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Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#25re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 12:49pmWe still have Blood Brothers too, so we're just doomed.
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#26re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 12:59pmAll I'll say is I'm in no mood to get into an argument about CATS. No mood...
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#27re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 1:02pmTrust me, I more than anyone would like to see a revival of CATS on Broadway in my lifetime but at the moment it is too soon.
#28re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 1:17pmEeeewww... I don't even want to think about that. It's only available through rnhtheatricals.com for professional companies at the moment...
#29re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 2:07pmA high school production of CATS: Now that is a frightening thought.
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VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#30re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 2:09pmRevival??? Isn't it still playing over at the Winter Garden, with Carolee Carmello as Grizabella?
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#32re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:01pmI need this like I need my tubes tied.
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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#33re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:42pmPeople say they don't like Cats, but it ran for 18 years, and Phantom is running on 17 years. It just shows that ALW is an awesome writer and composer, you can't say you don't like it because you really do, Cats need to justified and brought back. But with a plot built into it.
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#34re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:51pm
All that it proves is that ALW has written a couple of shows that appeal to a large audience. I'm no ALW-basher, there are a few shows he's done that I absolutely love. Phantom, JCS, Sunset Boulevard, parts of Joseph, a lot of Evita, that's all very impressive, especially given how young he started. He's also written some really disappointing drivel, but the same is true of even the best of composers. ALW does need a hit in this country soon, as it's been awhile since he's wowed American audiences.
CATS has had its day, it's wonderful for families with younger kids, and the people in the '80s really seemed to like the show. But people liked lots of things in the '80s that never need to be relived. That's how I see CATS, or at least CATS on Broadway. I say tour it or just leave it there for high school and middle school kids to do whatever with.
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
TheaterGeek91
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/04
#35re: Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:04pm
Who's ready for a revival of CATS?
Well, not me.
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