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Rachel York is a spectacular performer, larger than life and meriting a boxload of descriptors: beautiful, passionate, volcanic (yet subtle), able to rage or weep on the instant, mesmerizing. The finest element in a very fine production of Kiss Me, Kate, York gave Cole Porter’s brilliant score everything it required, singing “So in love…” with profound warmth and emotion, finding a ferocious chest-deep growl for “I Hate Men.” Next time, we’d like to see her given a romantic partner who’s her match for energy and charisma. A young Kevin Kline would do…
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