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  • Marlene Danielle about kicked herself in the face at 3:38

  • i luv demeters voice but bomba , not that good she should be in the color purple or something. just not cats ,not bombalurina

  • Boring !

  • 1:36 .......just listen to that voice! Damn!

  • Cast of Cats lol :D

  • UGH. Every video of performances I click on, the comments are always "London's better" "the video is so much better" "Elaine was the best Grizabella" "Jo Gibb was the best Rumpleteazer"

    ENOUGH ALREADY. QUIT DISSING THE BROADWAY VERSION. I am so sick of this crap! No shit the video may seem perfect, because it's a VIDEO. It had to be perfect because they could never change it. There's a reason behind it. Did you even see any of the video cast in a live performance? No? Then shut up already.

  • @noodle0912 totally agree with ya.. the video and the live versions are so different.. as night and day...

  • @VeerleTarjaFreak im sorry i offended u but i was offended to see every comment was about how much more the movie is compared to this cast i am sorry i offended anyone i hope u dont hate me

  • i love bombas costume on broadway better than the almost all red on in the uk i think it matches her personality more and its nice to see cuz everyone copies the movie witch i hate i acctually love their voices they r really good andnee people d to remember the movie isnt the only good production out their thats why iu hate the "fans" of the movie cuz they think its the best but im sorry i saw a local theater production better than it

  • @wickedboyike2 Did I understand you correctly? You think every fan of the video version is like that. There are others out there. Sure some think like that. I think the vid is great and I love it. But I've seen CATS live and that Bomba was fantastic too! I love Rosemarie Fords Bombalurina but of cause there are other great ones. And you aren't better than the ones you hate because that's the same line of thinking. Just thought I point it out. But then again, we're both living in free countries.

  • I am REALLY shocked to read these comments about Marlene's voice! We must be hearing completely different things. Her voice is perfect for Bombalurina! It is dark and strong and full of personality. It is a Broadway voice.

  • Bomba sounds like shit. Or at least it doesn't sound like anything Bomba SHOULD sound like.

  • @disneyfangirl101 She was playing in Cats for about 18 years from when it opened till when it closed. I am sorry what shows on Broadway have you done?

  • I know this is like my 6th comment but seriously I think the make-up is too,um,what I guess you could describe as 'sharp' for lack of any better word. I like how it just looks more natural in other shows. And I guess Deme''s voice is okay,but I just don't like Bomba's. But I love the costumes,& sort of the wigs.

  • I love most of the costumes but mostly hate the make-up...

  • yeah this is what Bomba should look like I love the Broadway Costumes.

  • FUCK MY LIFE

  • it was and wasn’t good. some voices

    (not going to name anyone)

  • it was and wasn’t good. some voices

    (not going to namme anyone)

  • Looking at these comments I have come to the conclusion that the majority of people watching this video are twelve years old (seeing as how you have memorized the names of the actors in the movie) haha. I was once like you too. Anyway, I personally love Marlene's voice. It is dark and brassy and perfect for this song. And I have always been obsessed with the bold and scruffy Broadway costumes.

  • I've always preferred the British version.

  • When Demeter sings: ugh ok...

    When Bombarurina sings: SHOOT ME NOW!

  • @WickedCatsFan 1st- i love your username

    &

    2nd- i know huh

  • @WickedCatsFan lol. Little harsh,but I prefer the movie to this.

  • Marlene played Bomba for nineteen years, what a freaking legend <3

  • not sure i like this bomba's voice... shes definitely not my favourite. but god i love that costume <3

  • @TribalStudios18 Well, that original cast is almost completely dead!!

  • I prefer the movie over this one. Nothing can compare to the original movie. And the original broadway cast....-.-

  • these aren't the Cats I grew up with...

  • who the f*ck is the dude at 2:57?!

  • @livetofly935  He was probably a fan dressed up.

  • I kind of perfer Donna King, she was the Original broadway Bombalurina, she has an awsom voice

  • @JasonCollago309 Yes,and she was a BEAUTIFUL Bomba. She and Rosemarie both are how I think Bombalurina would look.:)

  • there are some better versons of Macavity

  • Rosemarie and Aeva did this much better, I think :)

  • @kaylaXcullenXbaybee Oops I clicked on HorseBabe12 twice instead of you.

  • @kaylaXcullenXbaybee is that the cast with Elaine Page ?

  • @SuperMusicCrazed Yes! :)

  • I definately prefer the movie version than this one. I don't like how she sang Bomb's part.

  • dvd version much better! these cats look so ugly the ones in the movie are so much better looking!!

  • Get the DVD from netflix!! And that "chick" that plays bomballerina. Yeeeeyyyyaaaa....that's a dude. Tranny alert.

  • Apparently September 4th,1999

  • When was this made

    

  • What happened to bomba's voice? It sounds like she went through a garbage disposal

  • Holy crap I just saw my math teacher in that video!!! Yuck!!!

  • @calloia567 is she one of the cats

  • i honestly don't want to sound like the person who only likes the video, but honestly, I prefer Rosmarie Ford. This Bombalurina is just too..... awful. She's just not very good and I'm not sure how she got the role. She sounds a bit too old to me... But Demeter isn't half bad. :)

  • i like demeters voice, it almost sounds excactly like the movie version....but bomba, YUCK! (no effence)

  • Take into consideration that the filmed cast had the benefit of recording in a studio, they could re-record takes and fix the audio as needed. Performing live, the sound is obviously quite different. I don't care for this Bombalurina's voice, really, but I think Demeter's quite nice.

  • I have never seen Cats... but personally I loved the way these two sounded. Maybe I just have nothing else to compare it to. Who knows?

  • to me there is always a reason why Rosemarie was asked to do the video production, not Marlene

  • The video version cats had that sweet maturity to them and they had a good chemistry. These two are too diva-like.

  • @Apjooz true dat lol

  • @ganzgirl29992

    Same. They just don't fit the part and they skip loads of da song

  • I really do prefer Rosemarie Ford and Aeva May. Reasons 1. They can lift their legs up to their faces, and not 2 inches in the air. 2. These 2 seem a little too "dramatic". Demeter does in the beginning, at least. 3. Rosemarie has a soft, beautiful voie, and Marlene has a rough, deep voice... 4. Their costumes and make up were kinda better :/ But that's just what i think! No hatezzzzz :)

  • Love this Demeter!

    and Bombalurina is... well... xD

  • I actuslly like this. : )

  • one of the worst videos of macavity. Demeter and bomba are bored to deah to move their feet

  • horrible

  • I wish I lived in New York so I could catch stuff like this..

  • I really like Demeters voice but Bombas is kind of... weird

  • I beg your pardon, but where? Singing in a strange way. Like a professional, but so many mistakes! And dancing strangely. And the music is cut off. Tell me, who is.

  • I beg your pardon, but where? Singing in a strange way. Like a professional, but so many mistakes! And dancing strangely. And the music is cut off. Tell me, who is.

  • bombalurina sings ther really bad rosemarie ford is much better

  • I think they're GREAT. Haters hate. Let's see you guys get up there in spandex and belt one out haha.

  • @poeticmosher Don't be silly, I'm not hating. They could have done better. I enjoyed watching it, it's my favorite song from Cats. But it's not like they couldn't have done better, they had singing pretty down but I would have liked to see more emotion. They could have done much better, IMO, but it's not like I'm saying they suck.

  • They didn't seem to have their hearts in the performance, I would have really liked to see more energy and emotion. They needed to be more into character

  • @littlenelllie The woman playing Demeter looked happy-go-lucky the whole time. Macavity is supposed to have done something horrible to her that scarred her - like in the movie and Broadway versions, she looks upset throughout it. The yseemed slinky and sexy enough, but didn't have the right emotion.

  • @glitzandglam11 I didn't think bomba was sexy enough either, it was kinda, akward?

  • Ok guys these girls were on broadway for a reason. They can sing dance act and work a crowd

  • i like the movie cast wayyyy better. i dont even really like their makeup

  • Demeter really is not that bad but Bomb sounds like a pig who has a sinus infection

  • @veggietenor well...uh...what a nice way to put things lol

  • all of these horrific performances are the reasons why the musical closed! what a disgrace to andrew llyod webber's masterpiece!

  • This is great but honestly i think the video version just ruins the other versions for everyone!

    This was actually the first macavity song i heard, so it is quite familiar to me.

  • She's too cocky

  • I prefer Aeva May and Rosemarie Ford much more than them

  • I will never forget when they showed this. They had just shown CATS on PBS (a few months before that), I was living in Arizona and they didn’t show it there so Mom taped it for me and sent it to me along with the TV guide article. After that I watched the video 2 or 3 times a day for a year! Then in the fall of ’99 this was on the Today Show and I was able to tape it!!!

  • they need go on more talk shows i havent seen anybody have cats on any morning talk shows in long time

  • Demeter was fine! No offense Bombalurina, but you were ALL OVER the place! I didn't Marlene... at all... ok im done sugar coating this she was terrible!!! i couldn't understand a word she said! she was either shouting it or growling it!

  • @BroadwayIsLove33

    Her hair isn't crazy! That's what all their wigs look like except for Macavity, Cassandra, Tantomile, Coricopat and The Great Rumpus Cat.

  • i still prefer west end and its dancing

  • does victoria look a little like a guy?

    and bobalirina character has such a deep voive

  • i like her better as demeter

  • @rumpleteazer1212 I think I am not sure...that she did the tour production I saw...

  • How did she get the part??

  • they look chubby, a lot of bones I guess.

  • It's muscle... generally professional dancers have that.

  • bombalurina cant sing a note. i like the persone who played her in the movie and the music way better.

  • Prefer the Rosemarie and Aeva but I love them all

  • @VAMPIRICROCKSTAR i only love the ones that can actualy sing like rosemarie, but this lady could never ever ever ever be compared to Rose. 4 exmple, rose can sing this lady can't.

  • Oh Marlene Danielle as always been one of my favorite Bombalurina's! Fantastic!

  • Wow! And she had played in that show for 16 years! When was this recorded and is there more clips from this broadcast?

  • what is macavaty

  • A character in Cats...he's kind of a criminal cat lol

  • macavity is the evil cat in CATS the musical. ;)

  • he's the bad cat from the play CATS from broadway. watch it its really cool :D

  • @kingrobinho77 The villian or criminal cat in the musical.

  • I prefer rosemarie ford and aeva may.

  • you have to consider the fact that that was a movie, and maybe the audio was altered a bit for the movie, and this one was live. i think everyone likes that one better just cause they know it best. i was disappointed they cut out a lot of this song :P

  • @HorseyBabe12 Oh Hell yeah!!!! There way better than these people

  • @HorseyBabe12 I know right?!

  • @HorseyBabe12 Your not alone,

  • i loved the show cats iv seen it sevrel times in the UK shame its no longer running but sometimes it tours go and see it and i called my childhood ginger cat Macavity after the song he was awsome and the pure white act i always thought she was so so cute

  • I think they skipped Demeter's second verse. O.o

  • Lol yes...they had to cut the song short...

  • Ah.

  • i think i liked demeter better in this one. but they're both terrific.

  • the 2 girls who played thise role when i saw them was Rosemary Ford and Michelle Hooper they were brillent

  • it was good,but i didn't like it when their voices squeaked.

  • shes got a nice voice but kjust not AS strong the lady from the movie

  • I actually think it's probably too strong.

  • its kinda close to the movie.

  • I prefer Rosemarie...

  • thank you very much.

  • look people if the producer or director or whatever thought that she was terrible then they wouldn't have kept her for its full broadway run. duh

  • exactly

  • This made me kinda sad. :(

  • My high school production is better than this! Check the videos!

  • DRCTRkjcharmedfreak,

    u can't compare ur amateur production to broadway,

  • even broadway can't compare to the London version, which in my opinion is the best of all. Effort is good, but I can't stand to listen to this.

  • definitly, im same

  • Well I can when the broadway one sucked in my opinion. The vocals just werent doing it for me....

  • I love Deme's make-up , its so pretty , I think people issue with Marlene's interpretation of Bomba is the fact that Bomba is less sensual and feminine and Marlene makes her feistier , to be quite honest I dont enjoy her performance as much others , but its still a good , powerful interpretation of Bombalurina....=)

  • omg the bomby part is terrible! nothing like the film version, wow, im a demeter part myself, and she did well, but the over singing and the style of how she sang those notes were just...awful.

  • I'm surprised they didn't use Marlene Danielle for the film version.

  • your suprised? i'm not this lady can't sing. end of discussion.

  • Great Video.

    This Is My Fave Song!

  • sorry, but i really don't like the singing and acting in this video!! Don't get me wrong, I love Cats, I'm obsessed with it but... I just don't like this!! marlene doesn't seem much of a Bombie!!

  • ya i completely agree with u!

  • man women i love you for agreeing with us. its seems to me that the only people with some common sense on this comment section are the ones who think Rosemarie was a way better actor, singer, and dancer. so for ur comment i luv you.

  • haha thanks? Lol!

  • Rosemarie and Marlene are very different people, and both of them take on the role differently. Both actresses are amazingly talented but neither surpasses the other. Considering Marlene stayed with the show for 19 years, I'd say she had a lot of dedication. It didn't take common sense to say Rosemarie was better; it took a lot of closemindedness.

  • wow they're both really bad compared to the cast they used in the filmed version.

  • well, you have to keep in mind that in the filmed version they used people who have been in the industry for a while. They;re more professional. Aslo, when you film something, they get to be able to go over the voices, dub them, mix them, change them, fix them, tweek then, even use a completly different voice for them. I know that 'jemima' in the filmed version had a diff voice to get rid of her accent. They have to concentrate on just dancing. These guys have to on dancing and singing, both.

  • No they're not. I think they're both really good. I can see nothing wrong with their singing, dancing., or acting. You're just so used to the film version that anything that deviates from that seems jarring to you.

  • whether you like this version or not...nothing can be as bad as the local version of cats i saw last nite, whatever choreography that wasn't eliminated was completely changed and that is blasphemy....I was not impressed at all i was DE-pressed. it was completely unnecessary to change/cut out the dancing....thats half the show right there.

  • @AmbraVittoria Cats IS dancing (and singing but to get the full effect of being a cat dancing is key) I mean, how can they seem cat-like without dance?! It just isn't right!

  • @AmbraVittoria they were also working with no real stage when they did this; I think its ok. The filmed version was like the the elite of the elite; it was cast from many different shows put together

  • The only real problem was the fact that Demeter and Bombalurina aren't quite syncing. Demeter is a hair behind vocally. But, as I recall, when this was filmed, that Demeter had JUST joined the cast. I could be wrong. As for being bad, once again, you're used to the video and the choreography and style is very different in the live/Broadway production. I used to feel the same way. Trust me once you see it live, you forget the comparison and it's phenomenal. Wish it was still running on Bway

  • @armageddonff Very true

  • lol Victoria's like "yea it take me an hour"

  • mmmhhh...dann kann ich ja gleich mal einer person beschied sagen *schiel*

  • Ich finds echt blöd, die heutzutage gibt es Cats fast nur noch am Broadway,...

  • Wie meinst du das? Cats gibt es doch seit 2000 nicht mehr am Broadway,

  • There's just something about her... I can't see her as Demeter. And, no, it's not the Bombalurina costume she's wearing. Just the way she was holding herself when the one woman was asking her questions.

    *shrugs*

    Perhaps it's the lack of sleep.

  • That's Celina as Demeter from that Legally Blonde reality show? She must have been a teenager here. Anyone know how old she was when they filmed this?

  • If I remember correctly, she was 19.

  • Wow, I'm actually in this, but I never got to see it. Thank you to whom ever posted this!

  • really, which cat are you?? that's amazing

  • I'm one of the twins, Coricopat.

  • That's awesome, and you are all very talented.

  • Awesome! Have you also played other characters in Cats?

  • Whoa she was the original Demeter? =D

  • not the ORIGINAL original. it was on the west end before it was on broadway :-)

  • no she was the swing/understudy first than she moved into the role

  • no...the understudy/swing

  • the acting was WAY overdone!

  • IT'S THEATRE. It's not a movie where things can be spelt out.

  • I was just saying that they put over-emphasis on certain words and it made it seem really unprofessional, so I don't care for this version.

  • You must see ... they usually play in a theatre in front of several hundreds of people. They have to pronounce things different, so that everybody (as well those who're sitting in the last row) can understand the lyrics.

  • The acting just seems kind of off to me, but Demeter has a lovely voice.

  • Good Job!

  • Why is the Apsaragus cat in this scene? there arent supposed to be any guys here. just the female cats

  • i watch the today show alot but when was this

  • Apsaragus is a switch, it means that if they need a certain number of cats in a scene they can drag him into it. In all thought though they should have used the female switch, but oh well.

  • Do you mean swing?

  • Eeek, sorry! Yes, I mean swing. At my school we always joke by calling it a switch because we have guys who sometimes fill in for the parts that should belong to a girl, and the girls do the same. So it's called a switch ^_^

  • curious which parts are those?

  • Oh my God! What did they done with my favorite phrase "The Napoleon of Crime"?

    Aeva and Rosemarie - the best Demeter and Bombalurina ever!!!

  • That's why they were chosen to do the video version ^_^