Reading is turning out to be quite the center of culture. Last night CATS! came to the Sovereign Performance Arts center, as part of the whole Broadway on 6th street program.
It was an awesome performance. Lots of singing and dancing, lots of cheeky lines (what did ou expect from T.S Eliot's poetry), some gorgeous songs (Memory for example, and I just can't get the CATS theme out of my head).
The props were amazing, resembling a junkyard, with a giant boot of a broken down car, and lots of nooks and crannies for the cats to sneak in and out of. From the cats themselves there were some truly unforgettable performances. Rum Tum Tugger for example, as a cat-like Elvis (or is it and Elvis like cat?), wise old Deuteronomy, Grizabella the glamorous cat her coat now worn, unhappy and alone, who at last finds the meaning of happiness.
Gus, the actor, his glory days gone, but still able to reprise his most magnificent role as a pirate. And the most famous of all... whose name was whispered like an ill-omen over and over. Macavity the Mystery Cat. But even the most villainous cat of all was no match for Mr Mestopheles the Magician and his slink assistant.
Anyway, it was thoroughly enjoyable, so much so I could not even find it in myself to regret being out in the cold night... though I do wish spring would return soon
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how many broadway shows have you been too so far?
Mamma Mia, Footloose, The Lion King, Cats, and now Hairspray... and am planning to see The Phanton of the Opera next, and Wicked, if only I could cough up the dough
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