Step 1 : Introduction to the question "The 1948 Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate is based on which Shakespeare play?"
...Cole Porter’s 1948 musical Kiss Me, Kate draws its inspiration from William Shakespeare’s lively comedy The Taming of the Shrew. The show cleverly blends onstage and offstage drama: a spirited theater troupe performs Shakespeare’s fiery battle-of-the-sexes story while their own real-life romantic squabbles amusingly mirror the play’s plot. The musical became one of Porter’s greatest and most enduring successes, earning the first-ever Tony Award for Best Musical and solidifying its place as a witty, sophisticated reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic.
