The Broadway Cast of

Kiss Me, Kate


Too Darn Hot

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BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL (Fred Graham/Petruchio) Broadway: a Tony award nominee for Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker); Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Valentine); Jelly's Last Jam (Jelly); Oh, Kay!; Mail (Theatre World Award); Do Re Mi (1999 Encores: Great American Musicals in Concert); Carnegie Hall debut with San Francisco Symphony. Recent TV and film include: "Double Platinum" (with Diana Ross), "Too Rich" (with Lauren Bacall), The Prince of Egypt, PBS's "Great Performances," "The Singer and the Song" (from the White House). He has recorded nine albums and is working on his first solo album.

understudies: Merwin Foard, Michael X. Martin



Merwin Foard: (Fred/Harrison) Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, 1776, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast. Five national tours and tons of regional appearances. TV: "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," "Midnight Caller." Disney films: Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, Aladdin and the King of Thieves and Hunchback… Love to his wife Becky and their two beautiful daughters. Thanks BI…


MARIN MAZZIE (Lilli Vanessi/Katharine) received 1998 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle award nominations as "Best Actress in a Musical" for her portrayal of Mother in the Broadway production of Ragtime a role she created in the original workshop production and world premiere. Also on Broadway, she received a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Clara in the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical Passion and repeated her role in the film version for PBS, now available on videocassette. Other Broadway credits include: Into the Woods (Rapunzel, Witch, Cinderella), Big River (Mary Jane Wilkes) and the City Center Encore production of Out of this World (Helen).

understudy: Patty Goble

AMY SPANGER (Lois Lane/Bianca) just finished playing the role of Roxie Hart in the national tour of Chicago. She played June in the Broadway company of Chicago, where she understudied both Roxie and Velma. Prior to that, Amy completed a very successful run as Maureen in the first national tour of Rent. She performed in the original workshop of Fosse. As an understudy, she performed the role of Betty Schaeffer in the Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard, starring Betty Buckley. Amy thanks her friends, family and teachers for their continued love and support.

understudies: JoAnn M. Hunter, Nancy Lemenager

MICHAEL BERRESSE (Bill Calhoun/Lucentio) having been featured in The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm comes from playing Billy Flynn in both the Broadway and national touring companies of Chicago. He also starred as Channon in Gerald Freedman's new adaption of The Dybbuk (Great Lakes Theatre Festival). Other Broadway: Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Guys and Dolls (crapshooter specialty), Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel. Off-Broadway: The Cocoanuts (Harvey Yates), Forever Plaid (Smudge). Regional: Kiss Me, Kate (Bill Calhoun), West Side Story, Funny Girl. National Tours: Fiddler..., Joseph...Dreamcoat (Pharoah), Busker Alley.

understudy: Kevin Neil McCready


HARRY TREVOR/BAPTISTA (John Horton) Broadway: Moby Dick, Photo Finish, Otherwise Engaged, Spokesong, Bedroom Farce, Amadeus, The Homecoming, Lettice and Lovage (national tour), Allegro (Encores!), London Assurance, Golden Child. Off-Broadway: Rear Column, Close of Play, The Vinegar Tree, Love's Labor's Lost, A Backer's Audition. Regional: Racing Demon, Guthrie. Television: "NY Undercover," "George Washington," "Liberty," "Feds," "Wright's Verdict's," "One Life to Live." Film: Shawshank Redemption, Thinner, Donnie Brasco.

understudy: Robert Ousley


ADRIANE LENOX (Hattie) Opens in another show this year after being featured in The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm. NY audiences also go to know her from her Obie and Audelco Award winning performance in Dinah Was. Broadway: Ain't Misbehavin', Dreamgirls, Buddy Holly, How to Succeed in Business…and much, much more.

understudy: Cynthia Sopheia


STANLEY WAYNE MATHIS (Paul) Broadway: You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Lion King; Jelly's Last Jam; Oh Kay. Off-Broadway: St. Louis Woman, City Center; Antigone, UBU Repatory; Fantasma; Public Theatre. Regional: Hot Mikado, Theatre Under the Stars; Abyssinia, Arena Stage; Anything Goes, Theatrefest; Spunk and Day of Absence, Centerstage; Faust, The Goodman; Greensboro, McCarter Theatre.


understudy: T. Oliver Reid


LEE WILKOF (First Man) Broadway: She Loves Me, The Front Page, Sweet Charity. Off-Broadway: Mizlansky/Zilinsky, June Moon, Assassins (Drama Desk Nomination), Little Shop of Horrors, The Present Tense (Drama Desk Nomination, Obie Award), Do Re Mi (Encores!). Regional: Yale Rep, Center Stage, Taper, McCarter, Williamstown. Television: "Ally McBeal," "Law & Order," "Max Headroom," "Hart to Hart," and many more. Film: Addicted to Love, Private Parts, This Boy's Life, Chatahoochie, Everything's Jake.

understudy: Blake Hammond


MICHAEL MULHEREN (Second Man) Broadway: Titanic; On the Waterfront; Li'l Abner; Do Re Mi (Encores! Series.) Off Broadway: Captains Courageous; Floyd Collins; The Coconuts; The Fantasticks. Tours: Annie; Oliver; Brigadoon. TV: "Law and Order," "NYPD Blue," "The Equalizer," all NY Soaps. Film: Bringing Out the Dead, featured in films with Matthew Broderick, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Thanks Cynthia Katz, Pat House, Dad, and always Izzie.

understudies: Blake Hammond, Michael X. Martin


Harrison Howell - Ron Holgate
understudies: Merwin Foard, Michael X. Martin

Ralph (Stage Manager) - Eric Michael Gillett

Pops (Stage Doorman) - Robert Ousley

Cab Driver - Jerome Vivona

Gremio (First Suitor to Bianca) - Kevin Neil McCready
understudies: Jerome Vivona, T. Oliver Reid

Hortensio (Second Suitor to Bianca) - Darren Lee
understudies: Vince Pesce, T. Oliver Reid

Nathaniel - Jerome Vivona

Gregory - Vince Pesce

Philip - Blake Hammond

Haberdasher - Michael X. Martin

The Ensemble:
Eric Michael Gillett, Patty Goble, Blake Hammond, JoAnn M. Hunter, Nancy Lemenager, Darren Lee, Michael X. Martin, Kevin Neal McCready, Carol Lee Meadows, Elizabeth Mills, Linda Mugleston, Robert Ousley, Vince Pesce, Cynthia Sopheia, Jerome Vivona

understudies for all other roles:
Paula Leggett Chase
T. Oliver Reid

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