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 Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival "The Taming of the Shrew" 2006 "The Tempest", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) " 2005 "Hamlet", "As You Like It" 2004 "Julius Caesar", "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" 2003 "Othello", "Macbeth" 2002 "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", "King Lear", "Cymbeline" 2001 "Twelfth Night", "Measure for Measure", "Romeo and Juliet" 2000 "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Winter's Tale", "Hamlet" The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival is an annual Shakespearean theatre festival in Philadelphia. Every year, The Festival produces two or three productions of Shakespeare's plays. Starting out as the Red Heel