Which number from Cats would you LOVE to see on the channel?

I like that the shoe falling in front of them implies this isn’t a catchy song and great choreography, it’s just a bunch of cats meowing obnoxiously at 2am.

Rum Tum without his FLOOF kills me every single time. HE LOOKS SO SMALL AND TINY.

John partridge is still the best rum tum tugger ever

i'm telling you, it's hilarious when you're at a live performance of cats and they just start appearing out of nowhere

This movie had such a great cast, so many memorable faces. The guy playing Munkustrap is so good at moving like an actual feline.

Even ensamble Tugger is SO sassy lol.

the cats: singing person *throw's shoe* the cats:....... SINGS EVEN LOUDER

I'm a simple girl, I see Munkustrap, I click

"Were you there when the pharaohs commissioned the sphinx? If you were and you are, you're a Jellicle Cat!" Favorite line, right there.

the girl who plays rumpletiezer is seriously so adorable there’s something so fun about how she moves and her expressions make it look like she really loves performing

Now thats a more realistic face for a humanoid cat.

This specific version of CATS is one of my favorite things in the world. That being said, I would love to see the bloopers and outtakes of this particular version.

I think the boot at 4:04 is hilarrious. Obviously a human threw it to shut these noisy cats up.

I remember being so obsessed with the Cats musical as a kid. I would jump over pillows making cat noises and singing Jellicle cats.

Last time I was this early, Grizzabella was young.

11:59 pm (sleeping) 12:00 am: ARE YOU BLIND WHEN YOUR BORN

4:10 when Mungojerrie looks straight at the camera is giving me life.

"Are you mean like a minx?" "Are you lean like a lynx?" Damn, this thing writes itself! 😂

The best part about this song is that the lyrics are easy to follow as identifiable cat traits and then Old Deuteronomy comes out of nowhere and goes "Do you know how to go to the Heaviside Layer?????" and throws us all for a loop.

The make-up is just amazing. The new movie was a disappointment in a lot of ways but going with the human faces was so boring. Munkustrap in the movie hardly stands out from the other cats. Here he's just magnificent with his beautiful mane of fur and his look presents an air of authority.

Fun fact: the word "Jellicle" occurs 131 times in Cats (more than the 78 instances of "cat" and 81 instances of "cats"). And never once does anyone explain what it means.

2:32 holy crap, that voice just came out of nowhere! One line and bam, that's my favourite female singer in the entire play, she sounds phenomenal!

1:53 MY GOD! That's a hell of a voice!

Who else here knows that Old Deuteronomy is the voice of Oogie Boogie (Nightmare Before Christmas)?

I'm all about #tuggoffelees personally, but Cassandra makes every shot she's in count, and the last line she gets about Pharaohs and Sphinxes is haunting and beautiful. (I also read somewhere that the reason she has no leg nor arm warmers is because she's supposedly a Sphinx Breed, so no fur.)

5:09 Bless Michael Gruber's little exhausted eye roll.

Cats on the streets: walking around and meowing Me: haha that's cute What the cats are actually doing:

I love the 1998 version ! Everyone is just perfect ; the dancing , singing and everything is great ❤ thanks for uploading

Been singing this song absentmindedly ever since this show was aired.

The cat that says "when you're walking alone" *is literally Grizabella, and you can actually see her leaving on the right*

I think the artists spent more time in putting this incredible makeup to the actors than the designers of the movie in the CGI. This is pure art 🥰

subtitles be like: [music]

Imagine walking in a alleyway to get home, and just seeing this

1:23 I just love the head tilts, that is such a amazing moment.

I'm so happy that the *fucking disgrace* that was Cats (2019) led me here, to check the original musical. The cast is outstandingly talented, I adore every single song and everything is so enjoyable!

Human: *throws a boot at **4:06* Jellicle Cats: and we took that personally

2:32 She has the perfect voice for that part

I have two cats, their names are Munkustrap and Mister Mistoffelees

I love how well the costume and makeup crew distinguished the Kittens versus the adult cats. Through context of the songs and choreo you could tell but the visuals just add an amazing layer to it

They look so offended when someone throws a boot at them😂❣

3:28 They were Naruto running decades before it was cool

I’m really impressed with how in sync and fit they all are... this version is like a million times better then the movie

4:08 I love Mungos face as the boot hits the ground, just that smug "hm well someones upset" look to it lol

The fact that this absolutely bizarre and nonsensical musical about cats somehow works will never cease to amaze me.

This is the song that plays endlessly in the background during the afterlife if you were ever mean to a cat.

Human: *throws boot* Cats: oh no! anyway

Me: *over with my Cats phase* Also me: *instantly clicks on this video*

1:22 anyone else see the foreshadowing in Elaine Page singing “when you’re walking alone” because she plays an outcast in Grizabella?

What I would give to have seen this cast live...

This is how it should be done! Thanks for this. I just wish the film didn't exist as it isn't a true representation of the true art of the show. The show is just incredible.

I can't believe they made Jellylorum a kitten in thee 2019 movie, while in 1998, she was one of the older and wiser Jellicles. And Jennyanydots, too.

Really disappointed that the 1998 version of these songs aren’t on Spotify!

It just occurred to me that the cat at 1:22 is Grizabella without her costume

my biggest respect to all actors, producers, and every staff involved

I’m actually kinda creeped out cuz I was singing this all morning

its cool how their choir actually sounds like cats howling

My best friend in year 9 had a vhs tape of this and we watched it every afternoon after school. (We weren’t theatre kids, just musical geeks!) This version of CATS above all the others >>>

Cats is my all time favourite musical

1:27 i like how elaine page just delivers one line and leaves lol

One simple fact...THIS IS A MILLION TRILLION TIMES BETTER THAN THE 2019 VERSION.

Forever a dream to see this!!!

Everyone watches their favourite cat in this ensemble. I was constantly looking for dear Rumpleteaser.

[MUNKUSTRAP] Are you blind when you're born? [DEMETER] Can you see in the dark? [SKIMBLESHANKS] Can you look at a king? [ASPARAGUS] Would you sit on his throne? [RUM TUM TUGGER] Can you say of your bite that it's worse than your bark? [ALONZO] Are you cock of the walk [GRIZABELLA] When you're walking alone? [COMPANY] Because Jellicles are and Jellicles do Jellicles do and Jellicles would Jellicles would and Jellicles can Jellicles can and Jellicles do [JELLYLORUM] When you fall on your head do you land on your feet? [CORICOPAT] Are you tense when you sense there's a storm in the air? [JEMIMA] Can you find your way blind when you're lost in the street? [OLD DEUTERONOMY] Do you know how to go to the Heaviside Layer? [COMPANY] Because Jellicles can and Jellicles do Jellicles do and Jellicles can Jellicles can and Jellicles do Jellicles do and Jellicles can Jellicles can and Jellicles do [TANTOMILLE] Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant? [JENNYANYDOTS & VICTORIA] Familiar with candle [ELECTRA] With book and with bell? [BOMBALURINA] Were you Whittington's friend? [MR. MISTOFFELEES] The Pied Piper's assistant? [TUMBLEBRUTUS] Have you been an alumnus of Heaven or Hell? [COMPANY] Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats We can dive through the air like a flying trapeze We can turn double somersaults, bounce on a tire We can run up a wall, we can swing through the trees We can balance on bars, we can walk on a wire Jellicles can and Jellicles do Jellicles can and Jellicles do Jellicles can and Jellicles do Jellicles can and Jellicles do Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Can you sing at the same time in more than one key Duets by Rossini and waltzes by Strauss And can you, as cats do, begin with a "C"? That always triumphantly brings down the house! Jellicle cats are queen of the nights Singing at astronomical heights Handling pieces from the Messiah Hallelujah, angelical choir The mystical divinity Of unashamed felinity Round the cathedral rang "Vivat" Life to the Everlasting Cat! Feline, fearless, faithful and true To others who do what Jellicles do and Jellicles can Jellicles can and Jellicles do Jellicle cats sing Jellicle chants Jellicles old and Jellicles new Jellicle song and Jellicle dance Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Practical cats, Dramatical cats Pragmatical cats, Fanatical cats Oratorical cats, Delphic-oracle cats Skeptical cats, Dispeptical cats Romantical cats, Pedantical cats Critical cats, Parasitical cats Allegorical cats, Metaphorical cats Statistical cats and Mystical cats Political cats, Hypocritical cats Clerical cats, Hysterical cats Cynical cats, Rabbinical cats Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats Jellicle bells that Jellicles ring Jellicle sharps and Jellicle flats Jellicle songs that Jellicles sing Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats [ASPARAGUS, spoken] There's a man over there with a look of surprise As much as to say "Well now, how about that?" [MUNKUSTRAP, spoken] Do I actually see with my own very eyes A man who's not heard of a Jellicle cat? What's a Jellicle cat? [COMPANY, spoken] What's a Jellicle Cat?

Hard to believe that this was the inspiration for 80's cartoon "Thundercats". Yet it is a well-known fact and everyone agrees it is true.

Can we get Cats and Phantom of the Opera re-uploaded to this channel because I need them again

Boot. (flies through the air and lands on the stage) Cats. (stare at it for a few seconds) (continue singing as if nothing whatsoever has happened) ("Well. I never." "Oh, so what, carry on.") 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵

Anyone else think that Pouncival and Rumpleteazer are the cutest 😍🥰

I have just convinced my fiance that our bridal party popping up like each of the cats do at the beginning would be so cute when they are introduced at the reception. Now time to convince my bridal party.

Mungojerrie’s face at 4:09

Last time I was this early Grizzabella lived her memories.

Saw Cats in Detroit back in 2010 for our first wedding Anniversary. I was pregnant with my first daughter (now almost 10). I remember her enjoying the music as much as I did! Bought this version on dvd soon after and we all enjoy it as a family still! ❤️

0:59 Munkustrap: Are you blind when you're born?

Wow! That actually looks cool and doesn't creep me out unlike the movie. :D

John Partridge really encapsulates how RTT acts

Cats has always been a guilty pleasure for me. Whenever people ask me how can you like it? There’s nothing going on… I’m like… yes.. there is nothing going on… in fact there is so much nothing going on that you start to notice things…

I was today years old when I just found out the 1998 version is actually from 1988… I thought it was a remastered version from the past past… mind you I’ve been watching this film since I was a baby and I’ve it live as well.. I watch at least once a month.. I am so mind blown. 😂😂😂

This brings me back to when my little sister and I did our own mini play of 'Cats' for our family. We watched it so many times I'm surprised we didn't wear out the VHS tape.

Who knew a concept as strange as people in costumes reciting poems about cats in a musical form could have worked so well?

when covid19 is finish, and Cats team perform in Korea again I’ll go again. It was awesome. I’ll never forget that feeling.

Last two Halloweens I painted my face as one of these cats and loved it.

Eternal love to this musical ❤️🐱

Now this is how you open a musical!!

As Someone who saw this live in 1998 it was so good and one of my favourite musicals also we don’t talk about the film

any Etcetera fans out here? the cutest kitten queen ❤️

such a good show!

Ok, I need to know - is it or is it not Elaine Paige singing the line “When you’re walking alone?” (And please no comments on how she also plays Grizabella in this, I already know and that was not what I asked.)

This vhs version of cats will always be my favorite I remember burning the tape out!! I saw cats right before the show ended on Broadway in 2000 when I was 7 years old

3:47 hahaha, Pouncival ❤️😂

The 2019 served for something. For us to appreciate even more THIS master work right here

Idk why but my friends always get annoyed when I sing Cats ITS THE BEST MUSICAL EVER HOW CAN SOMEONE NOT LIKE IT

Watching this, I'm wondering something about the film: could fixing the uncanny valley effect have been as simple as given them the show's face painting or the CGI equivalent?

Cats is the best!!

After a while, you start to hear “Jellicle” less and start hearing “Jericho” or the phrase the word “Jellicle” is based on, “Dear little”.

Love it!! After watching the show here I bought the DVD!

Saw this live on tour in 1998, my mom and grandma weren't fans, but this is what introduced me to ALW. I will always love this show, moreso for the dancing (as a dancer), but of course for the music as well. This absolutely trumps the shite that is 2019s version.

1:23 Young Grizabella! It took me quite some time to realise Grizabella appears as a young cat in the prologue. She is still part of the tribe.

I’ve watched so much cats stuff today that the word “cat” did that thing where it’s lost meaning

The 1999 Cats is nothing short of amazing athletic and theatrical talent. 😲👏👏👏👏👏

I assigned my most of my friends a cat from cats the musical. The two rambunctiously mad ones are Mungojerri and Rumpleteazer, the one with what looks like a mane and is basically the rpg powerhouse of the group but extremely chaotic and quiet is Macavity, and I am Mr. Mistoffelees because I love him and would definitely be a mage type character who is shy and definitely gay