Kiss Me, Kate > Original Broadway Cast


Show Details

Show
Kiss Me, Kate (42)
Music
Cole Porter (925)
Lyrics
Cole Porter (925)
Book
Bella Spewack (2), Sam Spewack (3)

Recording Details

Date
January 1949
Type
Audio / Stage Cast
Language
English
Location
US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue
New Century Theatre
Producer
Fred Plaut (29), Manie Sachs (3), Irving Townsend (15), Robert Waller (8)
Director
John C. Wilson (5)
Choreography
Hanya Holm (10)
Conductor
Pembroke Davenport (15)
Music Director
Pembroke Davenport (15)
Orchestrations
Robert Russell Bennett (205)
Vocal Arrangements
Pembroke Davenport (15)
Dance Music
Genevieve Pitot (17)
Performer
Harry Clark (4), Edwin Clay (3), Fred Davis (3), Jack Diamond (2), Alfred Drake (89), Lorenzo Fuller (8), Annabelle Hill (5), Lisa Kirk (42), Harold Lang [1] (17), Patricia Morison [1] (29), Eddie Sledge (3), Charles Wood
Notes
Kiss Me, Kate's entr'acte is used as the "Overture" on this recording.
Shortcode
[r2686]

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Releases (5)

Title
American Musicals: Cole Porter
Format
LP
Label
Time-Life STL-AM02
Released
1981
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Also Contains
Anything Goes - 1962 Off-Broadway Cast
Can-Can - 1953 Original Broadway Cast
Notes
Box set containing 48-page booklet with show notes and lyrics.
Lists
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History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl17602]
KISS ME, KATE
Side 1:
1. Overture; Another Op'nin', Another Show – Annabelle Hill; Company,
2. Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
3. Wunderbar - Patricia Morison, Alfred Drake
4. So in Love - Patricia Morison
5. We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
6. Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Edwin Clay, Charles Wood
7. I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua - Alfred Drake, Men’s Chorus
8. I Hate Men - Patricia Morison
Side 2:
1. Were Thine That Special Face - Alfred Drake
2. Too Darn Hot - Lorenzo Fuller, Eddie Sledge, Fred Davis
3. Where Is the Life That Late I Led? - Alfred Drake
4. Always True to You (In My Fashion) - Lisa Kirk
5. Bianca - Harold Lang
6. So in Love (Reprise) - Alfred Drake
7. Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Harry Clark, Jack Diamond
8. a. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple - Patricia Morison
b. Finale - Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Company
CAN-CAN
Side 1:
1. Introduction; Maidens Typical Of France - Company
2. Never Give Anything Away – Lilo, Women’s Chorus
3. C'est Magnifique – Lilo, Peter Cookson
4. Quadrille
5. Come Along With Me – Erik Rhodes, Hans Conried
6. Live And Let Live - Lilo
7. I Am In Love – Peter Cookson
Side 2:
1. If You Loved Me Truly – Gwen Verdon, Hans Conried, Company
2. Montmart' - Company
3. Allez - vous en, Go Away - Lilo
4. Never, Never Be An Artist – Hans Conried, Company
5. It's All Right With Me – Peter Cookson
6. Every Man Is A Stupid Man - Lilo
7. I Love Paris – Lilo, Company
8. Can-Can – Lilo, Women’s Chorus
ANYTHING GOES
Side 1:
1. Overture; You're the Top - Eileen Rodgers, Hal Linden
2. Bon Voyage - Mickey Deems, Barbara Lang, Hal Linden, Kenneth Mars, Kay Norman, Company
3. It's Delovely - Hal Linden, Barbara Lang, Company
4. The Heaven Hop - Margery Gray, Women’s Chorus
5. Friendship - Mickey Deems, Hal Linden, Eileen Rodgers
6. I Get a Kick out of You - Eileen Rodgers
7. Anything Goes - Eileen Rodgers, Company
Side 2:
1. a. Public Enemy No. 1 - Company
b. Let's Step out - Margery Gray, Company
2. Let's Misbehave - Eileen Rodgers, Kenneth Mars
3. Blow, Gabriel, Blow - Eileen Rodgers, Company
4. All Through the Night - Hal Linden, Barbara Lang
5. Be Like the Bluebird - Mickey Deems
6. Take Me Back to Manhattan - Eileen Rodgers, Women’s Chorus
Title
The Columbia Treasury of the American Musical Theatre: KISS ME, KATE
Format
LP
Label
Columbia S 32609
Released
1973
Audio
Mono
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Notes
Issued as part of a 10-album series, The Columbia Treasury of the America Musical Theatre. Updated liner notes. Original mono recording.
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Shortcode
[rl7525]
1. Overture/Another Op'nin', Another Show - Company,
2. Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
3. Wunderbar - Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison
4. So in Love - Patricia Morison
5. We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Patricia Morison
6. Tom, Dick or Harry - Edwin Clay, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Charles Wood
7. I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua - Alfred Drake,
8. I Hate Men - Patricia Morison
9. Were Thine That Special Face - Alfred Drake
10. Too Darn Hot - Fred Davis, Lorenzo Fuller, Eddie Sledge
11. Where Is the Life That Late I Led? - Alfred Drake
12. Always True to You in My Fashion - Lisa Kirk
13. Bianca - Harold Lang
14. So in Love (Reprise) - Alfred Drake
15. Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Harry Clark, Jack Diamond
16. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple/Finale - Company, Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison
Format
LP
Label
Columbia OS 2300
Released
1963
Audio
Duophonic
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Shortcode
[rl7524]
Format
LP
Label
Columbia OL 4140
Released
1958
Audio
Mono
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Notes
Cover was altered to make reference to a TV version with the original cast stars. Later pressings removed this info.
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Shortcode
[rl7523]
1. Overture/Another Op'nin', Another Show - Company,
2. Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
3. Wunderbar - Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison
4. So in Love - Patricia Morison
5. We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Patricia Morison
6. Tom, Dick or Harry - Edwin Clay, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Charles Wood
7. I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua - Alfred Drake,
8. I Hate Men - Patricia Morison
9. Were Thine That Special Face - Alfred Drake
10. Too Darn Hot - Fred Davis, Lorenzo Fuller, Eddie Sledge
11. Where Is the Life That Late I Led? - Alfred Drake
12. Always True to You in My Fashion - Lisa Kirk
13. Bianca - Harold Lang
14. So in Love (Reprise) - Alfred Drake
15. Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Harry Clark, Jack Diamond
16. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple/Finale - Company, Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison
Format
LP
Label
Columbia ML 4140
Released
1949
Audio
Mono
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Notes
This was Columbia's first cast album recorded and released as a Long Play (Lp) record.
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Shortcode
[rl7522]
1. Overture/Another Op'nin', Another Show - Company,
2. Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
3. Wunderbar - Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison
4. So in Love - Patricia Morison
5. We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Patricia Morison
6. Tom, Dick or Harry - Edwin Clay, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Charles Wood
7. I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua - Alfred Drake,
8. I Hate Men - Patricia Morison
9. Were Thine That Special Face - Alfred Drake
10. Too Darn Hot - Fred Davis, Lorenzo Fuller, Eddie Sledge
11. Where Is the Life That Late I Led? - Alfred Drake
12. Always True to You in My Fashion - Lisa Kirk
13. Bianca - Harold Lang
14. So in Love (Reprise) - Alfred Drake
15. Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Harry Clark, Jack Diamond
16. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple/Finale - Company, Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison

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