Cats

Image Source: Zeal NYC

Written By: Mark Armstrong

Format: Musical
Genre: Musical
Date: July 11 2016
Location: Liverpool Empire Theatre

One of the most famous musicals across the globe, Cats has made its way into the Liverpool Empire Theatre. The reputation of the show, which dates back decades and is amongst the biggest theatre shows on Earth (a longtime prominence on Broadway), ensures that attendees are expecting something special. Fortunately, Cats came through by delivering a great experience with plenty of special effects and unique nuances, all of which ensured that this production was the cat's meow, as I will now explain in more depth.

Cats tells the story of a series of cats roaming the streets at night, when everybody is asleep and the feline animals are able to live a little; the creatures come out at night, you might say. But this is no ordinary night; tonight, it is the annual Jellicle Ball, whereby the cats come together for a celebration, during which one of the Jellicle cats will be lucky enough to be chosen for a "rebirth" of sorts. Along the way, we are introduced to many different cats (one of whom facially resembled Gareth Bale), each with a unique personality trait; there's Jennyanydots (Lucinda Shaw), the Old Gumble Cat, who generally lazes around and enjoys a good rest; there's The Rum Tum Tugger (Marcquelle Ward), who is the joker in the pack; and then there's Bustopher Jones (Greg Castiglioni) who enjoys eating and eating; you may say that he is a fat cat!

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