The Taming of the Shrew in performance reviewers as being extremely physical. Lunt and Fontanne were the most famous celebrity couple of the time, and their backstage fights were rumoured to be just as ferocious as their on-stage performances. So legendary did the tempestuous reputation of the couple become that Cole Porter's 1948 musical "Kiss Me, Kate", about a fiery couple attempting to stage an adaptation of "The Taming of the Shrew", was based on their real-life antics. In the latter half of the twentieth century, the play has been frequently staged all over the world. Some notable productions include: "The Shrew"s popularity on stage has continued
The Taming of the Shrew on screen annoyed that he has to read "The Shrew" for his homework, rather than watching his favourite programme, "Moonlighting" itself. He goes to his room and begins reading, and the episode then takes place in his mind as he imagines the members of the cast of "Moonlighting" in an adaptation of the play itself, with Cybill Shepherd as Katherina and Bruce Willis as Petruchio. In 1994, BBC aired an as part of "". This version adapted the end of "The Taming of a Shrew" to round out the frame; after Sly announces he now knows how to tame a shrew, he