Reviews and Interviews

Kiss Me Kate Fulfills Sweet Valentine Craving
Steve Winn's review of the current production (2/8/02), which says that "A fresh revival of Cole Porter's 1948 charmer delivers a big, bright valentine to the flop-sweat joy of making musicals the way they used to make musicals."

From the Arena to the Great White Way
An interview with Rex Smith, former rock star and now star of the SF production of "Kiss Me Kate".

At the Theater: Kiss Me Kate
A review of the original Broadway production in 1948.

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About Cole Porter

Cole Porter, one of America's best-known popular composers, wrote the music and lyrics for "Kiss Me Kate". Learn more about him here. Read the lyrics to the songs you'll hear in the musical

Cole Porter Biography
An interesting and detailed biography of "Kiss Me Kate's" composer.

Todd's Cole Porter Page
Find the lyrics to most of Cole Porter's songs here.

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"The Taming of the Shrew"
and William Shakespeare

You may or may not know that the plot for "Kiss Me Kate" was borrowed from "The Taming of the Shrew", written by William Shakespeare. Learn about it here, and compare the plot to "Kiss Me Kate"

The Taming of the Shrew
An easy-to-read (well, compared to the original!) plot summary of the play

Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare
Another, longer retelling of "The Taming of the Shrew", from a collection of tales written by Charles and Mary Lamb.

The Taming of the Shrew
Here's the original Shakespeare, including a nice plot summary.

Book-a-Minute Classics
No time for Shakespeare? Here's a funny, one-minute summary.

Vocabulary University
SAT-College Prep vocabulary taken from "The Taming of the Shrew", as well as from many other required high school/junior high school reading books.

Shakespeare Online
Haven't had enough Shakespeare yet? This "fan's site" offers a biography, interesting historical details, articles on Shakespeare's works, and much more!

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Cliff Stevens
English Language Program
UC Berkeley Extension

Last updated on 2/24/02

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