Kiss Me, Kate was the second book musical to run more than 1,000 performances on Broadway, although admittedly South Pacific, the third, came along later in the same season.
Actually Kate (1948) was the third book musical to play more than 1,000 performances on Broadway, after Oklahoma! (1943) and Annie Get Your Gun (1946), and South Pacific the fourth. Of course you know this; Annie just slipped your mind momentarily, as it slips mine from time to time! : )
Of course, your basic point stands: When Kate played its 1,000-plus performances, it was in very rare and very heady company. |
