*goosebumps* the end of this song gets me everytime. and i am so impressed that Elaine can still hit notes that high and strong at her age. *happy sigh*
At first I HATED the girl who played Jemima in this one because I've only seen the video (sigh) BUt after watching it a bunch of times I love her. She's awsome.
Heh, spotted Bryn straight away, he's got such a distinctive lanky body. Avea's giving it some in the dance department, that's nice to see. I couldn't really spot many of the other video cast, apart from Rosalie and Elaine obviously, and I think that's Geoff as skimble? Tumblebrutus looks a lot like Drew Varley at one point, but I don't know. And Brian Blessed as old D? Legendary! Thanks for the upload.
Hmm, did I see a brief glance of Michael Grube as Munkus? Elain Paige of course, was it Rosemarie Ford as Bomba? I couldn't tell. Was an interesting way of mixing up the medly. Especially Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats. Having Tugger at the top, singing so much of it was nice because you get to see more of him, but it does kind of undermine Munku's authority. Was brilliant to hear and see Brian Blessed as Old Duteronomy though, have only heard him on the OLC previously.
Legally only Elaine Page should be the only one allowed to sing memory- no one else does as well as her- though I am also fond of the Betty Buckley rendition! (Cats is one of my guilty pleasures-I was the only one in my family who paid attention to the entire thing when we wathed the tape...)
yes,of course chrissy hammond is also a good one and may be one of the bests. but it is elaine's interpretation that is made immortal. there will always be better grizabellas than elaine but there will always be the first grizabella. :) just expressing my opinion...
the reason y some of them look different to the vid is becuase in the video the toned down the make up but here is the stage make up with harder lines and stuff for the audience benifit
I saw Cats in New York City. My comment has the goal to share an up building message full of hope. Jehovah God promises that those who have died will live again in Isaiah 26:19: "Your dead will live. My corpses will rise. Wake up and shout for joy, residents of the dust! For your dew is like the morning dew, and the earth will let those who are powerless in death live again." He will bring them back to life; that is the hope of the resurrection. Have a super great peaceful day!
Elaine Paige will always tug a few of my heart strings when she sings Memory :') BUT WHERE'S MY MISTO?? OAO Tugger here was pretty good but I still prefer John Partridge to play Tugger.. he had more swag.. I actually kinda prefer if they had separate cats singing Jellicle Cats.. But I guess this was kinda cool too.. :)
@rikkulockhart15 this is not john partridge. it's paul nicholas who played tugger at the world premiere in london as well as elaine paige (grizabella) and brian blessed (old deuteronomy)... rest is the west end cast from 1998...;-)
Ah! Why did they change Rum Tug Tugger?! John Partridge is so much better than that guy. But I love how they kept some of the video cast in. I feel like watching this video now.
Bruh they picked some wack keys for these songs. Like Jellicle songs started out half a step lower, but ended half a step higher than it typically does.
I remember having this on video as a teen... I got it for Christmas having asked for it because we were doing Oliver at school and I was in it. I tracked this down on DVD recently... something I've wanted to do since DVDs were a new thing!
I'm so incredibly late, but who is this Jemima? Around this time it would have been Sandra Kater or Veerle from the movie (minus the voiceover), right?
it took me three years and the original version (english, i heard it in danish first) to learn to like and eventually love Les Mis, so perhaps in 30 years ill finally se what the big thing about cats is...its okay but i cant find that fab. thing about it that everybody else can
I love Cats, however I have always wonder why the wigs are so small, they look very funny I saw long time ago the Mexican production of Cats, the hair length in their wigs was like twice the size from this ones they looked really, really nice.
I think I see Elaine Page as Grizabella and John Partridge as Rum Tum Tugger, which is a bit of a bummer since I kinda wanted to hear Lea Salonga sing Memory and see Terrence Mann in the furry suit, but oh well. Maybe the Broadway and West End cast were all busy so they had to use the video cast (not that I mind...they're all GREAT!)
it's a concert honoring Cam McKintosh, I think? I have d/l links for the entire concert if anyone needs it...though I'm sure someone has uploaded the concert on youtube by now! =)
When I was 14 I used to want to grow up to be in Cats. Turns out I can't quite dance like that >.> and I watched it so many times on video that now I'm sick of memory
I have to say that THAT keychange at the end has to be the best that EP has ever nailed it imo - I actually found myself gasp when I heard it... Jemima isn't great, but she'snot bad...
