Garland Summer Musicals Presents Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”

Garland, Texas, July 3, 2018 — The Garland Summer Musicals continues their 2018 Season with Cole Porter’s song and dance spectacular “Kiss Me Kate,” showing July 20-29 at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth Street in Downtown Garland.

Former Broadway director Buff Shurr directs this hilarious tale revolving around a musical production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” and the onstage and offstage conflict between Fred Graham, the musical’s director/producer/star, and his leading lady/ex-wife Lilli Vanessi.

Featuring:

Michal Isaac as Fred Graham

Lauren LeBlanc as Lilli Vanessi

Christine Phelan as Lois Lane

Brandon Baker as Bill Calhoun

James Williams as General Howell

Steve Golin and Alan Hanna as the Gangsters

Whitney Rosenbalm as Hattie

Ivan Jones as Paul

David Noel as Pops

Steve Beene as Ralph

Phil Alford as Baptista

Nick Chabot as Gremio

Matt Flowers as Hortensio.

The cast also includes: Linda Frank, Caren Sharpe-Herbst, Elizabeth Drake, Gena Loe, Morgan Maxey, McKenzie Reece, Lori Jones, Katelyn Anderson, Whitney Bomkamp, Caitlin Jones, Helena Lynch, Allyson Guba, Nitzia Martinez, Adam Henley, Corbin Born, Dakota Davis, Gabriel Ethridge, Gideon Ethridge, Nathan May, Taylor Owen, Juan Perez, David Tinney and Joel Jenkins.

Buff Shurr: Director

Patty Granville: Producer

Scott Eckert: Musical Director

Kelly McCain: Choreographer

Morgan Leigh Beach: Stage Manager

Kelly Cox: Set Designer

Susan White: Lighting Designer

Joe Murdock: Master Carpenter

Tim Doyle: Technical Director

Wes Weisheit: Sound Designer

Costumes: Michael Robinson and the Dallas Costume Shoppe

Since 1983, Garland Summer Musicals has created major Summer musical productions which encourage professional artists (through Guest Artist contracts with Actor’s Equity) to work with aspiring performers of all ages as part of a theatre training and semi-professional production company. Over 2,000 actors, dancers, musicians, technicians and students have participated in the musical performance and intern programs offered by Garland Summer Musicals.