Quintessence’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ puts Shakespeare’s ‘Shrew’ to a modern reckoning

Quintessence’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ puts Shakespeare’s ‘Shrew’ to a modern reckoning

Scripts in hand, the cast and crew of “Kiss Me, Kate” began rehearsing the Quintessence Theatre Group’s latest offering on the morning of election day. It proved to be more relevant than anyone expected. The play — a Cole Porter musical riff on William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” — is a backstage comedy about a powerful woman who won’t be tamed and makes her own choices. Although Quintessence chose the play long before the election, and …

Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical on the Torch screen this Saturday

Experience a sizzling new 5-star production of Kiss Me, Kate, filmed live at the Barbican in London especially for the big screen and shown at the Torch Theatre this weekend.