CATS broadway revival!!! — Page 5

The original set change (and truly the only set change from the whole installation aside from some moving pieces) had the back of the moon backdrop serving as the floor of the ship. When the song started the backdrop began opening from top to bottom to reveal the ship as in a pop-up book. It was crazy.

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Just an interesting idea for if the show ever came to Broadway...

I was trying to think of some stunt casting that could be done for the show. I think the most obvious choices would be Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy. But then I started thinking...how possible do you think it would be to bring in So You Think You Can Dance winners/contestants for some of the ensemble roles? I know some of them can even sing, but even so, there are some ensemble dancing roles I think could work.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

If it ever did come back to Broadway, I wonder if a big name like Aretha Franklin or Jennifer Holliday would join as Grizabella. That'd make for an interesting "Memory".

Updated On: 6/29/14 at 11:15 PM

What, he was serious?!

The Associated Press reports that Lloyd Webber will re-conceive the character of Rum Tum Tugger as a rapping street cat. "I've come to the conclusion that ... maybe Eliot was the inventor of rap," he said, referencing poet T.S. Eliot.
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I really hope that is a joke. ^

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Updated On: 7/7/14 at 05:47 PM

Someone really needs to put cats out of its misery. I would like to see Miss Saigon transfer over to broadway though.

^Mine too. He's clearly become a bit senile in his old age and I wish he would stick to casting actors on campy reality competition programs and leave his past shows alone.

Here is a scary thought

Cats with David Hasselhoff.

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How about Cats. The new Tupac musical interpreted by Sir Andrew.

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I know there's a rap in "Starlight Express." Trying to imagine that style of music filtered again through Lord Andrew and paired with the Rum Tum Tugger's lyrics is something very unpleasant to me.

I would pay good money to see CATS with David Hasselhoff as Grizabella. ^

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