CATS Terrence Mann as Rum Tum Tugger '84

Original Broadway production

[@Theyungcity23]

This guy filmed this in the 80s with a 50lbs cam corder which was as small as they got at the time that he snuck in under his coat.

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Thank you for appreciating the hard work that went into preserving this.

[@kamdenstanley1449]

I know I am kind of off topic but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released series online?

[@terranceeric8147]

@Kamden Stanley i use Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)

[@kamrynshepherd8156]

@Kamden Stanley lately I have been using FlixZone. Just search on google for it :)

[@Coco24994508]

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE footage. Broadway Cats stuff is rare...but stuff this old is even rarer! I presume this means a recording of some kind (besides press/NYPL archives) exists? Thank you so much for sharing.

[@maureen669]

Oh my God this is awesome! I saw the ORIGINAL original on Broadway & Terrance Mann is the ONLY Rum Tum Tugger in my mind. Thank you for this.

[@ouaispasmal]

i love how bootleg footages all look the same, whether it's in 1984 or 2019

[@LadyEvilest]

Can you believe this guy was also Inspector Javert? (He was also The Beast.)

[@dawnwelch6579]

I LOVE Terrence Mann! Fantastic singer/dancer!!!!

[@melissamarshall4597]

3:54-3:58 OMG best part!! 😂😂

[@ouaispasmal]

h u h ?

[@zeldaglitchgamer]

I had no idea that Terrance Mann played Rum Tum Tugger, but he's brilliant. I saw him play Captain Hook in the UCONN college production of Peter Pan and he was absolutely wonderful.

[@zeldaglitchgamer]

@Blair Bart II He's an amazingly versatile actor. I love him!

[@zeldaglitchgamer]

@Blair Bart II sadly I never got to meet him. But I also saw him in the original revival cast of Pippin. Wish I could have seen him when he was in Beauty and the Beast, from the clips I've seen of him he was wonderful

[@zeldaglitchgamer]

@Blair Bart II true, they were both great beasts. It was an absolute treat to see him as Hook, his physical comedy as well as his delivery was genius.

[@stephanie-yc2ib]

I remember being a kid and the Broadway show cats were always advertised,I wasn't fortunate to experience it I appreciate KZbin ❤

[@LillyLaRose]

OMG! This is perfect! A young Marlene Danielle too...LOVE THIS, thanks so much for posting these gems!

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

So glad you enjoyed---thanks

[@chumpythebunny9000]

Wow! Mal Beineke from The Addams Family Musical looks a bit strange.

[@m0L3ify]

I saw 'Cats' in San Francisco in the summer of '86 when I was 10, but we got the full original Broadway soundtrack and I'd play it for hours and dance around my living room. It became a part of my soul. These are the voices I grew up with. It's such a treat to see the actual performances! Thank you for uploading these!

[@meagab11]

I love this Terry Mann is so awesome he's my favorite broadway actor

[@gottagodisco]

This is amazing footage of this cast ! Thank you very much for sharing 😉👍 Do you possibly have the ' Jellicle Ball ' from this cast and the opening number ' Jellicle Songs' Many Thanks

[@utterlyviolet]

Oh dear. Don't tell the RTT and Misto shippers that it was originally Munkustrap and is that Admetus? saying what a terrible bore Rum Tum Tugger is!

[@trash1804]

It’s Munkustrap and Alonzo I think (Broadway-based Alonzo had a much different design that was more gold and black than his black and white London-based design). But yeah, they’d probably be upset if they saw this lol

[@pamelalabarbiera7308]

I just discovered your videos and your stuff is FANTASTIC! I work in publishing, so let's just say that I won't ask questions about where it comes from. I wish the NYPL would open its TOFT archive. And I saw this on Broadway in 1984, so I saw Terrence Mann do it live. Unfortunately, we saw it standing, so I never realized how much the costume highlighted his, er, package!

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Hi Pamela! Glad to hear you've found this site and are enjoying it. I stood through "Cats" on Christmas night 1982.

[@perriwenplays9215]

Wait, did this theater have standing room only or something?

[@mst3kanita]

I love seeing Jennyanydots in the background in the beginning.

[@a.d.peterson1981]

My late Mother worked on 4 national touring companies of "Cats", doing wardrobe. I adore Terrence Mann, but this honestly looks amateurish, compared to the companies I grew up watching. The company feel is different.

[@Phobie_2000]

This was 1983. Only one year into the show even existing on Broadway, so clearly this is the earlier stages.

[@jeremiahalsop]

Thank you so much for this and all you share! If it is possible, would you be able to upload The Awful Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles from the original broadway run? I’d love to see how they used the trap differently (similar to the Growltiger videos)

[@ValtronW]

OMG, are there more clips from this production?! I need to see Betty Buckley!!!!

[@amazingstarzz]

I SECOND THIS. I need to watch Betty destroy the Winter Garden Theatre!!!

[@TsWade2]

Terrance Mann played the Beast from the Broadway version of Beauty and the Beast.

[@michaeldamato4134]

Could you please, please post more from Cats at the Winter Garden?

[@kennethjmurton2021]

This is awesome’! Do you have Mr. Mistofolees?

[@HunterHuiet105]

Do you have mr. Mistofffless

[@christianmagoon4230]

CATS 1984 Full Show

[@jellicleball168]

This is amazing! Thanks so much for posting! We've never seen any clips from the original production before! Do you have Jellicle Songs or The Jellicle Ball?

[@annie87301]

I have wanted to see this since Cats was first on Broadway! I was enamored of Terrence Mann when his picture (in full Cats costume) appeared in Life Magazine. For a girl in a small midwestern town that was as close as I could get to Broadway. Thank you so much!

[@Positivekitten]

This was the first Broadway musical I ever saw, not the same performance but sometime around then. It was so much fun!

[@erinidum]

I mean, I know of course people never really change so logically of course people've been doing this as long as cameras have existed but I still feel kinda like damn people really have been doing this as long as cameras have existed, huh?

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

since 1980.....

[@mythra7174]

Ugh! I can't believe that was FORTY years ago! I saw him in Cats in 1984 and in Pippin THIRTY years later in 2014. And *that* was 10 years ago already. Time flies. He was great in this. He has Tim Curry vibes.

[@danielsmith2856]

This is absolutely incredible! Do you have Growltiger's Last Stand? I've always wanted to see the set flip to form a pirate ship. :)

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

It is now up.

[@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect]

There's really a lot of Mick Jagger in his Tugger.

[@mirandastone9061]

Good Night New York City good night New York sleep well

[@jeremiahalsop]

Echoing a bit, but thank you so much! It is incredible of you to share with everyone!

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

You are very welcome, thanks.

[@bookboybrs90]

cats u post more Cats?

[@gottagodisco]

So great to have you back on here ! 👍

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Thank you.

[@maritimebard]

if it aint broke don't fix it

[@lundqivst]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[@princenaemon]

Do you have Mr. Mistoffelees?