I have never seen/heard of a production where Misto sings this. Surprisingly, I actually quite like this one, even though it should be Munkustrap. =P But I adore Misto's little dance-off with Jenny and his showy-offy bits, haha! :-) Thanks so much for posting.
@musikmadchen3 Why SHOULD it be Munk singing this song? in case you are not aware of it, this is how it was done in the original production (there was even a third verse). Of course as it was difficult to find guys to play Misto who could sing this song, tap and have a principal dancer level in classical ballet, they had to change around 1994. In other productions they were already using Munk for this song, and sometimes even for the Invitation, making Misto a mute character.
of course it SHOULD be Munk singing this song since he is the narrator of the story. It was actually planned to have Munk sing this song even in the 1981 OLC production.
But after Wayne Sleep thought that his role was to small he wanted to sing this song, too. Since they wanted Wayne Sleep badly they decided to let him sing this song.
@chrissi2810 so as you seem to know it all, why did they keep it that way for over 10 years before changing it? I ask this as the guy who took over from Wayne Sleep wasn`t a singer at all and they actually had to bring the song down one key until 1991 for him (making a horrible key change everytime the girls sang the chorus). In the original production Misto was also a narrator (look at the Broadway version, the original Misto sang Mungo and Rumple)
Mistoffelees time to shine!! XD His dance off with Jenny.
I think they hated on Jenny a bit much though, If I saw it I would assume none of the cats liked her lol.
Mistoffelees is adorable here, and his voice is awesome Has to be one of my fave actors for that character. Is this the production where he also sung Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer? and bits of Old D with Tugger?
Please upload more from this production if you have any! I am dyeing to see the rest
Oh yes, I really like Mistoffelees' dance off with Jenny, too...... one of my favourite parts that Misto has to do.
This isn't the production where Mistoffelees is singing "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (that were the early years on Broadway, don't have a video of that) and some of "Old Deuteronomy" (that was in the first years of the original London production)
The rest is mostly like the video, except "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer", they sing the old tune of the song.
Waaas? Misto singt den Part? Okay, im Grunde ist es ja Quaxo. Man hört ja auch auf der Premierenaufnahme, dass es nicht von Munkus, sondern Quaxo gesungen wird. Aber irgendwie dachte ich, dass wäre so 'ne Sache, die man quasi direkt nach der Premiere wieder abgeschafft hat ;-)
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sjcrea 2 months ago
is bombalurina played by Rosemarie Ford here? It looks like her
CressidaTussaud 2 months ago
I have never seen/heard of a production where Misto sings this. Surprisingly, I actually quite like this one, even though it should be Munkustrap. =P But I adore Misto's little dance-off with Jenny and his showy-offy bits, haha! :-) Thanks so much for posting.
musikmadchen3 2 months ago
@musikmadchen3 Why SHOULD it be Munk singing this song? in case you are not aware of it, this is how it was done in the original production (there was even a third verse). Of course as it was difficult to find guys to play Misto who could sing this song, tap and have a principal dancer level in classical ballet, they had to change around 1994. In other productions they were already using Munk for this song, and sometimes even for the Invitation, making Misto a mute character.
sjcrea 2 months ago
@sjcrea
of course it SHOULD be Munk singing this song since he is the narrator of the story. It was actually planned to have Munk sing this song even in the 1981 OLC production.
But after Wayne Sleep thought that his role was to small he wanted to sing this song, too. Since they wanted Wayne Sleep badly they decided to let him sing this song.
chrissi2810 2 months ago
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@chrissi2810 so as you seem to know it all, why did they keep it that way for over 10 years before changing it? I ask this as the guy who took over from Wayne Sleep wasn`t a singer at all and they actually had to bring the song down one key until 1991 for him (making a horrible key change everytime the girls sang the chorus). In the original production Misto was also a narrator (look at the Broadway version, the original Misto sang Mungo and Rumple)
sjcrea 2 months ago
He has a nice voice
secretagenttigress 4 months ago
Is anyone from the 1998 video cast in this?
katlaw55 7 months ago
@katlaw55
Yes there is...... Bryn Walters as Admetus/Macavity, Leah Sue Morland as Rumpleteazer and Phyllida Crowley-Smith as Victoria
chrissi2810 7 months ago
@chrissi2810 in the film rumpleteazer is played by Jo Gibb
MultiDom99 4 months ago
@MultiDom99
i know^^
chrissi2810 4 months ago
I can't thank you enough for uploading this!
JoeOnBroadway 7 months ago
Mistoffelees time to shine!! XD His dance off with Jenny.
I think they hated on Jenny a bit much though, If I saw it I would assume none of the cats liked her lol.
Mistoffelees is adorable here, and his voice is awesome Has to be one of my fave actors for that character. Is this the production where he also sung Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer? and bits of Old D with Tugger?
Please upload more from this production if you have any! I am dyeing to see the rest
Thanks so much for the upload BTW :)!
DontBeAZombie 7 months ago
@DontBeAZombie
Oh yes, I really like Mistoffelees' dance off with Jenny, too...... one of my favourite parts that Misto has to do.
This isn't the production where Mistoffelees is singing "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (that were the early years on Broadway, don't have a video of that) and some of "Old Deuteronomy" (that was in the first years of the original London production)
The rest is mostly like the video, except "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer", they sing the old tune of the song.
chrissi2810 7 months ago
Let's cross our fingers for a 2013 revival
metstudioversions 7 months ago 9
@metstudioversions Yes, that would be awesome :D
Wenubischannel 7 months ago
OMG, it's so awesome that this is sung by Misto :P
Wenubischannel 7 months ago 5
YAY! :D
Schulzman94 7 months ago
@Misbub
Also Munkus sollte das schon singen, finde ich :D Aber Misto dürfte gerne wieder mitsteppen xD
chrissi2810 7 months ago
Waaas? Misto singt den Part? Okay, im Grunde ist es ja Quaxo. Man hört ja auch auf der Premierenaufnahme, dass es nicht von Munkus, sondern Quaxo gesungen wird. Aber irgendwie dachte ich, dass wäre so 'ne Sache, die man quasi direkt nach der Premiere wieder abgeschafft hat ;-)
MarcelsBitch 7 months ago
@MarcelsBitch
Ich hab das auch immer gedacht, aber das ging noch bis 1996 so, dass Misto/Quaxo das gesungen hat...... zumindest in London.
chrissi2810 7 months ago