| Cats are more than a hit; it is an award winning musical which has been performed around the world in many languages. This genuine theatrical landmark had been composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is based on a book titles Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The musical has also been successfully made into a film recording.
‘Cats’ is 2 act musical that centers on a tribe of Cats who gather once a year for a special reason. The cats together have to choose a member from their tribe who is to be reincarnated. The musical features metaphoric characters from all walks of life. With the heart-touching poetry and relationships as well as amazing choreography, Cats is indeed amongst the most invigorating and innovative musicals ever staged.
To-date Cats has won Laurence Olivier award for the 1981 Musical of the Year, the Evening Standard award for Best Musical, Seven 1982/83 Tony awards including Best Musical. It also bagged the coveted Molière Prize for Best Musical in France and Seven out of ten Dora Mavor Moore awards including Best Musical in Canada and seven awards in Japan.
Cats were first staged on May 11, 1981 at the New London Theatre in West End, London. The musical made its debut at Broadway on October 7, 1982, at the Winter Garden Theatre with the same production team. With record 6,138 performances, Cats became the longest-running musical in Broadway history in 1997. Among the most appealing factors of the musical are the imaginative costumes that have been worn by a variety of Bustophers, Grizabellas, Old Deuteronomys, Rum Tum Tuggars and Macavitys. However the show keeps rejuvenating itself with each new set of cats.
Other factors contributing to the success of Cats include the universal language of dance and the visual displays. While the plot, such as it is, derives from a slim volume of verse by Gillian Lynne’s choreography. There are other elements which have made this demanding, pulsing athleticism musical unrelenting towards critics about watering down Eliot’s witty verses. Critics argue that the show’s grand staging and non-stop dance energy seem more like a nightclub act.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, after meeting with Valerie, was both excited and determined to make the poems into a musical. Nearly a decade went by. No character and personality was created because Eliot had already taken care of that in his works. Each cat described in the poems appeared with a sort of satiric story about him or herself. This way of describing the story left each character different and individualized. Because this musical is not star-driven, the frequent cast changes it has experienced are actually a plus factor.
So get your tickets at first hand for Cats for two simple reasons. 1. It’s not going to vary too much and 2. Unlike so many shows, musical or drama, it seems here to stay. If you’re looking for tickets, you might have to beg to purchase them. It’s a sad reality but this is truly something that you wouldn’t want to miss!
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