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Musical Structure, Dramatic Form, and Song Pairings in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate

2018; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s1752196317000517

1752-1971

Michael Buchler,

Theater, Performance, and Music History

Abstract Through a broad analysis of musical, textual, and dramatic similarities between the framing and framed shows in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate and a more specific analysis of “So in Love” and “Were Thine That Special Face,” this article identifies an overall musical/dramatic structure with three formal rotations, cutting across the show's two acts. In tying the sometimes-masked song resemblances to the show's overall dramatic arch, Kiss Me, Kate's narrative structure is ultimately portrayed as united rather than bifurcated. As a springboard, this article scrutinizes Knapp's (2006) reading of “doubles” in the show.