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Rum Tum Tugger is one of the many feline characters in the 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, and in the 1981 musical Cats which is based on Eliot's book. Rum Tum Tugger is a rebellious Jellicle cat who loves to be the center of attention.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) is a collection of whimsical light poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It serves as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical Cats. Eliot wrote the poems in the 1930s and included them, under his assumed name "Old Possum", in letters to his ...
Mistoffelees has his own titular song in the second act of the show, during which he performs an extended dance solo; the song is usually sung by him and Rum Tum Tugger. [5] Mistoffelees's dance solo consists of some of the most difficult choreography in the show, [ 6 ] including his signature "Conjuring Turn" that comprises 24 consecutive ...
Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer [1] are fictional characters in T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.The Jellicle cat duo are mischievous petty thieves who often cause trouble for their human family.
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.
Bombalurina flirts with many male cats, particularly Rum Tum Tugger who rejects her during his musical number, but later relents and dances with her at the ball. The role of Bombalurina is dance-heavy and usually calls for a mezzo-soprano range [3] with a high belt. [4] [5]
Rum Tum Tugger: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: T. S. Eliot: A fickle cat that brings trouble with his indecisiveness. Rumpelteazer: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: T. S. Eliot: Part of a duo with Mungojerrie, a couple of petty thieves with a reputation for destruction. Sagwa Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Amy Tan
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the third track on disc two is incorrectly listed as containing "The Ballad of Billy McCaw", a duet based on an unpublished poem by Eliot that was used in the original London production.