St. Xavier High School - Cats "Memory"

[brasspetals1]

I think she's a beautiful singer. Yes it might sound a bit over-done, but she sounds really passionate. Gave me chills!

[secretagenttigress]

Jemima's voice was amazing..... Grizabella's was good but she pushed it just s little too much on "touch me"... If she had sunk to the floor with that tone, it would have worked... But otherwise great job!!!

[Lovelee2105]

Very well done......especially 4 high school

[TJW595]

Very good performance, impressive indeed, she did over do her voice in the climax a tad but this isnt a broadway star so i wouldnt expect everything to be exactly perfect, but this is deff the best high school interpretation ive ever seen, her voice was beautiful and actually very close to Gizabella from the 1998 Film edition of cats, it was a very remarkable performance regardless of high school or not.

[Asterexer]

Oh my god, tears... Rolling down my face. That was simply beautiful. An amazing preformance. Bravo.

[sydneylynnx]

This seriously gave me chills.

[KatieVigunas]

jemima was better

[KatieVigunas]

nevermind.....

[KatieVigunas]

i thought it was good...

[RDexter17]

She murdered the climax. She shouldnt preform this song if you cant sing the most important part

[Doggielovers100]

Amazing

[ValtronW]

She's trying waaaay too hard to be sad. And it just plain didn't work.

Awful. Vocals need help too.

[noodle0912]

Corny. 

[alman021]

THE SINGING CAT IS SO FAT!

[barismom525]

@alman021 actually, if you'd look more closely, you'd see that it's the layers of her costume. ria is a beautiful young actress/singer who did an incredible job in CATS, as did the rest of the cast. double-crossed4ever

[alman021]

@barismom525 YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON RIA! AYIEHHHH !

[Shinglemump]

@alman021 Well in my opinion, I see YOU as an immature trouble maker, alman021. I mean, seriously, what is the point? you need to learn a big lesson about people's feelings, and how stupid you are making yourself look.

[alman021]

@Shinglemump I'm only a kid and I know to heal love things!

[Shinglemump]

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[alman021]

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[Shinglemump]

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[alman021]

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[alman021]

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[alman021]

is it live singing

[92kerplunk1992]

ouch

[misspunk76ify]

That was very good! Jemima was very good also. I'm putting on 'Cats' in three weeks and I'm Grizabella <3

[TheSKWDCOP1]

Wow gave me chills..great job, this is such a powerful musical and song. She did it more than justice.

[misspunk76ify]

3:17 her voice is very pretty :-)

[LunaTorki]

This is right up there with Elaine Paige, such a beautiful rendition.

[wiccaryan]

Beautiful performance, definitely one of the best amateur performances i've seen. Voice cracks somewhat during the belting, but i actually thought it was a part of her characterisation, Grizebella's distraught voice rather than the actresses strained voice - well done!

[ValtronW]

Wait. People actually ........like this?

Wow. Just wow.

[theatergeeksjk24601]

3:50 GAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

[noodle0912]

Ew. A little over dramatic to the point where it's unconvincing.

Decent vocals though. And nice set design.

[MsDramaQueenx3]

i cant even believe this is high school! this is amazing!

[ghunter499]

goosebump-city



[patrickboy18]

grizabella is amazing,..... nice voice, lots of emotions....a very good production

[Mittensshnookums]

I <3 this!!!!

When Grizabella is singing  " Touch me" It remids me of the Penguin off Batman (in a good way!)

I love this Jemima.. a little bit pop-ish.

[LeaLikesIcecream]

i actually cried when grizabella started her last line

[Jelliclecat42]

Do you have Mongojerrie and Rumpleteazer? and Mr.Misto

[prowresler]

girls in cat costumes god bless andrew loyd weber 

[Jelliclecat42]

@prowresler Creeper.

[GrandPrix55]

Very good amateur production

[julizwiebel]

First time I have seen a performance which is better than original London Version.

[ValtronW]

Why does her voice keep cracking? Terrible.

[annamaree93]

Grizabella was shit. Sorry. Jemima was nice.

[BearcatWizard]

Ria reminds me of Elaine, lots of emotion!

[karinaprincess2316]

Wow, Who ever played Grizabella ONE WORD!

Horrible. Just Horrible.

[oldschooledprincess]

GREAT! I created a review on my multiply account about this. Vocals perfect although Grizabella's was cracking a little. Jemima's voice is outstanding, except for her stance. I hope she had a better stance/position than this one.

[AlyssaKatherineGrace]

Get it ladies! Y'all sound amazing.

[AlyssaKatherineGrace]

Get it ladies! Y'all sound amazing.

[bombygriz]

IMO, I really didn't like this. Her voice was too young and pop-like. The song didn't go fast enough, either...Her acting was great, voice, not so much. Loved Silly...I wonder if any high school will ever pull it off??

[dreamerpixie]

wuz the Jemima costume based off of the usual Sillabub costume?

[freacls]

omg u guys are awsome well done

[waterwind2266]

That was absolutely fantastic! But, listen to the audience. It's "Memory" for god's sake! The audience should have been cheering like crazy!

[smarts21jm]

@waterwind2266 thats because this was a mid week dress rehearsal so there was not a usual audience

[MusicalRose23]

YAY :) RIAAAAA

[Jillianfosho]

Grizabellas performance gave me chills and made me cry. Geez that was fantastic.

[sevencheck2008]

beautiful voice!

[audreyhepburnrules]

Pretty good for a school production!

[teleryn0the0kitten]

I hope Ria was okay (Oh. come on, I SAW those tears!) Excellen! I love it! Jemima is a pure beauty!

[BeatlesLuver32]

truly amazing! the actress who played jemima has the voice of an angel, and the woman who played grizabella truly put the right emotions in the song. bravo!

[skilletfreak15]

Great Job, I actually got chills watching this

[TwixTheKitty]

You know, I think it's good that her voice fumbled a little on the 'touch me' lyric, because it shows the raw emotion behind it. I loved it, gave me chills

[renezza013]

absolutely lovely...costumes and set are amazing too...fantastic!!!

[Estreia45]

4 minuten und 54 sekunden gänsehaut!! wahnsinn

[bluemonday02]

oh my god i really had to cry! great voice!

[randomnumber010]

awesome job ria!!!!!! <3

[Buddha56729]

omg perfect

[uniquedanzer]

jemima voice is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great performance

[whitetiefilms]

That may have been the best performance of Memory I've ever seen.

[TXCappiesLuver2010]

3:50 lol

[DREamiNXO]

that was really good! well done!

[jelliclechristine]

opps...i forgot to say HOW AMAZING IT WAS

[jelliclechristine]

i didnt like how jemima took victoria place as the cat who touches her first

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

the girl playing grizzabella realy puts her heart and soul into this song, which it why its so beautiful, heart and soul is exsactly what this song calls for. well done :) x

[barismom525]

<3 kate & ria-- both outstanding performances! was so glad to see the show in person ;o)

[gogo245]

DAMN!! SHE GOOD!

[tarina94]

HOLY SHIZ O_O THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME

made me cry...

that song always does...

when I first saw the musical was the same day my cat died and she reminded meof grizabella

[RynoRampage]

This was her LAST performance at st. xavier which is one reason why she was so emotional at the end. NOTE: you can see her actually crying at 4:25 - 4:33

[thatstangy]

technically this wasn't her VERY last performance; this recorded version was actually a mid-week dress rehearsal between two weekends of shows. I'm sure you can only imagine what closing night was like if this was just a dress rehearsal :)

[xxIdinaxx]

Also, what you might think are tears are her cheek are actually sparkles. Guess they worked; they were meant to look like tears! Also, crying would have made the makeup run terribly. ;-)

[helenonline7]

Wow, what a performance! Everything was just perfect!

[whitetiefilms]

I thought the ending with her voice cracking and whatnot was beautiful. It just adds to the character. Brava.

[saint973]

she ruined the ending by overacting

[Boonedaba]

Hey, FUCK you. Other than Elaine Paige, this girl is the only Grizabella that has sent chills down my spine, and my scalp tingling. Jemima was freaking amazing as well. If you have an opinion about a *minimal* mistake, either keep it to yourself, or voice that opinion WITHOUT saying that she ruined it. This was by far the best school producion of cat's I've EVER seen on youtube.

[CarlyAndChelseaShow]

@Boonedaba

THANK YOU!

you are my hero.

[DylanoShow]

@Boonedaba my highschool did very well i really hope they upload it to youtube! they had the best rum tum tugger and gumbojerrie&rumpleteazer ive ever seen

[Boonedaba]

@DylanoShow GUMBOjerrie? Is this CATS in New Orleans?

[DylanoShow]

@Boonedaba hahaha i know it was a typo sorry but that was a very funny reply!

but i ment

[morkness08]

@Boonedaba I agree :O

[ValtronW]

@Boonedaba Are you for real? Have you even seen the videos on here of Betty Buckley or Laurie Beechman's performances?

You need to develop a little more sophisticated taste than this. Come on now.

[Boonedaba]

@ValtronW How dare you. Sophisticated? That's the biggest line of bullshit I've ever heard. Differing opinions, yes, but unsophisticated? In my opinion, how ever un-sophisticated you may think it, Betty Buckley is MERELY good. I do not care for her nasally vibrato much, but she's good. She got the part for a reason. Laure Beechman has a good voice, but her acting is dull, dull, dull. Don't get me started on Linda Balgord. She is nasalier than Karen Walker and has a vibrato like a machine gun.

[Boonedaba]

@Boonedaba Continued from first reply: She's crap. Now, My original comment is about a high school performance. This girl's actin was great. Her singing was good enough. By insulting me about my so-called "sophistication" is, by extension, insulting this girl's performance, which in itself, is un-sophisticated. Meaning, on top of being un-sophisticated, you are also a hypocrite. You should be happy that this was posted in the first place.

[Boonedaba]

@Boonedaba Adding on to what has been said, I WAS standing up for someone who needed it, as well as enjoying a great high school performance.

[ValtronW]

@Boonedaba My final comment: Buckley and Beechman actually ACTED like CATS. Not just walked around stiffly and aimlessly with a sad, pathetic look on their faces. Go back and watch Beechman's. I see a cat in her performance. Go back and watch Buckley's and watch how she paws at the ground. CAT.

[ValtronW]

@Boonedaba And even if she was decent, her voice is too immature and high for this song and character, as other have pointed out. We musn't forget that Griz is an OLD CAT. She's not meant to be portrayed by some kid. It just doesn't work.

But what more can I say? High school performances are always half-assed.

[ValtronW]

@Boonedaba It's absurd that you'd put an amateur above the professionals. Especially an amateur that's mediocre. I don't give a hoot about her acting (which is nothing to write home about), her voice fails on every level. She's cracking in every other line, which tells me that she needs to develop those vocal chords more. She's yelling instead of projecting her voice at the climax. She's stiff the entire time. It's a bad performance that anyone with a critical eye and ear can tell you.

[NeophyteNihilist]

After watching the original I'm pretty sure it's impossible to overact that part. It's pretty much the most (over) dramatic song I've encountered. Anyway, it was a dress rehearsal. She nailed it during the actual performance (at least the one I saw).

[MissKenmore99]

omfg fo high schoolers that was AMAZING aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[MrJohanfromSweden]

Wow! Her dress was really amazing! You really managed to tell the audience just was kind of caracter grizabella is like no one ever had done before! Even thou in my imagination Griz is more a actress whos star has long been gone but this is... Incredible. Johan.

[jandro50000]

HOLY SHIT, this is amazing

[RinSere]

I liked it all except when Grizabella sings the louder notes. she cracks up and it sounds eekish.

[movie21000]

do u have skimbleshanks or macavity?

[WillowandLillith]

I didnt really like the starting note, but the rest was awesome! It sounded great!

[LSCredhawk52]

Ria, you are amazing!! and Kate, to quote Ms. C, that was hot, hot, hot!

[AlwaysLost48]

man well she deserved it :) how old was she when she played the part of Jemima?

[thatstangy]

she was 17 i believe, ria was 18.

[AlwaysLost48]

that was absolutly amazing...Grizabellas vioce was outstanding and Jemima, props to who ever played her, her vioce was so pure..i loved it!

[nagyovafan]

Jemima was played by Kate Beach who won a Cappie award for Best Vocalist for the role.

[teleryn0the0kitten]

@nagyovafan

She deserved it!

[spartan104154]

Touch me! ;'( That was awsome!!! Congratulations

[bombygriz]

You guys had an absolutely beautiful production. <3