A fantastic cast and a slew of great performances highlight this version of the 1999 revival.
The orchestrations are top notch, and the choreography is jazzy and energetic.
With Brent Barrett and Rachel York playing the two leads, the performance really painted a wonderful picture, and they sang the score with a gusto that would make any Cole Porter fan proud.
Nancy Kathryn Anderson's Bianca/Lois is sultry and at the same time enticingly comical. "Always True to You Darling In My Fashion" was a powerhouse show stopper.
Michael Berresse was also a stand-out as Bill/Lucentio, especially shining in the dance department.
The only real complaint, is that the camera tends to stay on close-ups of the performers, and rarely backs away to let the viewer see the whole picture. Because of this, some of the brilliant choreography is missed, and the viewer is left looking at a single actor's expression to a dance step off-screen. The dances of the show were choreographed with the audience in mind, meaning that the view-point was meant to be from the front, and oddly-placed profile camera angles during the dance numbers take away from the overall 'look'. This is most noticeable in "Tom, Dick, or Harry"