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{{quote|''Brush up your [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], start quoting him now.''}}
A 1948 [[The Musical|musical]] by [[Cole Porter]]. ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' was an answer to ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' in that the music advanced the plot. It also won the first Tony Award for Best Musical (along with four other Tonys).
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* [[3D Movie]]: The film version, although it's now extremely difficult to see it in the original format.
▲It's best known song is "Brush Up Your Shakespeare". "Another Op'nin' Another Show" is also widely recognized.
▲* [[3D Movie]]: The film version, although it's now extremely difficult to see it in the original format.
* [[All Musicals Are Adaptations]]: Slightly under half the show is a musical adaptation of ''The Taming of the Shrew''.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Fred.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Fred and Lilli.
{{quote|'''Lilli''': Whose fault was it?
'''Fred''': Could have been your temper.
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* [[Pushed in Front of the Audience]]: The Two Men.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Lois sings a whole song about it
* [[Running Gag]]: Lilli is unable to sit down after Fred's spanking.
* [[Show Within a Show]]: The musical version of ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', which itself is a [[Show Within a Show]], based on the opening number of their musical, ''We Open In Venice''.
* [[Spank the Cutie]]
* [[That Reminds Me of a Song]]: "Wunderbar".
* [[Those Two Guys]]: The Two Men.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Lilli and Lois. Subverted in that Lilli is a Tomboy with attitude but is also very feminine and a soprano.
* [[World of Ham]]: In and Out of Universe.
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