If
one believes that the battle of the sexes began with Adam and Eve, then
one has to believe that God must have had a sense of humor when he
created them. Otherwise he would never have allowed William
Shakespeare, The Bard of the 16th Century, to cooperate so
delightfully, deliciously, and so delovely with Cole Porter, The Baud
of the 20th Century for the creation of Kiss Me, Kate - a
rib of The
Taming of the Shrew.
It’s just TOO DARN HOT of a concept to turn down.
“So brush
Up Your Shakespeare” and get ready for
“Another
Op’nin’ ” in our second season
of the Robert O.
and Elizabeth M. Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts Musical
Event.
Supported
by
the Robert O. and Elizabeth Bentley Endowment for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are required.
Attention W&L
Community: Tickets are free to the W&L
Community. Free tickets are
not available online.
Please contact the Box Office, 540/458-8000, Monday - Friday, 9 - 11
a.m. or 2 - 4 p.m. The Box Office opens two hours before each
performance.
Venue Info:
Directions
From I-81
Exit I-81 at exit 188b (Lexington).
The exit will put you on Route 60 west.
Continue on Route 60 west through Lexington.
Route 60 becomes Nelson Street in Lexington.
As you are about to leave Lexington, the Lenfest Center
will be on your left and the parking garage will be on your right.
From I-64
Exit I-64 at the Lexington, Route 11 Exit.
Proceed south on Route 11 towards Lexington.
After crossing bridge, bear right to Downtown Lexington,
business district.
Continue on Route 11 (Jefferson Street) to Route 60 (Nelson
Street).
Turn right on to Route 60 west (Nelson Street)
Continue on Nelson Street. As you are about to leave
Lexington,
the Lenfest Center will be on your left and the parking garage will be
on your right.
Parking
The W&L parking garage, directly across Nelson Street
from the Lenfest Center, is the primary
parking
area for the Lenfest Center and is available to you, free of charge, on
the evenings when performances are presented at the Center.
Enter the parking garage from Washington Street directly off
of
Nelson Street (Rt. 60). After parking in the garage, use the elevator
to go to level L. The level is marked "Lenfest Center for the
Performing Arts". The elevator will open at footbridge level allowing
you to cross Nelson Street on the walkway above traffic.
The Lenfest Center appreciates your help and hopes your use of
the
parking garage will make your Lenfest experience safer and more
enjoyable.
Kiss Me, Kate is a Tony Award-winning musical with a book by Samuel and Bella Spewack and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It won the first Tony Award for "Best Musical" in 1949.
Inspired by The Taming of the Shrew, it tells the tale of two once-married, now-divorced musical theater actors, Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, who are performing opposite each other in the roles of Petruchio and Katharine in a Broadway-bound musical version of William Shakespeare's play. Already on poor terms, the pair begin an all-out emotional war mid-performance that threatens the production's success. The only thing keeping the show together are threats from a pair of gangsters, who have come to collect a gambling debt from the show's Lucentio, Bill Calhoun. In classic musical comedy fashion, slapstick madness ensues before everything is resolved.
Calendar
If
one believes that the battle of the sexes began with Adam and Eve, then
one has to believe that God must have had a sense of humor when he
created them. Otherwise he would never have allowed William
Shakespeare, The Bard of the 16th Century, to cooperate so
delightfully, deliciously, and so delovely with Cole Porter, The Baud
of the 20th Century for the creation of