Bibliograph

Kiss me, Kate, music & lyric by Cole Porter ; book by Sam & Bella Spewack ; produced for the stage by Roger Berlind and Roger Horchow ; directed for the stage and adapted for television, Michael Blakemore ; produced by Richard Price, Andy Picheta ; directed by Chris Hunt

Type

Label

Kiss me, Kate, music & lyric by Cole Porter ; book by Sam & Bella Spewack ; produced for the stage by Roger Berlind and Roger Horchow ; directed for the stage and adapted for television, Michael Blakemore ; produced by Richard Price, Andy Picheta ; directed by Chris Hunt

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Kiss me, Kate

Oclc number

983468151

Responsibility statement

music & lyric by Cole Porter ; book by Sam & Bella Spewack ; produced for the stage by Roger Berlind and Roger Horchow ; directed for the stage and adapted for television, Michael Blakemore ; produced by Richard Price, Andy Picheta ; directed by Chris Hunt

Runtime

151

Summary

Based on William Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew, it is a show within a show, with the cast performing a musical rendition of the classic while handling their own conflicts off stage. The original Broadway production won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949 and its 1999 revival won Best Revival of a Musical. In 2015 the original cast recording was inducted into the Library of Congress2 National Recording Registry

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification