Kiss Me, Kate - West End Creative Team

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 ... read more ... read more ... read more Alex Bourne is known for Feed (2021), Cinderella (2021) and Clownface (2019). He appeared in the West End in Annie, Eugenius!, Kiss Me, Kate, and We Will Rock You. ... read more West End: Crazy for You, End of the Rainbow, Never Forget, Grease, Daddy Cool, Footloose, Calamity Jane; U.K. tours: The Witches of Eastwick, The Wedding Singer, Kiss Me, Kate, Love Shack, Strictly the Professionals. Television: “Upstairs Downstairs,” “Royal Variety Performance,” “An Audience with Dame Shirley Bassey,” “BBC Proms in the Park,” “Girlstuff Boystuff” among many others. Concerts: Elaine Paige, Dame Shirley Bassey, Lionel Richie. Egan has written arrangements and performed with many artists including Lionel Richie, Annie Lennox, Lady Gaga, Olivia Newton- John, Carl Davis, Ronan Keating, Robin Gibb and Leslie Bricusse. ... read more Additional credits include: Birdy [West End] Original London Production, 1997 Young Al Where Do We Live [Royal Court Theatre] World Premier, 2002 Tyler Tap Dogs [West End], 2010 Foreman ... read more Born in Holland, Paul studied Stage Management at Central School of Speech and Drama graduating in 1981. Credits at the National Theatre Include: Anything Goes, Anthony and Cleopatra, His Dark Materials, Edmond, Henry V, The Coast of Utopia, My Fair Lady, Hamlet (1987, 2011), The Oedipus Play, Summerfolk, The Merchant of Venice, The Rose TaFoo, RaGa RaGa, Candide, Oklahoma!, Oh, What a Lovely War!, A LiFle Night Music, Lady in the Dark, Guys and Dolls (NT 1990, Savoy 2015); Sunday in the Park With George, Sweeney Todd, Carousel, Follies, The House of Bernarda Alba, Buried Child, Henry IV Parts I & II, All ... read more Stephen Mear is an English dancer, choreographer and director best known for his award-winning work in musical theatre. In the 1990s, Mear taught dance at the London Studio Centre. In 2005 he and co-choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Choreography, for their work on the new West End musical Mary Poppins, which they subsequently won once more for the revival of the same production in London at the 2020 Olivier Awards. This production later transferred to Broadway in 2006, being nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 2007. Mear choreographed the Broadway musical of ... read more Trevor Nunn was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, and in 1962 he won an ABC Director’s Scholarship to the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, where, as resident director, his productions included The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Peer Gynt and a musical version of Around the World in Eighty Days. He recently returned to the Belgrade to direct a production of Scenes from a Marriage. In 1964, Trevor joined the RSC, and was made the company’s youngest-ever artistic director in 1968. He was responsible for running the RSC until he retired from his post in 1986. Productions for the RSC included: The Revenger’s Tragedy, The Relapse, ... read more Training: Guildhall School of Music & Drama Theatre includes: Dick Whittington and his Cat (Hackney Empire); Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse); Blues In The Night (Kiln Theatre); In The Willows (UK Tour); Guys and Dolls (Royal Albert Hall); Me and My Girl (Chichester); Jack and the Beanstalk (Wimbledon); The Light Princess (National Theatre); The Hothouse (Trafalgar Studios); The Ladykillers (West End and UK Tour); Kiss Me, Kate (Chichester & The Old Vic); No Naughty Bits (Hampstead Theatre); The Wiz (Birmingham Rep/West Yorkshire Playhouse); Company (Donmar Warehouse); The Fantastics (Duchess Theatre); Twelfth Night, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Trolius & Cressida (all Regent’s Park Open ... read more