Cats The Musical Cast List 1998
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Cats the musical cast list 1998. Cats is a 1998 direct to video musical film based on the stage musical of the same name by andrew lloyd webber itself based on the poetry book old possum s book of practical cats by t s eliot. Cats 1998 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. The film was released on home video in october 1998 by polygram video universal pictures. It closed on september 10 2000 after a total of 7 485 performances.
Eliot lloyd webber oversaw orchestration for the film and called on gillian lynne the show s original choreographer to train the cast for the film. David mallet served as the director of this production. 1 production information 2 development 3 filming 4 release 5 costumes and make up 6 cast 7 gallery 8 production. The cats introduce themselves.
Eliot it tells the story of a tribe of cats called the jellicles and the night they make the jellicle choice deciding which cat will ascend to the heaviside layer and come back to a new life. Jellicle cats join for a jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader old deuteronomy. On june 19 1997 cats became the longest running musical in broadway history with 6 138 performances. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.
With elaine paige john mills ken page rosemarie ford. Directed by david mallet. The original 1981 london cast of cats the show made its debut on broadway on october 7 1982 at the winter garden theatre with the same production team. Cats is a 1998 direct to video musical film based on the 1981 stage musical cats by andrew lloyd webber itself based on old possum s book of practical cats 1939 by t.