<P> Kiss Me , Kate is a musical written by Samuel and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter . The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off - stage between Fred Graham , the show 's director , producer , and star , and his leading lady , his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi . A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane , the actress playing Bianca , and her gambler boyfriend , Bill , who runs afoul of some gangsters . The original production starred Alfred Drake , Patricia Morison , Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang and won the Tony Award . </P>
<P> Kiss Me , Kate is a musical written by Samuel and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter . The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off - stage between Fred Graham , the show 's director , producer , and star , and his leading lady , his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi . A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane , the actress playing Bianca , and her gambler boyfriend , Bill , who runs afoul of some gangsters . The original production starred Alfred Drake , Patricia Morison , Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang and won the Tony Award . </P>
who wrote the music for kiss me kate
who wrote the music for kiss me kate
Cole Porter
Cole Porter