Cats The Broadway Musical
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Cats: A Broadway Hit Musical
I had fun doing this lens! First of all, it brings back memories. Cats premiered on May 11, 1981. I was taken jazz dance classes at various dance studio at that time. It was the hottest new musical! Many professional dancers wanted to get a part in Cats and they frequently went to audition for Cats. While attending Pace University as a part-time student, I was a member of Pace University's Dance Club, which I performed in their version of "Jellicle Cats" choreographed by Richard Perez. The dance club actually received a "Students Activties Award" and also performed in the 1986 "Student Activities Awards Dinner. In the late 1990s, I took both my daughter and nephew to see the play Cats. It was soon to be its last performance on broadway. Cats the Musical ran on broadway for about 18 years and then went on tour. In June 1997, Cats became the longest-running musical in Broadway history with 6,138 performances.
The Best of Cats
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My Top 3 Cats Musical Performances
These are my favorite Cat Musical Performances and are arranged in the order that I like them.
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Paperback)
By T. S. Eliot
Two Editorial Reviews from Amazon:
From Library Journal
This is an absolutely marvelous rendition of Eliot's poetic classic, written for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s, which inspired the Broadway musical Cats. The tales of Mr. Mistoffelees the trickmaster, old Deuteronomy, a laid-back cat, Rum Tum Tugger, a contrary cat, and Macavity, the famous master criminal, are dramatized by Richard Briers, Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs, and Juliet Stevenson. Unfortunately, some material is repeated on the cassette's second side. Moreover, it comes with another tape that consists of excerpts of forthcoming Penguin audiobooks. This edition seems targeted more toward consumers than libraries.?James Dudley, Copiague, N.Y.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
Review
This is an absolutely marvelous rendition of Eliot's poetic classic, written for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s, which inspired the Broadway musical Cats. The tales of Mr. Mistoffelees the trickmaster, old Deuteronomy, a laid-back cat, Rum Tum Tugger, a contrary cat, and Macavity, the famous master criminal, are dramatized by Richard Briers, Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs, and Juliet Stevenson. -James Dudley, Copiague, N.Y. (Library Journal )
From Library Journal
This is an absolutely marvelous rendition of Eliot's poetic classic, written for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s, which inspired the Broadway musical Cats. The tales of Mr. Mistoffelees the trickmaster, old Deuteronomy, a laid-back cat, Rum Tum Tugger, a contrary cat, and Macavity, the famous master criminal, are dramatized by Richard Briers, Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs, and Juliet Stevenson. Unfortunately, some material is repeated on the cassette's second side. Moreover, it comes with another tape that consists of excerpts of forthcoming Penguin audiobooks. This edition seems targeted more toward consumers than libraries.?James Dudley, Copiague, N.Y.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
Review
This is an absolutely marvelous rendition of Eliot's poetic classic, written for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s, which inspired the Broadway musical Cats. The tales of Mr. Mistoffelees the trickmaster, old Deuteronomy, a laid-back cat, Rum Tum Tugger, a contrary cat, and Macavity, the famous master criminal, are dramatized by Richard Briers, Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs, and Juliet Stevenson. -James Dudley, Copiague, N.Y. (Library Journal )
The contents of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
( along with the name of the featured cat when appropriate, are:)
First Edition Cover
Photo: Courtesy of Wikipedia
- The Naming of Cats
- The Old Gumbie Cat (Jennyanydots)
- Growltiger's Last Stand
- The Rum Tum Tugger
- The Song of the Jellicles
- Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer
- Old Deuteronomy
- The Pekes and the Pollicles (Great Rumpuscat)
- Mr. Mistoffelees
- Macavity: The Mystery Cat
- Gus: The Theatre Cat
- Bustopher Jones: The Cat about Town
- Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
- The Ad-dressing of Cats
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Cat Morgan Introduces Himself (added in the 1952 edition)
Info: courtesy of Wikipedia
My CATs Favorite MP3 Downloads
Check out my favorite songs! I've handpicked these MP3s from Amazon. Take a listen. If you like, you can click to buy them on Amazon.
Want More of Cats the Musical?
- The Broadway Musical Home - Cats
- Cat Merchandise, Cats Tickets, and other Cats Musical related info
- Cats Official Website
- Tickets, shows, shop, news and all that stuff
- Cats Lyrics and Videos
- Includes 1981 Musical Review and Cats Sheet Music
Should they bring Cats the Musical back to Broadway?
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amir86
Apr 8, 2010 @ 12:22 pm | delete
- very nice posting..more information
http://www.plrfanclub.com
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