Kiss Me Kate

Staff
Director George Costa
Choreographer Debbie Nelson
Musical Director John Allen
Vocal Director Marilyn Guerin
Technical Director Ed Perkins
Costume Designer Eileen Barnes
Set Designer Bill Bielby
Lighting Designer Joseph Raco
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Cast (in order of appearance)
Fred Graham / Petruchio Russell Hendrickson
Harry Trevor / Baptista Steele Nesmith
Lios Lane / Bianca Jannine Carrera
Paul (Stage Manager) Burt Oriarte
Lilli Vanessi / Katherine Louise Beresford
Hattie Marie Perkins
Stage Doorman Randy Tyler
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio Rick Desimone
First Gangster Frank Vanella
Second Gangster Donald Benson
Harrison Howell Lawrence Matlock
Gremio Bob Cahall
Hortensio Mark Jordan

The egotistical performer Fred Graham is reunited with his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi in the leading roles of Petruchio and Kate in Taming of the Shrew. Throughout the show they fight and obviously still love each other. Meanwhile, due to mistaken identity, two gangsters harass Fred. Also, two former cabaret performers cast in Taming of the Shrew, Lois Lane and Bill Calhoun struggle to keep their romance alive.

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