Posted: 3/21/16 at 11:21pm
There might have been a thread posted about this... has anyone heard about casting for the Cats Revival? Any rumors about who will be taking on big roles, like Grizabella, Old Deuteronomy, Tugger, Munkustrap...? Auditions were held back in Feb... decisions must have been made already
Posted: 3/21/16 at 11:23pm
I was actually thinking about this earlier today. I would imagine they'd want to get the ball rolling rather soon-ish, with performances starting in July—not tremendously far away. I'll almost assuredly be getting tickets regardless, but I'm really waiting for the casting announcement to emerge before I pull the trigger.
Posted: 3/21/16 at 11:29pm
I read on an AEA casting notice that their first rehearsal is towards the end of May... I would expect an announcement by next month, or within the next week or so. I've been itching to see if any big names have been tapped for the show, and if Nicole Scherzinger will be reprising Grizabella.
Posted: 3/21/16 at 11:30pm
Nicole Scherzinger has always been rumoured/unconfirmed/assumed to be reprising her role from London.
http://www.playbill.com/article/nicole-scherzinger-cant-wait-to-do-cats-on-broadway-in-2016-com-368166
Posted: 3/21/16 at 11:46pm
No offense to any CATS lovers, but I hope instead of people auditioning for it, they revolt and protest and even burn down the rehearsal studio and theatre. I don't know why CATS was successful originally, but I do know it shouldn't be sucessful yet again. CATS is no JESUS. It doesn't deserve a resurrection. #DOGLOVERFORLYFE!
Updated On: 3/21/16 at 11:46 PM
Posted: 3/21/16 at 11:57pm
For a time-frame idea:
http://auditionupdate.com/index.php?s=2&p=254343
Posted: 3/22/16 at 12:20am
Call_me_jorge said: "No offense to any CATS lovers, but I hope instead of people auditioning for it, they revolt and protest and even burn down the rehearsal studio and theatre. I don't know why CATS was successful originally, but I do know it shouldn't be sucessful yet again. CATS is no JESUS. It doesn't deserve a resurrection. #DOGLOVERFORLYFE!
Completely irrelevant to the thread topic... just gonna ignore this
Posted: 3/22/16 at 12:23am
And you're doing SUCH a great job by quoting and replying to it!
Posted: 3/22/16 at 6:59pm
iF Loretta. Swit* ..is not cast as Grisabella I'm not seeing the show and that's a fact.
Posted: 3/22/16 at 7:12pm
LizzieCurry said: "For a time-frame idea:
http://auditionupdate.com/index.php?s=2&p=254343
"
Considering we are less than 4 months before previews and a cast announcement has yet to be made, am I the only one doubting previews will begin as originally planned. Seems like they are running out of time, unless much of the cast is a carry over from London.
Posted: 3/22/16 at 11:17pm
Dave13 said: "LizzieCurry said: "For a time-frame idea:
http://auditionupdate.com/index.php?s=2&p=254343
"
Considering we are less than 4 months before previews and a cast announcement has yet to be made, am I the only one doubting previews will begin as originally planned. Seems like they are running out of time, unless much of the cast is a carry over from London.
"
I was thinking the same exact thing. I think the producers are waiting for the right time to make the announcement. It's without a doubt that the creatives have such a large pool of talent to pick from.
Posted: 3/23/16 at 5:45am
I hope that somehow Nicole Sherzinger doesn't get to play Grizabella and they hire Stephanie J Block instead.
Posted: 3/23/16 at 1:05pm
I'm quite interested in seeing what they do with the sets, will it look like a cheap tour with everything up on stage or will they try to recreate the atmosphere of the original runs (I regret not seeing the Broadway run before it closed) Only ever saw it in London and even though there are parts of the show that make me cringe, I always loved the all encompassing set.
I am also cringing at the new Rum Tum Tugger hip hop character, so not liking that change
Posted: 3/23/16 at 1:16pm
Morris D Cat
Grumpy Cat
Sylvester
Updated On: 3/23/16 at 01:16 PM
Posted: 3/23/16 at 2:08pm
Justin D said: "I'm quite interested in seeing what they do with the sets, will it look like a cheap tour with everything up on stage or will they try to recreate the atmosphere of the original runs (I regret not seeing the Broadway run before it closed) Only ever saw it in London and even though there are parts of the show that make me cringe, I always loved the all encompassing set.
I am also cringing at the new Rum Tum Tugger hip hop character, so not liking that change
"
I saw the tour twice when it came to NJ and the set was atrocious. The music also terrible. It sounded like they only had an electric and bass guitar, keyboard/piano, and drum set. I would imagine that ALW would put in a full orchestra.
Posted: 3/23/16 at 2:36pm
This will likely be based on the Palladium production and not the last US tour with the inflatable set. There was an attempt in London to extend the set out into the auditorium so I assume the same will be true for Broadway but it will likely be nothing near the scale of the original Broadway or London design.
Posted: 3/23/16 at 3:32pm
"Rum Tum Tugger hip hop character"
You know what this tells me? One of Hamilton's current main cast might end up in CATS. My vote is for Okieriete Onaodowan.
Posted: 3/23/16 at 3:43pm
Dollypop said: "iF Loretta. Swit* ..is not cast as Grisabella I'm not seeing the show and that's a fact.
"
Brah, if they're too dumb to not put Marisa Tomei in 1776, the you ain't gettin' Lo-Switt in CATS. Ain't no way, no how, brah.
Posted: 3/23/16 at 4:01pm
Justin D said: "I'm quite interested in seeing what they do with the sets, will it look like a cheap tour with everything up on stage or will they try to recreate the atmosphere of the original runs (I regret not seeing the Broadway run before it closed) Only ever saw it in London and even though there are parts of the show that make me cringe, I always loved the all encompassing set.
I am also cringing at the new Rum Tum Tugger hip hop character, so not liking that change
"
The original Broadway set and inside-the-theatre design will probably never be surpassed. It was incredible!
And I am totally with you about Rum Tum Tugger. I don't like the change in character or the rewrite of his song. It was fine the way it was. Also, the new version of Growltiger's Last Stand is terrible. The original version of the song was hummable and had some very pretty sections. Again, in my opinion, this was another unnecessary rewrite and definitely NOT an improvement. Someone needs to tell Lloyd Webber to keep his hands off his old scores (if it ain't broke...).
heaven help us all if he decides Evita needs a rewrite!
Posted: 3/23/16 at 4:53pm
Evita has gotten a rewrite. Now if you do the show you get the revival version which adds "You Must Love Me" and replaces all the dance music for "Buenos Aires" and "I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You" and other little altered bits to screw with your mind if you've done the old version a thousand times. I personally like none of the changes, especially the BA dance which is one of my favorite bits of the score (the trumpets playing the "Peron's Latest Flame" melody after "real eiderdown and silence" are gone.)
Posted: 3/23/16 at 4:57pm
^That's depressing that they don't just offer the original or revival version.
Posted: 3/31/16 at 5:22pm
Tomorrow is April. We today heard casting for Falsettos, which begins previews in late September. Cats begins performances two and a half months beforehand. Why haven't we heard anything?
Posted: 3/31/16 at 8:49pm
I think Daveed Diggs would be great as Rum Tum Tugger and I think Lena Hall should play Grizabella
