Watch Cats Broadway's Jacob Brent and Cats Movie Star Robert Fairchild Play Cats Trivia

Jacob Brent, Mr. Mistoffolees from Broadway’s original production of Cats, and Robert Fairchild, Munkustrap in the Cats the Movie, stopped by the Playbill studio ahead of the premiere of the new holiday film. We couldn't let them leave without testing their knowledge on all things Jellicle. How well do you know the cats of Cats? Watch and play along!

[@i.cant.sleep.anymore]

Jacob Brent was the best Mr. Misto and am amazing dancer!!

[@808natee]

him and laurie davidson who played him in the 2019 film are my favorites!

[@Ahhhwell]

Oh yes! I used to watch the video over and over but to be fair I did have a bit of a cruch on Jacob as Mister Mistoffelees. I always have been a weirdo though so.....

[@Hinatachan360]

I remember when I went to visit a friend in NY Jacob Brent nearly bowled us over as he ran into the theater where CATS was showing. I guessed he was running late. I remember shouting "Run Jacob! You can make it!" 😆😆😆😆 Later I posted about it on his CATS fan forum and we had a good laugh.

[@itzelgc4637]

say whatever you want about the Movie but Robert Fairchild is a great Munkustrap.

[@ethanlivemere1162]

Yes! Of course no one can compare to Michael Gruber, but Munkustrap was probably my favourite portrayal of a character in the movie. On top of that, I think he was much less "visually problematic" than most others.

[@tiariapotaka6981]

@@ethanlivemere1162 periodt boo!

[@juanignaciolopeztellechea9401]

He was one of the (VERY)little caracters that weren't that bad.

[@aheartlikethesea]

The movie was terrible, but he was very talented!

[@chelyvo]

I love you Jacob! You're the reason I started taking dance lessons at 19. I unfortunately stopped dancing, but now I'm in charge of the theatre department at the high school I work at. Thank you for inspiring me. Blessings and happy holidays.

[@risabondocbeksbattalionfan1517]

chelyvo he is so inspiring

[@RazorRevenge]

I just love Jacob so much. He's got a youtube channel but hasn't updated in years. Hoping for a comeback!

[@ayzecknozniksid3126]

Is it bad that I feel like I could have slayed them in every question?

[@zixiong681]

Me too but I honestly thought Cassandra was a greek goddess ! XD btw your pfp is gorgeous

[@ayzecknozniksid3126]

@@zixiong681 Thanks!!

[@jime_maq3132]

Ayzeck Nozniksid loooooool same!!

[@karsauri9037]

Awwww the 1:25 when Jacob belive would be right answer and then not, he's facial expression, I'm I can't handle the cuteness ❤️

[@applepie9937]

He was so great as Munkustrap honestly! And is face journeys made me giggle

[@PuffyOne1898]

How is he still this cute, years later, even without the Mr. Mistoffelees makeup/costume?

[@caitlinhsu9074]

1:52 bro didn’t you sing an entire song about her

[@brittanymartin6122]

JUMPING JACKS & JELLICLE CATS!!! U mean an original cast member of the stage video got 2 meet 1 of the cast members of the new movie!?!?!?!?

[@theamericanyoutuber]

Brittany Martin JUMPING JACK & JELLICLE CATS is my new turn-of-phrase.

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

And I'm Little Joe: The Moonlight Cat, The Terror of The Night, The Terror of The House, The Youngest Jellicle, and Son of The Everlasting Cat, From the 1987 Montana Tour of CATS of The First Grade School to do CATS, And My visage is throughout CATS 2019, Mentor Misto has My Face Jenny has My Collar, Bustopher has My Mannerisms, and Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer Copies of my L J Tag, I'm playing along on with the quiz. 1) Old Deuteronomy: The Moses of The Tribe. 2) Robbie Fairchild's True Jellicle Munkustrap. 3) Jacob Brent's True Jellicle Mentor Quaxo Mistoffelees 4) Macavity😾5) Pavement, Has The Moon lost her memory I was beautiful then. 6) The Sweeter Demeter 7) A Minimum of 3, Ordinary, Fancy, and Secret, I'm The Exception I have 7. 8) Asparagus but that's such a fuss that we simply call him just Gus. 9) I have a Gumbie Cat in mind her name is JennyAnyDots Her Coat is of the Tabby kind with Tiger stripes and Leopard Spots. Bonus Question: What's the song for The Trivia? A: The Jellicle Ball, The Overture of CATS. I win, Oh fine have your way Robbie, The Last Film I saw in theaters Saturday December 28, 2019.

[@sk011151]

i can easily ace every single question about cats given that i have watched the video version of it for like 1000 times and 3 live performances in the last 10 years and more lol and jacob was amazing

[@hope_vega5823]

Two of my favourite cats! Also, I knew all the answers hehe

[@caitlinhsu9074]

11 year old me who was obsessed with Cats is absolutely losing my mind

[@caitlinhsu9074]

she also would’ve kicked both their asses at this

[@k00k18]

NO PUEDE SER VOY A LLORAR ;;;;;;; MISTOFELEEEEES 💞💕💜💕💞💕💜💕💞💕💜💕💞💜💕💞💕💜💕💞💕💜💕💕💜

[@yaneisyrodriguez2266]

Yo tamibien

[@brunocarrillo410]

@@o1oo116 Así es la vida

[@DracuReny]

Pero siempre será el mejor

[@brunocarrillo410]

@@DracuReny exacto :3

[@tweetypie1978]

Sorry Jacob (love you!) the newer one was shite! Munkustrap wasn't too bad a character in the new one but they got the entire point of the musical 100% wrong

[@downtown82]

I walked out of the cinema and passed a guy who just saw Cats! ‘Everything was bad, absolutely everything’, he said to a friend. I don’t mind the golden fangs, 2 cats wearing sneakers, songs being cut short, Rebel Wilson spreading her legs, all the bad characters or hooker being played by black people, the bad CGI that makes feet disappear in the floor…, all the sickled feet, the flexed feet or bent knees when they should be straight, not 1 grand jeté at 180 degrees… OK, I DO MIND!! I understand they wanted to create a ‘up to date’ version of this dance musical but pointing feet and straightening legs will NEVER go out of style. And why show the real dancing halfway through the musical? Up until then you will see a lot of close ups and isolations (leg, arm, arm, head) or slow motion jumps. Director Tom Hooper doesn’t know how to shoot dance. Now, this ‘star’ cast is in search for a star. Rebel Wilson can’t sing and act this part, James Cordon plays James Cordon, Jason Derulo was supposed to play a tough guy but he chose to run around like a riffing Christina Aguilera, Judi Dench can’t sing this part and has to change keys to make it work, Taylor Swift can’t act, Francesca Hayward has a very small and pitchy voice and sounds like she just started voice classes. Jennifer Hudson, who was supposed to play the lead, can’t really act and only has one voice: it’s loud. Now, thank God for Ian McKellen. He was wonderful in his version of Gus. In this supporting role he is the true star of the movie. Director Tom Hooper must be proud to fuck up one of the longest running Broadway shows. I started dancing because of Jacob Brent! I will advice my dance students to watch the original.

[@kaylalezabeth7175]

I thought it was likable, to be honest. But, I think it's because I just love Cats. They could've done the costuming a little better though.

[@chypre.]

I took my niece to see it and we had Burger King in the back row. One of my favorite memories of all time, I love CATS, and yes, even the 2019 CATS 😊

[@MelancholyRequiem]

Is it just me or does Jacob Brent look an awful lot like Nikocado Avocado?

[@giba2349]

I thought it was just me 😭

[@jelliclerock]

That was hilarious

[@ЕленаАнисимова-п2ъ]

Poetic warrior

[@MOON-sv5sl]

Poetic warrior

[@abduvorsabdurazzakhoff453]

Brave teacher

[@abduvorsabdurazzakhoff453]

Strong engineer