danoyse
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There's actually a fairly complex story for a musical...
Not really.
There's actually a fairly complex story for a musical...
There is, though. The characters have fairly specific relationships with each other, some of them have actual character arcs that are generally conveyed via dance, and it's surprisingly complex for something that seems so simple. I don't know if Webber was all that aware of some of it, but TS Elliot knew what was up, and Webber basically stole most of his story and lyrics wholecloth for the musical. For a dance musical, it's no CHORUS LINE, but there's stuff there that a good writer can make more apparent.
The show was terrible. Thats why it didnt last much beyond its 80s origins. I dont know a single person who would name this their top musical let alone top 5. The music is good though.
Can you give some examples, please? Because the only plot I ever got out of it was "Which cat is going to get to go to Cat Heaven?", and there was some menace from Macavity the criminal cat who was sort of the villain, kind of, and that was about it. There are some things that fans have implied, mostly based off the filmed version of the show that came out in 1998, but none of it ever had anything to do with the story, it was just background stuff.
Memory is such a great, show-stopping moment in the show. The problem is that it's always been the only memorable show-stopper, for the most part.
also a bop!Skimbleshanks?
Google Brans N Rees'es Twitter thread about CATS. Be amazed.
So is this going to be a broadway live type thing or are they going to use CGI or prosthetics or what?
I'm guessing they're going to really change that role since in the original show only shows up a few times, has one big fight scene and that's it.
"Presumably, Elba will sing during “Macavity Fight,” which is one of the big moments for his character."
That's not a song. It's strictly instrumental. Macavity has no lines in the show, he just laughs in a menacing way a couple of times.