the 1948 cole porter musical kiss me, kate is based on which shakespeare play?

The 1948 Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate is based on William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew.

Quick Scoop

• Kiss Me, Kate adapts the plot and characters of The Taming of the Shrew , especially the stormy relationship between Petruchio and Katherine.

• The musical uses a “play within a play” structure, showing a theatre troupe staging The Taming of the Shrew while their own romantic drama mirrors Shakespeare’s story.

• It premiered in 1948, won the first Tony Award for Best Musical, and is widely regarded as one of Cole Porter’s finest works.

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