Cole Porter News

Cole Porter's classic and sophisticated "Kiss Me, Kate," known for its show-within-a-show musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," was tweaked during its Broadway revival in 1999, ostensibly to tone down sexism and politically incorrect attitudes.

As he continues on well into his 8th decade as the go-to tenor sax man, the always solid Houston Person remains a prolific and first-rate blues man.

Layne Littlepage will bring the Cole Porter era to life in A'Cole Porter Revisited: What a Swell Party It Was!A' opening tomorrow night at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel.

THIS Saturday the Morecambe and District Philharmonic Choir will present a collection of lighter musical pieces for a summer evening for choir, soloists and piano.

Cole! By Benny Green and Alan Strachan Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Directed and Choreographed by Earl Weaver Musical Direction and accompaniment by Jason Whitehead While Cole Porter started his career in the Jazz Age, today we think of him as more of a lounge composer.

Debbie Reynolds was the presenter in 1962 when Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini won Oscars for "Moon River'' from "Breakfast at Tiffany's.'' "Baby shall we go/Out skippin'?/Careful, amigo,/You're flippin'. Speaks Latin,/That satin doll.'' The concision of phrasing, the easy languor of the language, the winking wit: How could Johnny Mercer, the man ...

Jazz is not dead - at least not when the Ed Palermo Big Band plays it. Part of the Cuneiform 'Contemporary Masters' series, Eddy Loves Frank is the third album to feature the music of Frank Zappa as arranged by Ed Palermo and performed by the Ed Palermo Big Band.

One of the best things about the summer season at Monomoy Theatre is that the talented students from Ohio University, and their guests, are as engaged in presenting Cole Porter as we presume they would be in presenting David Mamet.

Those who attend the Summerfly musical theater's production of "Kiss Me, Kate" will get to see two plays for the price of one.

Singer, songwriter and pianist, Liz Kennedy will play her first San Francisco performance with the Clean White Shirt Band at The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA.

TAUNTON'S premier chamber choir Amici will be letting their hair down with a performance at St James Church, Taunton on June 27.

The Summer Theatre of New Canaan will open its sixth outdoor season with Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" Friday, June 19, under an all-weather tent in Waveny Park.

On a video posted on Youtube, Jamie Cullum appears in concert with Burt Bacharach, singing the latter's 1962 hit, "Make It Easy on Yourself." Cullum seems in his element - backed by a pops orchestra, his tie loosened, crooning the sentimental refrain, "Breaking up is so very hard to do," connecting dynamically with the 80-something Bacharach.

Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door. Box office opens 45 minutes prior to each show.

A recent Carmel graduate won the chance to perform in New York City. Julia Bonnett, 18, won a competition honoring the "Great American Songbook." "Typically I studied Broadway or classical and actually it was really interesting to get to study this kind of music because I do really like it," said Julia.

Susie Meissner began performing professionally with a dinner theatre group in the mid-70s earning a paltry $7 a night.

Cole Porter contributed many songs to the Great American Songbook, including "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "I Get a Kick Out of You." KPLU, June 8, 2009 - Everybody loves Cole Porter.

Lester William Polfus is 94 today. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as Les Paul.

A talented writer and musician, Porter took Broadway by storm with his piercing wit.

J.D. Considine From Tuesday's Globe and Mail, Monday, Jun. 01, 2009 05:02PM EDT P rliminaires Iggy Pop Virgin Usually, when an old-school rocker decides to dabble in pre-rock pop, it's a sign that they're desperate to be seen as "sophisticated." Not so Iggy Pop.