when did kiss me kate open on broadway
Kiss Me, Kate Kiss Me, Kate was Porter's response to Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! and other integrated musicals; it was the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics were firmly connected to the script. The musical premiered in 1948 and proved to be Porter's only show to run for more than 1,000 performances on Broadway.[1][2] In 1949, it won the first Tony Award for Best Musical.