Cole Porter
Oh, Mr Porter! That’s a terrible portrayal by Kevin Kline | Brief letters
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25, Sep, 2022 @4:45 PM
Sunday with Felicity Kendal: ‘If I don’t stay active, I’ll fossilise’
When not so busy, the actor likes to spend time with the family
Michael Segalov
17, Oct, 2021 @5:45 AM
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Love for Sale review – a fond farewell
On what will be the 95-year-old’s final album, this unlikely duo reunite for a smooth set of Cole Porter covers
Michael Cragg
03, Oct, 2021 @12:00 PM
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett: Love for Sale review – jazz interloper livens up crooner’s swansong
The pop diva and jazz maestro defy the latter’s recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis and team up once again, this time for a creditable set of Cole Porter covers
Alexis Petridis
30, Sep, 2021 @1:38 PM
The week in theatre: Anything Goes; Changing Destiny – review
A joyously shipshape revival of Cole Porter’s Broadway classic proves the perfect getaway
Kate Kellaway
08, Aug, 2021 @9:30 AM
Anything Goes review – Sutton Foster dazzles in Cole Porter’s fizzing tonic for our times
Blissful songs and dance and spirited performances from a virtuoso cast make a preposterous plot into a delightful musical escape
Lyndsey Winship
05, Aug, 2021 @11:16 AM
Julio Iglesias: how we made Begin the Beguine
‘It was a hit with women. I like to flirt. What can I say?’
Interviews by Dave Simpson
28, Oct, 2019 @3:45 PM
Kiss Me, Kate review – joyfully makes a virtue out of its limitations
A multitalented cast bring gleeful spontaneity and big laughs to Paul Hart’s bold production, with choreography by Oti Mabuse
Miriam Gillinson
30, Jul, 2019 @3:22 PM
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17, Feb, 2019 @5:53 PM
The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate review – rousing goose-stepping and toe tapping
Mel Brooks’s classic musical about two swindling impresarios gets a risky reprise, while a brilliant cast carry off Cole Porter
Clare Brennan
16, Dec, 2018 @7:59 AM
Kiss Me, Kate review – ferociously funny festive treat leaves a bitter taste
Standout turns from strong female leads can’t tame the darkness at the heart of Cole Porter’s Shakespearean musical
Catherine Love
14, Dec, 2018 @3:47 PM
Kiss Me Kate review – the pinnacle of song-and-dance Shakespeare
Opera North present a deft revival of the 1949 Cole Porter show mixing The Taming of the Shrew with showbiz shenanigans
Michael Billington
25, May, 2018 @9:27 AM
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