Cats National Tour

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 11/30/03 at 11:56am

I just bought tickets to see the national tour of Cats in February. I'm taking my four year old little brother, because Cats was my first show when I was four, and my brother is VERY well behaved. Anyways, has anyone seen this tour and if so, how is the cast?

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 11/30/03 at 3:52pm

Is there a naional tour? I thought there is only a UK Tour of CATS!
My THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE the musical group!

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 11/30/03 at 4:17pm

The national tour was just here in DC a month or so ago. I did not go myself (really had no desire to) but the Wash. Post gave it a pretty good review, if I recall correctly.

Currently, we have Mamma Mia. I will refrain from comment on the *lovely* tour choices we have gotten this season (apart from TMM at wolf trap, which was not that bad, but not a *wow* experience).

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 11/30/03 at 8:26pm

I saw the tour on November 1 when it was in Akron and I enjoyed it. It was my first time ever seeing the show. It was good, bit not my favorite. The cast was great, but then again, I have never seen any other casts. My favorites were Grizabella played by Anne Brummel (might have been her understudy) and Mr. Mistoffelees played by Shane Hall (man can he dance!). It is a non-equity tour, so everyone is not AMAZING, but it was enjoyable. I am hard to disappoint.

Updated On: 11/30/03 at 08:26 PM

[Juliette Capulet]

Posted: 12/1/03 at 1:34am

The national tour is wonderful. There has been some cast changes since I saw it (Karl Warden left for the Fosse World Tour!), but the people I did have the pleasure to see really gave it there all. Especially Mario Martinez as Mungojerrie!

I'll be seeing the tour this New Years, I will let you know how it was with the new cast members.

For more information, this is what we US CATS fans consider the official US tour 5 site:

www.msjellicle.com/tour/

Tendres Baisers,
Juliette Capulet

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 12/1/03 at 12:51pm

Sorry.... but did I hear FOSSE WORLD TOUR? Is there a World Tour for FOSSE? Gosh! There ae so many musical tours going on now! But is it goin to Hong Kong? Is any musicals touring to Hong Kong? There has not been musicals comin to Hong Kong for awhile! The last musical was Singin' In The Rain with Pia Morley and it's about 1-2 yrs ago! Sorry... it's quite out of the topic! CATS!!!! I hope I could see it! Every classmate here in York has seen it! (I live in Hong Kong and study in York, UK)
My THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE the musical group!

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 12/1/03 at 3:02pm

I want to go see Fosse when it comes to Akron! I wonder if it will be the world tour...

[InspectorJavert]

Posted: 12/1/03 at 5:02pm

the cast is horrible and cant come close to the original cast. they aren't even an official tour. the production was directed and choreographed by someone different

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 12/1/03 at 5:43pm

Why can't they just let dead cats lie?

[Juliette Capulet]

Posted: 12/2/03 at 12:24am

Here is the link to the site. I don't know if they plan on adding more dates, though.

Tendres Baisers,
Juliette Capulet
Fosse Tour

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 12/2/03 at 12:54pm

I am sorry.... but this is a FOSSE UK TOUR and is now with Ruthie Henshall! How I want to see it..... Isn't this Cats tour a Really Useful Group production? Why will the choreography be different?
My HAIRPSRAY the musical group!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/2/03 at 12:58pm

Apparently, it's a non-union tour of the musical. Not a recreation of the Broadway production like former tours.

[Kev]

Posted: 12/2/03 at 4:31pm

Well, CATS won't die because it keeps making money. It's not one of my favorite shows, but the current tour still seems to be entertaining the audiences that the show is bringin' in...

The tour is indeed Non-Equity, but it's basically got all the "reproduced" elements that the Fourth National Tour had, and they were Equity. The current designers have all been involved with CATS productions, and the director/choreagraphers (I think Richard Stafford and Suzanne V-somebody) were part of the NYC company.

CATS may be CATS, but this tour is pretty decent representation of the show.

And regarding FOSSE. The tour currently in the UK (featuring Claire Sweeney, Ruthie Henshall, among others) is the UK leg of the US Non-Equity tour, produced by NETworks. It's a very sharp tour. See www.fossethemusical.com for more info.

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 12/2/03 at 5:25pm

Thanks for everyone's help! I think my little brother, who's 4, will love the show. I got front row seats.

[Juliette Capulet]

Posted: 12/2/03 at 7:44pm

I am sorry.... but this is a FOSSE UK TOUR and is now with Ruthie Henshall!

No, because after it's run in Edinburgh, it will then be heading to Frankfurt in Germany, then Paris in France, then back to the USA.

But I don't know where it's going after it's USA run...

Tendres Baisers,
Juliette Capulet

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 12/2/03 at 10:09pm

Is the site linked above for the world tour? If it is, Akron was on the schedule. BrdwyThtr, I would have loved to see the tour in the front row! I was in the balcony, but then I could see the lights that were strung up the walls.

[Kev]

Posted: 12/3/03 at 1:47am

Yes, that is the site for the US tour that is currently in Europe. They will eventually return to the US.

More specifically: http://www.fossethemusical.com/itin.cfm