Last month , it wasannouncedthat a different Andrew Lloyd Webber melodious would be useable to stream for barren on YouTube each Friday for the foreseeable future . The schedule was n’t divulge in full , which left one pressing doubt at the front of every devoted Webber - ite ’s psyche : Would the 1998 Broadway recording ofCatsbe part of the lineup ?
The answer , we can now finally confirm , is yes . AsTime Outreports , the lineal - to - video musical moving-picture show featuring Elaine Paige , Ken Page , John Partridge , and the rest of the Broadway cats will bare on YouTube this Friday , May 15 , at 2 p.m. EST and stay send for 48 hours afterwards . The program is part of “ The appearance Must Go On ! ” series — a partnership between Webber ’s yield company , The Really Useful Group , and Universal — which so far has includedJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , The Phantom of the Opera , Jesus Christ Superstar , and more Webber classic .
Cats , based onT.S. Eliot’spoetry collectionOld Possum ’s Book of Practical Cats , first pounced onstage in 1981 , and audiences have been attempt to answer the interrogation “ What ’s a Jellicle cat ? ” ever since . The musical theater experienced a resurgence of packaging and interest with the going of Tom Hooper’sfilm adaptationin December 2019 , but despite an exceptionally gifted cast , dance figure byHamiltonchoreographer Andy Blankenbuehler , and digital fur technology , it was mostly meet with confusedness ( and alarm ) from viewers who were n’t familiar with the reference fabric . This weekend ’s livestream could be the consequence manyCatsenthusiasts have always hoped for — the spark that ignites a new generation of rooter .
Prepare for Friday ’s carrying out , which you ’ll be capable to streamhere , with 13memorable factsabout the musical .
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