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re: CATS - Why?

Posted by:	pierce 02:57 am EST 11/24/14
In reply to:	CATS - Why? - MarkBearSF 04:24 pm EST 11/23/14

I'm one of those who saw the original production because I'm a cat-lover. My decision was also influenced by the fact that I like T.S. Eliot. And boy, did I ever HATE the show. I didn't think any of the performers and /or dancers captured anything that resembled a feline quality. They managed "cutesy" but never "cat-like." I would have preferred listening to Hermione Gingold read Eliot's poetry on an empty stage, seated in a comfy velvet chair against a dark backdrop - next to a Tiffany lamp, perhaps. But I doubt it would have run "now and forever" if it had been staged like that. Now, what did people like about that original production? I really couldn't tell you. As long as they got their money's worth, that's great. I can't say I did, though...

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