Following the enormous success of the semi-staged performance of My Fair Lady at the Proms in 2012, John Wilson returned to perform Cole Porter's Tony Award-winning musical Kiss Me, Kate last summer. Joining John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra, Broadway stalwarts Ben Davis, Alexandra Silber, Tony Yazbeck and West End star Louise Dearman led the cast in an irreverent reworking of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew -- a play within a play. This was the BBC Proms debut for all four performers as they sang the energetic score in its original 1948 arrangement.
Check out highlights from the special event below!
The 120th season of the BBC Proms, the world's largest classical music festival, opened at the Royal Albert Hall on 18 July 2014, presenting leading artists and orchestras from the UK and around the world, as well as a host of free Proms Plus events including talks, workshops, and family events.
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