Cats (1999)

Product Description ------------------- Cats, the longest-running musical in Broadway history, the show that changed the face of modern musicals - now as you've never seen it before… and as you'll never see it again! The ultimate home video version of the Olivier and Tony Award-winning classic boasts an all-star cast headed by Elaine Paige (London's original Grizabella) and Sir John Mills, with music performed by an eighty-piece orchestra. From the opening dance number to the final refrain of Memory, you'll want to experience Cats - Now and Forever! Bonus Content: * The Making of Cats * Interviews with the Original Creative Team of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh, Trevor Nunn, Gillian Lynne, John Napier and Gerry Schoenfeld * Character Makeup Featurette with Karen Dawson Harding * Andrew Lloyd Webber Spotlight Collection Trailer * Recommendations Set Contains: ------------- Ailurophiles will love the Ultimate Edition DVD of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. This two-DVD set offers substantially more content than the 2000 Commemorative Edition, including over 100 minutes of interviews with Lloyd Webber, producer Cameron Mackintosh, stage director Trevor Nunn, director-choreographer Gillian Lynne, designer John Napier, and Gerry Schoenfeld, who helped bring the show to Broadway. (Nunn's segment lasts over half an hour, while Lloyd Webber's and Schoenfeld's are the shortest, at 9 and 7 minutes, respectively.) Intercut with footage from the video production, photos, and costume sketches, the interviews cover various aspects of the show's development, including the 1980 Sydmonton Festival production, Valerie Eliot's assistance with her late husband's unpublished materials, Judi Dench's part as the very first Grizabella, and the creation of "Memory." There's also a 3.5-minute glimpse of backstage makeup work as well as the 30-minute documentary "What's a Jellicle Cat? The Making of Cats the Video," which is included on the Commemorative Edition. Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1) and picture (1.78 letterbox), however, remain the same. --David Horiuchi

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