CATS

Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on an Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh.

The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.

The very first performance of Cats was in 1981 and they performed their song "Memory"

ABOUT MEMORY

• This song was sang by the character Grizabella, a one-time glamour cat who is now only a shell of her former self. The song is a remembrance of her glorious past and of her wish to start a new life

Cats was the longest running Broadway show in history from 1987 to 2006 until surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera. Cats has been the fourth longest-running West End musical.

Cats has been performed around the world many times and has been translated into more than 20 languages. In 1998, Cats was turned into a made-for-television film.

Awards: 1981 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
1983 Tony Award for Best Musical

COSTUMES

• Body: full body soft stretchy jumpsuit
• Arms: Ruffles/fur armbands half way up the arm
• Legs: fur slips that go up to your knees
• fabric paints : paint on stripes, patches and other cat like colors and marks to achieve the Jellicle look.
• Tail: painty hose filled with newspaper then added patches of fur

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