One of the longest-running musicals in West End and Broadway history now on Blu-ray.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, one of the most famous musicals 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.
Boasting an all-star cast headed by Elaine Paige and Sir John Mills, and the full digital sound of an eighty piece orchestra, this Blu-ray will lead you deep into the mysterious world of Cats.
Lloyd Webber himself personally oversaw orchestration for the film and called on Gillian Lynne, the original show's choreographer, to personally train the cast for the film. Andrew Lloyd Webber and others on the production team for the film wanted to keep the feeling that viewers watching the film could still get the sense of seeing the show live, by having all views be facing the stage, therefore, getting multiple views of the set, but still feel like the viewer is part of a live audience, with several close-ups. The video is slightly different from the stage production of Cats. Primarily it is shorter, the dances having been cut down during the Gumbie Cat, Magical Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity: The Mystery Cat, and in Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. The entirety of “Growltiger's Last Stand” was cut because filming overran. The production is primarily based on the London production, but includes some non-London character names such as Tumblebrutus and Pouncival for the London characters Bill Bailey and Carbucketty. wikipedia