Me trying to sleep: My cat downstairs:

The only thing the 2019 Cat's did Right was bringing attention and views to the 1998 version

Munkustrap: Are you blind when you’re born? Munkustrap: Munkustrap: 👁 👁

Past people who've seen Cats: "wow those costumes are kind of creepy." Now: "nevermind."

This is the best version of CATS and nobody will ever top it

“Were you there when the pharaohs commissioned the Sphinx?” That voice tho

Cats 1981 - ppl that look like cats Cats 2019 - cats that look like ppl

The actor who plays Munkustrap is literally *always* on his tip toes - it’s incredibly impressive, he certainly manages to be one of the most feline out of all the dancers.

This is how Cats is meant to be, in the movie they don't even have cat noses for goodness sake. I hope the movie at least got people who hadn't watched the musical yet curious enough to see this version.

I used to get creeped out a little by the costumes now I think they look comforting because of option b.

That single Boot has more self-awareness than the whole 2019 movie. It's why this version worked.

[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? [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? [All] 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? [Deuteronomy] Do you know how to go to the Heaviside Layer? [All] 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. [Tantomile] Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant? [Jennyanydots, Victoria] Familiar with candle? [Electra] With book and with bell? [Bombalurina] Were you Wittington's friend? [Mistoffelees/Quaxo] The Pied Piper's assistant? [Tumblebrutus] Have you been an alumnus of heaven and hell? [Mungojerrie] Are you mean like a minx? [Rumpleteazer] Are you lean like a lynx? [Etcetera] Are you keen to be seen when you're smelling a rat? [Kassandra] Were you there when the pharaohs commissioned the Sphinx? [All] If you were and you are, you're a Jellicle Cat! 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 climb 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, Jellilces 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- [Queens] Can you sing at the same time in more than one key, duets by Rossini? [Toms] And waltzers by Strauss? [Queens] Aa-aa-aa-aa-aah [Toms] And can you (as cats do) begin with a "C"? [Jennyanydots] * hits a C and deafens everyone in earshot* [All] That always triumphantly brings down the house [All] Jellicle Cats are queens of the night, Singing at astronomical height, Handling pieces from the Messiah, Hallelujah, a Jellicle choii- * shoe is thrown* Jellicle Cats are queens of the night, Singing at astronomical height, Handling pieces from the Messiah, Hallelujah, a Jellicle choir!

You know i never actually thought much of CATS, just knew it from parodies and such. But after seeing the movie trailer, i have a new found appreciation for this play for it's makeup and choreography. So i guess something good did come from the trailer after all!

See THIS works, because their makeup is cat-like. In the trailer... they straight up have human faces

I love how my favorite cat is Electra and she literally has one solo line. "-With book and with bell!" I just find Electra adorable. And her costume is AWESOME. I love how her coat looks. And I love her little freckles. And after reading a bit on her wikipedia passage, I loved her even more. She's the oldest out of the kittens and she's the most mature. She's often seen in the background playing with Pouncival or Etectera. And she is often hanging out with Rumpleteazer in the background too. And because of that, and the feature similarities, I think that Rumpleteazer and Electra are relatives. Just absolutely love Electra.

0:23 "I have Princess Carolyn for you. Please hold."

*kid dies* Oompa Loompa’s:

All the dislikes are people who weren't there when the pharaohs commissioned the sphinx

It saddens me that people don’t know how to or refuse to suspend their disbelief long enough to enjoy this play. I suppose it isn’t for everyone...

I don’t get why the 2019 movie chose to have Victoria the main character she’s just a background character

3:12 (Boot gets thrown) Most of the Jellicles in that shot: (Varying levels of offended) Mungojerrie: You know I had to do it to 'em

That “are you blind when you’re born” Gives me chills everytime

it's not always about sleekness, even in this century. this looks so much more natural, especially with the big fur, colors, even the big hair. it looks so much more real even more so without clothing.

The lines before the shoe dropped they were singing fine, but afterwards they began to break into outright caterwauling as if to say: "Okay. You think that was _bad?_ Let's show you what bad _really_ sounds like."

why is the black pharaoh cat sexy

It's OK people who just watched the movie trailer... You are safe here.

Broadway: *Tipsy* Movie: *Extremely Drunk*

The movie kinda ruined Mr Mistoffelees. I mean he looks great here

To be honest, the visuals here are much better than the trailer but I think i'll give the movie a chance

If the movie doesn't have a scene where someone throws a boot to shut them up, they all look super offended and continue to sing, them what's even the point of it.

I’m here to advertise the “Why the music in Cats (2019) is worse than you thought” video

These harmonies clears my skin

“Were you there when the pharaohs commissioned the Sphinx” THOSE VOCALS!!

Summary: "Are you a cat? Then you're a jellicle cat"

The casting could not be better, everyone is so perfect.

When I first saw the musical I thought they were saying “genitals”

1:35 Notice how after she sings of the Pharaohs and sphinx, there is an Egyptian-style flute riff added. Attention to details like this brings such magic out! And her voice here is INCREDIBLE

The movie looks really creepy so I thought I’d see what it’s based off of. And now I’m In love

2:38 Why do I feel weird when the rum tum tugger doesn't have his coat on?......

Therapist: Maneless Rum Tum Tugger isn't real, he can't hurt you. Maneless RTT: 👁 👁 2:13 and now I can't unsee him, I'm always watching for it

So this was the song that Princess Carolyn had on her phone.

"Were you there when the Pharoah commissioned the Sphinx?" That line gave me chills.

I remember watching this version as a kid. Didn’t understand much English then, especially in song form, but still managed to capture the personality of every character and distinguish them all easily. Saw the movie version yesterday, being a fluent English speaker now - and couldn’t tell anyone apart except for like 5 main characters. The designs for stage production just work soooo much better.

I like the bit where they say “Jellicle cats”

"can you look at a king" "would you sit on his throne." sure that's one way of saying my cat likes taking my spot after I've left for 2 mins

Cats: *singing* Boot: Shut up! Cats: Cats: *singing*

1:24 Is nobody going to talk about how smooth his singing was while he was rolling. Just me?

This production, hands down, is perfect. Some things just shouldn’t be adapted into other formats. This musical in particular is best as live performance art. But then again, it is a musical about cats. Big risk, but hey, this one is great. Even a filmed production is fine. But they tried Waaaaaay too hard for the actual movie.

Anyone else here to cleanse themselves after watching the new 2019 trailer cause... 😰

"Were you there when the Pharoahs commissioned the sphinx." Goddamn Cassandra is so elegant. My favorite Jellicle cat by far.

At 3:20 it looks as if Rum Tum Tugger is already annoying Munkustrap, just love watching how the different cats act

These look more like cats than the monstrosities from the movie.

They should have done these props and make up. I mean look at them. These visuals are waaaay better than was in the new trailer of Cats.

They could've made the characters from the movie this kind of look instead. It looks way better and beautiful.

The voices, the costumes, the makeup, the choreography, the CAST. That’s what made Cats a hit. And that’s what the movie lacked.

I'm obsessed with the musical because of the film. I was my whole life procrastinating watching the musical and the film finally pushed me to watch it. I wish I'd seen it when I was a child and decided to become a musical artist. The all look so beautiful in it. I wonder what the members of the original casts are doing nowadays.

I get a real kick out of the lyrics and movements. Every line references a cat throughout history, or describes a cat quality and of course everyone moves in a cat-like manner. Awesome, Pawsome, Clawsome!

WHYYYYY DIDNT THEY JUST DO THIS MAKEUP FOR THE MOVIE 😭😭😭😭😭😭

I love how everyone is like ‘came from the 2019 trailer’ while I was a 10 year old leaping and rolling around my room coming up with choreography I can still remember with a crush on rumpleteazer 😂

This version will be my favorite always and forever! I used to watch this musical everyday on a dvd when I was 7 years old, now I’m 17 and I’m still knowing the songs

2:56 Rum Tum Tugger *knows* he's a queen of the night

I love watching how each of the cats react to the shoe dropping. Mungojerrie's face @3:10 is absolute gold. 😂

The girl dressed as Demeter in the photo at the end of the video is Zizi Strallen, niece to Bonnie Langford, the original London Rumpleteazer, daughter of Sandy Strallen, who played Admetus/Macavity in London from 1987 - 1989, and Cherida Langford, who played Victoria in London from 1986 - 1989 (also Bonnie Langford's sister), sister to Summer Strallen, swing covering for Cassandra, Electra, Etcetera, Jellylorum and Tantomile in London 2001 - 2002 and Cassandra in the UK Tour 2003, who played Demeter (as you can see in the picture) in the UK Tour 2014 and the London Palladium 2014, and is also the one who played Tantomile in the new CATS movie.

What I love about cats is the understated subtleties in it. Relating humans to cats and depicting human nature in feline form. It also seems to be a celebration of culture, especially how much of the story is told through dance, as seen with Victoria, the white cat. It's just a work of art, beautiful and like nothing I've ever seen or heard

Theater: Okay I get they’re people in cat costumes: it’s a theater production Trailer: WTF IS THAT MY EYEEESSSSS

0:11 that pose this actor is doing is the most cat like ive seen in the whole musical

Who’s listening to this instead of seeing the so badly reviewed movie that even the actors said not to go see

Looks better than the trailer. Perhaps, they should have stuck to this style?

1:35 her voice is the most beautiful thing, please serenade mee

0:56 oh my god, his voice😍

0:24 When Princess Carolyn puts you on hold.

I randomly had the lyrics to this song in my head and I haven’t listened to the musical in a while-immediately, I kid you not, chills all over. They stayed throughout almost the entire half of the song. God, this is a masterpiece.

I love the chorus scene bc every subtle movement shows every cat's personality so clearly.. alonzo munkerstrap tugger and misto's hand movements are so different and on character,(alonzo full of zest and confidence munk leaderlike tugger.....like tugger and misto genuinely happy)and the expression on each cat's face when the boot appears out of nowhere are so like them as well(rumpleteazer's eyes going round looking genuinely surprised&unbelievably cute mungojerrie surprised and amused at the same time cassandra jellylorum and demeter looking elegantly offended) that's why I love chorus scenes as well as duets and solos.. you can't take your eyes off any cat even if they aren't the only main character of the scene

1:35 Love her voice really suits her style

Truly hope these performers get some monetary compensation for these downloads...so deserved...tired of Hollywood ripping off truly talented people

Is that Jenny's actress hitting the high note there, because, its super impressive

This is honestly a breath of fresh air after watching other people try and fail to live up to this.

This song is annoyingly catchy

I'll always thank my mother for taking me and my sister to see all the great musicals of the 80's and 90's. Cats is a favourite. 😸

I saw the whole thing on a cruise named “oasis of the seas”. This was a very wonderful experience and you could tell that they wanted you there by smiling and waving to people, we were in the front so that was amazing! I recommend the cruise very much, also, at dinner, you pay before so you can eat anything on the menu!

Who here after seeing the Cats (2019) trailer?

0:52 oh god i always thought she was ADORABLE! awww!

Can we all appreciate the hours it took for them to learn all the choreography and songs/poems!

God Jemima is so pretty, I was weirdly obsessed with her when I was like 11

i need to watch the QUALITY cats movie after that God-forsaken trailer

This is so visually beautiful compared to the monstrosity playing in cinema.

I watched the movie two days ago and im cleansing my eyes with this

Forget what Twitter thinks about the movie, I want to know what this cast thinks.

My sister played in this musical at my local theatre, still very proud of her :) She played Rumpus Cat and that cat with the R on chest

i use this song to appreciate all the background cats' voices and only that. seriously, coricopat and tantomile are amazing, cassandra is breathtaking, alonzo is sweet and charming.. it's all just perfect

It will always be much better than the 2019 movie❤️

Here because I had tickets to see the Broadway production today but were cancelled due to COVID-19. ;_;

Oh Bojack I miss you.

I’ll admit that, even as a fan of this musical, the story is a little odd. I saw the 2019 movie yesterday and it does this movie so bad they were better off just leaving Cats alone. There was a weird sexual energy the entire time, the cgi lead to their feet not always acting like they were on the ground, they were entirely too small for their sets, and they made Victoria (the white cat) more or less a stand-in for the audience and makes her experience every song. They also didn’t do the peaks and pollicle song, which as my favorite since it was done to enfersain Deuteronomy. But yeah, just a really awful movie that will give children nightmares

This is so much more appealing than that travesty of a 2019 film! The aesthetic and talent is unparalleled!

My daughter's past musical theater instructor was actually a ten year original Broadway cast member of Cats. Lucky her. I had nothing close even as a theater major in college.

Okay I love the original and yes I just came from the new trailer but I didn’t think it was that bad and I’m excited.

So, Princess Carolyn is a jellicle cat.

1:13 Tantomile: Can you ride on a broomstick to places for distant?

Man I remember watching this when I was younger and I’m still in love with it. Shoutout to my moms for putting me on