Meet The Cats | Cats The Musical Backstage
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- Опубліковано 16 сер 2020
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Take a behind the scenes look at Cats The Musical as we introduce you to the cast of characters!
A behind the scenes look at the filmed production of the iconic musical.
From Cats (1998): Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS, the most famous musical of all time, first exploded onto the West End stage in 1981. 'Memory', one of its many classic songs, became an instant worldwide hit. Since then CATS has smashed records and conquered the world. Using the latest technology, all the excitement, thrill, romance and intimacy of this theatrical legend has been captured on screen. Breathtaking visuals and full digital sound (that has been completely re-recorded with a seventy piece orchestra) will leave you deep into the mysterious world of CATS as you've never seen it before -- more intoxicating and magical than you could possibly imagine. With a star cast including Elaine Paige and Sir John Mills.
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Will forever be salty that they didn’t interview John Partridge 😭😭😭
Right?!😭😭
legit he never seems to be a main focus in any of these and it sucks 😣😣
Good thing i saw this comment before watching tbh
;(
that’s the only reason I came here smh
When I saw cats Mr. Mistoffelees broke his ankle about 10 seconds after his first appearance and the transition between him and the understudy was so seamless and they got him off the stage so fast that is wasn't until the next song when I started wondering where the cool looking black and white cat went. We only found out afterwards as the front rows passed us on the way out we heard them say "Did you hear his ankle snap when he landed?" It was a memorable first time to a musical.
😨😨😨😨😨
That’s awesome professionalism by the cast but also OUCH! I hope he healed okay! :/
Incredible story. Most interesting
Oh my god
Oh my God, poor actor! It must have been horrifying. I hope he made a full recovery.
This is definitely ONE of if not the best cast for cats I’ve seen
This cast and video was intended to be the "definitive Cats"
They took people from a ton of different productions
The *best* Munkustrap IMO. He’s so effortlessly feline and his voice is beautiful.
That’s one kitty who can slink around my place anytime.......
You mean Munkistrap, not Munkustrap, because it even shows it underneath the actors name!
SUCH and underrated and thankless role too! Misto and the Tugger are the flashier roles, but Munkustrap needs to be such a strong dancer, singer, and actor, because he carries a lot of the narrative duties of the show
Mungojerry and Rumpleteaser showing off their abs omg they're so athletic
Mungo, so awesome
I love that even in full costume you can see how muscular the dancers are. They're lean but you can see that power.. kinda like cats lol. Deceptively powerful
They have to be, to be able to do all of those dance moves
If only Hooper had watched this 6 minute video, so many characters could have been saved. Especially Mistoffelees and Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer.
Seriously? Hooper's Mr mistopholes was an inspired choice. He was subtle and brilliant. Mungojerrie was hot as
@@dawnjohnson3263 no.
@@dawnjohnson3263 Hahaha noooo. They destroyed the character in its whole... they took away his og character charm and aloofness as well as his relationship with rumtumtugger... ooof
Or Jennyennydots! How did they fuck that song so baaaaaadly
@@dawnjohnson3263 bruh in the new movie he's a sad uwu cat boy who can barely do magic and is wimpy.
In the stage play he's so fucken cool and bad ass that Rum Tum muhfucken TUGGER is the one who sings the song about him.
Bro that's like having James Dean play you in a film about you.
Grizabella was my favorite. She broke my heart....and the reason I have such a tender spot for strays
Same here.
My cat was a stray and she walked into my life 14 years ago and curled up in m lap and decided to stay. I only wish she hadn't walked out of my life 10 months aog. I still miss her
@@yamiatemyugi xo
This has the best Jemima I’ve ever seen in a Cats show (i’ve pretty much seen them all).
The actress, and the way they did her make up, produces a face so idealistic, naïve, and bright. It adds to the story so much. ❤
I had this on the special features of the two-disc DVD as a child, and I had a huge crush on the actor who plays Munkistrap, so I would watch this all the time.
I had the VHS of this (because i'm old!) and yeah, this Munkustrap was the reason I wore it out and then upgraded to DVD as soon as it came out.
Michael Gruber. I saw him in a preview for a later musical where he did a number without a shirt, and I could. Not. Even. Deal.
@@JeromeGentes Got a link by any chance?
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Asking for a friend
I think he occasionally acts at the Chanhassen Dinner theatre in Minnesota, if it’s the same Michael Gruber and I’ve seen him live multiple times
Yeah I kinda had a thing for him. He was my favourite cat. I think i liked how he was second in charge and was so good at looking after everyone.
I really want the entire version of Mungojerrie and Rupleteazer from this recording to come out, hearing a whole verse that isn't in the actual recording in this is so frustrating because i want the whole thing.
Maybe it's in one of the TS Eliot poems? Could try to find it there.
@@WhoTookMyMirr That's not what they're saying tho
I just love this Misto... Jacob is the best... he's cute and a terrific dancer :D And Misto is my absolute favorite of the whole show... well... Tugger comes a close second favorite
Same!
tanin5 same here the actor for misto is Jacob Brent just to let you know he is cute I agree
What a dancer! The new movies misto is brilliant
The boyfriends are also my favorites!
I gotta say, Munkustrap is my favourite costume of the bunch. It looks so dang cool.
Anyone else love this movie and wish that one day they would go back re-edit and create an extended version. I would love to have all of the parts in full! All of that hard work and so much cut. It’s 2020 and obviously this version is the best, please, give us more of it!
Yes! I wouldn't mind one bit if there was a three hour version. In fact I would love it!
The actor of the old cat has such expressive eyes
At 3:19-4:00, the background music has the lyrics of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer that were cut from the film!
thank you thank you thank you!!!!!! my life is now complete
My first experience with Cats was actually the 2019 film. I was curious so I watched it. Actually enjoyed it so I watched the 1998 film- I shall never look back upon when I thought the new one was really good. THIS FILM IS A MASTERPIECE! Also going into the 2019 one I thought Mr Mistoffelees would be my fav when it was Rumtumtugger. Then I liked Munkustrap and his design in this one so I thought he’d be my fav. Long story short my favorite character is Skimbleshanks
is there any bts footage of cats that shows john partridge?! I NEED IT
There actually is, you just have to search "Cats the Musical Behind the Scenes" . John's timestamps would be 11.58, 18.13 & 26.41
@@katiemurray4901 bless you
@@katiemurray4901 thanks!!!
this is THE cast of Cats in my mind 😼😼
I fancied Munkustrap when I was a kid (as a cat lol) I loved watching the DVD extras, although I wish they had interviewed the actress who played Victoria and some others
Same
Good golly the costumes are beautiful. Every time I meet a cat, I name them after one of these characters. So much beauty!
I'm sorry but I can't get over you having a JoJo pfp and commenting on cats. I found my people.
I wish I could thank each and every one of the people who made this VHS film happen because "Cats" was THE defining movie of my childhood. Realistically seen it close to 100 times in my 24yrs and it will forever be the driving force that made me want to be an actor, even before I knew that was my calling❤
My mother said when I was a baby she'd stick me in my high chair crying and put this VHS in and that was that for the next two hours. My eyes wouldn't leave. I'm now 26 and I still sing the songs lol
If there is footage like this for other cats/actors from the show I'd love to see it!
Thanks for the behind the scenes videos you've been posting!
There is, it goes for 30 minutes and all you have to do is search Cats the Musical Behind the Scenes. I wish that video could be longer tho.
@@katiemurray4901 Thanks! I'll have to look for that.
@@MichelleB-yy8ge Should be the first video that shows up with Munkustrap in the thumbnail
Jacob Brent the best mr mistoffelees ever I’ve seen the play here in Manila where I live and I still love mr mistoffelees any way I wish Jacob Brent would have a one on one interview he has one but it’s short I hope it’s longer
OMG I'm so happy there's that part of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteaser which got cut from the final version because the song was too long
Michael Gruber... I LOVE his Munkustrap. My Favorite character ಥ_ಥ
Look At how APART he Spread his legs! 🦵 Magnificent!
I must have watched this tape a million times. Had to buy a second one because the first was so worn out. These people impacted my life and i feel they were all my friends!!! Amazing, inspiring and talented! Thank you for uploading
This version was the best I have seen. Outstanding performances and beautifully filmed.
Cats is one of my favorite musicals, but that being said, I will never see it live. This cast was so good and iconic that I can't bare to see anyone else play those parts, especially Rum Tum Tugger. John Partridge is the only one who can do the part correctly.
These modern productions are all very well
But there's nothing to equal from what I hear tell
Now I will never unsee how much Munkustrap looks like Sawyer from Lost. 🤦♀️
At last I'm not alone 😂
OMG, I thought the same thing!
Oh my god you're right
I would do "everything" to watch all of them one single time on stage again ! They will never be forgotten !
Makes me want to go and see Cats again. Ill miss it so much. But I fear it want happen in a long time given the state of things.
Any chance imof season 2 picking up soon? Johan.
Jo Gibb is so beautiful and talented
When I was first watching the show with my dad. We both wondered what everyone looked like without all the makeup and costumes.
Ugh, my childhood, I wore out my cats tape from watching it so much we had to buy a new one
Just bought the dvd for 5$ on amazon. So excited!
During the Mungojerry and Rumpleteazer part they're singing lines which I don't think we're on the DVD.
I'm just, Michael Gruber looks so much like Matt Mercer it's insane.
I love this cast so much, like this group is the perfect group for this musical. I never want any of them to die ever. Yall be invited to my wedding
I own this on DVD I watch it very frequently
I can't believe how many people (just like me) say here they wore out their video copies :-) The lovely Sue Jane Tanner on the left of Sir John in the red and white check shirt was always my favourite, so much so that I have "Song For Jellylorum" on one of my older solo albums :-) I've also got a London Program signed by many of the video cast here and it is truly a prized possession :-)
Always Munkustrap 😍💕
too sad...CATS the musical is showing in my country after many years but I cant gooooo
.....
Shouldn't it be cancelled due to the virus? Well, at least where I live, everything like that is still closed.
@justatheater kid Oh thats good♡ thanks for tellin' me
I know how that feels...beeen there three times
I saw Michael Gruber and I clicked
Such a good cast!! I had this on video (yes VIDEO) till I moved and I think its still at my parents somewhere gathering dust.
I saw cats at the San Diego California clvic theatre on my birthday last year I like and thank you cats for bringing my birthday into magical it was amazing
My godmother gifted me with seats directly behind the directors' for my Sweet Sixteen. And I had no clue until we actually arrived at the parking lot in front of the theatre. It was truly a magical experience. Who needs a party if they can go and watch CATS?
FelisTerras how cool
Had the biggest crush on Jo Gibbs!! 😃
I do wish that they'd interviewed John Partridge and the actor who'd played Macavity.
My favorite cat has to be Victoria, even though she has an incredibly minor role (in this, the only valid version of the production). The actress’s dancing is the most beautiful and graceful I’ve ever seen. She expressed the character’s timid nature and blossoming sensuality perfectly without uttering a sound. She didn’t need a song. Her dancing spoke for her.
Best costume has to go to Rumpleteaser though
I love this movie and it's so sad that there were parts of many of the big numbers that got cut out that we haven't been able to see. I would pay for an extended version to see everything!
When I was a kid I always skipped Gus The Theatre Cat... what a stupid kid I was
I could watch that video on & on. I was sad when it ended. I wanted to see more. 😻
This video appears during a huge Cats kick for me. Thank you!
I wish Munkustrap had his own song.
I always thought of The Pekes and the Pollicles as his song. It’s when he most shines. And he’s the story teller, that’s the one where he tells an actual story.
I think i saw this cast prefom as a child. Or I heard it was going to video somewhere and wanted it for either my birthday or Chunakkah.
Hermoso,genial, magnífico. Uno de los mejores musicales. Mi hijo y sus compañeros lo imitaron en 8 grado.
I went to see this a long time ago, I was in school loved it then loved it now xx
Awesome video. Loved it.
Oh, I really love this cast of Cats 🥺💞💞 btw Can someone put the soundtrack of this version in Spotify or some place?? I will really love to listen all day their voices 😔💞
Unfortunately, there isn’t one. It was never released. However, the uncut second half of the Jellicle Ball can be found in the Andrew Lloyd Webber album Unmasked: The Platinum Collection (Deluxe) on iTunes. Hopefully, they’ll released the full, uncut soundtrack one day.
Hello! I'm from Brazil! When will you go back with the musicals on friday? I miss so much =)
Gus always makes me tear up
SAME BRO 😭
I watched this video when I was a young lad of 12 after its release on video in 1999 or 2000. That was at the time Cats was the most incredible Broadway show in history. My favorite characters in the show was Munkustrap the gray tabby cast the leader of the tribe and personally my favorite is the magical, the mystical, the marvelous Mr. Mistoffelees the tuxedo cat.
i´d love is to watch all the cut scenes from the 97 movie, the Mungo and Rumple middle part, and the jellicle ball. i mean, it was filmed, so give it to us pleaseeee!!!!!
Why couldn't they have done this for the 2019 movie?
The director came onto the scene with incredibly misinformed notions about how musicals are run.
@@yiklongtay6029 Not only that, but I think he really doesn't like cats themselves at all.
@@yiklongtay6029 He also had no care to learn. Tom Hooper has a hard-on for realism that only cripples his ability to direct.
@@choryllis6646 because the oscars love realism and we all know that hooper wants an oscar....
@@arthurpendragon8192 and should have one
I wish Rum tug tugger’s actor could have been in this video...❤️
I just wanted to say There was an actor in Ensemble called Blue! Fun Fact - She was my dance teacher in a show club I did! She showed up a picture with the cast!!
Wow they look wonderful and cute ❤️🌹
Love this but I wanna see the rest of them :o)
The way the official interview misspelled "Munkistrap"
I think i just felt in love
Okay but i really wanna hear the full version of mungojerrie and rumpleteazers song
Wow, incredible how different they look as cats O_o
Don't get me wrong, the new Cats movie was ~okay. I don't hate it, like most people. Probably wouldn't watch it again (after the three times I saw in cinema) but the OT3 we got from Vicky, Munk and Misto has been delightful. I'd never choose it over this version. I've watched this DVD of the 1998 production more times than I can count. What I would have loved to see (and what I hope is going to bring a new era to musicals) is what they did for Hamilton (and Newsies!): give us an updated, professionally shot version of the current cast who are doing it every day and who are FANTASTIC at it. There's nothing wrong with the original story.
Timeless.....I loved Gus the theatre cat....
Best cast
Tum Tum Tugger is my Fav n his Side kick n the old female cat love her
"Magical" says it all.
I clicked hoping to see John Partridge I was disappointed but still enjoyed the video 😢❤
Great musical
JO GIBB
Ken Page = Oogie Boogie
I hope one day they'll redo the 2019 Cats movie. My problem with the movie wasn't the CGI, it was how they changed the original characters so much, and, How they ruined many of the songs. And, don't get me wrong, All the actors/actress's had amazing voices- but, Their voices just didn't work well (In my opinion) they didn't have the power or, the strength in their voices, what the original cast had. I feel like they should've chosen the original broadway performers. Instead of just choosing the most popular actors, what don't fit the roles at all. _All this is just my personal opinions_
For me, the movie lost the rhythm the stage version has. Many of the songs were different, some were cut, and moving from one song\performance felt disjointed. I might have been able to move past the CGI if the rest of the world around them kept me in. But noticing proportions were off between the cats and the props and such was just the icing on the cake. Felt like a weird dream.
@@Quirkyalonester _Exactly_
The original cast are way too old for these roles.
It moved to Broadway less than 2 years after it's 81 West End premiere.
That's almost 40 years ago.
@@sgillman16 That is true. I think I just ment like, actual professional broadway actors/actress.
I have trouble with high pitches. When Jennylorum is singing about Asparagus, she sang, "he suffers from _______, which makes the poor thing shake."
Where are they now, they’ve never been seen for years?
a meet the cats of the musical Cats, while the musical Cats is a meet the cats on a stage
Look at the box in the top left corner , think what came up was a coincidence?
Omg when Ken straight up admitted that Old Deut got around I lost my mind.
Rum Tum Tugger is my favorite!
Jacob I love you so much oh my God imo best Misto for ever and ever, I just love him so much.
3:07 I've seen this for years and still have no clue what's happening there. What those things they're wearing are, why they're in wig and make up...were they recording the vocals with them on stage doing some light acting or something?
I find the Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer part very hard to watch because they start talking over a verse that was cut from the film release. Why would you do that to me??
Encontre os gatos musical Cats atrás das câmeras
Who is your favourite Cat from the musical?
I love all of them, especially Gus
Skimbleshanks
@@ESS-ot8ye ditto
Jemima and Mr. Mistoffoles!
Munkustrap, but theyre all good. the best part is seeing all the different interactions and relationships
Где можно найти вырезанные куски из номера Мангоджерри и Рамплтизер??? 😭😭😭
great
Зачем, ЗАЧЕМ вырезали целый кусок у Мангоджэрри и Рамплтизы??? 😫😭
Где его теперь найти?..
wow mungojerie... wow...
I wish i was apart of the musical
I have such a soft spot for black and white cats. I’d adopt one in a heartbeat. If I didn’t already have 3 tabby’s. I mean think about it one of them could’ve been like Grizabella just dumped from her home after her family moved
I missed the transmission :(