Show: KISS ME, KATE
Theater: Forge Theatre
Theater Website: https://www.forgetheatre.org/2026-27-season.html
Show runs: 09/11/2026 to 09/27/2026
KISS ME, KATE
Music & Lyrics by: Cole Porter
Book by: Sam & Bella Spewack
Directed by Marsha Amato-Greenspan
Musical Direction by Denise Wisneski
Performance Dates:
September 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm
September 20 & 27 2026 @ 2:00pm
Synopsis:
Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, sophistication, and behind-the-scenes high jinks, Kiss Me, Kate combines the irreverent humor of four brilliant writers: Sam and Bella Spewack, Cole Porter and William Shakespeare. Musical numbers include “So In Love,” “Wunderbar,” “Tom, Dick or Harry,” “Too Darn Hot,” “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” “I Hate Men,” “Always True to You (In My Fashion)” and “Another Op’nin, Another Show.”
KISS ME, KATE is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK www.tamswitmark.com
KISS ME, KATE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
Cast:
Fred Graham/Petruchio- Greg Kasander
Lilli/Katherine(Kate)- Anne DiFebbo
Bill Calhoun/Lucentio- Peter Phillips
Lois/Bianca- Kim Cafarella
Hattie- Deborah Marotta
Man 1- Tom Pitt
Man 2- Tom Groves
General Howell- Frank Baldo
Flynt/Ensemble/ Gremio- Antonio Whited
Riley/Ensemble/Hortensio- Rob Geils
Paul- Tristan Sieben
Harry Trevor/Baptista- Dino Capone
Stagehand #1/Cab Driver/Servant/Mandolin Player/Soloist- Andrew Rosenfield
Stagehand #2/Philip- Lucas DiFebbo
Stagehand #3/Haberdasher- Andrew DiFebbo
Pops/Padua Priest- David Wren-Hardin
Stage Manager/Ensemble Singer- Gabriel Houser
Dance Captain/Gregory- Philip Ezickson
Ensemble/Cab Driver/General Driver/Shrew Ensemble- Evan Harbaugh
Wardrobe Lady/Ensemble Dancer- Brittany Murphy
Ensemble/Padua Waitress- Kristin Dormuth
Ensemble/Dancer- Sharon Warner
Ensemble- Grace Merryman, Ayyar Kavita
Theater Address: 241 First Ave, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 19460 (Map It)
Theater Phone: (610) 935-1920
Price: $20/$17
Purchase tickets online: https://forgetheatre.ludus.com/index.php?sections=events
