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"CATS" - the Stage Musical: 40 ! - rec live May 11th, 2021 as Showtime #6/2021
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Welcome to the true story of the world hit CATS, mirroring political IRA terror backgrounds and artistic ground breaking wonders by Gillian Lynne and designer John Napier !
Originally taken , but edited and now enhanced due to technical feed problems from the LIVE BROADCAST live at 7pm London on EasyRadio London for
popmundial.co.uk on May 11th, 2021:
It´s the longest ever running musical stage production in the world !
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber on synthesizer and Gary Moore on guitar did the first ever (yes really) version of the future world hit "Memory, recorded as early as January 1981.
Elaine Paige recalls, just finished a "Evita" run jumped in for Dame Julie Dench, who was breaking an ankle as "Grizabella" not singing "Memory" !
It was risky – it was artistly and economically groundbreaking – and it nearly happened at all !
11th of May 1981
New London Theatre, a former television studio with revolving stage
The London production ran for 21 years and 8,949 performance
A Chorus Line
for decades the longest-running musical – in the world and on Broadway....
ran only for 6,137 performances, becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history until surpassed by Cats in 1997:
CATS/Broadway production ran for 18 years and 7,485 performances
including interviews with
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer)
Cameron Mackintosh (producer)
Elaine Paige - replacing Dame Judy Dench as "Grizabella, singing "Memory"
Bonnie Langford
Gillian Lynne (choreography)
Peter Weck (Vienna)
John Napier (Designer)
Jeff Shankly (Old Deuteronomy)
amm actors of the London original cast
Music:
Original 1981 London Cast Recording, Really Useful Company
Original 1983 Vienna Cast Recording, Theater at the Wien, Peter Weck
Original Paris Cast
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber & Gary Moore, January 1981, MCA
and footage from the opening night on MAy 11th,1981
copyright @OfficialALW (Andrew Lloyd Webber on Twitter) - unreleased
A celebration of
Yours Truly, Joe
PS: due to to tec problems in the life broadcast I went back to he original interviews and sound feeds to re-assemble this show to the present state. The final post-production took place Friday, May 14th, 2021
Never broadcasted in this final version !
more information and links on:
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additional material Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, BBC Radio
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SPEAKER_12And um I had the car radio on, and I'm just arriving at my house, and I hear the DJ say, I'm just gonna play a fragment of Android Weber's uh um theme to his new musical cat. He said, and then I will play the whole thing after the midnight music. And he played a fragment of a tune, just a tune, no lyrics and immediately I thought, oh my god, that is and I had just arrived at my house, so I thought I'm gonna jump out of the car, run into the house, I'd hate it on a cassette, that's how old I am. And um I was doing all this, and as I was tumbling around for my keys in my bag looking down, I saw this uh bedraggled uh black painfully thin cat. Now I had not long left it either, I suppose it was about six months ago, something like that. And my mother had always told me that if a black cat had crossed your path, it would bring you good luck. And at this point in my life I'm thinking, hmm, I might be a one-hit one.
SPEAKER_09And a rose that is fade. Roses winner away.
SPEAKER_29About uh five hundred forty-eight different versions in my library here on Pop Montel Radio. This is a word hit, but uh this is not the original.
SPEAKER_17Well, hi, uh Andrew Lloyd Webber. Uh sitting on the stage of uh the now Julian Lynn Theatre aptly named after the choreographer of Catholics.
SPEAKER_19Hello, I'm Cameron.
SPEAKER_17Originally I thought of Cat album as an opening of Catholic. My variations album would have been hidden. Uh and there were a lot of people who wanted to do it as a dancer. And the other card that became the second part of the album dance. I had a lunch of the camera. I didn't know until I had that lunch.
SPEAKER_19I guess that's not what you would be like the right person.
SPEAKER_23I'm proud of the show. I did do many things very differently because as you know, we did it first in London and then we did it in um New York. And by that time I had made up my mind that there were certain things I thought could be better, and that I could have done better than then this was the first Proscinium Arch production of cats. So the rest of the world was very interested to see whether it would work. Because if it worked here in a proscenium arch, they knew they could take it around the world.
SPEAKER_29Yes, and they took it around the world, as we know. The longest ever musical scene on the earth. Senor Deban here on the Synthesizer and Gary Moore did the first ever version in 1981. It was risky, it was artistically and economically groundbreaking. And it nearly happened at all. But it did on the 11th of May 1981. If you're curious to learn more, listen listen to our 40 Years of Cats. Listen to our Showtime podcast to be released towards that anniversary on popmondial radio.com. Follow Showtime. Happy listening to Stage and Scream.
SPEAKER_17In the dress rehearsals in this building were several moments where we uh well Cameron and I at one point thought it was so embarrassing that we'd better close it. And we decided that we would tell Trevor that we were gonna close it. And it was a Good Friday, and there was nothing much open in London in those days on Good Friday, just Joe Allen's, and we went down there and said Trevor we're closing it. He said, Well, no, you're not, we're we're we're carrying on. And we Trevor's quite a persuasive fellow, and um so we didn't argue. And but but Cameron and I did think at times we had a real real turkey on our hands.
SPEAKER_29Live from the decks. We have it in the beginning, and many more. And you're truly John.
SPEAKER_19Judy coming out of a taxi on a pair of crutches, and coming down the street on another pair of uh crutches was Jeff Shankly, and I remember turning to Andrew and going, We're putting on Britain's first dance musical. Most of my money that I raised, I didn't raise my four came from uh people who have a lot of money. And and and some people, I mean I can remember letters uh from people and I'm saying they're putting in five thousand pounds, which has a lot of money. And I was saying, I'm sure anyway, I've got to be prepared to lose it. And when uh well uh uh I I you know I don't want to lose it, but I believe in it and I and I said they said, but I can't give it a check. I haven't taken it out of my post office account and I never in my I said locked up. You shouldn't be doing this at all. And they said, no, I have I think um I don't know whether I'm doing it. I have no idea why so many people who had no, very uh unusual because I um I'll be absolutely uh honest.
SPEAKER_17Um I I took my wife out that night and we went up down to the old Annabelle's, and I remember the doorman saying, How do we have a supply line of tickets for this show of yours? And that's what I knew. And it was extraordinary because the word had got around. Um and I mean I said to the dormant, we can't do that sort of thing. But um anyway.
SPEAKER_29And it was the success built on mouth mouth propaganda. Uh as Android, Sir Andrew Lava and camera magnetosh recall Well, Hillian Page did um um the replacement for Judy Danch. And uh he is on the polo of Jelly Girl Cat.
SPEAKER_11Are you blind when you're born?
SPEAKER_08Can you say the dog?
SPEAKER_26Can you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne?
SPEAKER_27Can you say of your bite that it's worse than your book? Are you cock of the walk?
SPEAKER_07When you're walking alone.
SPEAKER_03Because jelly goes up and jelly goes to, jelly goes to and jelly goes wood, jelly goes wood and jelly goes can, jelly goes can and jelly goes to.
SPEAKER_02When you fall on your head, do you land on your feet? Are you tense when you sense there's a storm in the air? Can you find your way blind when you're lost in the street?
SPEAKER_20Do you know how to go to the heavy cycle?
SPEAKER_07Because tell it was bad, tell it was two, telling people still and tell it was bad, Julius Black, Justin, Justin Plus Black, Just Black, Justin, and you got on the first step of this one, just not Have you been on the software?
SPEAKER_29Radio celebrating Audios of Cats, and this is the Vienna production of cats. Um I guess was a bookmaster in Vienna. Before it was killed, yes. Um Well, I was water saying this is Peter Wark and the director in Vienna. Who was successful to bring this project to Vienna.
SPEAKER_00It is self-ended that a stuff seven years. This was for seven years undenkbar. We should not, but it's a wahnsinness, a dertic for the house up to work. I've been this house about
SPEAKER_05McCavity, der Kater ist ein krimineller Bein. Man nimmt ihm auch die unsichtbaren Pfoten überein. Eine Konfiguration von Scott Land Yard so siehen in einem Wort. Sie eilt an jeden Tag, oh doch, McCavity ist nicht dort. Macavity, Macavity, ein Übertäter auf Passion. Er bricht das menschliche Gesetz, er bricht mit jeder Tradition. Er kann ins Licht verschwinden. Das ist dein Lieblingssport. Dann schnappt die Falle zu jedoch. McCavity ist nicht dort. Such nach ihm in allen Schränken. Such ihn hinterm Büchermann. Doch ich sag dir gleich, es ist umsonst. McCavity ist nicht dort. Macavity, der Kater steht auf jedem Steckbrief drauf. Sein Fell mit roten Streifen fällt an ihm besonders auf. Er ist recht groß gewachsen und von magerer Gestalt. Sein Bart ist ziemlich ungepflegt. Sein Blick ist hart und kalt. Sein Kopf bewegt sich hin und her. Er lauert auf dem Dach. Man meinte, er wird nur vor sich hin, doch er ist völlig wach. Macavity, Macavity, ein Bösewicht mit Ambition. Er ist eine Ausgeburt an Hinterland Korruption. Da betrügt er eine Lady, doch bestürt er einen Mord. Bald macht die Chanta truchbar. Doch McCavity ist nicht dort. Er spielt in ihrer Mann jeder. Er mugelt beim Hassard. Und sein Toten abropit in der Kataheit. Und Skat, Lentiat. Der Furad ist geplündert und der Schmuckschrank aufgebrochen. Die Milch ist um der Stoßen. Ein Fanghund ist das Gewächshaus ist verschlagen. Und der Gartensaund. Rätselhaft daran ist nur. McCavertine ist nicht dort. Make cavity!
SPEAKER_25It's the thought my name's Wayne Silly, but I played Quaxer in the first act, and Mr. Mistoff is in the second act.
SPEAKER_22Myra Sands, I was a gumby cat.
SPEAKER_21Bonnie Langford, I played Rumble the Teaser. Cita Indrani, and I played Cassandra.
SPEAKER_29The original artist of the cast of Cats, which became world famous afterwards in 1981, when it premiered on the 11th of May.
SPEAKER_13The Wonder Body und Market Mustafa. Deine Karte fragt Und man darf nicht vergessen, dass er nach dem Afternocken hat, dem heute Alles knacken, verschwunden. Wäre das findet man hier im Bild von der Türen Aberkabel kein Karte The Wunderbei und Market of Beat Aberkette, the Wunderball und Market Committee, stop und beat Mann mein Acht, er ist nicht ganz stark. Komm mein Karte, stille und steuer. Aber manchmal bleibt er auf dem Tag. Außer ihr umgeben von vorher Intermärt. Wenn er oben ist auf dem Tag. Wenn er nicht auf dem Haus dann bracket out, start den bieten Karte verback. Das man ist doch dann grief. Wo er doch in Full Lackspieft Jetzt hat dieser Kater, der kann ja der Kanzler jetzt auf kein Kater. The Thunderbody und Market the bits. The stuff for beat Abracade Well kein karter. The Thunderbody and Market the Miss The Beat Jetzt hat dieser Kater, der kann hier, der kann, acht Katchchen, jetzt taupet ins Hausnippen. Alle staunen Abraka wel kein Kater, the Wunderball und Market Junge. The Wunderball und Mark is dumm nicht.
SPEAKER_29Wow memories to make from a third production ever in Vienna. Next to come the original cast from London.
SPEAKER_18The thing that absolutely struck me about that was got nothing to do with it, just being to do with dance, is that it actually gave the proportion of a cat. Because if you look at the our hands and our wrists, cats don't pretend to have that. It's a it's a sort of more of a tubula simple equation. Um from seeing something and looking at it thinking that makes them more like a cat than if I pulled them in a fur.
SPEAKER_25The one thing I wouldn't have done, I wouldn't have stayed a day after seeing the costumes if they were all furry and like cats. It would have been ridiculous. You wouldn't have been able to see the line of the leg. And what was great about John Napier is that it was the first time in in a lot of dog shows I'd been in where your body was allowed to be totally seen in the line. Normally when you put on a costume you can't see off the body anyway. And um I I thought if it was going to be furry and old-fashioned, it would be ridiculous. And of course John Napier wasn't having that either.
SPEAKER_21Most of it started off as a kind of neutral, some kind of neutral costume, and as you became your character once you had your song, you then put on and put something on and were transformed. But they were very it was very monochromatic. The wig and the certainly the makeup was very basic compared to to what what it turned into. And I think I think it's because the show's grown.
SPEAKER_18Well, you know, why don't you put people on board? Why don't you actually drag them into that place where people could you know made the terms always into the dog by using you know yoga cards and washing up things? Um you know, you've cracked the puzzle.
SPEAKER_02There's a whisper down the line at 11.39 when the light mail's ready to depart.
SPEAKER_06Saying Skimble, where is Skimble? Has he gone to hand the thimble? We must find him or the train can't start.
SPEAKER_04All the guards and all the porters and the station master's daughters would be searching. I have low Say Skimble, where is Skimble? For unless he's very nimble, and the night mail just won't go. At 1142, with the signal overdue, and the passengers are pretty too man. That's when I would appear and I saw to the rear. I've been busy in the luggage, baby of at last to the northern heart of the northern heavy and large, it was me who was in charge of the sleeping car express From the driver and the guard to the blackman playing cards, I would supervise them all or unless.
SPEAKER_07When skimbo was a bummer on the moon when the ball on the floor when scambo It was very pleasant when they found a little dead with their name written up on the door.
SPEAKER_04The birth was very neat with a newly folded sheet, and not a speck of dust on the floor. There was every spot of light, you could make it dark or white, and the button you could turn to make it breathe. And the funny little face. You're supposed to wash your face, and right to shut the window, should you sneeze. And looked on look impolitely and would ask you very brightly, do you like your morning tea? But I was just behind him and was ready to remind him of skin about let anything go wrong. I bring up the night, have a cup of tea. With perhaps a drop of scotch, while I was keeping on the watch, only stopping here and there to catch a flea. They were fast asleep at crew, and so they never knew that I was walking up and down the station. They were sleeping all the while. I was busy at Carlisle, where I met the station master with elation. They might see me at Dumfries, it might come in.
SPEAKER_29Well, I realize we have some technical problems being um the channels around. Um well, this is the original London Gas, uh, which was um announced by the original actors.
SPEAKER_28I said at the end of the first round, it's a bad thing.
SPEAKER_15And all I am tempted to say my delight, and his numerous progeny prospers and thrives, and the village is proud of him in his decline at the sight of that class physiology, as he sits in the sun, the oldest and the village so that you see my mind.
SPEAKER_29Well, uh you're frankly um forty uh it was at the height of the IRA's activity in London.
SPEAKER_26You know the Harris Bond Area, the high part bomb that I we ha we rehearsed before uh an evacuation. And the kind of cool happened and the applause went on and on and on, but I knew I had to get a stock and get a fit and get um the audience out. I thought the best way to do this is to probably get one of the access to it. So I grabbed around the letter and said, Brian, um got a bummer scare. Uh I want to ask you to ask the audience very genetically. Don't say anything at all to allow them all scattered. Just with your author you know, your authority to ask them to go. And he said, Right, okay, yes I will, yes I will. So he went on and he held up his arms and of course with a huge cheer. And we thought you were looking the applause. So he did it again. And the chair got bigger, and he said, No, no, no, no, no, no, no. And the chair got bigger, bigger, bigger. And finally looked at me and he whipped off his wig. And he said, Ladies and gentlemen, we have to leave now, we've got a bomb scare. Everything you shouldn't do.
SPEAKER_01All the usual tensions of an opening night, and all I just remember was Brian Blaster just rushing on, going, There's a bomb in the building. And as a stage management, I'm not sure, I don't think that quite worked with the usual drill. So suddenly, of course, it was chaotic and still us in the darkness with a lot of dry eyes and torches. And it was it was like, what's happened? But again, as a stage manager, like, okay, lock the doors, shut the doors, pick the torches out, what do we do? And again, I think probably what was on my mind was will I have time to get into my dress to get to the party.
SPEAKER_26But the extraordinary thing was I was sort of trying to usher people out. People were still trying to buy programmes and ice cream was on the way out. And I said, please just just go.
SPEAKER_22And we all left and uh in our costumes. And in fact, I was outside the theatre, and Marty Webb had a very diaphragm uh gown who'd come to see the show. And she was very kindly keeping me warm.
SPEAKER_24I know that frankly, his dressing room was on the way down, so we all had to file back down the stairs, and he quickly nipped into his dressing room and picked up his coat. And then when he was standing outside, in fact I think they went over to the car, didn't they? And then he realized that he'd got his keys and he was like coat and drove home. He didn't go to the until he drove home in his closet room. And then there was a major panic at the next day because I couldn't find his closet room wig and he came in with it.
SPEAKER_17Luckily, the stage manager or the w not the door manager here. Uh he didn't pass on the message until the very end of the show. So although they never got to do any of the oncles or any of the any of that, I mean I if it had happened before memory, I don't know that we'd be here now.
SPEAKER_29This is the original ever released uh final curtain actually regarding now singing a lot of content. Forty years of cats!com follow showtime. You're listening to popmondial radio.com I'm not here to make a huge long speech tonight.
SPEAKER_17Um obviously there are so many things I would love to say, but on behalf of the whole creative team, I want to say one thing. This show will be now and forever, we will have another line, and there will be eight other lines, and many, many other lines, and something we must not forget tonight. Those words tonight, I was saying to Cameron I said I'd be so lucky to have those words again.
SPEAKER_29Well and read the usual speech again at a usual speech behind uh um the iron curtain um addressing the cast the castle kettle on the eleventh of may nineteen eighty one.
SPEAKER_17Thanks to somebody we must have to get those words tonight, I've been saying the camera said I would have those words again.
SPEAKER_29Elliot's words are timeless, and that's why I think the show Historic Moments on the eleventh of May of 1981, uh 40 years of cats celebrated here and with some rare moments by uh Samuel and Bebat. The cast and behind the Iron Curtain and uh Well how c carry on Well thanks for listening else, Joe. This is the French version. Good night, and good morning wherever you are. Good night to forty years of cats.
SPEAKER_08Je ne connaissais que la joie, mais moi souviens-toi d'angoisse et te brasse ton élect de cette ombre glacée, un autre jour que ta lumière arrive, il faut que je survie, je dois lutter encore, la nuit ne sera qu'un souvenir, with contribution by the stage manager, the Richard Sedmir at the now known Jill Lin Theatre, the Cats Theatre in 1981, and the creative team and many actors, this was our celebration of 40 years of cats originated on the 11th of May of 1981.
SPEAKER_29Thanks, Antroad Vellas, thanks to the creative team, John Napier, Cameron McIntosh, the producer. And thanks uh for listening, Yours, the producer of this show, your Joe.