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He is. I get major Tim Curry Sweet Transvestite vibes 🐱

yesss the original Rum Tum Tugger will always be the best!

Atlas the Sabertooth Ocilope well, the original west end rum rum tugger was Paul Nicholas, and the original Broadway version was Terrence Mann, but John Partridge is still the best.

@@Ayden_B ahh lolll I forgot about that...

My thoughts, EXACTLY! I've seen the stage production twice, and this 'straight-to-DVD' version captures the magic beautifully! So much, in fact, that I own two copies of the musical DVD, as well as a digital version on flash drive! I also have both the London U.K. and Broadway soundtracks of CATS on compact disc. Not even interested in the film or it's associated soundtrack.

@@Titan52bergI have an idea and my idea is that in order To take a break from all live action remakes Walt Disney pictures should present a world full of MUSIC MAGIC and RHYTHM with 🎼The music of Andrew Lloyd Webber I mean Andrew Lloyd Webber and his music has shaped the sound of modern musical theater, touching audiences throughout the world, and his work is now available in 3 all new animated movies on dvd from Walt Disney pictures. For starters disney should release a hand drawn animated movie of CATS one of the most celebrated musicals of all time🐱 Another one should be released is a handdrawn animated movie of Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat one of the most loved🌈 and it should directed by the directors of Aladdin and the little mermaid. And last but not least a hand drawn animated movie of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical masterpice The PHANTOM of the OPERA🌹 from the director of the animated movie of Disney's beauty and the beast. Also Each dvd includes special features such as behind the scenes, music videos, and a documentary of musical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber himself. So yeah Disney should release hand drawn animated movies Based on the Musicals from Andrew Lloyd Webber CATS, Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat, And The PHANTOM of the OPERA And what do u think of that please tell me.

YES speak to me!!!

@@Slams88Bobs who me?

Same.

It’s not a cartoon. They wouldn’t be pissed.

Disney making Cats into a proper animation would probably have worked out a lot better than what we've got ;-;

TheArtsyHollow exactly omg like i would trust disney so much more

Actually Stephen Spielberg wanted almost got a Cats project off the ground, he did some incredible concept art for it, but it was denied by TS Elliot’s estate

@@witchyflowerchild7201 Do they not realize what they've done?!

Jessie Lee Iveso omg Jacob Brent is so freaking cute and sweet ❤️

John Partridge and Michael Gruber are the main reasons I can’t handle the different versions. They do the best at the roles

Jess you never saw Wayne Sleep in the role of Mistoffelees did you? Yes, JB is phenomenal, but so was WS.

They just have so much chemistry as a couple ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@@gabriellaalvares1038 who?

I had that feeling when I first saw this when I was younger. I was horrified. But now I'm older, and I appreciated the songs. So it doesnt matter anymore.

Honestly I cant imagine elaine without her wearing cat makeup and a torn up coat

I love this because it sounds as if they are actual humanoid cats that can shapeshift to look like normal humans.

@@saynotzai bold of you to assume they aren’t 👀

Actually, I wish we could have seen more of the humans. Glad for the ones we did get to see though.

Come on, it wasn't THAT bad.

@@kaylalezabeth7175 It is THAT HORRIBLE.

I watched this play on vhs so much as a kid that this is magic to me. The movie (2019) is nothing compared to this version

What's so horrible? The movie was great. You can't be saying the dancing was bad? The railway cat was remarkable. Victoria was Royal Ballet trained so you can hardly fault her. Misto was awesome, loved him. Judy doing Adressing a Cat. Chior was beautiful.

@@dawnjohnson3263 the mere idea of having the actors guiding the tempo of the musical numbers is really orrible and torn apart the structure of every number. Some numbers remain good because the actors (manly dancers) decided to perform with the click track. The majority are orribile, there isn't another word. It's a musical made by people that doesn't like musicals.

Right! That's the only issue with it. You can't get a freaking soundtrack! I have to make my own soundtrack. lol

Thankfully the London soundtrack has several of the same cast members in it. Closest we have atm.

@@fennelwink There is no London soundtrack only a cast recording. Very different things. You can rip the sound of this film though :)

@@user-gy8co5qy2z you must have glogged ears

PLEASE

Oh wow...wonderful method acting there!

i attended the west end show only a few years ago. people could go up on stage to meet old deuteronomy, but i don't believe grizabella was there

There was a mexican version (all in spanish) in my city a few years ago, and in the intermission some cats actually came to the public and acted and jumped around between the seats. I interacted with one and wasn't until later I found out it was Macavity.

I remember once going to a production where in the intermission you had the chance to meet Old Deuteronomy and after the entire show was over, you could meet Gus the Theatre Cat. One of the most memorable shows I ever attended!

All these stories are so great

olivia Totally, there’s nobody as them. Best Munk and Rum forever

Their voices together are heaven.

They really were the dream team! I could watch this version start to finish over & over again- but watching with extra footage of rehearsals etc, is probably like visiting the Heavyside Lair! Perfection!

They sound sooooooo good together

Omg same

Same.... and I still do 😂

Mungojerrie was mine

It’s him and the Goblin King (Labyrinth) for me tbh 🤣

Lol same here

Dawn DiPierro YES DEFINITELY

THAT IS A MOOD AND A HALF

I completely agree 💯

OMG MOOD!! sad we didn’t get to see a one on one w him

Cannot stand to listen to anyone else do RTT. No one else embodies that role more. From the very first "meow" I was smitten with that beautiful kitten! 😍

Miiiine tooo

Same!

Ditto.

mine was macavity lmao

Same lmao

heather fraser the White cat is called Victoria I believe.

After seeing Cats on Broadway, I went to an adult Halloween party as a black cat with some white marking (mostly for variation and to allow detail in the facial makeup I sewed a wig piece, used a black leotard, applied full face makeup. I acted my role by copying the movement and gestures from the Cats performers. The hardest part was creating and learning to act my tail. I did almost no walking until we unmasked; for me unmasking meant my first wholly human movement and speech.

Emma Brown what have they done to him? Edit: Never mind I just looked it up....... NO JUST NO

Why did I look this up? 😣

Maria B think that’s bad!!! Have you seen the cats movie trailer

What happened to him?

Toddles they turned him into a street rapper cat

I feel the same. I absolutely Love Rosemarie ford as bombalurina!! I wish she did an interview for this!!

I watched Tyler's Vlog when they did the revival, its very interesting to watch, Tyler is Rum Tum Tugger, his Vlog is called "whats new pussycat" you can find it on here and it has a lot of content

In the end, the execution is the important part. Everything has been done before in some way and the grandest idea one may have is nothing if it's badly executed. If it lacks subtlety, cohesion and style, if it leaves the audience confused about everything, if the dialogue is stilted and awkward it's going to be much worse than an age old tale told with skill. That's not to say that being overly perfectionistic can't be a vice, you have to actually get to doing what you planned on doing, but in general it's better to go the mile to ensure a good end product even if many may not be able to pick up on all the things you put into it.

i wonder which was harder to pitch, people dressed as dancing cats or people dressed as roller skating trains

I remember growing up I'd go around fitting each of my cats to one of the jellicle cats

Mst3kfanatic1 we have a grizabella cat, who's name is Phoebe. She's an older cat and she looks just like Grizabella. The other cats shun her too.

I had a cat named bustifer Jones 😂

There was a cat outside of a theatre that I perform in and if the cat looked like gus the theatre cat, I would’ve named them that. But the cat was a pure white cat so I named them Victoria. I know the cat belongs to someone but the cat always hangs out at the theatre and I saw the cat on a day I was performing

Oh, my. This is just the first I am hearing about this. What she did for CATS was monumental, an almost overwhelming task when you think about it. To choreograph this "musical" with such an emphasis on dance must have been daunting but she rose to the challenge triumphantly. I was also fortunate to see her musical staging for The Secret Garden at the Aldwych, which was both haunting and wondrous (then again, that whole production was).

She will live forever through this production!

@@unrulyjulie4382 she'll be missed forever and never be forgotten.

tara thelen Dame Gillian Lynne- Saturday February 20, 1926- Sunday July 1, 2018. R.I.P. Gillian we will dearly miss you. 🥺

@@basquehound1999 it's sad to see her go

Ah having that one thing you're good at. Nice!

If people aren't strict, then Cats may end up being a crappy movie. Give the guy a break. He just wanted the movie 2 turn out.

Along with what the others have said. He's also strict because he loves what he does, and it's his profession. The energy, blood, sweat, tears and efforts of everyone proves that Andrew has put so much into his work because its his passionate profession.

Brittany Martin hey.......... guess what just came out..........

@@rachaelreynolds-soucie7590 it's so sad... the remake absolutely butchered what the cast put so much work into... cats won't be the same wonderful experience for this new generation of theater lovers.

"strict"? What does that actually mean in a world of professionals with a leader that's a master of his craft and who is responsible for one of the most important aspects?

I am and I do like the 1998 video film version of Cats and I have got it on DVD and Blu-Ray as for the 2019 film version well not so much

Honestly, I'm excited. The '98 movie will always be "My Cats" it will never leave that place in my heart, ever. To the new movie, I say "Impress me. Let's see what you've got. Bring it on."

When Andrew said Tom wouldn’t want his Cats to be like cartoons I died

This movie was my only contact with Cats so far. First on cable and then with the DVD. I love it!

People are way overreacting about the movie. Yes they look weird. It's Cats. It has always looked weird, it's just different. This version isn't going anywhere.

Yes!!! I think what they're trying to do is reintroduce cats to a younger audience who may not know about it.

@@Tempest7575 And milking the property for every penny they can squeeze out of it! There are multiple versions on KZfaq FOR FREE! The movie, which was released MONTHS ago, got slammed by the critics and probably died at the box office. I DON'T go out to the local cinema anymore and haven't done in more than a decade. Admission prices are nearly $20, the popcorn and Raisinettes, soda, etc. come to another $20. People bring their squalling infants and screaming toddlers instead of leaving them home with grandma and let them run up and down the aisles disturbing the rest of the audience members!

@@robertd.carver6240 What do you mean the movie was released months ago? It just came out

Ironically, Dame Judi was originally cast as Grizabella in the West End production but got injured in rehearsal and was only then replaced by Elaine Paige.

@@grumpyshoegirl A fact of which most of us have long been aware, but thanks for the reminder. And informing those not yet cognizant.

BROOOOO I HAD THE SAME BARNIE MOVIE THATS WHAT INTRODUCED ME TO CATS TOO!!! I HONESTLY THOUGHT THE BARNIE ASSOCIATION IN MY MIND WAS WRONG, I WAS LIKE “NO IT COULDNT HAVW BEEN A TRAILER ON A BARNIE MOVIE”

jonathan joestar HAHAHA OMG! Glad I’m not the only one! That Barney movie was like a fever dream, so I’m not surprised you questioned yourself. It’s the one with the egg lmao

Annie Center mAn now I gotta go find it and watch it again, I feel like I remember it being super bad

jonathan joestar dude it’s wild. They’re supposed to like hatch this magical rainbow egg, but they keep losing it and having to chase after it. It gets stuck in like a mail truck and a bird sanctuary and a hot air balloon and a restaurant

@@anniecenter Do you mean Barney's Great Adventure?

I believe that is from the Behind the Scenes of the Cats 1998 video.

But he also made Love never dies😂😂😂

*whisper* He is also a plagiarizer..... (I love his musicals don’t get me wrong. But it’s true)

@@elisagomez1297 He's a bit of an arsehole in general but I do love his work.

Same here, but with Mungjerrie and Rumpleteazer.

Same but with Mr Mistoffelees

and he worked as a table for Victoria and Plato orgy scene lol. I used to think of him as just the fun uncle but that face is like idk how to feel.

Wish they mentioned skimble more in this, i’d like to know what went on behind the scenes of his song

I love so much Elaine Paige and Betty Buckley as Grizabella

I know the part was made for Judy Dench. I wander how would´ve been her Grizabella. I love Elaine Paige´s tho...

She makes me cry everytime I listening to her singing that song.

Right? I kinda want to have his kittens.

Ben Tyrell (UK last night of the first life cast) was phenomenal, as was James Davies (an understudy from way back in the 90s)

That part made me laugh a lot. Like just imagine being really pissed off and having a rant about your job and then it's immortalized forever.

Did she ever get it? The people want to know!

manifestgtr She’s talking to Demeter’s actress about Demeter’s relationship with Macavity

No. I think she was talking about how the choreography is supposed 2 b like.

Brittany Martin there is a head canon that Demeter and macavity we’re lovers/mates. Macavity was abusive to Demeter, so she left, but she is scared of him still. The choro is supposed to demonstrate the fear, hate, or love that bombalurina and demeter have for macavity.

@@emma-tw6gi I always had the theory that Bombalurina is more Macavity`s sibling (she`s red too) than mate, and she has the "sister-in-law" love for Demeter, that`s why she wants to protect her...

@@cargo71 Well, they do say he broke EVERY human law..........

They were on West End together so really knew eachother. These rolls are cast because of their chemistry.

@@user-gy8co5qy2z Where are you from? I can understand every word and I love her accent!

@@downtown82 Me too and I'm not even a naitive English speaker, these actors have very good diction, musical actors (at least the ones I've seen either on screen or stage) usually do.

I hope that it's still around, it would be amazing to see along with uncut/full dance numbers. Maybe in the distant future on an anniversary edition or something? We can dream till then!

Right??? WE need full version of their rehearsals. even if it was hours, them failing and learning. i would definitely watch it.

news from the future: we DID finally, finally get the cut footage of Jacob Brent doing the Conjuring Turn released onto the internet. Crazy to me they cut the technical showpiece of the whole Mr. Mistoffelees number, but at least we finally got to see it. Poor dude, they had him to it seven times in a row to get it shot and then cut it.

@@meaganglaser Wait what?? Where can I see this? That's amazing, the fact that it was cut has been a major frustration for years!

Do u think Veerle Casteleyn may b the youngest actress in the movie?

@@brittanymartin6122 She might have been, yes.

My favourite to this day 💛

Oh yes I remember being full of awe every time her gorgeous face and huge eyes came up on screen, especially alongside her angelic voice. Even as a kid I adored her.

@@Meliertessa Veerle Didn't sing .She was dubbed.. You're right about everything else though.!!

owo :3 wait until December :( :(

Yeah . . .

Man do I have some news for you

U gotta love her smooth & sweet face 2.

@@brittanymartin6122 Exactly, she's so adorable.

even a girl who played Victoria on stage hated it

Let's ignore the weird demon hum-ats and focus on the good cats

When it comes to 'actual' movie adaptations, the director has basically full control over the vision. Weber might be asked for some advice or suggestion, but he's already agreed to give the rights over, and the director hired by the production studio calls the final shots. Weber just sits back and collects the checks. I doubt if he'd been given full control, for instance, Weber would've been that happy about Gerard Butler's singing, lol.

He should have never given them permission. It didn’t need to be remade. Greed.

That girl is young, sweet, and beautiful as an angel

I remember falling in love with her when I saw this as a kid and to this day she is my fave!!

she is honestly the cutest Jemima I have ever seen

She was truly wonderful in that role. I was a bit late discovering this wonderful film, although I saw the stage production in 1982 and loved it, but my first thought when I spotted Veerle, was "My God, she looks like Lucy," a cat of mine who still, at the age of 11, lives up to her nickname of "Kittenface."

That's what happens when people really cry, you're objecting to her acting well.

@@mousinge Not for that part ! Elaine Page didn't snot ,Its ham acting

@@chrisdevene9158 Elaine Page didn't cry at all, or least not in any performance I've seen, most likely because crying with a full face of stage makeup's not the best idea however resitant to sweat it may be. Plus Elaine's version is usually more hopeful, still clinging to her pride and didn't really break down till her last verse. Jennifer's was already broken and despairing the first time she sings memory. Most people don't pretty cry even when they're only a little upset never mind completely broken up, so no, it's not ham acting, it's exactly the opposite. Ham acting would have been making all the faces to seem distraught WITHOUT also giving the ugly reality of what distraught looks like. If anything, she can be accused of putting too much weight on the acting and letting it impair her singing, but not that the acting itself was unrealistic, as no one sounds, or looks, their best when sobbing their heart out.

@@mousinge you do know it was a light musical about cats?

@@chrisdevene9158 Yes, very light, with it's overarching themes of mortality and lost youth. Even regardless of that, even if the show as a whole were truly the empty, random spectacle that it's been accused of being, that's never applied to Grizabella and "Memory".

same here. I saw it in NY in the spring of 2000 after having seen the 4th National tour probably about 5 times.

Same

Shocked that this was fourth longest running broadway show

Yasss! Another Wicked fan!!

tnj20045 that's not what they said

I do like Cats The Musical

Not the new one.

It’s nostalgic for me because it was the first show I saw on Broadway (saw it twice after that too...) Yes, its cheesy, but the songs are catchy. And I’ve always been a “cat person.” So yeah. It’s definitely a nostalgia-bomb.

Mwa I do

What's he getting annoyed about? I can't understand what he's saying

@@cheebacka1239 he wasnt happy with the composition i think, im sure he said the music needed to be bigger for film.

He thought the music needed to be fuller to do Elaine Paige justice.

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@@AAW1986WWE Sorry, I think you misunderstood- a few songs (including this one) were shortened for the 1998 film. If you look on the Cats wiki, there's an entire extra verse that was cut from the song but is still done on stage. Around 22:30 in this video they're singing "If the drawers are pulled out from the bedroom chests, And you can't find one of your winter vests", but that line isn't in the final version. That means they filmed it (unlike Growltiger's Last Stand, which I don't think they ever did in the first place), but then cut it out before release, so all I can hope is that one day they release a full uncut version of the song. Sorry for the confusion, and thank you for trying to help!

there are many clips that aren't released yet, including Behind The Scenes.

I actually heard that they did film Growltiger’s Last Stand, but it had to be cut from the final film for the sake of time.

XtremeKaiba my mum too lol I grew up reading T S Elliot beautiful. In contrast to George Orwell I enjoyed both lol

XtremeKaiba yes, we found ours at a second hand sale for a quarter.

Ava Speers 😱YES!!

Yes same

Totally agree!!

Preach king (or queen)

Same! :(

Sketchy Wolf same!

I do like Cats The Musical

I really, really, really want to know what the explanation for the stage directions were for this. Like, Tugger just sort of appears out of nowhere doing his Rum Tum Tugger Stance, and Mistoffeeles basically runs right into him and looks up--this was actually staged!

Timothy Luscombe I saw it live in London when it first came out. Also in Southampton and Liverpool lol

Timothy Luscombe same! Except I saw it on December 2017!

Hey, why don’t you make it? I also had and have creative ideas that i want to implement. (Sorry for my bad english!)

I went to see the musical for a birthday once, it was incredible, but I have to agree with you that nothing quite compares to this version.

tugstoffelees *cats* 🤣 YEP. And YES MISTUG FOR LIFE!!!

@cheshire cat Again, DIFFERENT. That musical is ABOUT the type of voice she already has. Idina Menzel could NEVER be in Dreamgirls with her SHOW voice. There's a difference.

Disagree

I have some doubts about Hollywood's Cats movie as well. However, there really is nothing I can say about it since this movie-musical and Hollywood's idea of a musical movie are very different. But, to comment on Victoria being the main focus, a typical Hollywood movie needs a protagonist. They need the audience to be able to relate to their protagonist. In a way, it makes sense that they will choose Victoria for that role. She's a young kitten who is only just finding her place in the world. From a writer's perspective, she's the ideal character for the audience to follow and discover this Cats world with.

There's a full version of her singing Memory, and honestly I think she'll be carrying the movie. Her version is so haunting and powerful

Why is different suddenly synonymous with destroy? It's not going to be this production. People need to get over that.

I don't think so. I just think it was just different.

Luna Amore, I agree with you. The 2019 was an abomination! Not all stage musicals translate well to the big screen. Andrew Lloyd Webber should stop trying to “improve” on perfection. THIS 1990s CATS film is absolute perfection!

Daniel Ryan they’re remaking it for the big screen

Wait! Really!

Yes with Taylor swift in it

I Heard That Steven Spielberg Is Gonna B The Excutive Producer Of The Film

They are, sadly.

me too! recently started watching this version because of the movie, and I like it!

Lol, I have Tumblr and I saw Phantom the week after CATs came around to Toronto Canada. Any relation, ya think?