24. Cats

My friend Brianne let me borrow her video cassette of Cats when we were in the seventh or eighth grade. I remember my dog chewed it up eventually, and I felt terrible, but I was glad I watched it. I had been doing Youtheatre stuff for a while at this point, and tried to watch as many musicals as possible. Andrew Lloyd Webber is by far my most favorite composer, and this is not the last time he will be mentioned in this blog.

Cats combined ballet and modern dancing with amazing vocals. Every character was amazing and beautiful in their own way, and in the end the show had a sense of spirituality which I loved. Webber brought personality to the feline race, and made them talented and beautiful. This classic will always be a favorite.

Favorite Song: "Macavity: The Mystery Cat". Basically every cat has their own song, and that takes up the entire show. It's genius if you think about it, really. No other show comes to mind where two hours of backstory is sung and then the main character goes to Heaven.... nope, none. Anyways, Macavity is my favorite song because it is sexy and scary without being too flamboyant like the above Rum Tum Tugger's song.

Favorite Character: Rum Tum Tugger. The Elvis character that Webber seems to sneek into all of his shows, Tugger is a ladies' man and sings the only rock and roll-themed songs.

Media Type: Stage show... I don't think this would work as a movie.