CATS coming back to Broadway? — Page 3

What's really sad is that people can't let other people enjoy pieces of art without calling it dumb or a "crap fest." Not everything is going to be your cup of tea. Get over it.

How sad that "Last Ship" "Side Show" can't find an audience and yet this crap fest comes back.

For the people who want to see Cats and don't want to see The Last Ship or Side Show, it's not sad at all. A revival of one of the most successful musicals in Broadway history doesn't sound like "the dumbing down of Broadway continues". Unless by "Broadway" you mean it to be something which it is not.

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Even if they cut the 10 truly awful numbers from the show, it would still rate a "D" in my book. I will say that the set is really good.

Cats is the third-longest running show in Broadway history. Why? Because people like it. Of course it’s going to be revived – it’s a cash cow. I myself like Cats – the show, that is. I’m indifferent to actual cats – although I do like watching big cats on nature programs.

I saw the Broadway production Cats, as well as the Toronto production. It’s an entertaining song/dance show that appeals to all ages. It seems quite a number of people on this board don’t like it, but tough. If you don’t like it, don’t see it. But no need to be a hater and harp on it again and again.


>>> And the dumbing down of Broadway continues.

You realize that the “lyrics” were written by T.S. Eliot, don’t you? Hardly “dumbing down.”

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"I saw the Broadway production Cats, as well as the Toronto production. It’s an entertaining song/dance show that appeals to all ages. It seems quite a number of people on this board don’t like it, but tough. If you don’t like it, don’t see it. But no need to be a hater and harp on it again and again."

What does any of that have to do with this revival being a carbon copy of the original? I love cats, but I'm not going to pay 80 dollars for carbon copy uninspired revival.

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"Why go pay for this when I can go watch the same thing on dvd? and for free."

Because live performances > DVD copies??? 1998? The last production of Cats on Broadway closed 15 years ago. There's a whole generation of people, aspiring artists, tourists, etc. who haven't had the chance to see it on the Great White Way. And like me, there's a whole group of people who never had the chance to see the original and would kill to see it live on Broadway. Just because it wasn't completely revamped doesn't mean it has lost value as a project. The original ran for 18 years. If it's not broke, don't fix it.

Updated On: 2/14/15 at 01:09 PM

Count me in as a true native New Yorker and sophisticated theatergoer who loves it.