#and went apeshit on macavity

[millenari]

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🧵 What's your favorite production and why?

HMMM.

HMMMMMMMMM.

Well, Cats 98 feels like the obvious answer. I got into cats through it, watched it the most times, love the cast. But there are elements in 98 i dislike, and I HAVE been going absolutely apeshit about the vienna revival. ANDDD i do love everything the bway revival did with macavity..........

I have to say cats 98. but its close!

🎶 Who's your favorite ensemble cat and why?

ARGHHH THIS ONE IS EVEN HARDER

I know victoria/demeter/bomba kinda live in this weird 'are they song cats or ensemble cats' space because they dont ever sing their own song specifically. But I do love all three of them.

But setting them aside, probably Cassandra. Love her design, love her style of movement, love how well she's characterized without really having any 'essential role' in the show.

🔥 Share one (1) hot take/opinion about the show/fandom/etc

This is just me, but I DO think ALW/RUG was on the right track that Cats needs to be ''''modernized''' to some extent. The world is very different than it was in the 80s and musical theater holds a different place in the entertainment world. I do think some of the choreography looks a little goofy and could stand to be updated (im sorry gillian lynne 🙏), there's the Racial Elements™ that need to be scorched from the earth, and i think modern audiences are less accepting of 'shits just weird man' than they were in the 80s. (unfortunately. BUT luckily i think that's been changing lately with all of the exhaustion re: 'gritty realistic' remakes)

ALL OF THAT SAID THOUGH i think they went about the idea of 'modernizing' cats in the worst way possible. I'll die happily if ALW's white old british ass never thinks or speaks about the entire concept of rap ever again, most of the bway revival choreo changes were downgrades in my opinion, SO MUCH of the writing in Cats 2019 makes me want to beat my head against the wall, AND SO ON. Terrible work, everyone!

(My advice to them is maybe next time you want to 'modernize' an older piece of media maybe show it to some Youths and ask them what they think of it instead of pulling a 'hello fellow kids' parkour move and fucking it up so hard you throw out your back in the process.)

#cats fan on main #:D