I don't get such disposition either, but for me personally as a theater fan&kid, Cats is just the best!! all with its abstraction and ooze of pure art and talent💯
People don't fully grasp how hard this musical is to pull off. Every performer has to be experts in ballet, modern, and jazz dancing... they have to be phenomenal actors to bring their cat's story to life... and they have to sing some of the hardest rhythmic music in broadway. Seriously people who scoff at this musical piss me off. The definition of a work of art
Anyone else note Tugger dancing right along with them in frigging skate shoes? Like, I know they're altered so he can to the stuff he needs to, but those things still have to be a bit clunky and heavy, and he's just like "no worries bro" and freaking KILLS it!
Shoes aren’t that big a deal, I’ve done some pretty crazy stuff in steel-caps. Pants on the other hand...yeah, I had a pretty big wardrobe malfunction being a show off in jeans once, only a hundred meters to the nearest clothes shop but I swear everyone in the centre picked that moment to be along those hundred meters.
Regardless of whether you think Cats is weird or whatever, this dance segment is one of the reasons why this Musical is so great. You've got to appreciate the artwork 💙
Yam Jam It’s still hard to believe they did this stuff eight shows a week. The choreography is so impressive, and I can’t even imagine how many times the actors must have gotten injured doing it.
I always tell people. Watch Cats for the dance number. If you truly cant get past it look for a video of them doing in their dance gear/not their coustume.
They’re not. Most of them are professional dancers but not actors or singers. The choral numbers and a number of the smaller songs are dubbed over, the lead parts (griz, Deuteronomy, tugger and munkastrap) were the ones who did all three.
all of them are above anything I’ve ever seen, they are all out of this world, but the passion and energy from Mr. Mistoffelees, Rum Tum Tugger, Rumpleteazer and Cassandra are out of this universe, they make me cry everytime I inhale and forget to breathe
Something I just noticed: At the beginning, when Alonzo goes to scare away Grizzabella, you can see Old Deuteronomy in the background reaching out to try and stop him. After that, his focus is on her until :53 when she leaves and he holds out his hands to her before slowly sitting down once she's gone.
Yeah, Old Deut is always holding his hand out to Grizza when he sees her. It's clear he really wants her to be let back in but it's convincing the other cats that's the problem ^^
The audience score is much better for this version. And Rotten Tomatoes has like 5 reviews for this, from obscure websites, only the good one is even quoted. So it's less unanimous hate and more just a small number of reviews, as this is not really a film to begin with.
This was the most amazing part when I saw it on Broadway. I cried. The music just flooded the room and the choreo was SO impressive. I really knew right then that I wanted to perform forever.
My first musical I saw was Cats when I was 7, and I saw it in London's West End! TRUELY MAGICAL! The next day unknown to me, I got to go on a behind the scenes tour with my vacation kids' group and since I saw it the previous day (and MANY MANY times on DVD) the tour guide let me RIDE ON THE TIRE!! Ever since then I've been ADDICTED to Broadway & Musical Theatre!
Omg, I remember watching this as a kid over and over because I was just mesmerized by the way the moved. Just look at Tugger, look at all of them. It's like rushing water, the amount of strength put into every step. It's gorgeous.
The choreography paired with this music is by far one of my most watched, most loved scenes in any musical. I love it so much, it is just brilliant all around.
John Partridge is 6' 1" and all leg. But if you look, it's not that he kicks high -- Jo Gibb (Rumpleteaser) has the same kick....but Partridge's leg is longer than hers relative to head height, so his foot ends up higher over his head than her foot over her head. Check them at the kick at 2:35 and you'll see.
Y'know....every time I watch this sequence, I am drawn to three of the cast...Veerle Casteleyn (Jemima), Jo Bingham (Etcetera), and especially Jo Gibb (Rumpleteaser). There's such a joy to their dancing...it's a joy to watch. Veerle's cute and very skilled, Jo B is absolutely adorkable (especially when she's interacting with Tugger), but Jo G has such exuberance. This had to have been a blast to dance.
sam signorelli also very hot but IKR I absolutely love Rumple and Jemima. My friend and I wanna be them when we are older. I wanna be Rumple she wants to be Jemima.
I love how perceptive the twins and Misto are I mean obvs the twins have their telepathy and Misto has his magic But even the fact that they're the first to get up, and the first to noticed Old Doot arriving? Just little things I appreciate
@@elijahsimmons2245 They do! It's really cool, watching this show with that in mind ^^ Each cat has three words for the actor to build the character around, and Coricopat's are "Telepathic, Unruffled, Instinctive" Again, it's just super cool to see the attention to small character details that could easily go unnoticed in this show. It makes me really happy lol
@@Chazza_1201 0:04 he's the second one to sense "something" is off. He checks the floor, sniffing around. 0:16 he's the one to spot, and point out, Grizabella. He then bends over and throws his arms into the air at 0:19, to change the lights from blue to red. The moment he disappears offstage at 1:12, the lights change back to blue. Fun fact, you can also see Jacob Brent / Misto stumble a tiny bit at 3:14. When all the other cats have their feet planted on the ground, he has to put his foot down twice to catch his balance.
I love the beginning of this scene because it shows off the various powers of a few cats. The first two to awake and notice something is off are Coricopat and Tantomile, the Psychic Cats. Then it’s Mistofolees, who is the magic cat. Then Skimble and Munkus get up at the same time, with Skimble showing off his incredible nose. And then finally Alonzo leaping up to chase Grizabella away was always funny to me. I always felt we needed more Alonzo moments in the musical
Okay so like, my grandmother owns at least 32 cats. And she adores this play. I think the reason they keep coming to her house is (1. they hear the meowing from the cats she already has) and 2. She has this musical playing pretty much all the time. I think they really like her because of this.
This is definitely one of my favorite parts of the musical. The epic music and the beautiful dancing skills are always the best things in Cats. I truly love all the characters(actors and actresses)in this film!!!!
I can’t get over how amazing the choreography is in this! It’s breathtaking! When I was watching this for the first time, I had to pause it and clap hard!
My first musical I saw was Cats when I was 7, and I saw it in London's West End! TRUELY MAGICAL! The next day unknown to me, I got to go on a behind the scenes tour with my vacation kids' group and since I saw it the previous day (and MANY MANY times on DVD) the tour guide let me RIDE ON THE TIRE!! Ever since then I've been ADDICTED to Broadway & Musical Theatre!
Tuggers scenes in This do something to me and I don’t know how I should feel about being sexually attracted to a man dressed up as a cat.. him at 2.20 to 😍
Cats was the first musical I saw in the theater and it will always hold a special place in my heart ❤ this whole dance scene really shows off all the actors' abilities (look at those high kicks!) and it makes me so happy 🥰
all I have to say is this was by far the best show iv'e ever been in and i'm not just saying that thank you for giving me and my wife such an amazing experience I will 100% see you again if you're ever back
I know a lot of musical theater fans turn their noses up at Cats, but damnit, that music and dancing is mesmerizing.
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Cats stil in my top 5 of favorite musicals
Lobe it or hate it, it's a play that takes a lot of skill and endurance to be a part of. Personally, I love it
I don't get such disposition either, but for me personally as a theater fan&kid, Cats is just the best!! all with its abstraction and ooze of pure art and talent💯
I know! I love Cats. ❤️
People don't fully grasp how hard this musical is to pull off. Every performer has to be experts in ballet, modern, and jazz dancing... they have to be phenomenal actors to bring their cat's story to life... and they have to sing some of the hardest rhythmic music in broadway.
Seriously people who scoff at this musical piss me off. The definition of a work of art
And now that horrible attempt at a feature film is out, many more people will likely avoid ever seeing a proper production
Luke Sadler other way around actually
I absolutely agree! My body hurts just to think about it!!
I’d be luck to play Old Deuteronomy/ Bustopher Jones. I don’t have any hard dance to do in leg warmers.
Yes but effort, talent, and money for what?
Can we talk about how they’re all in like jazz shoes but Tugger is in freaking skate shoes and still doing the choreo like a boss
They could be hip hop shoes
@@mikulover9452 they cold be nikes
@@felearce4718 They don't look like nikes
iirc the guy playing Tugger was the dance captain, so it would make sense he could pull off those moves in crazy shoes
@@jesuisgourde true
So this is what my cat thinks he's up to when he gets the zoomies in the middle of the night?
Someone make it 100 likes 👀
What do you mean by Zoomies?
Wonderful Dream Lady when they go crazy and run around for no reason my dog also gets the zoomies
Anyone else note Tugger dancing right along with them in frigging skate shoes? Like, I know they're altered so he can to the stuff he needs to, but those things still have to be a bit clunky and heavy, and he's just like "no worries bro" and freaking KILLS it!
Shoes aren’t that big a deal, I’ve done some pretty crazy stuff in steel-caps.
Pants on the other hand...yeah, I had a pretty big wardrobe malfunction being a show off in jeans once, only a hundred meters to the nearest clothes shop but I swear everyone in the centre picked that moment to be along those hundred meters.
What are skate shoes?
@@Theyungcity23 Generally a flat soled sneaker.
Guess what. This was my modern dance exam song. I had hurt my knee before the exam, and couldn't dance properly. Still got a distinction.
@@funtimefreddy6644 cool, congrats
Y'all ever burst out into a really sick dance number because some old lady was creeping on your gang?
Elizabeth Hull all the time.
Sure, everyday.
Isn't that how all dance numbers begin?
What else are ya supposed to do? Not break out into a huge dance number?
Yeah totally, all the time.
the whole number is genius but 2:11 is my FAVORITE part just look at Tugger’s face when he dances! it’s so passionate and strong
He's amazing
I think "fierce" is the right word?
Regardless of whether you think Cats is weird or whatever, this dance segment is one of the reasons why this Musical is so great. You've got to appreciate the artwork 💙
Yam Jam It’s still hard to believe they did this stuff eight shows a week. The choreography is so impressive, and I can’t even imagine how many times the actors must have gotten injured doing it.
I always tell people. Watch Cats for the dance number. If you truly cant get past it look for a video of them doing in their dance gear/not their coustume.
It’s crazy to think that ALL of these people are triple threats...
cheesatopia Oh?
@@theamericanyoutuber they can act, sing and dance ^^ that's what triple threat means
TheArtsyHollow Ah. Thank you. I agree.
They’re not. Most of them are professional dancers but not actors or singers. The choral numbers and a number of the smaller songs are dubbed over, the lead parts (griz, Deuteronomy, tugger and munkastrap) were the ones who did all three.
@@TheArtsy_
Thanks for the clarification.
all of them are above anything I’ve ever seen, they are all out of this world, but the passion and energy from Mr. Mistoffelees, Rum Tum Tugger, Rumpleteazer and Cassandra are out of this universe, they make me cry everytime I inhale and forget to breathe
Jemima on 0:39. She's so adorable, like an actual kid.
And 0:41
V_Phantom V_Phantom OH SHES SOO CUTE
so agreeeeeeee
V_Phantom V_Phantom That’s Rumpleteazer, not Jemima :D
Something I just noticed: At the beginning, when Alonzo goes to scare away Grizzabella, you can see Old Deuteronomy in the background reaching out to try and stop him. After that, his focus is on her until :53 when she leaves and he holds out his hands to her before slowly sitting down once she's gone.
Yeah, Old Deut is always holding his hand out to Grizza when he sees her. It's clear he really wants her to be let back in but it's convincing the other cats that's the problem ^^
Old Deuteronomy actually notices Grizabella in the beginning, since the twins sit up
You can also notice that Old Deuteronomy is keeping Jennyanydots close once after Alonzo had scared her a bit
I'm still baffled how this got almost the same score as the 2019 movie. The 1998 version was incredible. It deserves way better than a 20%
The audience score is much better for this version. And Rotten Tomatoes has like 5 reviews for this, from obscure websites, only the good one is even quoted. So it's less unanimous hate and more just a small number of reviews, as this is not really a film to begin with.
Jamima's face when she shook her hips at the begining of this bit was freaking adorable.
Aerodil Jemima’s face is always adorable
mistoffelees is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute
햫 햫 ikrrrrrrrrrr
Mr mistofolees is mine ! 😜
He was super adorable in this!
it wasn’t really a nap, more like a post-orgy induced sleep
analicious94 I think you commented on the wrong comment.
This was the most amazing part when I saw it on Broadway. I cried. The music just flooded the room and the choreo was SO impressive. I really knew right then that I wanted to perform forever.
My first musical I saw was Cats when I was 7, and I saw it in London's West End! TRUELY MAGICAL! The next day unknown to me, I got to go on a behind the scenes tour with my vacation kids' group and since I saw it the previous day (and MANY MANY times on DVD) the tour guide let me RIDE ON THE TIRE!! Ever since then I've been ADDICTED to Broadway & Musical Theatre!
This happened to me and changed my life this number right here
This comment made me cry what an underrated one
Like literally how can like a comment x 100 times
I hope ur still doing well and performing right now love (,:
Somehow jemima and mr misto areso cute when they wiggle their heads.
Jemima and Mistoffelees have no business being that ADORABLE-
i had to pause just to appreciate how brilliant john partridge (tugger) is in this scene. chills
Omg, I remember watching this as a kid over and over because I was just mesmerized by the way the moved. Just look at Tugger, look at all of them. It's like rushing water, the amount of strength put into every step. It's gorgeous.
The choreography paired with this music is by far one of my most watched, most loved scenes in any musical. I love it so much, it is just brilliant all around.
The excellent camera work doesn't hurt. Shot selection, panning, editing...all excellent.
0:14
Old Deuteronomy:
Guys! I'm literally pointing at her!!
The Prancing Pony
The Prancing Pony Haha same
XD so funny!
+The Prancing Pony Well, Mr. Mistoffelees also saw her.
xD
Can we talk about how Gillian was 55 when she choreographed the stage show and 71 when she came back to choregraph this filmed show?
I am astounded how high Tugger can kick. Astounded. :P~~~~~ Love this.
AutobotProwler 😂
John Partridge is 6' 1" and all leg.
But if you look, it's not that he kicks high -- Jo Gibb (Rumpleteaser) has the same kick....but Partridge's leg is longer than hers relative to head height, so his foot ends up higher over his head than her foot over her head. Check them at the kick at 2:35 and you'll see.
@@samsignorelli I'm sure she didn't mean the actual height of the kick but rather the fact that he can casually kick his face off.
2:25 me getting my skinny jeans on
Rofl I'm dying!
RenoMiau this is the funniest shit
im crying of laughter
Now it’s all I can think of when I see it
OMG! :') I'm watching it on repeat!
CASS, TUGGER, AND MUNK DANCING TOGETHER WAS GOALS!
God DAMN that's gotta be physically taxing as hell. And they make it look so good
I just noticed misto was the one who turned on the lights, nice touch
When they shake their heads...it’s really adorable
Y'know....every time I watch this sequence, I am drawn to three of the cast...Veerle Casteleyn (Jemima), Jo Bingham (Etcetera), and especially Jo Gibb (Rumpleteaser). There's such a joy to their dancing...it's a joy to watch.
Veerle's cute and very skilled, Jo B is absolutely adorkable (especially when she's interacting with Tugger), but Jo G has such exuberance.
This had to have been a blast to dance.
sam signorelli also very hot but IKR I absolutely love Rumple and Jemima. My friend and I wanna be them when we are older. I wanna be Rumple she wants to be Jemima.
Etcetera is my favourite of the ensemble cast.
Why does this part always make me want to cry with happiness? If you can listen to this without moving some part of your body.. you’re dead inside
everything about this just makes me so happy
I'm so grateful that I can return to this after that god awful movie adaptation. Some things are meant to be left on the stage.
Ik. And can you believe that this movie got a 20%?!?!?. Cats 2019 got what it deserved. This deserves WAY better.
please don’t use the Lord’s Name in vain!
They shoukd have put the stage version on the movie screen. Like the way they did it here for Television.
wow. tugger's gracefullness surprises me every time
I love how perceptive the twins and Misto are
I mean obvs the twins have their telepathy and Misto has his magic
But even the fact that they're the first to get up, and the first to noticed Old Doot arriving?
Just little things I appreciate
Senze berry That is an excellent and interesting observation that I am just now noticing as well. And question, the twins have telepathy??
@@elijahsimmons2245 They do! It's really cool, watching this show with that in mind ^^
Each cat has three words for the actor to build the character around, and Coricopat's are "Telepathic, Unruffled, Instinctive"
Again, it's just super cool to see the attention to small character details that could easily go unnoticed in this show. It makes me really happy lol
@@elijahsimmons2245 Ain't no way they move that in sync without telepathy XD
At 0:33 I love Misto's little head wiggle 😍
If you pay attention, misto is doing magic!
In almost every scene, Misto is the one who changes the lighting.
Where ? Please tell me
@@Chazza_1201
0:04 he's the second one to sense "something" is off. He checks the floor, sniffing around.
0:16 he's the one to spot, and point out, Grizabella. He then bends over and throws his arms into the air at 0:19, to change the lights from blue to red. The moment he disappears offstage at 1:12, the lights change back to blue.
Fun fact, you can also see Jacob Brent / Misto stumble a tiny bit at 3:14. When all the other cats have their feet planted on the ground, he has to put his foot down twice to catch his balance.
SniperRequiem thank you I didn’t notice at first lol
@@Muse1618 how many times have you seen the clip to notice all the stuff???
0:39 is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m dead asf
I don't know what it is about this kind of dancing that is so hypnotic!
Mistoffelees and Jemima are so cute and I love that I get to watch hotty Rum Tum Tugger for a whole solo! ❤️
The awkward moment when your trying to learn the dance and your dog gets in the way.
"sorry friend no cats in my house!"
XD happens to me im trying to dance to cats flop i tripped over my dog!!
Is it a pollicle dog?
I was scared that your dog got the steps better than you...
I love Pouncivil's dancing in the corner towards the beginning. He's going ham and it's adorable. 🙀
I love the beginning of this scene because it shows off the various powers of a few cats. The first two to awake and notice something is off are Coricopat and Tantomile, the Psychic Cats. Then it’s Mistofolees, who is the magic cat. Then Skimble and Munkus get up at the same time, with Skimble showing off his incredible nose. And then finally Alonzo leaping up to chase Grizabella away was always funny to me. I always felt we needed more Alonzo moments in the musical
As a can opener of two cats, I love Rum tum puffing his mane when he's annoyed
4:15 Cassandra is so elegant
She's my favorite CAT!
I'll be open to this new movie, but This will always be my Cats.
00:39 Who's also in love with Jemima's abdolutely adorable smile? Wanna cuddle her😙
Me
rumpontizel 2:47 ,just put in speed 0.5 and make a gif..shes so pretty hahaha
I’ve always loved tugger and deut hanging up top, looking down like “this is awesommeee”
1:46
Tugger: Look at all those chickens, dad.
0:18 if anyone ever doubts that Quaxo and Mr. M are the same cat, show them this footage of him lighting up Grizabella’s hiding place
John Partridge had such an insane stage presence. I wish I had seen this live when it was in it’s prime
rj me too though. But I wasn’t even born yet so 😂
I was born like 2 years after this was released, so I really feel that
cats the musical shall never dieeee
Anyone else notice that Rum is the only one with just sneakers on while everyone else has dance shoes?
@Personal Account oh wow
I love how Jemima is so small and CUTE
Sophie Meyer Ikr
EVERY SINGLE FACE THAT SILLABUB MAKES IN THIS MELTS MY HEART
MEOW!
Okay so like, my grandmother owns at least 32 cats. And she adores this play. I think the reason they keep coming to her house is (1. they hear the meowing from the cats she already has) and 2. She has this musical playing pretty much all the time. I think they really like her because of this.
Gah Jemima is so little compared to literally everybody else.
I think that the girl who played Jemima in the movie is the youngest of the cast. I know she's the shortest, though
@@brittanymartin6122 I think she was only 19 when this version was filmed.
The casting calls say the actress who plays her has to be young and under 5.4
Quaxo/Mistoffelees is pretty tiny as well.
@@Zehn9
Yes. A role for me.
This is definitely one of my favorite parts of the musical. The epic music and the beautiful dancing skills are always the best things in Cats. I truly love all the characters(actors and actresses)in this film!!!!
The fuller orchestra and excellent camera work doesn't hurt.
@@samsignorelli well I love everything about this musical.
0:54 this moment, when the beat starts, always make me very, very happy.
I can’t get over how amazing the choreography is in this! It’s breathtaking! When I was watching this for the first time, I had to pause it and clap hard!
1:09 LOVE, this is my favorite part
I like how they do the little tap tap with their foot before starting
0:17 I love how grizzabella when the young cats start "dancing" goes away scared and confused
Jemima is such a cute lil bean
Jamima looks so small and adorable dancing next to Rum Tim Tugger
I am so in love with this choreography - I really feel like if a bunch of cats were to compose a group dance sequence it would look just like this 😂❤
My first musical I saw was Cats when I was 7, and I saw it in London's West End! TRUELY MAGICAL! The next day unknown to me, I got to go on a behind the scenes tour with my vacation kids' group and since I saw it the previous day (and MANY MANY times on DVD) the tour guide let me RIDE ON THE TIRE!! Ever since then I've been ADDICTED to Broadway & Musical Theatre!
0:52 So glad the camera people knew the moves so well....
Huh? Whu? Sorry, I got distracted...
The way they just flop at the ending like a cat does when it stops running....gold
0:07 When you're sleeping but you smell something burning from the kitchen
Tuggers scenes in This do something to me and I don’t know how I should feel about being sexually attracted to a man dressed up as a cat.. him at 2.20 to 😍
You're not the only... ❤️🤭
Well nowadays we call them furries but yes he is attractive as hell
@Joseph Johnson got a husband,
What’s your excuse ?
@Joseph Johnson lol nope but thanks for the assumption
The whole time through this I'm thinking: *_Damn,_* Skimbleshanks still got it!
Mistoffeles is adorableee
Mr Mistoffeles: does anything
Me: fucking superb you funky little cat
some of the actors look like they are having the time of their lives
Also 2:46 rumpletezer is so freaking cute
Ikr. She's adorable!
Rumpleteazer has the best facial expressions along this number (and the rest of the show)...
This is my favorite part in the entire musical !!
I finally get how Tugger does that knee elbow thing. Weird the music is so good my brother has to yell before I'll listen to him : )
I need that rum tum tiger custume.
this is my favorite section of the musical omg i have this on tape
Me at two AM watching people dressed up as cats dance:
This song especially shows just how much fun people are having up there. It's hard work, but they're having a blast!
Ive been severly depressed for 4 months now, this is the first thing that brought me real joy, thank you.
Wish I can get up every morning doing cartwheels.
Cats was the first musical I saw in the theater and it will always hold a special place in my heart ❤ this whole dance scene really shows off all the actors' abilities (look at those high kicks!) and it makes me so happy 🥰
0:37 - 0:39, two seconds of absolute joy.
Jemima can bring joy into your heart when u c her smile that adorable smile.
Plato looks so adorable. I just... HAHA!!! HE'S SO FREAKIN' CUUTUE!!!!
this is the song that plays when your cat gets the zoomies
Seriously can't take my eyes off Jemima everythime i watch this scene. She's just so fuckin charming
It's shows like this that make me wish I can dance...
Also, anyone else wonder what Tugger said to Deuteronomy?
"Watch this", probably :>
I like to think it's "Cats, cats everywhere!"
They HAD NO RIGHT to make Misto that fucking cute
Imagine how long it took to memorize and then perfect all that choreography... and this is only four minutes of the play!
all I have to say is this was by far the best show iv'e ever been in and i'm not just saying that thank you for giving me and my wife such an amazing experience I will 100% see you again if you're ever back
Every musical is unique.
I just realised who Rumpleteazer reminds me of, it's Tracer XD
you know damn well Munjo and Rumple would sing the "I'm already tracer" song
@@rosenrot234 Pffft
I got goosebumps from 3:05 until the end
I can’t IMAGINE how tiring this part has to be. The Jellicle Ball is almost 8 minutes of straight dancing.
It's so cute how jemima copies Quaxo/mr mistofelees.❤
Imagine dancing these hard choreos for more than an hour each show!! They are so strong and amazing!!!!
Awwwwww grizabeeeelllllaaaaaaa you will always be my fave
I really like Mungojerrie and rumpleteazer I want them to come to my🏠
David Wakiaga they’ll break everything
And steal your food
I want Mistoffelees to come to my house but knowing him, He would probably ruin it from his magic.
Gosh my favorite part:)
who Gosh
Yeah my favourite as well The Jellicle Ball
Poor Griz.. she wants to be a part of the fun with the rest of her family..