Cats Musical London Memory
Cats finally closed on Saturday 11 May 2002 after its 8949th performance.
Cats musical london memory. Cast members Adam Salter and Nicole Scherzinger bow at the curtain call during the press night performance of. Tonight is the one special night each year when the tribe of Jellicle Cats reunites to celebrate who they are. On 29 January 1996 Cats in London became the longest running musical ever to play in the West End or on Broadway when the show at the New London Theatre overtook the record of 6137 performances held by the Broadway production of A Chorus Line.
Its a Musical from 1981 composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber on texts by Thomas Stearns Eliot. The score is rather fetching but simple with moments of elegance as in during the now-standard Memory The longest-running musical of its time Cats is at times overrated but as a whole it retains the charm that attracted audiences. This shot is from 1998 at the Adelphi Theatre in London.
Both the original London and Broadway cast recordings won Grammy Awards for Best Cast Album. Please note Kerry Ellis will not be performing on 23 24 or 25 April. Cats - The Musical.
Memory is a show tune composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Trevor Nunn based on a poem by T. Theres something special to be found. Never let the memory fade with the fantastic CATS the Musical Merchandise Range.
It was written for the 1981 musical Cats where it is sung primarily by the character Grizabella as a melancholic remembrance of her glamorous past and as a. Cats is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. This iconic musical features a revamped design by John Napier updated choreography by Gillian Lynne and is directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.
Directed by Trevor Nunn with choreography by Gillian Lynne Cats won the Best New Musical accolade at the Olivier Awards in 1981 and went on to enjoy a 21 year run in the capital. I was driving home one night listening to the radio. It is one of the most famous musicals in the world and one of the greatest hits of all time for longevity spectators and total takings.