Famed American composer Cole Porter's life is explored in Cole: Words and Music of Cole Porter, which As Yet Unnamed Theatre Company will open this weekend at Kentucky Center for the Arts.
Cole will go on May 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 8 p.m. each day. Matinees are to happen on May 10 and 17 at 2:30 p.m. each day. All performances are to go on in the Mex Theater at Kentucky Center for the Arts, located at 501 W. Main Street in downtown Louisville.
Tickets for each show are $16 per person. All tickets can be purchased at the door, the Kentucky Center website, or by calling the Kentucky Center box office at 1-800-775-7777. Keep in mind there is an extra fee for ordering by phone or online.
A famous composer of musical theater shows during the 20th Century, Cole Porter's life is brought forth thanks to his own words and music. Porter created the music and lyrics for such shows as Anything Goes and Kiss Me Kate (the latter of which he wrote while disabled and in constant pain following a horseback riding accident). The show uses music and lyrics from virtually every part of his writing life from Yale (he created a fight song for the school's athletics while he attended) to his time writing for Broadway and other outlets to his time living in Paris.
More information on the show can be found at As Yet Unnamed Theatre Company's Facebook page.
(Photo from As Yet Unnamed Theatre Company)
