Broadway NewsRichard Kind Joins Kiss Me, Kate on BroadwayThe Tony nominee joins the Tony-nominated revival for the remainder of its Broadway run.
By
Olivia Clement
June 20, 2019
Richard Kind
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Richard Kind, most recently seen in Roundabout's benefit performance of Twentieth Century, joins the company's Tony-nominated revival of Kiss Me, Kate in the role of Second Man (Gangster). Kind replaces Tom McGowan in the Broadway production, which continues its extended run at Studio 54 through June 30.
Kind played the role of Second Man in Roundabout’s 2016 benefit concert reading of Kiss Me, Kate, and returns to Broadway following his Tony Award-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning performance in The Big Knife.
Cast of Kiss Me KateJoan Marcus
Kiss Me, Kate features a score by Cole Porter and a book by Sam and Bella Spewack. The revamped production from Roundabout features an updated libretto by Tony-nominated composer-lyricist Amanda Green, direction by Scott Ellis, and choreography by Warren Carlyle.
Kind joins a company that includes Kelli O’Hara, Will Chase, James T. Lane, Corbin Bleu, Terence Archie, Mel Johnson Jr., Stephanie Styles, Adrienne Walker, and John Pankow. Lance Coadie Williams was the original Second Man, replaced by McGowan in May.
Rounding out the company of Kiss Me, Kate are Darius Barnes, Preston Truman Boyd, Will Burton,Derrick Cobey, Jesmille Darbouze, Rick Faugno, Haley Fish, Tanya Haglund, Erica Mansfield, Marissa McGowan, Sarah Meahl, Justin Prescott, Christine Cornish Smith, Sherisse Springer, Sam Strasfeld, and Travis Waldschmidt.
The Roundabout revival has music direction by Paul Gemignani, orchestrations by Larry Hochman, dance arrangements by David Chase, sets by David Rockwell, costumes by Jeff Mahshie, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Brian Ronan, and hair and wig design by David Brian Brown.
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Production Photos: Kiss Me, Kate on Broadway
Production Photos: Kiss Me, Kate on Broadway
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Cast of Kiss Me Kate
Joan Marcus
Cast of Kiss Me, Kate
Joan Marcus
Will Chase
Joan Marcus
Preston Truman Boyd, Stephanie Styles, Corbin Bleu and Justin Prescott in the 2019 Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate
The Fred Ebb Award recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a songwriter or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success.
