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- Practical Cats, as the show was then called, was first presented as a song cycle at the 1980 summer Sydmonton Festival. The concert was performed by Gemma Craven, Gary Bond and Paul Nicholas.
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Jan 25, 2022 · Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is based on T. S. Eliot's book of poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The sung-through musical is inspired by the structure of the book and unfolds as a series of vignettes. Cats is centered around the Jellicle Cats, a group of highly individual junkyard felines.
Practical Cats, as the show was then called, was first presented as a song cycle at the 1980 summer Sydmonton Festival. The concert was performed by Gemma Craven, Gary Bond and Paul Nicholas. Eliot's widow and literary executor, Valerie, was in attendance and brought along various unpublished cat-themed poems by Eliot.
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 1981
On 12 July 1980, Andrew presented his complete draft called 'Practical Cats' based on T. S. Eliot's 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats', which was performed by Gary Bond, Gemma Craven and Paul Nicholas at the 6th Sydmonton Festival.
May 14, 2020 · 1980 Songs from the then-titled Practical Cats are performed at Sydmonton Festival. The presence of one very significant audience member changes everything: Valerie Eliot, widow of TS Eliot, is...
Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. The longest running, most popular, North American Touring Production in history! There's no better way to introduce your family to...
- Cats has been nominated for several Tony Awards. These include Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for T.S. Eliot, Best Choreography for Gillian L...
- Cats has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Costume Design (Drama Desk Awards) for John Napier, Outstanding Lighting Design (...
- Cats has won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for T.S. Eliot, Best Choreography for Gillian Lynne, Best Costume...
- Cats has had 11 productions including West End which opened in 1981, Broadway which opened in 1982, Broadway which opened in 1982, London Fringe wh...
- Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats The Naming of Cats The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball The Old Gumbie Cat The Rum Tum Tugger Grizabella, the Glamo...
They were collected and published in 1939 as Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, with cover illustrations by Eliot himself. In 1977, Andrew Lloyd Webber began composing music to accompany the poems that he had been fond of while growing up. The music would later become central to CATS the musical.
Dec 5, 2019 · As the scope of Napier’s production grew, it was clear that no ordinary theater could house Practical Cats. Lloyd Webber, Nunn, and Mackintosh scoured London for an appropriate space.
