Podcasts about practical cats

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of BroadwayCon, we hosted a panel with the cast and creative of Cats “The Jellicle Ball” discussing their historic production. We were joined by director Bill Rauch along with Sydney James Harcourt, Dudney Joseph Jr., and Robert “Silk” Mason from the cast. About the Production: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is a radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical based on T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, inspired by the Ballroom culture that roared out of New York City over 50 years ago and still rages around the world. Staged as a spectacularly immersive competition by Zhailon Levingston and Artistic Director Bill Rauch. “I have rarely seen an audience respond with as much joy and love as I saw recently at Cats: ‘The Jellicle Ball'. The atmosphere was, quite simply, electric. Cats and Ballroom culture both emerged in the same era and I am delighted that, all these years later, they are intersecting once again. I want to congratulate the entire team behind this special show!” – Andrew Lloyd Webber Produced by: Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: @TheWrongCatDied Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let us celebrate the 250th episode of the podcast by doing literally anything else but watching "Cats."  Videos: Cats: The Musical Cats (2019) The Late Late Show with James Corden: Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts with Chrissy Teigen "Cats" commercial for the Broadway show Articles and books: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot What's a Jellicle, Anyway? Everything You Need to Know About Cats Before You See the Movie 21 Funny Reactions From Critics Who Thought The New “Cats” Movie Was A Catastrophe Cats review: a sinister, all-time disaster from which no one emerges unscathed 'Oh God, my eyes': The reviews for 'Cats' are hilarious and traumatic ‘It Became This Joke. But It Was the Most Spectacular Thing of Its Time.' An oral history of Cats on Broadway, as told by its original cats. Cats (2019): Performance Editing the Buttholes Out of ‘Cats' Was a Total Nightmare for VFX Crew The ‘Cats' trailer dropped. We have 34 questions. Cats mistake revealed as Judi Dench's character spotted with human hand and wedding ring How Do Furries Feel About the New Cats Movie? RAZZIE AWARDS 2020 WINNERS: CATS DOMINATES 40TH GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS Yes, The Songs in "Cats" Are Based on These Poems by T.S. Eliot  

durée : 00:25:02 - "Cats", enregistrement original à Londres de 1981 - Cats est une comédie musicale britannique composée par Andrew Lloyd Webber en 1978 et 1979 d'après Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats et autres poèmes de T. S. Eliot. La mise en scène est de Trevor Nunn, la chorégraphie de Gillian Lynne, et la scénographie de John Napier.

Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the 1981 Broadway musical Cats by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The film was directed by Tom Hooper. It features an ensemble cast, including James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward in her film debut. Music Credits: Downtown Walk by | e s c p | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://escp-music.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

These are the biggest surprises, mostly good ones, that I got in the second half of 2023. Since I'm going back and editing the livestream I shared with my Facebook group, Heaven Citizens, I get to make an important correction. One of the books on the list was not in front of me; in fact, I never actually bought it in the first place. And since I didn't see it, I skipped over it. So if you actually counted down with me, you may have noticed there were only nine slots mentioned instead of ten. The book I omitted was “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson. Actually I read it while standing there in the clearance section. As I go on to mention with a couple of other books that appear on the list, I wish I'd just ponied up the $2 or whatever and bought it. Check out the Whining episode from a few months ago for my thoughts. A terrific allegory on a very important subject — staying motivated when the breaks don't go our way. Anyway, with that out of the way, here's the list. Enjoy. 10. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson9. The Messiah Book, by Peter Jacobi8. Passover, by David Mamet; and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot7. Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury6. The Joe Shuster Story, by Julian Voloj and Thomas Campi5. The Quick and the Dead, by Louis L'Amour4. The Secret Sharer, by Joseph Conrad3. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, by Thad Carhart2. Putting an X Through Anxiety, by Louis Giglio1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-SmithHal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.  

Attempt to instruct a group of 12-year-old kids about the importance of duty, honor, perseverance, and friendship by means of a lecture, and the most likely result will be glazed eyes and tuned-out ears. If instead of a lecture, however, the lesson began with, “There once was a tiny creature called a Hobbit, whose name was Frodo. He had hairy feet and a magic ring, and whenever he put that ring on his finger, he'd disappear. But each time he put the ring on, the Ring exercised a dark power over him and attracted the attention of the Dark Lord Sauron. . .”  That story, the plot of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, is more likely to capture the attention and the imagination of kids, as it has tens of millions before them. And, along the way, they'd learn about duty, honor, perseverance, and friendship. This is the power of great stories.  The best stories are not merely well told, they also wrestle with ultimate ideas. Tolkien remains popular today because his stories stand the test of time. They stand the test of time because they engage with us at the deepest levels of the human condition.  More than 2,000 years ago, Damon of Athens wrote, “Give me the songs of a people, and I care not who writes its laws.” Christian musician and novelist Andrew Peterson has said, “If you want someone to hear the truth, you should tell them the truth. But if you want someone to LOVE the truth, you should tell them a story.”  The power of storytelling should come as no surprise to Christians. After all, Jesus told lots of stories. So have Christians throughout history.  Tolkien and T.S. Eliot were two writers from the last century who exemplify the importance of stories. Because of the success of the Lord of the Rings films, Tolkien is better known today than Eliot, but Eliot stands shoulder to shoulder with Tolkien in terms of literary output and genius. Eliot's poem “Hollow Men,” concludes with these better known, haunting lines: “This is the way the world ends/not with a bang but a whimper.” Eliot's melancholy poem “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock,” which is still read by most college students, captures the despair of modern man facing this broken world without God. In many ways, Eliot was that modern man isolated, spiritually lost, despairing.  A decade or so after he wrote “Prufrock,” Eliot's life and art was transformed when he converted to Christ. He went on to write magnificent religious poetry, such as “Ash Wednesday” and The Four Quartets. For a time, his work even crossed over into pop culture. For example, his book of whimsical verse, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, became the smash-hit Broadway musical Cats.  Chuck Colson often said that “politics is downstream from culture.” That isn't always the case, but it often is. This is why great storytellers and poets like Tolkien and Eliot continue to have such an impact on hearts and minds. Their work goes on to inspire.  In fact, a simple way Christians can impact culture is by simply sharing good stories with those around us. We may not be a Tolkien or an Eliot, but we can know and recommend their works. And we can tell the real-life stories of Christian heroes like William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, of the incredible conversions of St. Augustine and Chuck Colson, and of the work of the Christian heroes of today who love God   and neighbor by feeding the hungry and clothing the naked while enduring hardships and persecution.  We should share these stories because like all good stories do, they ultimately point hearts and imaginations to the Greatest Story of All.  For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  This Breakpoint was originally published 1.3.17. 

Book Talks with Kate has moved to Feast, Sheath, and Shatter: A Book Chat Podcast. Find the latest episodes there!Kate and Rachel discuss the last (for now) book in Martha Wells stunning and awarding winning series, Murderbot Diaries: "Fugitive Telemetry". After an action packed, emotional roller coaster of a novel, Martha generously gives us this fun and fulfilling whodunnit to let us live a day in the life of everyone's favorite construct as it attempts to solve a murder and navigate relationships all at the same time. References: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. Want your finger on the pulse of Strange and Beautiful Book Club? Join the Instagram or the Patreon!There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in between (but mostly spicy!). It's like sitting down with girl friends to chat about hot book boyfriends but in podcast format! Listen now at Feast, Sheath, Shatter: A Book Chat PodcastLove Movies, TV Shows and Books in the Fantasy, Scifi, and Horror genre and want to hear more? Check us out at The Strange and Beautiful Book Club where Rachel and her husband Matt discuss all things genre related.Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.You can also:Join us on Instagram here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/strangeandbeautifulbookclub/⁠⁠⁠Join us on Patreon here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/strangeandbeautifulbookclub⁠⁠⁠Find us on YouTube here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9ENwKdHrm57Qmu8L4WXwQ⁠⁠⁠ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome back to Something Rhymes with Purple for our first show in our Autumn tour! Recorded live at the Fortune Theatre in London, Susie and Gyles arrived with bells and whistles on for an etymological exploration into the world of bells, specifically the Capital's Big Ben. There was much tintinnabulation (as much as Gyles tried to derail this) and our lovely audience of Purple People got to discover the links between cups and chimes, why bells were responsible for re-naming the belfry tower, and why Swiss Cow Bells are nostalgic.  We were saved by the bell once discussions of ringing one's bell went a little too far and Gyles got his (metaphorical) catsuit on to give us a stunning rendition of T.S. Eliot's ‘Gus: The Theatre Cat' from Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email us here: purple@somethinelse.com We currently have 20% off at the SRwP official merchandise store, just head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/something-rhymes-with-purple Want even more purple, people? Join the Purple Plus Club by clicking the banner in Apple podcasts or head to purpleplusclub.com to listen on other platforms. Don't forget that you can join us in person at our upcoming tour, tap the link to find tickets: www.somethingrhymeswithpurple.com Enjoy Susie's Trio for the week: Matter-fangled: to have got into a muddle while talking Rackups: your just desserts Quanker: someone who settles a dispute Gyles' poem this week was 'Gus: The Theatre Cat' by 'T.S. Eliot' Gus is the Cat at the Theatre Door. His name, as I ought to have told you before, Is really Asparagus. That's such a fuss To pronounce, that we usually call him just Gus. His coat's very shabby, he's thin as a rake, And he suffers from palsy that makes his paw shake. Yet he was, in his youth, quite the smartest of Cats-- But no longer a terror to mice and to rats. For he isn't the Cat that he was in his prime; Though his name was quite famous, he says, in its time. And whenever he joins his friends at their club (Which takes place at the back of the neighbouring pub) He loves to regale them, if someone else pays, With anecdotes drawn from his palmiest days. For he once was a Star of the highest degree-- He has acted with Irving, he's acted with Tree. And he likes to relate his success on the Halls, Where the Gallery once gave him seven cat-calls. But his grandest creation, as he loves to tell, Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell. A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CATS COMPOSER: Andrew Lloyd Webber LYRICIST: TS Eliot BOOK: N/A SOURCE: T.S. Eliot's book of poetry Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn CHOREOGRAPHER: Gillian Lynne PRINCIPLE CAST: Betty Buckley (Grizabella), Terrence Mann (Rum Tum Tugger), Ken Page (Old Deuteronomy),  OPENING DATE: Oct 07, 1982 CLOSING DATE: Sept 10, 2000 PERFORMANCES: 7,485 SYNOPSIS: This evening is the momentous occasion when one Jellicle Cats will be selected to go to the “heavyside layer,” where they will be given a new body and be returned to Earth.  In this episode, member of the original Broadway cast, Stephen Hanan, analyzes the marketing genius of Sir Cameron Macintosh, the artistic originality of Trevor Nunn, and the indelible literary capability of T.S. Eliot which led to the lasting success of Cats. A breakdown of branding and merchandising efforts highlights the ways Cats created a market for the international mega-musical. Hanan details the rigors of the unconventional process the actors and designers engaged in as the musical transferred from London's West End to Broadway, including his collaboration with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Stephen Mo Hanan has worked in theater as both a performer and playwright. For creating Asparagus/Growltiger in CATS he was a Tony Award nominee, and his account of rehearsing that original production was published as A CAT'S DIARY. His Broadway debut was opposite Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, and he later starred as Captain Hook opposite Cathy Rigby. He was co-author and starred as Al Jolson in two off-Broadway productions of JOLSON & COMPANY. Between engagements, he wrote and published the novel SCARPIA'S KISS   SOURCES Cats: The Book Of Musical by T.S. Eliot, published by Harvest Books (1983) Cats, Original Cast Recording, Polydor (1981) Cats starring John Mills and Elaine Paige, directed by David Mallet. Universal Pictures (1972) Cats starring James Corden and Judi Dench, directed by Tom Hooper. Working Title Pictures (2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HE AD-DRESSING OF CATS You've read of several kinds of Cat, And my opinion now is that You should need no interpreter To understand their character. You now have learned enough to see That Cats are much like you and me And other people whom we find Possessed of various types of mind. For some are sane and some are mad And some are good and some are bad And some are better, some are worse— But all may be described in verse. You've seen them both at work and games, And learnt about their proper names, Their habits and their habitat: But         How would you ad-dress a Cat? So first, your memory I'll jog, And say: A CAT IS NOT A DOG. Now Dogs pretend they like to fight; They often bark, more seldom bite; But yet a Dog is, on the whole, What you would call a simple soul. Of course I'm not including Pekes, And such fantastic canine freaks. The usual Dog about the Town Is much inclined to play the clown, And far from showing too much pride Is frequently undignified. He's very easily taken in— Just chuck him underneath the chin Or slap his back or shake his paw, And he will gambol and guffaw. He's such an easy-going lout, He'll answer any hail or shout. Again I must remind you that A Dog's a Dog—A CAT'S A CAT. With Cats, some say, one rule is true: Don't speak till you are spoken to. Myself, I do not hold with that— I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity. I bow, and taking off my hat, Ad-dress him in this form: O CAT! But if he is the Cat next door, Whom I have often met before (He comes to see me in my flat) I greet him with an OOPS A CAT! I think I've heard them call him James— But we've not got so far as names. Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste— He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce.) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your aim, And finally call him by his NAME. So this is this, and that is that: And there's how you AD-DRESS A CAT.

SKIMBLESHANKS: THE RAILWAY CAT There's a whisper down the line at 11.39 When the Night Mail's ready to depart, Saying 'Skimble where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble? We must find him or the train can't start.' All the guards and all the porters and the stationmaster's daughters They are searching high and low, Saying 'Skimble where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble Then the Night Mail just can't go.' At 11.42 then the signal's nearly due And the passengers are frantic to a man— Then Skimble will appear and he'll saunter to the rear: He's been busy in the luggage van!         He gives one flash of his glass-green eyes             And the signal goes 'All Clear!'         And we're off at last for the northern part             Of the Northern Hemisphere! You may say that by and large it is Skimble who's in charge Of the Sleeping Car Express. From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards He will supervise them all, more or less. Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces Of the travellers in the First and in the Third; He establishes control by a regular patrol And he'd know at once if anything occurred. He will watch you without winking and he sees what you are thinking And it's certain that he doesn't approve Of hilarity and riot, so the folk are very quiet When Skimble is about and on the move.         You can play no pranks with Skimbleshanks!             He's a Cat that cannot be ignored;         So nothing goes wrong on the Northern Mail             When Skimbleshanks is aboard. Oh it's very pleasant when you have found your little den With your name written up on the door. And the berth is very neat with a newly folded sheet And there's not a speck of dust on the floor. There is every sort of light—you can make it dark or bright; There's a handle that you turn to make a breeze. There's a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in And a crank to shut the window if you sneeze. Then the guard looks in politely and will ask you very brightly 'Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?' But Skimble's just behind him and was ready to remind him, For Skimble won't let anything go wrong.         And when you creep into your cosy berth             And pull up the counterpane,         You ought to reflect that it's very nice         To know that you won't be bothered by mice—         You can leave all that to the Railway Cat,             The Cat of the Railway Train! In the watches of the night he is always fresh and bright; Every now and then he has a cup of tea With perhaps a drop of Scotch while he's keeping on the watch, Only stopping here and there to catch a flea. You were fast asleep at Crewe and so you never knew That he was walking up and down the station; You were sleeping all the while he was busy at Carlisle, Where he greets the stationmaster with elation. But you saw him at Dumfries, where he speaks to the police If there's anything they ought to know about: When you get to Gallowgate there you do not have to wait— For Skimbleshanks will help you to get out!         He gives you a wave of his long brown tail             Which says: 'I'll see you again!         You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail             The Cat of the Railway Train.'

BUSTOPHER JONES: THE CAT ABOUT TOWN Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones— In fact, he's remarkably fat. He doesn't haunt pubs—he has eight or nine clubs, For he's the St. James's Street Cat! He's the Cat we all greet as he walks down the street In his coat of fastidious black: No commonplace mousers have such well-cut trousers Or such an impeccable back. In the whole of St. James's the smartest of names is The name of this Brummell of Cats; And we're all of us proud to be nodded or bowed to By Bustopher Jones in white spats! His visits are occasional to the Senior Educational And it is against the rules For any one Cat to belong both to that And the Joint Superior Schools. For a similar reason, when game is in season He is found, not at Fox's, but Blimp's; He is frequently seen at the gay Stage and Screen Which is famous for winkles and shrimps. In the season of venison he gives his ben'son To the Pothunter's succulent bones; And just before noon's not a moment too soon To drop in for a drink at the Drones. When he's seen in a hurry there's probably curry At the Siamese—or at the Glutton; If he looks full of gloom then he's lunched at the Tomb On cabbage, rice pudding and mutton. So, much in this way, passes Bustopher's day— At one club or another he's found. It can be no surprise that under our eyes He has grown unmistakably round. He's a twenty-five pounder, or I am a bounder, And he's putting on weight every day: But he's so well preserved because he's observed All his life a routine, so he'll say. Or, to put it in rhyme: 'I shall last out my time' Is the word of this stoutest of Cats. It must and it shall be Spring in Pall Mall While Bustopher Jones wears white spats!

GUS: THE THEATRE CAT Gus is the Cat at the Theatre Door. His name, as I ought to have told you before, Is really Asparagus. That's such a fuss To pronounce, that we usually call him just Gus. His coat's very shabby, he's thin as a rake, And he suffers from palsy that makes his paw shake. Yet he was, in his youth, quite the smartest of Cats— But no longer a terror to mice and to rats. For he isn't the Cat that he was in his prime; Though his name was quite famous, he says, in its time. And whenever he joins his friends at their club (Which takes place at the back of the neighbouring pub) He loves to regale them, if someone else pays, With anecdotes drawn from his palmiest days. For he once was a Star of the highest degree— He has acted with Irving, he's acted with Tree. And he likes to relate his success on the Halls, Where the Gallery once gave him seven cat-calls. But his grandest creation, as he loves to tell, Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell. 'I have played', so he says, 'every possible part, And I used to know seventy speeches by heart. I'd extemporize back-chat, I knew how to gag, And I knew how to let the cat out of the bag. I knew how to act with my back and my tail; With an hour of rehearsal, I never could fail. I'd a voice that would soften the hardest of hearts, Whether I took the lead, or in character parts. I have sat by the bedside of poor Little Nell; When the Curfew was rung, then I swung on the bell. In the Pantomime season I never fell flat, And I once understudied Dick Whittington's Cat. But my grandest creation, as history will tell, Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell.' Then, if someone will give him a toothful of gin, He will tell how he once played a part in East Lynne. At a Shakespeare performance he once walked on pat, When some actor suggested the need for a cat. He once played a Tiger—could do it again— Which an Indian Colonel pursued down a drain. And he thinks that he still can, much better than most, Produce blood-curdling noises to bring on the Ghost. And he once crossed the stage on a telegraph wire, To rescue a child when a house was on fire. And he says: 'Now, these kittens, they do not get trained As we did in the days when Victoria reigned. They never get drilled in a regular troupe, And they think they are smart, just to jump through a hoop.' And he'll say, as he scratches himself with his claws, 'Well, the Theatre's certainly not what it was. These modern productions are all very well, But there's nothing to equal, from what I hear tell,         That moment of mystery         When I made history As Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell.'

MUNGOJERRIE AND RUMPELTEAZER Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer were a very notorious             couple of cats. As knockabout clowns, quick-change comedians, tight-rope             walkers and acrobats They had an extensive reputation. They made their home in             Victoria Grove— That was merely their centre of operation, for they were             incurably given to rove. They were very well known in Cornwall Gardens, in Launceston             Place and in Kensington Square— They had really a little more reputation than a couple of cats             can very well bear.         If the area window was found ajar         And the basement looked like a field of war,         If a tile or two came loose on the roof,         Which presently ceased to be waterproof,         If the drawers were pulled out from the bedroom chests,         And you couldn't find one of your winter vests,         Or after supper one of the girls         Suddenly missed her Woolworth pearls: Then the family would say: 'It's that horrible cat! It was Mungojerrie—or Rumpelteazer!'—And most of the             time they left it at that. Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer had a very unusual gift of the gab. They were highly efficient cat-burglars as well, and remarkably             smart at a smash-and-grab. They made their home in Victoria Grove. They had no             regular occupation. They were plausible fellows, and liked to engage a friendly             policeman in conversation.         When the family assembled for Sunday dinner,         With their minds made up that they wouldn't get thinner         On Argentine joint, potatoes and greens,         And the cook would appear from behind the scenes         And say in a voice that was broken with sorrow:         'I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow!         For the joint has gone from the oven—like that!' Then the family would say: 'It's that horrible cat! It was Mungojerrie—or Rumpelteazer!'—And most of the             time they left it at that. Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer had a wonderful way of             working together. And some of the time you would say it was luck, and some of             the time you would say it was weather. They would go through the house like a hurricane, and no             sober person could take his oath Was it Mungojerrie—or Rumpelteazer? or could you have             sworn that it mightn't be both?         And when you heard a dining-room smash         Or up from the pantry there came a loud crash         Or down from the library came a loud ping         From a vase which was commonly said to be Ming— Then the family would say: 'Now which was which cat? It was Mungojerrie! AND Rumpelteazer!'—And there's             nothing at all to be done about that!

THE SONG OF THE JELLICLES             Jellicle Cats come out to-night,             Jellicle Cats come one come all:             The Jellicle Moon is shining bright—             Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball. Jellicle Cats are black and white, Jellicle Cats are rather small; Jellicle Cats are merry and bright, And pleasant to hear when they caterwaul. Jellicle Cats have cheerful faces, Jellicle Cats have bright black eyes; They like to practise their airs and graces And wait for the Jellicle Moon to rise. Jellicle Cats develop slowly, Jellicle Cats are not too big; Jellicle Cats are roly-poly, They know how to dance a gavotte and a jig. Until the Jellicle Moon appears They make their toilette and take their repose: Jellicles wash behind their ears, Jellicles dry between their toes. Jellicle Cats are white and black, Jellicle Cats are of moderate size; Jellicles jump like a jumping-jack, Jellicle Cats have moonlit eyes. They're quiet enough in the morning hours, They're quiet enough in the afternoon, Reserving their terpsichorean powers To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon. Jellicle Cats are black and white, Jellicle Cats (as I said) are small; If it happens to be a stormy night They will practise a caper or two in the hall. If it happens the sun is shining bright You would say they had nothing to do at all: They are resting and saving themselves to be right For the Jellicle Moon and the Jellicle Ball.

THE OLD GUMBIE CAT I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots; Her coat is of the tabby kind, with tiger stripes and leopard spots. All day she sits upon the stair or on the steps or on the mat: She sits and sits and sits and sits—and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!         But when the day's hustle and bustle is done,         Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun.         And when all the family's in bed and asleep,         She tucks up her skirts to the basement to creep.         She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice—         Their behaviour's not good and their manners not nice;         So when she has got them lined up on the matting,         She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting. I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots; Her equal would be hard to find, she likes the warm and sunny spots. All day she sits beside the hearth or on the bed or on my hat: She sits and sits and sits and sits—and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!         But when the day's hustle and bustle is done,         Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun.         As she finds that the mice will not ever keep quiet,         She is sure it is due to irregular diet         And believing that nothing is done without trying,         She sets right to work with her baking and frying.         She makes them a mouse-cake of bread and dried peas,         And a beautiful fry of lean bacon and cheese. I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots; The curtain-cord she likes to wind, and tie it into sailor-knots. She sits upon the window-sill, or anything that's smooth and flat: She sits and sits and sits and sits—and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!         But when the day's hustle and bustle is done,         Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun.         She thinks that the cockroaches just need employment         To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment.         So she's formed, from that lot of disorderly louts,         A troop of well-disciplined helpful boy-scouts,         With a purpose in life and a good deed to do—         And she's even created a Beetles' Tattoo. So for Old Gumbie Cats let us now give three cheers— On whom well-ordered households depend, it appears. I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots; Her coat is of the tabby kind, with tiger stripes and leopard spots. All day she sits upon the stair or on the steps or on the mat: She sits and sits and sits and sits—and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!         But when the day's hustle and bustle is done,         Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun.         And when all the family's in bed and asleep,         She tucks up her skirts to the basement to creep.         She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice—         Their behaviour's not good and their manners not nice;         So when she has got them lined up on the matting,         She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting. I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots; Her equal would be hard to find, she likes the warm and sunny spots. All day she sits beside the hearth or on the bed or on my hat: She sits and sits and sits and sits—and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!         But when the day's hustle and bustle is done,         Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun.         As she finds that the mice will not ever keep quiet,         She is sure it is due to irregular diet         And believing that nothing is done without trying,         She sets right to work with her baking and frying.         She makes them a mouse-cake of bread and dried peas,         And a beautiful fry of lean bacon and cheese. I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots; The curtain-cord she likes to wind, and tie it into sailor-knots. She sits upon the window-sill, or anything that's smooth and flat: She sits and sits and sits and sits—and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!         But when the day's hustle and bustle is done,         Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun.         She thinks that the cockroaches just need employment         To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment.         So she's formed, from that lot of disorderly louts,         A troop of well-disciplined helpful boy-scouts,         With a purpose in life and a good deed to do—         And she's even created a Beetles' Tattoo. So for Old Gumbie Cats let us now give three cheers— On whom well-ordered households depend, it appears.

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - The Naming of Cats by TS Eliot THE NAMING OF CATS The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,     It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,     Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James, Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—     All of them sensible everyday names. There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,     Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames: Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—     But all of them sensible everyday names. But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,     A name that's peculiar, and more dignified, Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,     Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride? Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,     Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat, Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum—     Names that never belong to more than one cat. But above and beyond there's still one name left over,     And that is the name that you never will guess; The name that no human research can discover—     But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound meditation,     The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation     Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:         His ineffable effable         Effanineffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

Its our one year anniversary!!  To celebrate, we took a joke a little too far and we read T.S. Elliot's collection of cat poems and watched the 2019 movie, Cats!  We discovered our cat names, fight for the rights of visual effects artists, and we finally figure out the truth behind Old Deuteronomy Thank you to all of you for following us on this crazy journey and we can't wait to have more years of fun with you!  Something you should do right meow- follow us on Instagram (@pagetoscreenpod) and twitter (@page2screenpod)! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!

CATS Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot | “Prologue – Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” additional material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe | “Memory” additional material written by Trevor Nunn Episode Segments:1:53 – Speed Test7:00 – Why God Why11:25 – Back to Before17:34 – Putting It Together31:08 – What's Inside1:00:47 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:14:01 – We Go Together1:16:38 – Our Favorite Things1:24:31 – Corner of the Sky1:28:04 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :Cats (Original Libretto) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot with Additional Material by Trevor Nunn & Richard StilgoeUnmasked by Andrew Lloyd WebberA Cat's Diary: How the Broadway Production of Cats Was Born by Stephen Mo HannanOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Memory” from Cats (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Trevor Nunn | Performed by Betty Buckley & Cynthia Onrubia"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon“We Go Together” from Grease (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Music & Lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey | Performed by John Travolta, Olivia Newton John & Cast"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

By T.S. Eliot, Illustrated by Axel Sheffler

T.S. Eliot , illustrated by Axel Sheffler

By T.S. Eliot, illustrated by Axel Sheffler, Cia das Letrinhas

Synopsis Primitive man probably imitated animal sounds for both practical and religious reasons. More recently, the Baroque-era composer Heinrich Franz von Biber imitated one particular animal for COMIC effect in his “Sonata Representing Animals,” and, in early 20th century slang, it’s simply “the cat’s meow.” Now speaking of cats, they’re supposed to have nine lives–but would you believe 8,949? On today’s date in 1981, “Cats,” a musical by the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber opened at the New London Theatre in that city’s fashionable West End. Despite a bomb threat and brief evacuation of the theatre, the premiere of “Cats” was a great success. 8,949 performances later, on the same date in 2002, when the show finally closed, it had long since entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running musical to date. In London, it took in 136 million British pounds in ticket sales. Worldwide, “Cats” has taken in billions of dollars, has been seen by millions, and has been performed in 11 different languages in over 26 countries. And if you asked YOUR cat to comment on all this, he or she would probably say, “Why are you surprised?” and saunter away. Music Played in Today's Program Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644 – 1704) Sonata violino solo representativa Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, cond. Teldec 21464 Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) Cats Overture Original Broadway Cast orchestra Geffen 22031 On This Day Births 1791 - Bohemian composer Jan Václav (Johann) Voríšek(Worzischek), in Vamberk; 1855 - Russian composer Anatoly Liadov, in St. Petersburg (Julian date: April 29); 1888 - American popular song composer Irving Berlin (Isidore Balin) inTemun, Russia (Julian date: April 29); 1895 - American composer William Grant Still, in Woodville, Miss.; 1954 - Scottish composer Judith Weir, in Aberdeen; Deaths 1849 - German composer Otto Nicolai, age 38, in Berlin; 1916 - German composer, Max Reger, age 43, in Leipzig; 1947 - Swedish composer Ture Rangström, age 62, in Stockholm; Premieres 1728 - Handel: opera "Tolomeo, re d'Egitto" (Julian date: April 30); 1917 - Busoni: opera "Arlecchino" (Harlequin) and "Turandot" in Zürich at the Stadttheater; 1945 - Bernstein: "Hashkiveinu" (text from the Sabbath Evening Service) for Cantor, Choir and Organ, at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, by Cantor David Puttterman, Max Heffman conducting; 1948 - Cowell: "Hymn, Chorale, and Fuguing Tune" No. 8 for strings, at Florida State University Recital Hall by the School of Music Faculty String Quartet; 1955 - Bliss: Violin Concerto, in London; 1963 - William Grant Still: opera "A Southern Interlude," by the University of Miami Opera; This opera was later revised as "Highway 1, U.S.A."; 1966 - Andrew Imbrie: Symphony No. 1, by the San Francisco Symphony; 1981 - Andrew Lloyd-Webber: musical "Cats" (after T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats") in London at the New London Theatre; This enormously popular and long-running musical opened on Broadway on October 7, 1982; 1984 - John Harbison: "Ulysses' Bow," by the New Haven Symphony, Murry Sidlin conducting; 1995 - John Adams: musical "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky"at the Zellerbach Playhouse in Berkeley, California, with the Paul Dresher Ensemble conducted by Grant Gershon; 2000 - Colin Matthews: "Pluto The Renewer" (as a new contribution to Gustav Holst's "The Planet"), in Manchester, by the Hallé Orchestra, Kent Nagano conducting; 2002 - Kenneth Frazelle: "Concerto for Chamber Orchestra," in Glendale, Calif., by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane conducting. Links and Resources On Biber On Lloyd Webber's "Cats" More on Andrew Lloyd Webber

Synopsis Primitive man probably imitated animal sounds for both practical and religious reasons. More recently, the Baroque-era composer Heinrich Franz von Biber imitated one particular animal for COMIC effect in his “Sonata Representing Animals,” and, in early 20th century slang, it’s simply “the cat’s meow.” Now speaking of cats, they’re supposed to have nine lives–but would you believe 8,949? On today’s date in 1981, “Cats,” a musical by the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber opened at the New London Theatre in that city’s fashionable West End. Despite a bomb threat and brief evacuation of the theatre, the premiere of “Cats” was a great success. 8,949 performances later, on the same date in 2002, when the show finally closed, it had long since entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running musical to date. In London, it took in 136 million British pounds in ticket sales. Worldwide, “Cats” has taken in billions of dollars, has been seen by millions, and has been performed in 11 different languages in over 26 countries. And if you asked YOUR cat to comment on all this, he or she would probably say, “Why are you surprised?” and saunter away. Music Played in Today's Program Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644 – 1704) Sonata violino solo representativa Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, cond. Teldec 21464 Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) Cats Overture Original Broadway Cast orchestra Geffen 22031 On This Day Births 1791 - Bohemian composer Jan Václav (Johann) Voríšek(Worzischek), in Vamberk; 1855 - Russian composer Anatoly Liadov, in St. Petersburg (Julian date: April 29); 1888 - American popular song composer Irving Berlin (Isidore Balin) inTemun, Russia (Julian date: April 29); 1895 - American composer William Grant Still, in Woodville, Miss.; 1954 - Scottish composer Judith Weir, in Aberdeen; Deaths 1849 - German composer Otto Nicolai, age 38, in Berlin; 1916 - German composer, Max Reger, age 43, in Leipzig; 1947 - Swedish composer Ture Rangström, age 62, in Stockholm; Premieres 1728 - Handel: opera "Tolomeo, re d'Egitto" (Julian date: April 30); 1917 - Busoni: opera "Arlecchino" (Harlequin) and "Turandot" in Zürich at the Stadttheater; 1945 - Bernstein: "Hashkiveinu" (text from the Sabbath Evening Service) for Cantor, Choir and Organ, at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, by Cantor David Puttterman, Max Heffman conducting; 1948 - Cowell: "Hymn, Chorale, and Fuguing Tune" No. 8 for strings, at Florida State University Recital Hall by the School of Music Faculty String Quartet; 1955 - Bliss: Violin Concerto, in London; 1963 - William Grant Still: opera "A Southern Interlude," by the University of Miami Opera; This opera was later revised as "Highway 1, U.S.A."; 1966 - Andrew Imbrie: Symphony No. 1, by the San Francisco Symphony; 1981 - Andrew Lloyd-Webber: musical "Cats" (after T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats") in London at the New London Theatre; This enormously popular and long-running musical opened on Broadway on October 7, 1982; 1984 - John Harbison: "Ulysses' Bow," by the New Haven Symphony, Murry Sidlin conducting; 1995 - John Adams: musical "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky"at the Zellerbach Playhouse in Berkeley, California, with the Paul Dresher Ensemble conducted by Grant Gershon; 2000 - Colin Matthews: "Pluto The Renewer" (as a new contribution to Gustav Holst's "The Planet"), in Manchester, by the Hallé Orchestra, Kent Nagano conducting; 2002 - Kenneth Frazelle: "Concerto for Chamber Orchestra," in Glendale, Calif., by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane conducting. Links and Resources On Biber On Lloyd Webber's "Cats" More on Andrew Lloyd Webber

Join Mikayla and Roxanne as they celebrate National Poetry Month by discussing the many adaptations of the mythic Odyssey and the few but bold adaptations of T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. In this episode, discover whether there's a difference between a fiddle and a violin, learn about the "amazing" special effects of the Cats movie, and listen to the librarians bicker (per usual) over what exactly is a Siren. Write to us at podcast@communitylibrary.net Request items: CIN catalog (bywatersolutions.com) Request interlibrary loans: InterLibrary Loan - Community Library Network

Conduce: José-María Álvarez Contenido: 1.- Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata en sol menor “Fuga del gato” 2.- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dúo “Bueno, mujercita querida, ven conmigo” K. 592ª 3.- Leroy Anderson: El gato valseante 4.- Sergei Prokofiev: El gato de “Pedro y el lobo” 5.- Xavier Montsalvatge: Danza (tiempo de polonesa) de la ópera “El gato con botas” 6.- Maurice Ravel: El gato y la gata de la ópera “El niño y los sortilegios” 7.- Alan Rawsthorne: Obertura “Practical Cats” 8.- Carlos Guastavino: Gato 9.- Bohuslav Martinu: Procesión de los gatos en la noche del solsticio 10.- Gioacchino Rossini: Dueto bufo de los gatos

Book Vs Movie: “Cats” The Poems of T.S. Eliot, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical & the 2019 Tom Hooper-Directed Movie “March Musicals Month!”  We are deep into “Musicals in March and this episode is an offbeat delight on how some of the best musicals can come from such an unusual source.  Poet T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) wrote poetry about cats to amuse his nieces, nephews, and godchildren with the collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. These poems talked about how to name a cat, why cats love the moonlight, and “Jellicle Cats” and held a particular fascination with Andrew Lloyd Webber who wanted to write music that matched the words of Eliot.  The musical Cats was considered a big risk as in the early 1980s London was dealing with high unemployment and a lack of funds from the government for artistic projects. Somehow Weber managed to get just enough funds to open in London in 1981 (the investment would return 3.500 times over) and became a sensation.  In London, the show ran for 21 years (8,949 shows) and the Broadway run was for 18 years and changed the way shows are promoted and marketed. Weber would go on to create the all-time biggest hit on Broadway with the Phantom of the Opera.  The 2019 film features stars like Judi Dench, Idris Alba, Rebel Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, and Ian McKellan and directed by Tom Hooper (Chicago) in what can be described as an acid flashback meets CGI. (We do get a new Taylor Swift song so--yay?)  So between the original play (musical) and the 2019 adaptation--which did we prefer? Have a listen and find out!  In this ep the Margos discuss: The life of T.S. Eliot The incredible path of a book of poems to the London stage The cast: Judi Dench (Old Deuteronomy,) Jennifer Hudson (Grizabella the Glamour Cat,) Rebel Wilson (Jennanydots,) James Cordon (Bustopher Jones,) Taylor Swift (Bombalurina,) Ian McKellen (Gus,) and Idris Alba (Macavity the Mystery Cat.) Clips used: Cats trailer  Rebel Wilson & James Corden at the Oscars Taylor Swift Macavity the Mystery Cat Rebel Wilson & Jason Derulo “The Rum Tum Tugger” Rebel Wilson “Jennyadots” Outro Music: “The Ad-Dressing of Cats” Judi Dench Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie  Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/ Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.com Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Brought to you by Audible.com You can sign up for a FREE 30-day trial here http://www.audible.com/?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R  Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.com Margo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/  Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine 

Book Vs Movie: “Cats” The Poems of T.S. Eliot, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical & the 2019 Tom Hooper-Directed Movie “March Musicals Month!”  We are deep into “Musicals in March and this episode is an offbeat delight on how some of the best musicals can come from such an unusual source.  Poet T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) wrote poetry about cats to amuse his nieces, nephews, and godchildren with the collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. These poems talked about how to name a cat, why cats love the moonlight, and “Jellicle Cats” and held a particular fascination with Andrew Lloyd Webber who wanted to write music that matched the words of Eliot.  The musical Cats was considered a big risk as in the early 1980s London was dealing with high unemployment and a lack of funds from the government for artistic projects. Somehow Weber managed to get just enough funds to open in London in 1981 (the investment would return 3.500 times over) and became a sensation.  In London, the show ran for 21 years (8,949 shows) and the Broadway run was for 18 years and changed the way shows are promoted and marketed. Weber would go on to create the all-time biggest hit on Broadway with the Phantom of the Opera.  The 2019 film features stars like Judi Dench, Idris Alba, Rebel Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, and Ian McKellan and directed by Tom Hooper (Chicago) in what can be described as an acid flashback meets CGI. (We do get a new Taylor Swift song so--yay?)  So between the original play (musical) and the 2019 adaptation--which did we prefer? Have a listen and find out!  In this ep the Margos discuss: The life of T.S. Eliot The incredible path of a book of poems to the London stage The cast: Judi Dench (Old Deuteronomy,) Jennifer Hudson (Grizabella the Glamour Cat,) Rebel Wilson (Jennanydots,) James Cordon (Bustopher Jones,) Taylor Swift (Bombalurina,) Ian McKellen (Gus,) and Idris Alba (Macavity the Mystery Cat.) Clips used: Cats trailer  Rebel Wilson & James Corden at the Oscars Taylor Swift Macavity the Mystery Cat Rebel Wilson & Jason Derulo “The Rum Tum Tugger” Rebel Wilson “Jennyadots” Outro Music: “The Ad-Dressing of Cats” Judi Dench Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie  Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/ Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.com Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Brought to you by Audible.com You can sign up for a FREE 30-day trial here http://www.audible.com/?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R  Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.com Margo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/  Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine 

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K045: T.S. Eliot's Estate Donates ‘Cats' Royalties to Brontë Museum Thanks in part to a donation from the estate of one of England's most esteemed poets — and some dancing cats — the Brontë Parsonage Museum's doors will remain open, for now. 勃朗特牧師博物館暫時可以繼續開放，這部分得益於英國一位備受尊敬詩人遺產管理會的捐贈，以及一些跳舞的貓。 The estate of T.S. Eliot has gifted the struggling museum, which reopened in late August after being closed since March, 20,000 pounds (or approximately $26,000) this month. The donation was first reported by the BBC. 這家陷入困境的博物館於今年3月關閉，直至8月底才重新開放。艾略特的遺產管理會本月向該館捐贈了2萬英鎊（約2.6萬美元），英國廣播公司最先報導了這項捐贈消息。 The parsonage, located in Haworth, said it was facing a loss of expected income of more than 500,000 pounds because of the coronavirus pandemic. 這座位於哈沃斯的博物館表示，由于新冠病毒大流行，預計收入將減少50多萬英鎊。 There is a connection between Eliot and the Brontës: The “Bradford millionaire” who appears in the Eliot poem “The Waste Land” is thought to be Sir James Roberts, a Yorkshire philanthropist who was also a customer at the bank where Eliot worked. Roberts donated Haworth Parsonage — once the home of the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne — to the Brontë Society, which operates the museum, in 1928. Roberts knew the family as a child. 艾略特與勃朗特家族有些關連：艾略特詩歌《荒原》中出現的人物「布拉德福百萬富翁」，被認為是約克郡慈善家詹姆士．羅伯茲爵士，他同時也是艾略特任職銀行的客戶。1928年，羅伯茲將曾是勃朗特三姐妹夏綠蒂、艾蜜莉與安妮故居的哈沃斯牧師寓所，捐給經營著這座博物館的勃朗特協會。羅伯茲從小就認識這一家人。 But the Eliot estate's gift didn't come with any fanfare: Rebecca Yorke, the head of communications and marketing at the Brontë Society, said she discovered the donation when it showed up on the museum's crowdfunding campaign page with a message of support. “Realizing that it was from the T.S. Eliot estate was a very special moment,” she said. 艾略特遺產會做此捐贈毫未聲張：勃朗特協會公關行銷主管芮貝卡．約克說，她是在博物館的群眾集資活動頁面發現了這筆捐贈，還附有打氣的話語。 她說：「知道它來自艾略特的遺產管理會，那一刻非比尋常。」 Yorke said the Eliot estate told the organization that the donation was possible thanks to the success of the Tony-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Cats,” which is based on Eliot's playful 1939 poetry collection “Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.” 約克表示，艾略特遺產會告訴該協會，有能力提供這筆捐款，還多虧曾獲東尼獎的安德魯．洛伊．韋伯音樂劇《貓》大獲成功。這部音樂劇改編自艾略特1939年幽默詩集《老負鼠的貓經》。 The parsonage houses the largest collection of Brontë manuscripts and personal possessions in the world and attracts more than 70,000 visitors each year. “Jane Eyre,” by Charlotte Brontë, and “Wuthering Heights,” by Emily Brontë, were both written there. 這座博物館收藏世上最多勃朗特手稿跟私人物品，每年吸引逾7萬訪客。夏綠蒂的《簡愛》與艾蜜莉的《咆嘯山莊》都是在這兒寫的。 The museum has been hard hit by the pandemic because more than 70% of the Brontë Society's income comes from admissions, events and retail, according to its website. The typically busy spring and summer months normally sustain it through the slower winter season. 博物館的網站上說，博物館受疫情重創，因為勃朗特協會7成以上收入來自門票、活動與紀念品零售。一般情況下，人氣較旺的春季和夏季通常能幫它撐過較淡的冬季。 The museum has furloughed a majority of its staff and applied for grants and emergency funds, but it still faces an end-of-year deficit of 100,000 pounds. 博物館已讓大部分員工休無薪假，並申請補助款與應急金，但仍面臨年底將出現的10萬英鎊赤字。 Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/4891641 每日英語跟讀Podcast，就在http://www.15mins.today/daily-shadowing 每週Vocab精選詞彙Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/vocab 每週In-TENSE文法練習Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/in-tense 用email訂閱就可以收到通勤學英語節目更新通知。

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is known more now as the source material for Andrew Lloyd Webber's coke-fueled nightmare of a stage show CATS and its subsequent and somehow scarier film released to cinemas in late 2019 starring an awful lot of people who should've known better. Its author, T.S. Eliot, was one of the most famous poets to emerge from the era of modernism, and carries with him many of the hallmarks of the literary movement, including but not limited to: virulent anti-semitism, a fascist leaning, and really effed up relationships to women. LINK TO FULL TEXT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pHU987DUT4UOZqYPDwkZz_8g7tb_hHp91aTkCFqCelE/edit?usp=sharing

Andrea and Megan shake off the catnip and discuss dame demeaning moments, scale insanity, and all the audacity in a particularly strange CATS MOVIESODE.

Andrea and Megan join the Jellicles and discuss rhyming stories, feline thigh action, and how a cat is not a dog in T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and the hit Broadway musical CATS.

Ben and Nick discuss T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

One of my favourite poems from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

This week, Patricia talks about a couple great nonfiction backlist picks and her growing TBR! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day by Ken Mogi Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Other books mentioned on the show: Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography by Charles White The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal by Mark Ribowsky Motown: The Sound of Young America by Adam White, Barney Ales, & Andrew Loog Oldham The Goddess Twins by Yodassa Williams

In which our reading of Old Possum comes to an end. Sorry if you didn't like it. I thought more people would like it as much as I do, but apparently, that's just not true, and I'm a weirdo outlier.

In which our hero walks funny CAUSE OF THE STICK UP HIS BUTT.

In which our hero lives his best life

In which our hero reminisces

In which our hero doesn't put in an appearance

In which our hero tries to fool Penn and Teller. Does he succeed? Find out after this commercial break!

In which our heroes have it out, once and for all... ish. The full title of this poem, which didn't fit in the Title Space, is: Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles, Together with some Account of the Participation of the Pugs and the Poms, and the Intervention of the Great Rumpus Cat

In which our hero gets everything his own way cause he's old and complains if he doesn't.

National Poetry Month continues!

Here's a fun fact for everyone: T.S. Eliot had a cat of his own that the family always called a Dear Little Cat. His daughter had a little bit of a speech impediment, so when she tried to say "Dear Little Cat," it came out as "Jeel licle cat," or, "Jellicle Cat," as we know it today. So, that's where the word "Jellicle" comes from. You're welcome.

In which our hero used to be indecisive, but now he's not so sure.

This week we’re getting jellicle AF as we sit under the jellicle moon, singing jellicle songs, and looking and sounding absolutely terrible, all while talking about the 2019 disaster film ‘Cats’. Also stick around this week as we share some audio of us watching the film! We punish ourselves for your entertainment. Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the stage musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T. S. Eliot. The film is directed by Tom Hooper—in his second feature musical following Les Misérables (2012)—from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper and features an ensemble cast, including James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThing Instagram - @WeWatchedAThing and on iTunes and Youtube If you really like us and think we’re worth at least a dollar, why not check out our patreon at http://patreon.com/wewatchedathing. Every little bit helps, and you can get access to bonus episodes, early releases, and even tell us what movies to watch.

In which our hero gets his just desserts.

National Poetry Month continues!

In which we take the eldritch horror and unknowable dread of the CATS movie and bring it back to its roots, and make it palatable for all ages again.

Theatre First Episode 263Cats (Young Australian Broadway Chorus, Melbourne Australia) Based on TS Elliot’s collection of poems ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’, and featuring an eclectic score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS has enjoyed record-breaking runs in the West End, on Broadway, and all around the world, and later this year will be released as a major motion picture. Taking its lead from the era of the original poems, which were written by Elliot for his children in the 1930s, our new production will evoke England during the Great Depression.In a crumbling Music Hall, our band of very theatrical Cats will strut and sing and prance and dance as they gather together for the Jellicle Ball.Music by Andrew Lloyd WebberBased on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot For more information visit https://nationaltheatre.org.au/cats/Theatre First RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/theatre-first Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Thursday, and theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom with another review of the Maryland stage. This week, Judy spotlights the North American tour of Cats, currently on stage at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore. Cats is Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical staging of poet T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The show opened in London in 1981 and a year later pounced on Broadway, where it ran for a record-breaking eighteen years. The 2016 revival of the Tony Award-winning musical is now on a North American Tour, with original direction by Trevor Nunn and choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler; set and costume designs are by John Napier. The cast features Keri Rene Fuller as Grizabella, Adam Vanek as Alonzo, and Mariah Reives as Cassandra. Cats continues at the Hippodrome through January 26th. Ticket info here.

On episode TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO of The Purrrcast, Sara and Steven experience the 2019 film adaptation of the musical CATS with writer/performer, Chris Bramante, and chef, Brenna White. We learn Chris's history with the original musical, chat sexy anthropomorphic animals, and attempt to answer, what is a Jellicle cat anyway? The Purrrcast, talking to cat people because we can't talk to their cats. The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: www.exactlyrightmedia.com/the-purrrcast Email us! thepurrrcast@gmail.com If you shop on Amazon be sure to click this link and we'll get a small kickback. Thanks for the support: http://www.amazon.com?_encoding=UTF8&tag=thepurr-20 Follow Chris: https://twitter.com/amontiock https://www.instagram.com/amontiock/ https://www.robotteammate.com/ https://zyteheist.com/tyfq/ Follow Brenna: https://twitter.com/bonniepuns https://www.instagram.com/beexles/ Links of Interest: - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - https://amazon.com - Memory (Reprise) | Cats the Musical - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gd_ohoPzYc - Hamiltunes LA - https://www.facebook.com/HamiltunesLA/ Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Listen to Sara's Weezer podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weezer-has-turned-and-left-us-here Listen to Sara's Don Bluth podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-bluth-the-whole-bluth-and-nothing-but-the-bluth Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Check out Steven's new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the Exactly Right podcast network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sales and Crabb watch the movie Cats and are more entertained by each other’s reactions than by the film itself. The only achievement of the film was to quench Sales’ desire for Idris Elba, now replaced by Adam Driver.Cats (2019) directed by Tom Hooper, starring Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba (see official trailer)Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotCats Reviewed: It’s Not Quite Weird Enough by Anthony Lane (New Yorker, 19 Dec 2019)Cats Review: a purr-fectly dreadful hairball of woe (Rhyming review of Cats) by Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian, 19 Dec 2019)Cats Headed for $100 Million US Box Office Loss: Financial loss made worse by necessary CGI fixes, re-release by Rebecca Rubin (CBC, 30 Dec 2019)Marriage Story (2019) starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver (see official trailer)The Report (2019) starring Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm (see official trailer)The Gentlemen (2020) directed by Guy Ritchie starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant (see official trailer)The Crown: Season 3 (2019) starring Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter (See official trailer)Diana's lament applies to Meghan, but must 'every strong woman in history' confront such savagery? by Julia Baird (SMH, 10 Jan 2020)Legendary interviewer Michael Parkinson interviewed by Leigh Sales (7.30, 9 Oct 2019)Morning Wars (known as ‘Morning Show’ in US) starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. (See official trailer)Newsroom (2012 - 2014) HBO Drama (see official trailer)All the President's Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator by Monique El-Faizy and Barry LevineShe Said Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite A Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan TwoheyCatch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan FarrowHannah Gadsby: DouglasCornelia Parker Exhibition Museum of Contemporary Art Australia: 8 Nov 2019 to 16 Feb 2020 Simple by Ottolenghi (You can also find the 2 salad recipes in Ottolenghi’s Guardian columns: Peach, raspberry and watercress salad, Watermelon, green apple and lime salad ) This episode is brought to you by DocPlay. Click here for their exclusive offer for Chatters: https://www.docplay.com/chatters

We return for the first episode of the new decade and also make our first attempt to discuss poetry with TS Eliot's beloved book of feline related doggerel "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" - re-litigate an old family psychodrama - pitch a musical about crisp packets - make cat goop. Featuring Special Guest Experts take-no-prisoners comedian Chris P Bitz, Chin's brother Cheek Coffee and David Simon (the guy who wrote The Wire).

This month we’re discussing the non-fiction genre of Arts! We discuss “capital-A” art, creating, consuming, and destroying art, library hold-list hacks, Video Game Club for Masochists, woo woo, and scraping ideas off of the sides of artist Faraday cages. You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards | Kaya Fraser Things We Read Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Irvin Painter Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks Me Artsy edited by Drew Hayden Taylor Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert Gorey's Worlds by Edward Gorey Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey by Karen Wilkin Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey by Edward Gorey La Bande Dessinée by Benoît Mouchart Other Media We Mention Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud  The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville Graphic Annotations of China Miéville’s The Last Days of New Paris The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Wikipedia) Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Girl with a Pearl Earring painting by Johannes Vermeer (Wikipedia) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum Stardew Valley (Wikipedia) Krobus: “He is a shadow person who lives in the sewers.” Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Halo (franchise) (Wikipedia) Mass Effect (Wikipedia) Book Club for Masochists Episode 003 - Technology (non-fiction) Episode 064 - Video Games Trailer for Take Me (a short film Matthew’s mom wrote) The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey Three Books From The Fantod Press by Edward Gorey (are they zines? Maybe?) Redburn: His First Voyage by Herman Melville This is the one with the cover by Edward Gorey featuring some sailors Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot, illustrated by Edward Gorey Dracula (1924 Play) > 1977 Revival (Featuring art design by Edward Gorey) Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug Real Artists Have Day Jobs: (And Other Awesome Things They Don't Teach You in School) by Sara Benincasa Red: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Me Funny edited by Drew Hayden Taylor Me Sexy: An Exploration of Native Sex and Sexuality by Drew Hayden Taylor The Secret by Rhonda Byrne The Creative Independent The Art of Process with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo The Curse of the Blue Figurine by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey The Coasters - Searchin’  Wikipedia article on the song Links, Articles, and Things Paradise, Nevada (Wikipedia) “Paradise is an unincorporated town” (it’s for tax reasons, of course…) David Datuna (Wikipedia) “Known for: Sculpture, installation; consuming the banana from Comedian” Love is in the Bin (Wikipedia) Banksy artwork that was shredded after auction Twitter thread from Stephanie about books they read in their art book club Shia LaBeouf's extremely loud motivational speech, explained Rupi Kaur Is the Writer of the Decade (Instagram poetry) Matthew’s analysis of the Goodreads top graphic novels of the year CinemaSins (Wikipedia) Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest genres! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, January 21st we’ll be talking about our 2020 Reading Resolutions! Then on Tuesday, February 4th we’ll be discussing the romance subgenre of Chick Lit!

Step up to the litterbox and take a whiff of Tom Hooper's adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's interpretation of T.S. Elliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" We're getting our paws dirty as we stare deep into the abyss of digital fur and sexually charged felines. Is this a purrfect adaptation or are we in a new era of meow-sical mayhem? You can drop us some catnip via email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or rub our bellies (gently) on Twitter at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod

Musicals from the 80’s, an almost-animation, the history, the hype, and why on earth there’s a movie now. Cats is based on TS Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”. Extras: (LOOK) at the artwork for the un-made Spielberg animation: http://bit.ly/spielbergcats (WATCH) the trailer for the film Cats: http://bit.ly/catsfilmtrail (WATCH) a clip of “Memory” from the musical: http://bit.ly/memorysongcats (WATCH) a 30 minute doc on the making of the 1998 film: http://bit.ly/catsmusicaldoc (READ) an original Variety review of the 1982 premiere on Broadway: http://bit.ly/catsvarietyreview (READ) the TS Eliot poem “Memory” is based on: http://bit.ly/rhapsodyonawindynight Get a copy of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats: Shop your local indie bookstore Contact: reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod

Instant Reaction: Cats (2019). Once in a generation a Hollywood debacle emerges that lives on in infamy. Pat & Jason give their Instant Reaction to a possible contender. One of the most critically panned movies of 2019 and the entire decade, the musical spectacle Cats! Insert cat puns here.    Hosts: Pat & Jason  Producer: Combat Jones      A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Director: Tom Hooper Writers: T.S. Eliot (poetry collection "Old Possum's Books of Practical Cats"), Lee Hall (screenplay)  CastFrancesca Hayward as VictoriaTaylor Swift as BombalurinaIdris Elba as MacavityLaurie Davidson as Mr. MistoffeleesRebel Wilson as JennyanydotsJudi Dench as Old DeuteronomyJennifer Hudson as GrizabellaIan McKellen as Gus The Theatre CatMette Towley as CassandraJames Corden as Bustopher JonesJason Derulo as Rum Tum TuggerRobbie Fairchild as MunkustrapRay Winstone as GrowltigerNaoimh Morgan as Rumpleteazer  

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Cats (Comedy, Drama, Family) A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.Director: Tom HooperWriters: T.S. Eliot (poetry collection "Old Possum's Books of Practical Cats"), Lee Hall (screenplay) | 2 more credits »Stars: Taylor Swift, Francesca Hayward, Idris Elba - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/moviesfirst Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/moviesfirst (mobile friendly). Subscribe, rate and review Movies First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, PocketCasts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker, etc.For more, follow Movies First on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube : Facebook - @moviesfirst Twitter - @MoviesFirst YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatJQHaVabIvzCLqO16XvSQ If you're enjoying Movies First, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Drunk Guys have a cat-astrophe of an episode this week when they read Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot. But they drink a purr-fect number of beers, including: Churro for Sure Oh and Covered and Cats by Finback, as well as Unscheduled Fun by Mikkeller NYC.

Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the score for Cats in 1977, setting to music the poems from T.S. Eliot's “Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats,” published in 1939. Cats began life in 1980 as Practical Cats , a song cycle, which is a set of individual songs that are meant to be performed in a particular order as part of a whole, each one contributing to the central theme. Producer Cameron Mackintosh called in choreographer Gillian Lynne and director Trevor Nunn to help bring Lloyd Webber's cycle into a full-fledged musical. It was a mighty struggle. Perhaps the most famous song from the show, “Memory,” did not have lyrics until previews had already begun. Nunn finally wrote the lyrics, basing them on the Eliot poem, “Rhapsody on a Windy Night.” It was also left to Nunn to cobble together a story that united the separate pieces. Cats debuted in the West End at the New London Theatre in 1981, and in 1982, the show made its way to Broadway. Andrew Lloyd Webber literally bet the house on his

Angelica is that rare type of person who won't just dream the dream, but they'll put in the work to achieve it. Coming from Hungary to London to pursue a career in music, she has already accomplished a lot since she has been here. I was very happy to hear her story for this episode, and if you'd like to hear more from her then you can find her at -- https://www.instagram.com/angie_and_the_practical_cats -- and -- https://www.soundcloud.com/angie_sokol -- Thank you Angie for talking to me, thank you all for listening, and I'll catch you on the next one. -- Take Care --

Can artificial intelligence help humans find love? Jayne and Paula work to suspend their disbelief for this rom-com novel by P.Z. Reizin. They also discuss the level of their discomfort with the trailer for the new movie Cats (Jayne, - considerable, Paula - clueless), Jayne's obsession with books about the plague, Paula getting the goss on celebrities in Howard Stern's new book...and more! Books they mention: Happiness for Humans by P.Z. Reizin Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot Goodwood by Holly Throsby The Last Hours by Minette Walters The Turn of Midnight by Minette Walters Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey Into the Night by Sarah Bailey Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey The Dirty Dozen by Lynda La Plante Prime Suspect Series by Lynda La Plante Don Dunstan by Angela Woollacott Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk A Chip Shop in Poznan by Ben Aitken Next up Jayne and Paula will be reading Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn so grab yourself a copy and tune in next time to hear what they thought. Don't forget to subscribe and join the Facebook group!

In this week’s episode, we will discuss the case of Hawley Harvey Crippen, a man convicted of murdering his wife, Cara. Then we will take a trip into Egyptian mythology for a tale of Two Brothers and how their respective wives meet their mortal end.  0:20 – Quote – Edgar Allan Poe 0:46 - Cold Open – Letter from Crippen 2:22 - Murder – The Case of Hawley Harvey Crippen   11:48 - Myth – The Treachery of Bitou’s Wife 27:47 – Promo – California True Crime 28:38 - Reaction Segment – We discuss the trailer for the new Cats, Kim makes Kristin read an excerpt from T.S. Eliot’s Old Possums Guide to Practical Cats, treacherous wives, lying, strange Egyptian pregnancies, odd alias choices, how Kristin’s head cannon’s make her look like an idiot, what kind of torsos’ can't be identified, two Thor’s and a jump scare.  Music Credits: Murder & Myths theme music created by Castro Vania Intro and background music: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Virtutes Instrumenti" & "Disquiet” and “Rites" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) (Edited by Kristin) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) More episode errata available at http://www.murderandmyths.com

Mozart’s Requiem is a requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartDavid Robertson guest conductorLyric Opera of ChicagoThe Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center“Roger Norrington”, Sir Roger Arthur Caver Norrington is a British conductor.The Metropolitan OperaElvira is a character in the opera Don GiovanniMusetta and Mimi are characters in the opera La BohèmeDePaul University Music DepartmentNicole mentioned her education at the Chautauqua Institution run by Marlena Kleinman Malas in upstate New York as well as the influence of the late Richard Pearlman who was an American theatre and opera director.Stacey Tappan is an American coloratura soprano.Erin Wall is a Canadian soprano acclaimed for her performances of Strauss, Mozart, Mahler and contemporary opera.Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.Cats is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.Joni Mitchell, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, StingJames TaylorPBS: Public Broadcasting ServiceBoth Nicole Cabell and Renée Fleming attended the Eastman School of Music for their undergraduate educations.Benton Hess, the founder and Artistic Director of “Si parla, si canta” also attended Eastman.Oberlin College and ConservatoryIndiana UniversityRoosevelt UniversityFrédéric Antoun was originally cast as Romeo but due to unforeseen circumstances had to cancel. Romeo was played by Matthew White.“Je veux vivre” is an Aria from Charles Gounod’s opera Roméo et Juliette and is Juliette’s first area.La Traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.Marguerite is a character in Gounod’s opera Faust“The Poison Aria” is an Aria from Charles Gounod’s opera Roméo et Juliette“Je dis que rien ne ne m'épouvante” is an Aria sung by the character Micaëla in Carmen, an opera by French composer Georges Bizet.Mirella Freni is an Italian soprano whose repertoire includes Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.Porgy and Bess is an opera by the American composer George Gershwin.Rosalinda is a character in the opera Die FledermausThe Cunning Little VixenFiordiligi is a character in the opera buffa Così fan tutte by MozartRusalka is an opera ('lyric fairy tale') by Antonín Dvořák.Falstaff is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe VerdiSimon Boccanegra is an opera by the Italian composer Giuseppe VerdiThe Paris OperaNico CastelDame Joan Alston Sutherland was an Australian-born coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.Stevie Nicks

Today we have performance artist, author, poet, and professor Gabrielle Civil on the podcast to discuss the creative process, books that bite, overachieving Black girls, and books in translation. We spend time discussing Performance Memoir as a genre and we hear about Gabrielle's books Swallow the Fish and Experiments in Joy. Purchase Gabrielle's Books on IndieBound or Amazon. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below helps support the show, at no cost to you. Books Swallow the Fish by Gabrielle CivilExperiments in Joy by Gabrielle CivilBecoming by Michelle Obama (Audiobook)Thick by Tressie McMillan CottomOld in Art Schoolby Nell PainterRita DoveRigoberto Gonzales Janet MockI'm So Fine by Khadijah Queens Zetta ElliottNtozake ShangeNaomi Long MadgettWhen Fox is a Thousand by Larissa LaiSalt Fish Girl by Larissa LaiThe Island of Eternal Love by Daina ChavianoChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiChildren of Vengeance and Virtue by Tomi AdeyemiBlack Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon JamesNalo HopkinsonTananarive DueOctavia E. ButlerA Wish After Midnight by Zetta ElliotKindred by Octavia E. ButlerHarriet JacobsSphinx by Anne GarrétaThe Bridge of Beyond by Simon Schwarz-BartMaud Martha by Gwendolyn BrooksMy Name is Asher Lev by Chaim PotockJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesMarcel ProustOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasColor Theory edited by Maya Gomez and Vreni Michelini-CastilloNo Archive Will Restore You by Julietta SinghSo You Want to be a Wizard by Diane DuaneWritten on the Body by Jeannette WintersonFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziJhumpa LahiriHow to Complete and Survive A Doctoral Dissertation by David SternbergMy Body, The Buddhist by Deborah HayEnglish is Broken Here by Coco FuscoA Field Guide for Female Interrogators by Coco FuscoOut of Order, Out of Sight by Adrian PiperDirty River by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinhai Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaiIf Beale Street Could Talk by James BaldwinSlow Holler Tarot DeckModern Tarot by Michelle TeaThe Creative Tarot by Jessa CrispinThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanLes Miserables by Victor HugoGerminal by Emilé ZolaOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. ElliottThe Return of the Native by Thomas HardyMadame Bouvary by Gustave FlaubertThe Woman Lit by Fireflies by Jim HarrisonYes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica ValentiPinocchio by Carlo CollodiDumbo by RH DisneyWild Beauty by Ntozake ShangeThe Elements of Style by William Strunken Jr. and E. B. White Everything Else Ask the Stacks-- askingthestacks@gmail.com Join the Stacks Pack Jack Jones Literary Arts Us (Jordan Peele, 2019) Anna Martine Whitehead The Jam Handy The Accomplices Publishing Nightboat Press Coffee House Press Graywolf Press  Dorothy Project Dalkey Archives Press Small Press Distribution #babygotbacklist on Instagram (@allisonreadsDC) Wolfman Books McNally Jackson Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference Les Miserables (Claude-Michel Schönberg,1980) The Pantages Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber, 1982) Connect with Gabrielle's: Gabrielle's Facebook | Gabrielle's Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when...

J.G. really wanted to do this one... ABBY PETERSON IS BACK ACK ACK ACK! FACTS & FIGURES Cats premiered on PBS in 1998 Directed by David Mallet Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber  Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot Starring Elaine Paige John Mills Ken Page BUT BUT BUT...ARE THEY ALIENS?! FOLLOW US! Facebook: www.facebook.com/ootsspodcast/ Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey  AbbyInstagram/Twitter: @abby_spitfire

Read by Kimberly James. This book is in the public domain.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULIA!! Eva went a little bonkers this morning and turned on her Masterpiece Theater voice to do a dramatic reading of the poem, "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" by T.S. Elliot from the book Julia gave her for Christmas, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". We hope you enjoy this cat-infused insanity! We'll be back on Thursday with a new full epsidoe! 

 A few weeks ago, Adam talked about dog books and now Jill is back with books featuring and about cats!  Books Mentioned In This Episode: Dewey by Vicki Myron Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe Old Possom's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot The Cat Who... series by Lillian Jackson Braun Mrs. Murphy series by Rita Mae Brown The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Warrior series by Erin Hunter Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby Harry Potter series by JK Rowling   Music: Theme song provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast overview: We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading ebooka nd audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. 

Ah, cats - stubborn, aloof, proud creatures who enjoy lazing around, eating and bringing you dead animals as presents. There are as many cat lovers as there are dog lovers on the site, so on the cusp of Year of the Dog, we decided to celebrate all things feline instead.

On episode ONE HUNDRED SEVEN of The Purrrcast, we welcome comedian Kat Aagesen to talk about her cats Radish and Matilda. She tells us all about these ‘tuxedo tabbies,' getting a cat as a Valentine's Day gift, we think about what our cats' astrological signs would be, and more! The Purrrcast, talking to cat people because we can't talk to their cats.  The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: thepurrrcast.com Email us! thepurrrcast@gmail.com If you shop on Amazon be sure to click this link and we'll get a small kickback. Thanks for the support: http://www.amazon.com?_encoding=UTF8&tag=thepurr-20 Follow Kat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/katfoodbreath On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katfoodbreath/ If you're in Los Angeles on September 21st, check out Kat on Story Mixtape at the Pack Theater: https://www.packtheater.com/event/el-genre-night-the-show-that-shall-not-be-named-story-mixtape/?instance_id=12411 Cat Instagram Of The Week: https://www.instagram.com/forrestthecat/ Links Of Interest: - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - http://amazon.com - Kitty gives massage to pit bull - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz9Y1HG2ZeQ - Cat Mate Pet Fountain (Samba's fountain) - http://amazon.com Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer's cat Samba on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kittysamba Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Check out Steven's new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the #HelloLionFace podcast network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beginning with a touching discussion on early motherhood, holocaust survivors and scholarship recipients, Sales and Crabb then have a stab at poetry appreciation. "Look on this podcast, ye mighty, and despair". Thankfully the chat moves on to some new TV and podcast recommendations!Man's Search for Meaning - by Viktor E. FranklProudly Public Awards 2017 - Public Education FoundationThe Rise of Kinship Carers - (ABC 7.30; Reporter: Josie Taylor 2017 May 16)'I'm Probably the Happiest Man you Will Ever Meet': 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku - (ABC 7.30; Reporter: Lesley Robinson 2017 May 16)Ozymandias - by ShelleyThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - T.S. EliotOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats - by T.S. EliotRemembering Mark Colvin - ABC Foreign Correspondent (Available on iView until 30 May 2017)Celia Pacquola - The Looking Glass - One Night StanTom Ballard - The World Keeps Happening - One Night StanSeven Types of Ambiguity - ABC TV Drama (Available on iView until 1 June 2017)Seven Types of Ambiguity - by Elliot PerlmanThe Green Road - by Anne EnrightThe Gathering - by Anne EnrightTale of Two Cities - By Charles DickensThe Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth - ShowtimeTell Me Something I Don't Know - Podcast hosted by Stephen J. Dubner of Freakonomics Radio.This Guy Makes Millions Playing Video Games on YouTube - What?! - by Christopher Zoia (The Atlantic, 2014 Mar 14)

It is one week until Christmas and the year is nearly over. Grab a glass of champagne and some snacks and join Crabb and Sales a they discuss the best of 2016. (Hang on! How long is this episode!?)When I Get a Minute - ABC iViewThe Book of Mormon - the MusicalHamilton - the MusicalWeiner - the DocumentarySpotlight - Featuring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdamsRevenant - Featuring Leonardo DiCaprioThe Force Awakens - Star Wars: Episode VIIVeep - 2016 Season 4The Americans - Featuring Keri Russell and Matthew RhysBloodline - Featuring: Kyle Chandler and Ben MendelsohnCatastrophe - Fearturing: Sharon Horgan,Katering Show - ABC iViewYou Can't Ask That - ABC iViewSlate Podcasts Bowraville Podcast - via the AustralianPhoebe's Fall - via the Age'A horrific thing': the death of the Manrique-Lutz family - by Ava Benny-Morrison (SMH Good Weekend - Dec 17 2016)My Dad Wrote a Porno - PodcastThe Dollop - Podcast [Special mention: Fed Ex Fight 705 episode & The Rube episode]Revisionist History - Podcast [Special mention: The Big Man Can't Shoot episode]The Cook's Companion - by Stephanie AlexanderThe Cook's Table - by Stephanie AlexanderCommunity - by Hetty McKinnonNeighbourhood - by Hetty McKinnoonHow to make Guillaume Brahimi's Raspberry and Pistachio Trifle (via SMH Good Food - Dec 9 2016)Jamie Oliver's Christmas cake - with lots of fruit and lots of booze'Asian-style cured trout with rice paper crackers' : Gourmet Traveller (Australia) - December / Christmas edition 2016 (Note: recipe is currently available in the hardcopy only)The Cook and the Baker - by Cherie Bevan, Tass TauroaCommonwealth - by Ann PatchettThe Girls - by Emma ClineOlivia Newton-John and John Farnham together again - Interviewed by Leigh Sales (via ABC 7.30) - Twitter photo: "You look like the members of a cult, but quite a nice one with good, wholesome food"Spaghetti Tree - RestaurantThe Dry - by Jane HarperOur Souls at Night - by Kent HarufMy Name Is Lucy Barton - by Elizabeth StroutThe Swans of Fifth Avenue - by Melanie BenjaminFlesh Wounds - by Richard GloverEverywhere I Look - by Helen GarnerA Room of One's Own - by Virginia WoolfOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats - by T.S. EliotMacavity: The Mystery Cat - by T.S. EliotMacavity in Cats: the Musical - by Andrew Lloyd Weber (via YouTube)Man's Search for Meaning - by Viktor E. FranklThe Official History of ASIO (3 Volumes)- Spy Catchers - 1949-1963- The Protest Years - 1963-1975- The Secret Cold War - 1975-1989Victoria: The Queen - by Julia BairdThe Crown - Starring: Claire Foy, Vanessa KirbyThe Life-Writer - by David ConstantineLincoln in the Bardo - by George SaundersEileen - by Ottessa MoshfeghLight and Shadow: Memoirs of a Spy's Son - by Mark ColvinWater Colour of Leigh and Annabel - by Jason Roberts (@jasonpainter on Instagram) Christmas gift to Crabb from Sales. Painted during filming of 'When I Get a Minute' Episode 3The Hair Elastic Bracelet - Christmas gift to Sales from Crabb.

Let the OverDrive staff entertain you as we hit the Great White Way to discuss books that have been adapted into Broadway musicals! Adam and Jill are joined by their co-worker Meghan who is also a theater nerd and the three of them share their great love of books and the stage in this week's episode. (There might also be some singing involved because, well, why not?)    Books Mentioned in this Episode Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow The Bible The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot The String of Pearls by Anonymous Wicked by Gregory Maguire The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis American Lion by Jon Meacham Go Down Together by Jeff Guinn Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Matilda by Roald Dahl Tales from the South Pacific by James Michner Ragtime by E.L. Doctrow The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Hamlet by William Shakespeare Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Once and Future King by T. H. White The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon Fun Home by Alson Bechdel Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie The Berlin Trilogy by Christopher Isherwood Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Carrie by Stephen King A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com     Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

The Immortals are on to something. Nope, still not the ominous messages from Intern, not the government conspiracy to cover up aliens, and not even Sarah's thing about people stopping her from eating the food. It's that the people in Faces may not be having a good time. It's worth looking into. They discuss this plus Tom Wait's voice, the voice of Richard Hell, we'll listen to the voice of T.S. Eliot and…the truth that is out there. Get excited.    Intro 0:00 – 2:50 Faces 2:50 – 27:28 Heartattack and Vine 27:28 – 39:26 Razor Clam 39:26 – 40:04 Blank Generation 40:04 – 47:45 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 47:45 – 59:07 The X-Files 59:07 – 1:32:23 Outro 1:32:23 – 1:39:47     --Leave your own henge ratings at TheArtImmortal.com --Be sure you leave an iTunes review so Pedro can give you a compliment on air.   Email Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us Thursday next as we discuss more things. Until then, email or tweet us your thoughts, leave a review on iTunes and other crap every podcast asks you to do. (But we love that you do it!)   Artwork by Ray Martindale Opening Tune by Adam Lord

You may not be familiar with the name Edward Gorey, but the work of this 20th century artist and author is legendary.  Gorey lived in New York City in the 1950’s and 1960s where he illustrated works like Dracula by Bram Stoker, The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. That book was later turned into the Broadway Musical “Cats,” one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history.  Gorey was also well-known for his animated introduction to the PBS series Mystery!  He also won a Tony Award for his designs in the Broadway production of Dracula.  Later, Gorey retired as a “reluctant recluse,” according to Fordham Professor Travis Russ.  He is the founding member of “The Life Jacket Theatre Company,” which is bringing Gorey’s legendary life to the stage. Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon sits down with Writer/Director Travis Russ and actor Andrew Dawson, who plays one version of the endearing artist in “Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey.”  

If you can't tell from the squeals of delight, Emily is super excited to finally focus an entire episode on her love for cats! Since we did an episode raising our glasses to dogs last year, we found it only appropriate to give our feline friends some equal love and attention (even if they don't appreciate it). This episode's wine: Casillero del Diablo 2012 Pinot Grigio, Chile This episode's cheese: Roasted Garlic with Tomato & Basil cheese Visit our website, classylittlepodcast.com for more info! Clearly, this is all about the musical, "Cats." No, not really, but we do talk about Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical based on T. S. Eliot's book, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." Emily's cats tend to distract us for this episode ... although, they distract us from most other episodes, but we didn't edit it out this week. Lots of "dawwws" and sighs over cats throughout this episode. We call dogs "whorish" a few times in this episode just because cats are so particular about who they show affection to. James tells us about the numerous historical figures who love cats, almost as much as Emily does. And, be prepared for Emily to go crazy-cat-lady with the puns in this episode. Some of those mentioned are Albert Einstein, John Lennon, Sir Isaac Newton and Freddie Mercury! No Google search would be complete without finding some cats on the Internet, including Bonsai Kittens, the Kitty Cat Dance, Simon's Cat, Nyan Cat, the eHarmony Cat Lady (and the Songify remix video), Grumpy Cat, and more! Why are cats so popular on the internet? We find a few theories about this phenomenon.  James talks about heroic cats who have made the news, and how they've captured our hearts. Emily drops her mic following her diatribe about the idiocy of Timmy getting stuck in the well all the time. We also find out people can volunteer their time playing with cats at local shelters! And, we implore Christian Bale to come on our podcast, yet again! Want to watch some heroic cats? Watch the videos in our show notes! We discuss some fun facts about cats, including why cats are known for getting stuck up trees and why you should stop scaring your cats with cucumbers. And, Emily has a new cat-related obsession: Putting YouTube Videos on that are specifically for cats. We finally found a way to keep cats' attention! Featured promos: Afterburn739 Now That I'm Older Find more great podcasts on Twitter by searching the hashtag #PodernFamily on Twitter! Special thanks to Adam Centamore for his book, "Tasting Wine & Cheese: An Insider's Guide to Mastering the Principles of Pairing," which inspires us to try new wine and cheese pairings in every episode! Cheers!