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| − | ''Cats'' by Andrew Lloyd-Webber | + | ''[[Cats]]'' is a musical by Andrew Lloyd-Webber (1948-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber]. |
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| − | + | Based based on the 1939 poetry collection ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'' by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot], which Lloyd Webber had begun setting to music in 1977. First performed as a song cycle in 1980, but then producer Cameron Mackintosh (1946-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Mackintosh] had it turned into a complete musical with the help of the director Trevor Nunn (1940-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Nunn] and the choreographer Gillian Lynne (1926-2018)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Lynne]. It opened to at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981 and then at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982. | |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays 2 | + | == South African productions == |
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| + | 2001: First South African production, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[ArtsCape]] opening in December, directed and choreography recreated [[Jo-Anne Robinson]]. The cast: [[Anton Luitingh]], [[Gareth Williams]], [[Robin van Wyk]], [[Marcus Desando]], [[Jo Galloway]], [[Fem Belling]], [[Marize Nel]], with [[Slindile Nodangala]] as Grizabella the Glamour Cat. | ||
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| + | 2002: The production moved to the [[State Theatre]] in Pretoria in February for a 16-week run. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical) | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Mackintosh | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Lynne | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Nunn | ||
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| + | ''''Business Day'''', 11 December 2001. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 C|C]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 23 November 2023
Cats is a musical by Andrew Lloyd-Webber (1948-)[1].
Original text
Based based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)[2], which Lloyd Webber had begun setting to music in 1977. First performed as a song cycle in 1980, but then producer Cameron Mackintosh (1946-)[3] had it turned into a complete musical with the help of the director Trevor Nunn (1940-)[4] and the choreographer Gillian Lynne (1926-2018)[5]. It opened to at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981 and then at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982.
South African productions
2001: First South African production, produced by Pieter Toerien and ArtsCape opening in December, directed and choreography recreated Jo-Anne Robinson. The cast: Anton Luitingh, Gareth Williams, Robin van Wyk, Marcus Desando, Jo Galloway, Fem Belling, Marize Nel, with Slindile Nodangala as Grizabella the Glamour Cat.
2002: The production moved to the State Theatre in Pretoria in February for a 16-week run.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Mackintosh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Lynne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Nunn
'Business Day', 11 December 2001.
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