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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The University Playhouse and the Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Music present <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i> from November 5-10. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Kiss Me, Kate</span></i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> is a musical set in the late 1940s about two well-known actors who were once married but are now divorced and still arguing with each other, obviously still in love. The book, <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i> was written by Sam and Bella Spewak, and the music and lyrics for the musical were written by Cole Porter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>This production won a Tony Award for Best Musical, the first Tony awarded in that category, and Porter won a Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist. The score includes: “Another Op’nin’, Another Show”, “Wunderbar”, “So In Love”, “We Open in Venice”, “Tom, Dick or Harry”, “I’ve Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua”, “I Hate Men”, “Too Darn Hot”, “Always True to You (In My Fashion)”, and “Brush Up Your Shakespeare”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Joe Reynolds is the director and Randal Hooper is the musical director. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The opening night performance on Tuesday, November 5 at 8:00pm will be followed by a reception. Performances continue through Saturday, November 9 at 8:00pm with a matinee performance Sunday, November 10. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>For reservations, call 903-886-5900. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><img width=409 height=632 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CED48F.150B3170"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";background:white'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";background:white'>Music major, Victor Puccio, and Theatre Major, Stephanie Goudy, rehearse a scene from <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i>.</span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>For more stories, visit the <i>Pride Online News and Events</i> page</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>: <a href="http://sites.tamuc.edu/news/archives/5282"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://sites.tamuc.edu/news/archives/5282</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>