'Kiss Me, Kate': A mixed bag filled with classics
If it had nothing else to recommend it, Act II Playhouse's production of Kiss Me, Kate would still have the winning combination of Cole Porter and Shakespeare on its side. That mix - Porter's music and lyrics paired with Sam and Bella Spewack's reimagining of The Taming of the Shrew - was, in fact, so winning, it took the first Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949.