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Wojciech Paszkowski as Gus and Marta Smuk as Galaretka in the musical "Cats" in Roma Musical Theatre in Warsaw, 13 October 2007.Gus appears shortly after the start of Act II of Cats, where he and Jellylorum sing a duet about the highlights of his career, contrasting his present state with his acting heyday: "He has acted with Irving, he's acted with Tree."
The song appears as a reminiscence by "Gus the Theatre Cat", who "once played Growltiger – could do it again". In most productions, the actor who plays Gus then becomes Growltiger, while Gus's companion Jellylorum becomes Growltiger's love interest, Griddlebone. Growltiger's crew of cats is played by male members of the troupe with pirate ...
Cats is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.
Jellylorum is a practical and motherly older cat. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] She is one of the adult characters who initially protects the kittens from Grizabella , though she later comes to accept the latter. Jellylorum serves as a caretaker for the elderly Gus: The Theatre Cat , [ 6 ] and the two sing a duet in the second act of the musical.
All tracks written by T. S. Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with any additional writers noted. [1]In the later Polydor reissue of the recording, the third track on disc two is incorrectly listed as containing "The Ballad of Billy McCaw", a duet based on an unpublished poem by Eliot that was used in the original London production.
The internet is lapping up a catchy new parody song poking fun at former President Donald Trump’s “they’re eating the cats” debate comment — with the music video raking in hundreds of ...
The cast consisted of performers who had been in the show before, including Ken Page (the original Old Deuteronomy on Broadway), Elaine Paige (original Grizabella in London) and John Mills as Gus: the Theatre Cat. [61] In 1998, Whistle Down the Wind made its debut, a musical written with lyrics supplied by Jim Steinman. Originally opening in ...
Gus the Theatre Cat and Growltiger in the original West End production of Cats. Thenardier in Les Misérables. Created the role of Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) in Blondel. Jacob/Guru/Potiphar in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Tate portrayed Babet in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary. He also starred as Jesus ...