The musical "Cats" is one of the most famous productions in the world. This is a record-holder performance, which received several awards in the nomination “Best Musical” and is the most “long-playing” theater project on the English and American stages.
The creators of the masterpiece
The musical “Cats” was written by Webber E. L., a world-famous British composer. Sir Andrew is the author of such masterpieces as The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ the Superstar, Evita, Love Will Never Die, and others who are known and loved by fans of this genre all over the world. E.L. Webber is rightfully considered the king of modern musical theater. The composer was born into a family of professional musicians and began to write music at the age of six.
The libretto of the musical "Cats" was written by an entire team led by the composer himself. Its creators also included production director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynn. The plot is based on a children's book of poems by Thomas Eliot called "The Popular Science of Cats, Written by an Old Opossum."
The plot of the play
So, a brief summary of the musical "Cats". Cats from the "Tribe of the Elect" from different parts of the world gather at the annual grand cat ball. They are all different: thoroughbred and not purebred, young and old, pets and homeless. They get together, each cat tells about herself - why is she so exceptional and why she can be considered chosen. The finale of this annual ball should be the choice of the leader of the tribe of the most worthy representative who will be honored to go to feline paradise and be reborn to a new life on earth.
First action
We further study the short content of the musical “Cats”. The scene turns into a huge trash. Cats appear. They jump out of garbage bins and downspouts. First, cats talk about why they call themselves "The Tribe of the Elect." And then they notice people in the hall and decide to tell them about the secret of feline names. Mancustrap talks about the annual ball. Then he nominates candidates who would be worthy of being reborn to a new life. The first public is Miss Jenny. She educates mice and trains cockroaches.
After it, Ram-Tam-Tagger, a macho man who makes all the cats go crazy, comes onto the scene . Grizabella appears - once she was beautiful, she wanted to see the world and left the tribe. But life was cruel to her. And she returned, turning into a lame old woman. Kindred despise her. Then the audience gets acquainted with the dandy Bastofer Jones, with the pranksters Mangoherry and Rampltizer, as well as with the leader of the tribe Old man Duteronomy. The ball begins, at which Grizabella comes. She tells how young and beautiful she was once, trying to win over fellow tribesmen, but they drive her away.
Second action
We continue to study the summary of the musical "Cats". Heroes rest from dancing, and their leader indulges in thought. Soon Asparagus appears - an old
cat who was an artist, and now from his former glory there are only memories. After him, Skimblenshenks tells about himself - a cat that lives in trains. Suddenly a noise is heard and Makaviti, a thug, appears. He abducts Duteronomy. A fight ensues between him and Mancustrap. Cats call for the help of the wizard Mistofolis and he returns the abducted leader. This is the summary of the musical "Cats" (1.2 actions).
The final
It is time for the Old Man Duteronomi to announce who gets the right to be reborn. Grisabella becomes the chosen one - the tribe finally ceases to despise her, they see how unhappy she is. The performance ends with a speech by Duteronomy, addressed to the audience. He says cats are special creatures. And they must be respected.