Episode 5 - What's New, Pussycat? Backstage at CATS with Tyler Hanes

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This week, Tyler Hanes shows us the ins and outs of CATS in tech at the Neil Simon Theatre.

[@frostedjosieos3193]

"We're humans being cats being dogs on Broadway"

[@Ari-yy7pm]

Living the dream

[@b.d6642]

Top 10 reasons to be a theatre actor:

[@frostedjosieos3193]

Theater person problems: had a heart attack when you guys were out on the STREETS in your DANCE SHOES.

[@grainnewithafada]

saME

[@mariposa8430]

i think they were scuffing their shoes! i did that all the time with my friends when i got new character shoes- it helped for them not to slide everywhere

[@hopelove-zs6or]

• frostedjosieos same! My dance instructor will kill me if I wear my dance shoes on the street

[@lfd546]

Yes they are scuffing up their tap shoes so they won't slip

[@saranightlive1878]

seeing everyone in costume makes me extremely happy

[@mariposa8430]

"i don't eat chocolate in costume" *later, in costume* "more chocolate please!!'

[@onestopplus1]

3:12 Ricki’s learning to knit, and I’m sitting here watching him while knitting socks with cat faces. 😸

[@baileybieganek2446]

I would love to see Tyler do some stuff as the tugger. Someone else could film when he's working!

[@jordanabarnett7515]

A lot of the time they don't let them film performance bc they don't want people to not see the show bc of a minute long clip.

[@baileybieganek2446]

+Jojo Barnett I know, but he films a lot of the other cast members more than himself it seems. That's fine; they're all hilarious, but it is his vlog. I'd just like to see some more of him that's all

[@CloyoKingdom]

I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL

[@IWillBeHers]

Sarah Jean Ford is my spirit animal. "You are eternally creeeeeepyyyyy, please don't touch my thiiiiiigh!"

[@MikaylaShep]

ARE THEY ADDING THE BATTLE OF THE PEKES AND THE POLLICLES BECAUSE I LOVE THAT NUMBER!!

[@graciegalahad9258]

I HOPE SO

[@cje24576]

Had it been removed originally?

[@Tusskie]

Bork bork

[@marquisellis.9329]

Ricky killed me at 6:48 Look at his face!😂

[@chandacaston]

I would be fangirling so hard with all the cast in front of the theater at the end! Those kids wouldn't stand a chance.

[@danikaallaire7052]

Why is Ricky so sad? This is the only video where he's not messing around with Tyler and makin' trouble!

[@fandomtrash3000]

It could be he was tired

[@aephrodita]

"How'd you become a dog? Shoe box. Match boxes. More shoe boxes. Dog" I'm dead 😂 They're fucking amazing 🤞🏼

[@andrewtodaro2874]

Guess that makes them a boxer breed! 😂

[@izzylovespsych]

Techies really do make the world go 'round

[@simoneaarts4398]

oh man seeing the costumes makes me so happy!! good luck with previews!!

[@ashleyc724]

I absolutely love their costumes.

[@Cassandragauthier10]

these are so wonderful!! i hope they last longer than 8 weeks

[@MagicCatJenny]

omg I am in love with this cast!!

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

You are so lucky take me next Time, Please

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

Was Little Joe there

[@nicholemclean8928]

I don't know what it is but i just love the sound of tap shoes (1:13)

[@halleys.library]

I. Love. These. Vlogs. So. Much. ❤️😍

[@neptune3161]

Bill Lanham is wearing a hoodie that says "Wonderland" and that makes me very happy. That was an amazing musical

[@iankennedy4867]

I AM READY FOR THIS

[@joaoducci]

those costumes look SOOO comfortable... I'd love to sleep in those lol

[@elizabethstark6818]

ive never seen cats but I am Loveing this vlog!

[@Olafty]

Tyler's really reminds me of matthew mcconaughey. I think it's the smile.

[@hunterk.3847]

Hi Tyler! I was wondering if in one of the vlogs you could show us all the entrances/exits within the "junk" on stage 😺

[@foxtatertot]

9:28 I can only imagine what a passerby would think..

[@owls2223]

I'm praying to every religion I know that Tyler won't be doing the Street Cat Tugger from the London revival, because I was hoping to see some of Tugger's costume but didn't see anything

[@iankennedy4867]

I'm so nervous. He BETTER be doing the original Tugger

[@ChristopherPotter]

I've seen clips on snap chat It isn't the street Tugger and the song does sound basically the same as the original but we don't know for sure yet

[@iankennedy4867]

+poopplushado phew Thank God. That's so good to hear!! What is Tyler's snapchat?

[@owls2223]

poopplushado Thats a relief!

[@ChristopherPotter]

+Ian Kennedy Not sure about Tyler's, but the clips were on Leona Lewis's (iamleonalewis) and Callan Bergmann's (callanjb) snapchats

[@theclaytonator7125]

Tyler I would love you to do a Q and A portion, and my question is "what was your reaction when you got the part?"

[@EastyEnt3]

That was probably the best harmonize birthday song ever lol

[@MrNoUsername]

1:46 WOAH I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THAT

[@richardsommerfield4854]

Oh you know, Stage Managers and crew doing casual 100 hour work weeks. No biggie :)

[@NatalieWalcott]

Tell me about it xDD (Proud techie)

[@Simplebadger27]

When do they tap in Cats? It's been a while since I've seen it so I may just be forgetting

[@graciegalahad9258]

If you listen to The Old Gumbie Cat, during the dance break is when they tap

[@xo_miimin]

6:47 Ricky is so done

[@sarataylor1818]

Andy at the beginning...HAHA

[@april999]

Best Teazer ever

[@nataliecook8530]

YES so awesome I'm so excited woo! :D Can someone tell me why they had shoe boxes on their hands and feet and stuff and they were pretending to be dogs? Like I'm so confused because I've never seen the show before lol

[@frostedjosieos3193]

"Jellicles" are cats. "Pollicles" are dogs. There's a story telling sequence where some of the cats have to pretend to be dogs. It's very funny.

[@iankennedy4867]

In "The Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles", some of the cats dress up as dogs to tell the story. The shoeboxes as "dog" costumes add to the junkyard atmosphere

[@noicecream2335]

I want to see😭😭😭

[@dmallett2380]

the girl that plays jellyorum is a freaking hoot lmao.

[@kaciebroadfield262]

Sara Jean Ford! There's a good chance that she's going to be my vocal coach starting this fall at my college :)

[@dmallett2380]

Kacie Broadfield sweet👍

[@juancarlosparraguezaravena]

good Lucky Juan Carlos de Santiago Chile

[@2001remzi]

I'm so sad for Old Deutoronomy in the middle of July :'(

[@blakej1892]

Yippee!!!

[@rachelgilbert4132]

I wannabe in that picture!!!

[@lacrosseman02]

Still trying to figure out what Tyler's even playing in the show...

[@valeriagrandallerena548]

In a minute 4:55 they are listening to Coldplay ❤️

[@inlovewithJLT]

Bill Lanham looks SOMUCH like Norm Lewis!

[@user-vo3wl4mm3z]

食べる冷蔵庫！それは！トップマートのこうりにや〜😻😻😻

[@KHobbies_cina]

Omg leona lewis

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

Seattle Jellicles could learn a lesson from this Episode

[@christinarodriguez234]

They should be called meow-thins

[@luciaalonso1696]

Does munkustrap appear in these episodes

[@AmandaWhite0295]

Yeah he's in a couple of these videos. In the 4th one he is talking about "Q" being his father somwhere in the middle of the video. In this one he's in the beginning with the wheel.

[@JoshuaEliLewis]

Why is the theatre so small😩😩😩 ITS CATSSS FOR GODSAKES

[@justinm2697]

Small? It has over 1400 seats.

[@JoshuaEliLewis]

Justin M that's pretty small compared to other theatres but you get what you can get on Broadway I guess I just thought it would be different since its CATS

[@Confessional24]

+Joshua Lewis one of the biggest Broadway houses actually. How big were you expecting?

[@justinm2697]

Joshua Lewis A 1400 seat house would be about average for Broadway. Seeing as it's CATS, I think a smaller house would be better. It's not a grand spectacular like Wicked or The Lion King with multiple sweeping sets and over the top special effects. Aside from theatre availability, cost would also be a factor.

[@thedandomaster]

+Justin M cost isn't an issue with an Andrew Lloyd Webber production

[@ricardopimentel3106]

LEONA,

[@TwilightIsLIfe4493]

Emily Tate looks just like Daisy Ridley!

[@sabrina__luk]

GEORGINA!!!!!!!

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

You Still Need Little Joe: The Moonlight Cat The Youngest Jellicle. And did Trevor Nunn Get My Letter at the Door.

[@renathystdream]

Oh gods, I hope they never use that 'Skater/Punk Tugger' outfit ever again!! Was so stupid! This traditional one is so much better!

[@chatter1134]

Until you can all over the park thins

[@user-vo3wl4mm3z]

ホームセンターの作業着しかはいらないんだにや😿ミヤマのズボンあともうちょい！布たりにやいコラボつてみた😻

[@imaginationstation5161]

6:04 May be far away, or maybe real near by You are eternally creepy Please don’t touch my thighs By the way I love Annie

[@chaseconnery6538]

oh MY GAWD.........Say it isn't so..........ITS BACk...whhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???????? The show that EVERy out of towner form EVERY country could see because you didn't have to understand English to enjoy it . oh my GAWD .....I though the finally killed it...why why why would they subject us to it again? I lived in New York City for 25 years and every person who came to visit wanted to see cats! (sob) CATS!!! CATS !!!CATS !!! I had fantasies about that stupid wheel slowly shuttering its way up to heaven with Grizabella suddenly jerking and flinging her to the ground before it twisted and flew off its mount to flip and land on top of her SPLAT! There ! Hows that for a memory! Oh my GAAWDDD! why didn't they give it a rewrite at least and give them all automatic Rifles I mean that seems to be the American way these days what with every American not happy with just having a hand gun NO they want a automatic Rifle YEAH Then we can call it FERAL CATS! and they could pic each other off during the musical numbers . OH I cant STAND it UGH!!!!!!! A revival? The damn thing just closed! What are they going to revive next Chicago? what? it hasn't closed yet? Its still playing.? Oh ...well at least Chita Rivera's talented,,, I mean Id go see her in a second now That's a per...what? shes not? well how bout Gwen vi.....she WHA? JERRY ???? OH MY GAWWWWWWDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fuckin CATSSSSS