Apart from all the other terrific elements in this performance, what a treat it is to hear the fantastic original dance arrangements! And I'm glad we get the unexpurgated line in "Tom, Dick or Harry": "To give a social goose to thy position, marry me..." (the fifth word was later changed to "lift" or "boost", I believe). 🙂
Thanks to this recording, we get to hear and see Cole Porter's original and Robert Russell Bennett's orchestrations, and not all the crap that's been done to this show and its music all these years😢
I am not sure if BBC bleeped the naughty word or if it was done live with the orchestra making that sound (not sure which instrument would make that sound).
Great entertainment indeed, great cast ... but for me KISS ME KAT is the 2-cd-set conducted by John McGlinn - here the orchestra (playing with great verve) does not offer the original orchestrations and I suffer for this. Anyway the show remains great. The BBC anyway during the BBC Proms ought to always offer the original sound of any music in programme. ... I hate the mikes on the faces!
This was the first musical i saw live (community theatre) as a teen. My enjoyment was increased by visiting Ten Chimneys near Milwaukee, WI where the couple who this was based on lived
Great musical, I saw it on Broadway late 60ths or 70ths as a young man then, It became of my favorite plays, I must say this is a great product as well. I enjoyed it and live it all over again as I did then...
Saw this on BBC 4 here in London a few days ago. I was Totally blown away by The performance that Ben Davis gave. I'm a big fan of his now. Hey the rest of the cast gave a great performance too. 20 out of 10 from me 😉😘🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
I went to Butler University in Indianapolis Indiana with Ben Davis. He's a great guy and an amazing performer. He's had many Broadway credits including Baz Luhrmans La Boheme and Spamalot, among others. He's also in the Kenneth Branaugh film of The Magic Flute.
I was in a school production of KMK (McKinnon High School, Melbourne Australia) as a student, and then years later was the Music Director of a production ( 1995, St. Michael's Grammar School, Melbourne Australia.) It's wonderful to hear the great music of Cole Porter played with such style!
