So, Kiss Me, Kate

Vicki and I spent last night at the Swanson Center, Piedmont's new Mass Com and Theater Building for the Opening Night of the Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate.

Porter used the "play within a play" device to tell the story of the triumph of true love. The storyline is simple. A theatrical group is performing a version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew in 1940's Baltimore. The male and female leads used to be married to each other. Now, each has found a new love. But, as is typical with a Porter production, while they go through rather comical mishaps and misunderstandings, they will eventually "find" each other again.

Many well known Porter standards are in the production, like, "Another Opening, Another Show," "So In Love," "Too Darn Hot," and "Wundebar."

Once again, this was an enjoyable evening, made more so by our contacts with the players in other settings.