Cats [Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording]

by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Original Broadway Cast

Overview

Andrew Lloyd Webber's epic Cats takes its characters from T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Though the book contains no narrative structure, Webber has created one, although what drew audiences to the theater in droves was the charm of the feline characters, not the tale of what happens to them. The score is rather fetching but simple, with moments of elegance like the now-standard "Memory." The longest-running musical of its time, Cats is at times overrated, but as a whole it retains the charm that attracted audiences. This is the original Broadway cast album, with strong performances from Betty Buckley and Terrence Mann. A high-quality version, it's not quite as brilliant as the London rendition, but it comes close. ~ Sarah Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/23/2006
Label:	Decca / Polydor / Really Useful Records
UPC:	0602498746219
Rank:	81832

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Cats, musical~Act 1. Overture
2. Cats, musical~Act 1. Prologue: Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats
3. Cats, musical~Act 1. The Naming Of Cats
4. Cats, musical~Act 1. The Invitation To The Jellicle Ball
5. Cats, musical~Act 1. The Old Gumbie Cat
6. Cats, musical~Act 1. The Rum Tum Tugger
7. Cats, musical~Act 1. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat
8. Cats, musical~Act 1. Bustopher Jones
9. Cats, musical~Act 1. Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer
10. Cats, musical~Act 1. Old Deuteronomy
11. Cats, musical~Act 1. The Jellicle Ball
12. Cats, musical~Act 1. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat

Disc 2

13. Cats, musical~Act 2. The Moments Of Happiness
14. Cats, musical~Act 2. Gus: The Theatre Cat
15. Cats, musical~Act 2. Growltiger's Last Stand
16. Cats, musical~Act 2. Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
17. Cats, musical~Act 2. Macavity: The Mystery Cat
18. Cats, musical~Act 2. Mr. Mistoffelees
19. Cats, musical~Act 2. Memory
20. Cats, musical~Act 2. Journey To The Heavyside Layer
21. Cats, musical~Act 2. The Ad-Dressing Of Cats

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Andrew Lloyd Webber   Primary Artist,Keyboards
Original Broadway Cast   Primary Artist
Original London Cast   Primary Artist
Cynthia Onrubia   Primary Artist,Vocals
Christine Langner   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wayne Sleep   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Thornton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bonnie Langford   Primary Artist,Vocals
Timothy Scott   Primary Artist,Vocals
Elaine Paige   Primary Artist,Vocals
Hector Mercado   Primary Artist,Vocals
Anna McNeely   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wendy Edmead   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cats Cast Ensemble   Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus
Donna King   Primary Artist,Vocals
Harry Groener   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sarah Brightman   Primary Artist,Vocals
Janet L. Hubert   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Nicholas   Primary Artist,Vocals
Betty Buckley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kenny Ard   Primary Artist
Ken Page   Primary Artist,Vocals
Harry Rabinowitz   Musical Director
David Baxter   Vocals
Terrence Mann   Vocals
Roland Alexander   Vocals
Brian Blessed   Vocals
Susan Jane Tanner   Vocals
Peter Barry   Vocals
Myra Sands   Vocals
Anita Pashley   Vocals
Stephen Mo Hanan   Vocals
Jeff Shankley   Vocals
Ken Wells   Vocals
Cats Chorus   Choir/Chorus
Julie Edmett   Vocals
Steven Wayne   Vocals
Sharon Lee-Hill   Vocals
Finola Hughes   Vocals
Cats Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Rene Wiegert   Conductor,Music Direction
Bonnie Simmons   Vocals
Rene Ceballos   Vocals
Whitney Kershaw   Vocals
Steven Gelfer   Vocals
Rene Clemente   Vocals
Robert Hoshour   Vocals
Sharon Lee Hill   Vocals
Femi Taylor   Vocals
Ken Ard   Vocals
Kenn Wells   Vocals
Hermann W. Sebek   Vocals
John Chester   Vocals
Stephen Tate   Vocals
Geraldine Gardner   Vocals
Reed Jones   Vocals
Seela Indrani   Vocals
Donald Waugh   Vocals
Michael Verkoren   Vocals
Stanley Lebowsky   Conductor
David Firman   Musical Director

Technical Credits

Andrew Lloyd Webber   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Remastering
David Hamilton-Smith   Engineer
Scott David   Composer
Richard Stilgoe   Text,Composer
Kathy Wakefield   Composer
Jeffrey Bowen   Composer
Martin Levan   Producer
Nick Webb   Digital Remastering
David Cullen   Orchestration
Billy Strange   Composer
Mel Rodnon   Orchestra Manager
Trevor Robert Nunn   Composer
T.S. Eliot   Text,Composer
Trevor Nunn   Text,Composer,Liner Notes
Country Joe McDonald   Composer
Donald Baldwin   Composer
Egbert VanAlstyne   Composer