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. About carousel kiss me, kate is a musical with music and lyrics by cole porter.
Here it is at last, treated with the same respect as the great european operas. Vital disc stats kiss me kate arrives on bluray in both 3d and 2d versions on one bd50 duallayer disc thats packaged in a standard case. Kiss me kate tv movie 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Even so, kiss me kate is bright, splashy, flashy and colourful. For the first time ever, the definitive full orchestral s. It was released january 1, 1949 on columbia records. With kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn. The mgm film version of cole porters kiss me kate was released in 1953. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your rotten tomatoes account against an. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of the taming of the shrew. Released june 11th, 1991, kiss me kate stars kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, bobby van the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Kiss me kate is one of the most difficult of musicals to act because you have to be good enough to act two roles simultaneously.
Kiss me, kate original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city dec 30, 1948 and played through jul 28, 1951. Kiss me kate is the perfect example how 3d media can be an intelligent test in order to improve the quality and effects of a good script and not as a circus entertainment without sense. Miss katherine barlow, also known as kissin kate barlow, was an outlaw at green lake, texas. I really wish i could have the chance to see this film the way it was meant to be seen, in 3d. Kiss me, kate characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis.
The children loved miss katherine, and so did the men who she taught. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name. Kissin kate barlow katherine barlow holes wiki fandom. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name inspired by the taming of the shrew, it tells the tale of musical theater actors fred graham and lilli vanessi, who were once married, and are now performing opposite each other in the roles of petruchio and katherine in a broadwaybound musical version of william shakespeares play. Full casting announced for broadways kiss me, kate playbill. The cast of kiss me, kate performs too darn hot at the 2019 tony awards duration. With this new triumph, porter was once again the toast of the town. Because the 22 parts of this production deserved to be united so i could watch them all together without having to click next video. This version of kiss me kate has to be among the finest filmed live musicals that i have ever seen. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken. Kiss me, kate book by samuel and bella spewack music and lyrics by cole porter directed by victoria bussert contents 2 the 411 3 asl 4 fyi 5 hth 6 f2f. From this moment on cole porter, kiss me kate, 1953. Unfortunately, theres no way to get that effect on vhs and probably not dvd either.
Cole porters kiss me kate is a musical within a musical altogether appropriate, since its source material, shakespeares the taming of the shrew, was a play within a play. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kiss me kate near you. Kiss me kate was mgm first 3d movie, by the time the 3d craze had almost. The story involves the production of a musical version of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew and the conflict on and offstage between fred graham, the shows director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his exwife lilli vanessi. Accompaniment tracks without vocals complete tracks with guide vocals.
Kiss me kate is shakespeares taming of the shrew done over in eminently satisfying fasion via a collaboration of superior song, dance and comedy talents. Kiss me kate performance guide bromsgrove operatic society. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. I mean, it does boast howard keel at his howard keeliest, ann miller giving 110 % the whole film, and kathryn graysons high pitched vibrato. A musical extravaganza featuring the witty tunes of cole porter, kiss me kate 1953 is a remake of shakespeares the taming of the shrew.
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