Cats Musical London Cast

Alessandro Pinna Cats at the London Palladium Photo.

Cats musical london cast. Cats which was conceived and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber opened at the New London Theatre on 11 May 1981 with a cast including Elaine Paige Brian Blessed Paul Nicholas Wayne Sleep Sarah Brightman and Bonnie. This was the first ever cast recording of Cats and consisted of the original 1981 London cast that included Brian Blessed as Old Deuteronomy and Elaine Paige as Grizabella. The magnificent musical score includes the one of the most treasured songs in musical theatre Memory which has been recorded by over 150 artists from Barbra.

Because it is the first official full-length recording of CATS this does not always mean that the world-premiere rendition is always the best. Laurie Scarth in Cats at the London Palladium Photo. The ground-breaking production was the winner of the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical.

Among the cast were Elaine Paige and Susan Jane Tanner who originated the roles of Grizabella and Jellylorum in the West End respectively and Ken Page who originated the role of Old Deuteronomy on Broadway. From Judi Dench to Idris Elba Jennifer Hudson to Ian McKellan and even Taylor Swift and Jason Derulo the credits are just a long roll of celebrity after celebrity. Myself in Love Round House Theatre Jaha Browne.

Dancer in Familia Jasmine Thompson Music Video Sashinski. Dance Captain Fight Captain and Understudy Peter KingsleyAngel City Four Tenor. CATS one of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981 where it played for 21 record-breaking years and almost 9000 performances.

This recording of CATS features the original London cast headed by Elaine Paige and Brian Blessed. Cats the Musical Official Website and Tickets. Joining the previously announced Beverley Knight who stars as Grizabella recently played by Nicole Scherzinger Kerry Ellis and Jane McDonald is Jack Butterworth RumpusAlonzo Danielle Cato Cassandra Javier Cid MacavityAdmetus Luke Cinque.

The cast for the film consists of former and contemporary members of various international stage productions of Cats who were invited to reprise their stage roles. By Admin on Friday 24 October 2014 in News Onstage. Tevin in 21 Lin-Manuel Mirandas 21 Chump Street The Courtyard Theatre London.