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Kiss Me, Kate : A Commercial Force
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Abstract
Kiss Me, Kate was the most commercially successful stage musical with songs by the celebrated figure Cole Porter and a book by Sam and Bella Spewack. This introduction briefly contextualizes the success of Kiss Me, Kate and provides a detailed plot synopsis as a preface to the book. To close, it connects the story of Kiss Me, Kate with the key themes of the book: collaboration, gender, reception to the Taming of the Shrew, representing marriage, and creating popular entertainment. The chapter highlights the cultural and commercial profile of Kiss Me, Kate and its status as one of the comparatively American musical comedies that continues to play on stage and in movie theaters around the world.
Title: Kiss Me, Kate
: A Commercial Force
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Abstract
Kiss Me, Kate was the most commercially successful stage musical with songs by the celebrated figure Cole Porter and a book by Sam and Bella Spewack.
This introduction briefly contextualizes the success of Kiss Me, Kate and provides a detailed plot synopsis as a preface to the book.
To close, it connects the story of Kiss Me, Kate with the key themes of the book: collaboration, gender, reception to the Taming of the Shrew, representing marriage, and creating popular entertainment.
The chapter highlights the cultural and commercial profile of Kiss Me, Kate and its status as one of the comparatively American musical comedies that continues to play on stage and in movie theaters around the world.
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