SHAKESPEARE

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 Lawrence	Lilli Vanessa (Katherina)
Robert Goulet	Fred Graham (Petruchio)
Jessica Walter	Lois Lane (Bianca)
Jules Munshin	Glutz
Marty Ingels	Bobo
Michael Callan	Bill 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.