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Still a better story than Starlight Express (lemmynsfw.com)
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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've literally never watched or looked into the Cats musical, so I figured maybe the origin story and the plot was a gross oversimplification. I was wrong:

Cats is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. The plot revolves around a group of cats called the Jellicles, who gather for the annual Jellicle Ball, where their leader, Old Deuteronomy, chooses one cat to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and be reborn.

Throughout the night, various cats introduce themselves and share their stories, including Grizabella, a once-glamorous cat who is now shunned by the others. Despite being rejected, Grizabella sings “Memory,” expressing her longing for acceptance and a new life. In the end, Old Deuteronomy chooses Grizabella to ascend, granting her a second chance.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cats technically has an overarching plot but it’s more like a collection of two dozen very loosely connected songs. It’s actually really good.