The musical “Cats” is an outstanding show that captivates audiences of all ages. It is based on a book of poems called, “Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats”, written by T.S. Eliot. “Cats” tells a nonsense story of different cats. The amazing music, unique costumes, and intricate dance choreography bring a breath-taking story to life that a leaves a lasting impression on the viewer. T.S. Eliot’s poems from his “Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats”, not only inspired the play “Cats”, but are also
Cats the Musical of the century Opens 9 January 2015 Tickets on sale now The Grammy award winning legend, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s critically acclaimed Cats the musical will hit the shores of Singapore. With a fantastically oversized stage set, prodigious choreography and surreal costume designs. Cats the musical has been hailed by critics as “the musical of the century” across the globe and now the award winning musical will be hitting the sandy shores of Singapore. The musical has won 7 Tony
The Cats musical transforms musical theater telling the story of a tribe of cats that are called “The Jellicle Cats,” and at night they sing “The Jellicle choice.” During the musical, in each scene they decide which cat will ascend to the Heavenside Layer and come back to a new life. The Jellicle Cats are seen as a type of feline represented commonly as nocturnal black-and-white cats, which means that they move and are awake all night. Throughout the musical, the Jellicle Cats possessed many kinds
Andrew Lloyd Webber was born on March 22, 1948. He composed many musicals throughout his lifetime including; “Evita”, “Phantom of the Opera”, and “Cats”. Webber grew up in South Kensington to parents William who was a professional in theory and composition at the Royal College of Music in England and Jean who was a singer and a violinist in the same school. By age three Webber was playing the violin. Then by age six he composed his own songs. Then by age nine he had a piece of music published in
chronologically through each poem through the years he wrote them. According to Amazon, this book has received many fantastic reviews stating, “It
My Face Space, Home Chat, The Curious Incident of the dog in the Nighttime, Cats, and Peter Pan Goes Wrong are examples of plays that had wonderful playwrights and performers. Some of these productions used good supportive measures to make the play successful and some unfortunately used measures that overpowered the talent of the people in the show. It is very difficult to know where
1950, and some essays including tradition and the individual talent, 1917, the use of poetry and the use of criticism, 1933, etc. the further I want to mentioned here is his old possum's book of practical cats, a group of lively and humorous poems, which was later adapted, and became a famous Broadway musical: Cats. It is these poems that bring me into the world of Eliot, and I think this kind of works can also make him more accessible. Now we come into the poem itself. The poet use
Andrew Lloyd Webber is a big name in musical theatre and is known for many famous musicals including ‘the phantom of the opera’ and ‘don’t cry for me, Argentina’. Overall, he’s composed 13 musicals which some have been on the West end and Broadway. In 2001 the New York’s time referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in history" and ranked the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" by The Telegraph in 2008. He also got told that “Andrew more or less single-handedly reinvented