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CATS - Why?

Posted by:	MarkBearSF 04:24 pm EST 11/23/14

I watched the video of CATS on PBS Friday night. I've never seen it before, and I was curious. Of course, I'm aware that it's been a punchline for years, and I'm not a big fan of ALW, but I figured "what the hell." My question simply is "Why was this one of the longest running shows?" What was it that brought people in time and again. I'm not surprised that I didn't like it. I've seen plenty of shows that weren't my cuppa, but I could understand their appeal. No plot (that I could figure out), no real characterization aside from being catlike, and one decent song. I can understand the staging and makeup/costumes bringing 'em in for a few months, but was that the appeal? I think this filming was arranged by ALW/Really Useful, so I've got to assume that it was considered a good record of the show (although too many cuts to faces when I wanted to see a wide shot of the dancing). I'm jellicle-curious.

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Thread:	re: CATS - Why? - sf 06:41 pm EST 11/24/14 (1) re: CATS - Why? - Zelgo 11:31 pm EST 11/24/14 From The Andy Warhol Diaries page 471 - bret17 12:54 pm EST 11/24/14 (5) re: From The Andy Warhol Diaries page 471 - Chromolume 11:56 pm EST 11/24/14 re: From The Andy Warhol Diaries page 471 - Alcindoro 04:15 pm EST 11/24/14 (2) Ha! Now THAT got a big laugh out of me! - DistantDrumming 05:21 pm EST 11/24/14 (1) I can't take credit ... - Alcindoro 05:31 pm EST 11/24/14 "tickets $200" ? - Ann 01:12 pm EST 11/24/14 re: CATS - Why? - TGWW 04:32 am EST 11/24/14 re: CATS - Why? - bobby2 04:01 am EST 11/24/14 re: CATS - Why? - SRMHAYES 03:31 am EST 11/24/14 (1) I always thought that's why I loved it so much. - jero 11:03 am EST 11/24/14 re: CATS - Why? - pierce 02:57 am EST 11/24/14 well.... - Glitter 12:35 am EST 11/24/14 (3) re: well.... - MarkBearSF 02:01 am EST 11/24/14 (2) I feel that way about MAMMA MIA - showtunetrivia 11:02 am EST 11/24/14 (1) re: I feel that way about MAMMA MIA - mikem 12:48 pm EST 11/24/14 re: CATS - Why? - AnObserver 11:13 pm EST 11/23/14 re: CATS - Why? - GavinL 09:46 pm EST 11/23/14 I loved Cats - DistantDrumming 05:23 pm EST 11/23/14 (2) re: I loved Cats - Shutterbug 06:19 pm EST 11/23/14 (1) grizabella - jero 11:13 am EST 11/24/14 Big family appeal, big foreign-tourist appeal - GrumpyMorningBoy 05:01 pm EST 11/23/14 (11) re: Big family appeal, big foreign-tourist appeal - Alcindoro 07:50 am EST 11/24/14 (2) Hal Prince on CATS - showtunetrivia 03:42 pm EST 11/24/14 (1) re: Hal Prince on CATS - Alcindoro 04:20 pm EST 11/24/14 re: Big family appeal, big foreign-tourist appeal - MikeR 06:47 pm EST 11/23/14 (4) I feel you on that. After getting dragged to it a third time by a friend - Esther 11:07 am EST 11/24/14 re: Big family appeal, big foreign-tourist appeal - lordofspeech 10:11 pm EST 11/23/14 re: That is saying something. :( nm - SuzanneR 07:58 pm EST 11/23/14 (1) re: That is saying something. :( nm - MikeR 08:14 pm EST 11/23/14 I have a different theory - broadwaybacker 05:19 pm EST 11/23/14 (1) re: I have a different theory - Singapore/Fling 09:08 pm EST 11/23/14 re: Big family appeal, big foreign-tourist appeal - AlanScott 05:14 pm EST 11/23/14 re: CATS - Why? - AlanScott 04:54 pm EST 11/23/14 (2) re: CATS - Why? - garyd 11:56 am EST 11/24/14 re: CATS - Why? - Alcindoro 07:56 am EST 11/24/14 re: CATS - Why? - RuthAnn 04:47 pm EST 11/23/14 re: CATS - Why? - BwyDan 04:41 pm EST 11/23/14 (1) re: CATS - Why? - Circlevet 09:18 pm EST 11/23/14

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