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| I ask myself that about Cats all the time | |
| Posted by: dramedy 03:07 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
| In reply to: Why did I hate "Flying Over Sunset?" - theaterisok 02:20 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
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| Played for almost two decades—how? | |
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| re: I ask myself that about Cats all the time | |
| Posted by: mikem 02:50 pm EST 01/09/22 | |
| In reply to: I ask myself that about Cats all the time - dramedy 03:07 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
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| I know there are people on this board who will strongly disagree, but I would say that Cats isn't that bad, but from the 2022 perspective, it also isn't that great. I wasn't surprised the 2016 revival didn't last that long, but the original opened 40 years ago and closed over 20 years ago. I think some hit shows seem to have self-fulfilling momentum because they are hit shows. Kinky Boots is a recent example of that for me. I enjoyed it enough, but it's the 26th longest-running Broadway show of all time, just above The Producers, Beautiful, Annie, and the Mendes Cabaret, and just below Hairspray, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, and Avenue Q. I can understand why its neighbors are so popular, but I find Kinky Boots to be a head-scratcher. Kinky Boots is well-done but I don't think any of its elements are outstanding enough to explain that level of popularity (IMO, of course). |
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| re: I ask myself that about Cats all the time | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 04:50 am EST 01/09/22 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 04:48 am EST 01/09/22 | |
| In reply to: I ask myself that about Cats all the time - dramedy 03:07 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
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| The show opened to great acclaim on Broadway in '82, won all the awards, and found significant appeal with a wide audience that was multigenerational. I was late to the game when I saw a tour that hit Chicago in '89. My future partner (who was 20 years younger than I) wanted to see it. A number of years later I was dating this young twink, who was obsessed with the show, but had never seen a stage production. We ended up catching another tour which came to the burbs in Oct., '95 -- the cast included J. Robert Spencer as the Rum Tum Tugger. In Oct., 2003 I took my sister and niece to see a local production of Cats at the Lincolnshire Marriott. It was an excellent staging and probably my favorite of the 3 times I have seen this musical. Because it ran so long on Broadway, Cats became a joke, especially to most people who post on a message board like ATC. Nevertheless, I'm not ashamed to admit I that I do like the show -- it's slight, but enjoyable. However, I rarely listen to the cast recording and have no interest in ever seeing it again. |
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| re: I ask myself that about Cats all the time | |
| Posted by: garyd 11:16 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
| In reply to: I ask myself that about Cats all the time - dramedy 03:07 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
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| I enjoyed Cats though not enough to see it more than once. It was fun, entertaining, sweet, and, yes, ultimately, pseudo- melodramatic, but in a goofy sort of way. The ascent into the "otherly layer" or whatever the devil it was called, just made me grin. It was just a story about cats and, let's face it, gave ALW his best of career lyrics. That being said, I have not answered your question. I have no idea why it ran "now and forever". Or, maybe I have. | |
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| re: I ask myself that about Cats all the time | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 04:06 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
| In reply to: I ask myself that about Cats all the time - dramedy 03:07 pm EST 01/08/22 | |
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| I'll never forget the experience of seeing that show. WTF? I felt like I'd been transported back in time into an episode of HULLABALOO! | |
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