Movie star and former Rent cast member Taye Diggs and former Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot attended the Kiss Me, Kate opening Nov. 18. Kiss Me, Kate, in a new Michael Blakemore directed revival opened at the Martin Beck Theatre Nov. 18. Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie, vets of Ragtime, lead the company as former spouses who are performing -- and sparring -- in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew.