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Cats is a 1998 British direct-to-video musical film based on the 1981 stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, itself based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T. S. Eliot. Lloyd Webber oversaw orchestration and called on Gillian Lynne, the show's original choreographer, to train the cast members.
The site's critics consensus reads: "Despite its fur-midable cast, this Cats adaptation is a clawful mistake that will leave most viewers begging to be put out of their mew-sery." [ 84 ] On review aggregator Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100 based on 51 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [ 85 ]
Grizabella makes her final appearance towards the end of the musical. This time, she addresses the cats by singing the full version of "Memory" in which she pleads for their understanding and acceptance. She collapses in the middle of the song but is encouraged to press on by the kitten Jemima (also known as Sillabub).
Ken Page, a theater icon who brought Old Deuteronomy to life in the Broadway debut of “Cats” and delighted children everywhere by voicing Oogie Boogie from “The Nightmare Before Christmas ...
Cats is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.
The role of Jemima was originated by Sarah Brightman in the original West End production in 1981. [8] Whitney Kershaw originated the role (as "Sillabub") on Broadway in 1982. [9] Other notable performers include Anita Louise Combe in the 1985 Sydney production, [10] and Ruthie Henshall as a replacement actor in the original London production in ...
Michael Gruber as Munkustrap in the 1998 Cats film. Munkustrap is a Jellicle cat from T. S. Eliot's 1939 poem "The Naming of Cats". [1] He is a principal character and the main narrator in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical Cats, which is based on Eliot's poems. Munkustrap is the storyteller and guardian of his tribe.
Growltiger's crew of cats is played by male members of the troupe with pirate accoutrements over their cat costumes. There have been two different "last duets" for Growltiger and Griddlebone to sing during this scene. In the original London production, they sing a setting of an unpublished T.S. Eliot poem, "The Ballad of Billy M'Caw".