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 and Giulio Macchi, which premiered at the Teatro Lirico. Ruperto Chapí's "Las bravías" (1896), with a libretto by José López Silva and Carlos Fernández Shaw, is a one-act "género chico" "zarzuela" clearly based on the story, but with names changed and the location altered to Madrid: it was a major success in Spain, with over 200 performances in 1896 alone, and continues to be performed regularly. Johan Wagenaar's "De getemde feeks" (1909) is the second of three overtures Wagenaar wrote based on Shakespeare, the others being "Koning Jan" (1891) and "Driekoningenavond" (1928). Another overture inspired by the play is Alfred