Kiss Me, Kate (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (687)
See it if You enjoy great singing and dancing as well as Shakespeare. I saw the previous rendition of this and I think this is even better.
Don't see it if you don't like a big Broadway musical with very talented singers and dancers!
See it if you like a stellar new production of KMK: it has EVERYTHING you want of a Broadway show! Whole ensemble delivers incredible entertainment!
Don't see it if you don't like Broadway musicals or don't like "revivals" (but this is not really a revival but more of a VERY well done updated version).
See it if You love classic musicals. This has outstanding vocal performances and amazing choreography. It's everything a musical should be!
Don't see it if You hate musicals, that's it. I see no flaws!
See it if An excellent production of a treasure; Cole Porter at his best
Don't see it if You insist on realistic plots
See it if You’re open to a rebirth rather than a revival of KMK. I’ve never scored 100 before. O’Hara is as a great a physical comedian as a vocalist.
Don't see it if You really, really hate musicals - even smart, funny ones. You really hate dance. Corbin Bleu dances on the ceiling! Breathtaking Read more
See it if you love a show that is flawless and has unexpected surprises in directing that took the audience to levels of excitement.
Don't see it if you don't like classical musical theatre done in an excellent manner.
See it if you like Cole Porter and or Kelli O'Hara, or want to see a wonderful production of this classic musical
Don't see it if you don't like musicals--although I can't imagine anyone not liking this one! Read more
See it if You like big bawdy crowd pleasing musicals - Cole Porter and Kelli O’Hara - WOW!
Don't see it if If you don’t like fabulous musicals
Critic Reviews (56)
"It’s a measure of how skillfully director Scott Ellis and book-tweaker Amanda Green navigate the antique attitudes of the material that we view the vicious scrapping of these ex-spouses as hilarious, not creepy or lopsided...This version softens the lady-bashing while not sacrificing the sexiness and humor. Above all, it’s acted and staged with consummate style and grace...Overall, choreographer Warren Carlyle’s routines are spectacular, performed by a winning ensemble."
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"A new, first-class Broadway version that at times raises its sparkle quotient to incandescence. Director Scott Ellis and choreographer Warren Carlyle apply so much sizzling flair to their revival of the 1948 show that it has restored my faith in efforts to mount golden-age musicals with books that have, well, seen better days...There is that creamy O’Hara coloratura, too, to sing us all into happy submission and apply to this revival an apropos adjective: unmissable."
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"Whether she’s hitting high notes or swatting her male co-star, Kelli O’Hara — funny and fierce — is reason enough to see 'Kiss Me, Kate'...All’s well that ends well, thanks to Scott Ellis’ witty staging, which brims with visual gags and cheekiness...Warren Carlyle’s choreography is dynamite...The musical’s book has been tweaked, though not always for the better, to minimize misogyny...Gender-parity achieved, yes? No...But the stars make the most of it."
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"Rarely has O’Hara’s vibrato sounded so strong, so powerful, as it does when she sings these three little words: 'I Hate Men'...Gone is the shiny schmaltz of the Golden Age musical’s previous productions, Ellis instead grounding the piece, when necessarily, in sincerity and reality...It helps that Amanda Green has provided some tweaks to Sam and Bella Spewack’s book...None of this means the piece has lost its spark. Porter’s wit still shines through in his score."
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"The show stars Broadway divinity Kelli O’Hara, who endows whatever musical role she’s playing with coloratura splendor. Muscularly directed by Scott Ellis, the production showcases Warren Carlyle’s exhilarating choreography...No one is likely to go home feeling outraged or under-entertained. Yet some essential human chemistry is missing...That sense of seductive inevitability, which was ever-present in the 1999 Broadway revival, is roughhoused out of Ellis’ production."
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"As an unnecessary, underwhelming and miscast revival...A pale imitation of the 1999 production that seems to have come straight out of the freezer...Taking on Lili/Katharine marks a clear attempt by O’Hara to branch out into musical comedy, but she appears tentative with the broad, larger-than-life antics required of the role...On the other hand, Corbin Bleu and Stephanie Styles shine as the secondary couple."
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"Big, boisterous, brawling 'Kiss Me, Kate' is a revival to fall for...Thanks to some subtle tweaks and re-staging, it's the story that's getting tamed without losing any of its ferocious bite!...Director Ellis staged the classic with great care, respecting its historical roots while shifting the gender dynamic just enough to put the two leads on equal footing...O’Hara deserves...our eternal worship for gracing us with two and a half glorio hours in this altogether wunderbar production."
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"The first 15 minutes are a little rough around the edges. At times, Ellis's direction seems aimless, crucial chemistry is lacking, and certain numbers don't land as they should. But when 'Kate' kicks into high gear, it becomes musical-comedy heaven, delivering exuberant showstopper after exuberant showstopper...With high-flying dancers, O'Hara's soaring vocals, and Gemignani's 33-instrument orchestra, I'm happy to look past the imperfections. This 'Kiss Me, Kate' is a real treat."
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