I found it very hard to sit through this abominable video. The choreography shifted from charming in the first five minutes to just plain embarrassing - Jennyanydots and the Rum Tum Tugger being prominent examples: musical numbers that I covered my eyes for.
The costumes and sets were also worth hiding from. The reddish-purple lighting and indigo background were sickening, especially against the orange fur of many of the cats. Surreal, and frankly, dated.
I was also confused by the haphazard plot. Their leader kidnapped by a lukewarm villain straight out of the Power Rangers - and then a lavish song-and-dance about a magician cat? Anticlimactic to say the least.
"Memory" was the only song where I didn't find myself cringing. It really stood out from all the other lame and repetitive songs as a lasting showtune. Overall, though, I want back the two hours that I spent plugging my ears in front of this ghastly production. I would love, actually, now, to see it performed - a play this popular can't be consistently that awful.
The costumes and sets were also worth hiding from. The reddish-purple lighting and indigo background were sickening, especially against the orange fur of many of the cats. Surreal, and frankly, dated.
I was also confused by the haphazard plot. Their leader kidnapped by a lukewarm villain straight out of the Power Rangers - and then a lavish song-and-dance about a magician cat? Anticlimactic to say the least.
"Memory" was the only song where I didn't find myself cringing. It really stood out from all the other lame and repetitive songs as a lasting showtune. Overall, though, I want back the two hours that I spent plugging my ears in front of this ghastly production. I would love, actually, now, to see it performed - a play this popular can't be consistently that awful.