Cole Porter
Cole Porter composer and lyricist, created a sophisticated and rich body of work that appeared on both Broadway and the Big Screen. Charming melodies and clever lyrics set Porter aside from other composers.
Date of Birth: June 09, 1891
Date of Death: October 15, 1964 (73)
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BIO
Cole Porter composer and lyricist, created a sophisticated and rich body of work that appeared on both Broadway and the Big Screen. Charming melodies and clever lyrics set Porter aside from other composers. Notable songs include, “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” for Paris, “Night and Day” for Gay Divorce, “Wunderbar” for Kiss Me, Kate, “All Through the Night,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “Blow Gabriel Blow,” and the title song for Anything Goes. Porter won his first Tony for his Kiss Me, Kate score. He also wrote many famous songs that appeared in films including, “I’ve Got You under My Skin,” “In the Still of the Night,” and “Easy to Love.”
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A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
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From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
A scene from Anything Goes by Cole Porter @ Barbican Theatre. Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
(Opening 23-07-2021)
©Tristram Kenton 07-21
(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
From: No te pierdas las imágenes de ANYTHING GOES en directo
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Videos
Video: Randy Rainbow Parodies ANYTHING GOES With 'He's De-Mented!'
by Michael Major - 2026-06-30 10:31:48
Photos/Video: HIGH SOCIETY in Rehearsal at the Barbican Theatre
by Stephi Wild - 2026-05-13 06:00:21
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2026
The WYO’s 2026 Fall Premiere will open with the updated 2022 version of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” — bringing together local performers, lively Broadway music, a festive Captain’s Night celebration and more.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 8, 2026
Pianist Aaron Diehl performs solo in the historic Rosen House at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York, as part of the venue's 2026-2027 concert series.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026
SMOKE Jazz Club announced its November programming featuring bebop saxophonist Charles McPherson, NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart, and TENOR TITANS, a quintet led by Wayne Escoffery and Jimmy Greene.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2026
New Hampshire's Weathervane Theatre will present Cole Porter's ANYTHING GOES, directed by David Grindrod, with a cast of 25 performers closing the venue's 61st season.
by Sharon Ellman - Oct 5, 2026
This reviewer was thrilled with this long needed injection of nostalgic musical talent that still pulls at the old heart strings. Thank you Patti LuPone! Pure magic in song.
by Jude Gair-Ah Siu - Oct 3, 2026
What did our critic think of ANYTHING GOES at Selwyn Theatre?
by Sabrina Wallace - Oct 2, 2026
The Baron's Men deliver a funny, beautifully costumed, and well-acted Shakespeare classic, even if Katherine's 'happy ending' gives a modern audience plenty to debate. Playing through Oct. 11th, 2026.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Oct 1, 2026
Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire are being honored by the American Songbook Association with a 10/5 gala. We spoke about what they’ve been up to lately, the ASA show, and the legacy of the Great American Songbook.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2026
Jeff Harnar will present a special encore performance of his solo show I KNOW THINGS NOW MY LIFE IN SONDHEIM'S WORDS in memory of Sondra Lee at Birdland Jazz, featuring music director Jon Weber.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2026
Tony-nominee Ann Hampton Callaway will perform Cole Porter classics at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz in Los Angeles, featuring songs she wrote with Porter and accompanied by jazz musicians.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2026
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.
by Stephen Mosher - Sep 27, 2026
There's a reason Tanya Moberly won a 2025 MAC Award, and the proof is in the performance.
by Guest Blog: Melissa Errico - Sep 28, 2026
'On songs, surrealism, love letters, and discovering what an album was about after I had already made it.' Melissa Errico shares reflections on her new album, I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?
by Rachel Stone - Sep 24, 2026
The annual Village Trip festival will feature nearly a dozen concerts with world premieres by David Amram, Samuel Adler, and Anthony Davis, plus performances by the Horszowski Trio, Ahn Trio, and Cygnus Ensemble.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 23, 2026
Singer and lyricist Joan Watson-Jones released her fifth album, LOVE SINGS, featuring 11 tracks with original compositions and a Gershwin standard, accompanied by Boston-based musicians Frank Wilkins, Dave Zox, Alvin Terry, and Bobby Tynes.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 23, 2026
Brainstorm Records will release the official studio cast recording for the new musical MIDDLE SCHOOL MYSTERIES on digital streaming platforms. The album features music and lyrics by Daniel Maté and a book by Maté and Marshall Pailet.
by Andrew Poretz - Sep 23, 2026
Ol’ Blue Eyes is back in spirit as the original stars of Our Sinatra reunite for a 25th-anniversary celebration packed with timeless songs, terrific harmonies, jazzy interpretations, and plenty of Sinatra lore, playing through November 29
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2026
54 Below will present multiple cabaret shows featuring Tony Award winners Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Natalie Venetia Belcon, Grammy nominee Marilyn Maye, and performers from HAMILTON, HADESTOWN, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
by Sharon Ellman - Sep 21, 2026
What a night! Leslee Warren truly amazed this reviewer with her magnificent vocal portrayal of her idol, Lena Horne. She returns to Chelsea Table on October 8
by Michael Gioia - Sep 19, 2026
'Evita' is making its way back to Broadway, but it’s been more than four decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical first arrived in New York City. BroadwayWorld looks back at the original cast.
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Cole Porter has written 52 shows including Hot and Cole (Composer/Lyricist), Red, Hot and Cole (Composer/Lyricist), The Pirate (Composer/Lyricist), The Pot of Gold (Composer/Lyricist), Paranoia (Composer), See America First (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Hitchy-Koo [1919] (Composer/Lyricist), Hitchy-Koo of 1922 (Composer/Lyricist), The Greenwich Village Follies [1924] (Composer/Lyricist), La Revue Des Ambassadeurs (Composer/Lyricist), Paris (Composer/Lyricist), Fifty Million Frenchmen (Composer), Wake Up and Dream (Composer/Lyricist), The New Yorkers (Composer/Lyricist), Gay Divorce (Composer/Lyricist), Nymph Errant (Composer/Lyricist), Anything Goes (Composer), Jubilee (Composer), Red, Hot and Blue! (Composer/Lyricist), O, Mistress Mine (Composer/Lyricist), You Never Know (Composer/Lyricist), Leave It to Me! (Composer/Lyricist), Du Barry Was A Lady (Composer), Panama Hattie (Composer/Lyricist), Let's Face It! (Composer/Lyricist), Something for the Boys (Composer/Lyricist), Mexican Hayride (Composer/Lyricist), Seven Lively Arts (Composer/Lyricist), Around the World (Composer/Lyricist), Kiss Me, Kate (Composer/Lyricist), Out of this World (Composer/Lyricist), Can-Can (Composer), Silk Stockings (Composer/Lyricist), Aladdin (Composer/Lyricist), Out of this World (Composer), The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes Of Cole Porter (Composer/Lyricist), Once Upon a Time (Composer/Lyricist), Cole (Composer/Lyricist), Unsung Cole (Composer), Happy New Year (Composer/Lyricist), High Society (Composer/Lyricist), Star Dust (Composer/Lyricist), A Swell Party (Composer/Lyricist), Fosse (Lyricist), Porterphiles (Composer), It Just Catches (Music), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Composer), Cole Porter's The Pirate (Composer/Lyricist), Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter (Composer), Come Fly Away (Composer), Roman Holiday - The Cole Porter Musical (Music & Lyrics), Harry Connick, Jr. - A Celebration of Cole Porter (Composer).
Cole Porter has been nominated for the Musical of the Year award at the Olivier Awards for his show "Kiss Me Kate".
