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Kiss Me, Kate

Synopsis
US television version of Kiss Me, Kate directed by Paul Bogart with Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence in the lead roles. Music arranged by Jack Elliott and Ray Charles.
Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
25 Mar 1968 (Channel: ABC)
Duration
90 mins

Credits

Director
Paul Bogart
Producer
Norman Rosemont
Writer
Bella Spewack; Samuel Spewack
Music
Cole Porter
Costume
Alvin Colt
Art Direction
Jan Scott (2)
Choreographer
Lee Theodore
Contributor
Jack Elliott (2); Ray Charles
Adaptor for Television
Robert Van Scoyk; Robert von Scoyk
Cast
Carol LawrenceLilli Vanessa (Katherina)
Robert GouletFred Graham (Petruchio)
Jessica WalterLois Lane (Bianca)
Jules MunshinGlutz
Marty IngelsBobo
Michael CallanBill Calhoun (Lucentio)

Additional Details

Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Taming of the Shrew, The
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
The series ended in 1963 but in the late 1960s was temporarily revived, but not as a weekly anthology series. Instead, it presented, over a period of about two years, four special programmes, all adaptations of classic Broadway shows: Brigadoon, Carousel, and Kiss Me, Kate" all starred Robert Goulet (with different leading ladies), and Kismet starred José Ferrer .

Production Company

Name

Rogo Productions

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web
http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(212) 621-6600
Address
25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA
Notes
Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.

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