Changes: Cats (musical)

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Gonzobats — Gonzo's production of *BATS*

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Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and built around the characters and lyrics from T. S. Eliot's book of poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The show opened in London's West End in 1981 and ran at Broadway's Winter Garden Theater from 1982 to 2000, at one point becoming the longest-running Broadway musical in history, a record which was later broken by Webber's own The Phantom of the Opera.

References

In the Fall 1983 issue of Muppet Magazine, Scooter interviews Candy Carell, the creating of the distinctive makeup design for Cats.

Sarah has a poster of Cats in her room in Labyrinth.

In Muppets Tonight episode 108, Gonzo and Jason Alexander revive their college musical, Bats: the Musical, a parody of Cats.

In a 2001 episode of Sesame Street, Elizabeth sings a song to Little Murray Sparkles that parodies "Memory."

In a 2002 episode of Sesame Street, a duck who performs in one of Prairie Dawn's pageants proudly announces that he's won a role in Cats.

In the Muppets' 2002 MasterCard commercial, Kermit and company are shown in front of a theater where The Producers is playing. As they approach the lobby, Rizzo the Rat inquires "No cats in this one, right?"

In the Elmo's World episode "Pets," the The Pets Channel tells viewers to stay tuned for CATS starring Eartha Kitten.

The Muppets Character Encyclopedia mentions that the Muppet birds like the musical Cats, but not the animals.

Connections

Stephen Bienskie played Rum Tum Tugger in the final Broadway performance.
Betty Buckley originated the role of Grizabella on Broadway.
Graham Fletcher played Quaxo and Mr. Mistoffelees on the West End from 1982-1983, and again from 1985-1990.
Christopher Gattelli played Pouncival during the original Broadway run
Roger Kachel played Mungojerrie, Mistoffelees, and most other roles in touring productions and on Broadway for approximately 14 years.
Gillian Lynne was the original choreographer and associate director for Cats. She was also the choreographer for the 1998 taped version.
Rob Marshall played Munkustrap during the original Broadway run.
Michael Sundin played Bill Bailey on the West End.
Lillias White played Grizabella on Broadway.

External links

Internet Broadway Database

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Cats (musical)

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-'''''Cats''''' is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and built around the characters and lyrics from T. S. Eliot's book of poems ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats''. The show opened in [[London|London's]] West End in [[1981]] and ran at [[Broadway|Broadway's]] Winter Garden Theater from [[1982]] to [[2000]], at one point becoming the longest-running Broadway musical in history which was a record later broken by Webber's own 'Phantom of the Opera''.
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+'''''Cats''''' is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and built around the characters and lyrics from T. S. Eliot's book of poems ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats''. The show opened in [[London|London's]] West End in 1981 and ran at [[Broadway|Broadway's]] Winter Garden Theater from 1982 to 2000, at one point becoming the longest-running Broadway musical in history, a record which was later broken by Webber's own ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
 ==References==
+* In the [[Muppet Magazine issue 4|Fall 1983 issue]] of ''[[Muppet Magazine]]'', [[Scooter]] interviews Candy Carell, the creating of the distinctive makeup design for Cats.
-*In ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' [[Episode 108: Jason Alexander|episode 108]], [[Gonzo]] and [[Jason Alexander]] revive their college musical, ''Bats'', a parody of ''Cats''.
+* [[Sarah]] has a poster of ''Cats'' in [[Sarah's room|her room]] in ''[[Labyrinth]]''.
+* In ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' [[Episode 108: Jason Alexander|episode 108]], [[Gonzo]] and [[Jason Alexander]] revive their college musical, ''[[Bats: the Musical]]'', a parody of ''Cats''.
+* In [[episode 3948|a 2001 episode]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', [[Elizabeth]] sings [[Remember|a song]] to [[Little Murray Sparkles]] that parodies "Memory."
+* In [[Episode 3989|a 2002 episode]] of ''Sesame Street'', a [[Ducks|duck]] who performs in one of [[Prairie Dawn|Prairie Dawn's]] [[Sesame Street Pageants|pageants]] proudly announces that he's won a role in ''Cats''.
+* In the Muppets' 2002 [[MasterCard]] commercial, [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and company are shown in front of a theater where ''[[The Producers]]'' is playing.  As they approach the lobby, [[Rizzo the Rat]] inquires "No cats in this one, right?"
+* In the ''[[Elmo's World]]'' episode "[[Elmo's World: Pets|Pets]]," the The Pets Channel tells viewers to stay tuned for ''CATS'' starring Eartha Kitten.
+* ''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'' mentions that the Muppet [[birds]] like the musical ''Cats'', but not the animals.
-*In ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[Episode 3989]], a [[Ducks|duck]] who performs in one of [[Prairie Dawn|Prairie Dawn's]] [[Sesame Street Pageants|pageants]] proudly announces that he's won a role in ''Cats''.
 ==Connections==
+*[[Stephen Bienskie]] played Rum Tum Tugger in the final Broadway performance.
+*[[Betty Buckley]] originated the role of Grizabella on Broadway.
 *[[Graham Fletcher]] played Quaxo and Mr. Mistoffelees on the West End from 1982-1983, and again from 1985-1990.
+*[[Christopher Gattelli]] played Pouncival during the original Broadway run
 *[[Roger Kachel]] played Mungojerrie, Mistoffelees, and most other roles in touring productions and on Broadway for approximately 14 years.
-*[[Gillian Lynne]] was the original choreographer and associate director for ''Cats''. She was also the choreographer for the movie verison.
+*[[Gillian Lynne]] was the original choreographer and associate director for ''Cats''. She was also the choreographer for the 1998 taped version.
-*[[Lillias White]] played Grizabella on Broadway.
+*[[Rob Marshall]] played Munkustrap during the original Broadway run.
+*[[Michael Sundin]] played Bill Bailey on the West End.
+*[[Lillias White]] played Grizabella on Broadway.
+==External links==
+* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4186 Internet Broadway Database]
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