Lisa Kirk

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Lisa Kirk (February 25, 1925 – November 11, 1990) was an American actress and singer noted for her comic talents and rich contralto (her voice was called a husky alto).

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Career

She was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Roscoe, Pennsylvania. The Hotel Roscoe later became the Hotel Roscoe, after her Roscoe home. She enrolled as a law student at the University of Pittsburgh but had to drop out of school after being offered a spot in the chorus line at the Versailles nightclub in Manhattan.

She studied theatre at HB Studio in New York City and made her Broadway debut in Allegro in 1947. She gained critical acclaim for her appearance in Kiss Me, Kate, in 1948, where Kirk recounted learning the songs (from Cole Porter) and performing them for investors before presenting them in the theater. "As Lois/Bianca, Lisa Kirk performs and sings her numbers impeccably; her appearance of "Why Can't You Behave?" wrote the reviewer for CastAlbumReviews.com. Her sultry voice pours over lines like, "I'll care for you forever" "Well, at least until you dig my grave."

She appeared in Mack and Mabel (1974), as an older actress who later became a professional tap dancer, and Clive Barnes described her as "particularly fine." Other Broadway credits include: Here's Love (1963), Me Jack, You Jill (closed during previews in 1976), and a 1984 revival of Nol Coward's Design for Living.

Kirk's only film appearance was done behind-the-scenes, dubbing all of Rosalind Russell's singing in Gypsy, except for "Mr. Goldstone" and the first half of "Rose's Turn." On The Merv Griffin Show, it was rumored that she had also dubbed Lucille Ball's singing voice in Mame, but Ball denied it, saying, "She's not dubbing my name because no one else can."

Kirk appeared in such anthology film as Studio One, where she co-starred in The Taming of the Shrew on June 5, 1950. She appeared on Kraft Television Theatre, The Colgate Comedy Hour, and the General Electric Theater. In later years, she appeared on Bewitched and The Courtship of Eddie's Father, as well as a number of television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, and The Dean Martin Show in later years.

Kirk used to frequent the Persian Room in the Plaza Hotel. She has also appeared at the Rainbow and Stars nightclub in New York City. Kirk's "long career has given her luster, presence, and a solid base of songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Jerry Herman, with whom she is associated, in a review of her appearance at Rainbow and Stars in April 1989. She has trimmed herself to the point that she may do justice to a song entitled 'Is That Really Her Figure?' And although her voice isn't as full as it once was, her songs have a warm, easy projection that adds warmth and color to her songs."

Lisa Kirk Sings At The Plaza (1959), in addition to her appearances on original cast albums and compilations of Broadway performances, she released a number of solo albums, including I Feel A Song Comin' On and Lisa Kirk Sings.

Kirk is best known for her appearance in Cole Porter's original Broadway production of Kiss Me, Kate. In their book "Why Can't You Behave" and "Always True to You," Bloom and Vlastnik wrote. Harold Lang, Edwin Clay, as Gremio and Charles Wood as Hortensio, was another popular number. (suitors to Kirk's Bianca). "Having started the town last season by performing 'The Gentleman is a Dope' as though she meant it, Miss Kirk is enthralling... this year as a fully accredited hoyden with a sense of humor," Lewis Nichols writes.

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