Everything in life can’t be explained away. Some things are just divinely ordered. Empress Of’s latest single, “Kiss Me,” featuring Rina Sawayama, might be an example of the stars’ alignment for this ...

Though he’s amassed an astounding 14 Broadway credits as a director and choreographer, Tony winner Warren Carlyle had a first-time collaborator for Broadway’s “Kiss Me, Kate”: Cole Porter. Handling ...

The title of Lisa’s dreamy new single is taken from Sixpence None the Richer’s massive ’90s hit “Kiss Me.” Also, the K-pop star recycles the Sixpence hook, transforming the jangly earworm into an ...

“I don’t dance!” Corbin Bleu sang in “High School Musical 2,” even as he hoofed it up. A dozen years later, Bleu’s still dancing — this time in Broadway’s “Kiss Me, Kate,” where he hangs upside-down, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeryl Brunner covers theater, entertainment and lifestyle stories. Carlyle’s soul-soaring choreography to Cole Porter’s classic ...

The backstage of a Baltimore theater is buzzing with Shakespearean actors and starlets waiting to make their big break on the stage. However, underneath it all, there is a love story rekindling ...

Although "Kiss Me, Kate" is easily the finest musical Cole Porter wrote, it has one dud song: "Bianca." It’s tough, from a design perspective, to put this double-plotted revamp of “The Taming of the ...

When I am about to see a revival of a show I love, I get nervous. I hate to be disappointed. It turns out that big brassy golden age musicals are very fragile things. Bad casting, cut corners, ...

Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase star as formerly married theatrical divas sparring onstage and off in the sparkling Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me, Kate,' also featuring Corbin Bleu. By David Rooney Chief ...