CATS - London - Rehearsal Documentary (1981)

featuring Gillian Lynne and the Original London Cast of CATS
Omnibus, BBC, 1981

[@ladyjennyanytime5195]

This lady changed so,so many peoples lives with her work and her artistry, including my own the re-naming of th New London theatre to The Gillian Lynne Theatre was a very appropriate tribute to her. I'm so glad she got to see it and be a part of the dedication ceremony. Thank God for Gillie i say, may she be dancing the Jellicle ball up there in the Heaviside layer with all the other dancing pussies that have passed over the years.

[@robertomurri1278]

Like Geraldine Gardner, but that's the only one I know of

[@ladyjennyanytime5195]

@Andrew Brooking sadly a lot more than just Geraldine, others not just from the london production but Broadway as well. Hiv/Aids wiped out a lot of those wonderful dancers as well as others involved with the show and our buisness in general in the 80s.

[@meganomahoney5450]

I’m playing Christine in the phantom of the opera concert at my new house on Thursday 31 of may

[@Potionette81]

Rest in peace, Ms Lynne. Thank you for the magical experience of seeing 'Cats' when I was 8 and being utterly blown away.

[@Victoria-uo6nr]

Hey, I’m interviewing so e people about the Song Memory for a school project and you said you watched it live. Would you like to answer some questions about your experience? It’s very short, so not too much. Would be very nice!

[@TheWolfsHowl666]

May this Jellicle find peace in the Heaviside Layer ❤️

[@lionblaze0384]

I could listen to her directing the actors and giving more character context all day. It's always eye opening.

[@raoulfisher1867]

Just a reminder to everyone, Gillian Lynne has a memorial service and a foundation launch tomorrow evening at her namesake theatre. More info on LW Theatres.

[@chrissi2810]

I will be there and I am very excited about it!

[@Hypnobunny1]

What a change from te early musical to the 1998 one that I know just so great. So very sad to learn this wonderful lady passed away 🥲🥲 what a talented lady 🙏

[@ilvabien]

This lady was true and genuine Artist. For me the core of this show since the firts time I could see it live in 1991 was the absolutely amazing choreography! Thank you Gillian Lynne, Now and Forever!!!

[@MomLAU]

I am loving this! The "Macavity" footage--both rehearsal and performance--is totally fascinating.

[@lomion79]

Lovely glimpse into the original (and superior) production which we'll never see the likes of again.

[@saul555-Dan]

Oh, to be able to go back in time and see the original cast perform this wonderful show! Thank you for uploading this video as this is about as close as it gets! 👍🏻 ❤

[@AnimatedSquirrel]

I'm watching this on April 11th, exactly one month before CATS first premiered, 39 years ago. :)

[@JulianaRumple]

i love this with all my heart. thanks for uploading.

[@porcupinesauce3872]

so much effort put into the very original totally creative and experiential version of it not knowing if it would flop or not. I really wish we will be able to see the whole version of it maybe hopefully higher video quality, just to see all the talents in it.

[@andrewtodaro2874]

I really enjoyed the scenes from 18:50-19:37, where we have Victoria meeting her "prince charming" at the Jellicle Ball, like in a fairy tale. Then we have the rest of the Jellicle tribe join in with them (as a sign of giving them their blessing) then everybody starts touching and caressing each other (turning the Ball into an orgy?) then taking a little cat nap with everyone curled up together for warmth from the cold night before their finale. I found it pretty heartwarming, it shows a deep intimate bond of trust amongst the members of the tribe. Also because, since the performers are supposed to be anthropomorphic animals, I find it very amusing, for this also reveals a humbling and uneasy truth, as human beings, in spite of our sophistication and our disciplined inhibitions, we are still creatures of the mammalian kingdom. I love this musical!

[@chrissi2810]

That's Coricopat dancing with Victoria though, not Plato

[@andrewtodaro2874]

@ oh! Okay , thanks for the correction! 😊I removed the name. Personally I think Plato was more handsome in the 1998 version!

[@serenechaosuk4682]

14:50 - rehearsal really strips down a mucisal/ballet to its raw substance !

[@SaraAllen-ui5wz]

Thanyou for this upload. My daughter just began a musical theatre college course. Intense. We both love this

[@suddenwall]

Thank you for preserving and sharing this. ❤️ beyond words

[@kittiecandy747]

Rest in peace, an incredible human

[@JulieAnderocci]

True inspirational teacher

[@SaraAllen-ui5wz]

I would like this upload if i could....but I already liked it last time i watched. Leotards aside, it's absotirely magsplendificacious

[@JulieAnderocci]

Teaching humanity be as graceful as cats😅😅😅

[@ChuchinDancer]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙌🏽

[@JulieAnderocci]

She achieved the impossible

[@richardbarrett7236]

Anna Devane.

[@rebeccanaylor1526]

Do Verlee Castelyn singing Moonlight as Jemima in London

[@serenechaosuk4682]

Aaah Little Veerle, she really was THE cutest, most angelic, most adorable girl ! Shame she is no longer in the public eye; apparently teaches dance in Antwerp/Belgium.

[@heathenhammer2344]

Such overhyped rubbish