Kiss me, Kate / Educational Broadcasting Corporation, the Performance Company and NHK ; Music and lyrics, Cole Porter ; book, Sam and Bella Spewack ; producers, Richard Price, Andy Picheta ; directed by Chris Hunt.

Show other versions (9)

The first Broadway revival in nearly 50 years of the musical comedy masterpiece by composer Cole Porter and book writers Sam and Bella Spewack. Recounts the backstage and on-stage antics of two feuding romances during an out-of-town tryout for a musical adaptation of The taming of the shrew.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Educational Broadcasting Corporation
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Performance Company
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hunt, Christopher, 1954- (Director)
Spewack, Bella Cohen, 1899-1990
Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971
Barrett, Brent
York, Rachel, 1971-
Anderson, Nancy Kathryn
Berresse, Michael
Colicos, Nicolas, 1962-
Kempner, Teddy
Porter, Cole, 1891-1964
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Image Entertainment, 2003.
Series:Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Actors > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Couples > Drama.
Musicals > Auditions > Drama.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Taming of the shrew > Musical settings.
Spewack, Bella Cohen, > 1899-1990.
Spewack, Samuel, > 1899-1971.
Kiss me, Kate (Porter, Cole)
Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William)
Actors.
Couples.
Man-woman relationships.
Musicals > Auditions.
Romantic comedy television programs.
Television musicals.
Televised performances.
Fiction television programs.
Musical films.
Drama.
Television adaptations.
Genre:
Musical settings.
Drama.
Romantic comedy television programs.
Television musicals.
Televised performances.
Fiction television programs.
Musical films.
Television adaptations.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The first Broadway revival in nearly 50 years of the musical comedy masterpiece by composer Cole Porter and book writers Sam and Bella Spewack. Recounts the backstage and on-stage antics of two feuding romances during an out-of-town tryout for a musical adaptation of The taming of the shrew.
Note:Videorecording.
Call Number:AN7 D0024071 VideoDVD
Credits:Produced for the stage by Roger Berlind and Roger Horchow ; directed for the stage and adapted for television by Michael Blakemore ; choreographer, Kathleen Marshall ; conductor, Paul Maguire ; editor, Paul Aviles.
System Details:DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio ; dts digital 5.1 surround ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.
Cast:
Brent Barrett, Rachel York, Nancy Anderson, Michael Berresse, Jack Chissick, Nicolas Colicos, Teddy Kempner, Fredric C. Graham, Lilli Vanessi, Lois Lane.
Event Details:
Originally produced for television in 2003.