CATS - 1983 Tony Awards - Betty Buckley

More long lost footage of mine. The opening number from Cats and then Betty. The opening showcases a who's who of 80's B'Way..Terrance Mann, Ken Page, Steve Hanan...

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[highgranite]

Does anyone know if there exists a video of Stephen Hannan's performance as GrowlTiger available anywhere? His vocals were spectacular, and I would love to see his physical performance....

Thanks for any info

[NewNickTahoe]

@highgranite none that i know of :( saw him do it live and he was AMAZING! he also was samuel in the orig pirates of penzance...on the cast recording with kevin klein, but when the movie version was filmed, while it is still his voice, it's not him in the film. maybe recorded the soundtrack then had scheduling conflict when they actually filmed? not sure...

[broadwayfan66]

is this Old Dueteronomy Ken page? He's very nice. I sent him a letter and he wrote back with a hand written personal letter and an autograph. It was very cool

[NewNickTahoe]

@broadwayfan66 yes, that would be ken!

[highbelter]

Ahh... Betty Buckley is unbelievable here. Thanks for posting this!

[ohioweatherguy]

Can't believe everyone sat on their asses at the conclusion of that performance. Betty Buckley and Memory... very little in the history of Broadway is comparable to that combination.

[disneydanny2]

@ohioweatherguy i'm pretty sure it was a taped and edited piece. i saw the show in New York and that set was HUGE & way to complicated to remove & relocate for one evening now if they had had an inflatable set like the current U.S. Tour does then they could have done that live

[rellenoz]

Betty Buckley struts out there in those heels and slays them all!



[MrAmazingMarcus]

@MillerMo10 Elaine is a heartless performer, with no power. I'm always shocked she is given so much credit. Her voice PALES in comparison

[FISTRIG]

ONE DOES NOT HERE PERFORMANCES LIKE THIS OFTEN. IT IS A REMARKABLE READING OF AN FABULOUS PIECE OF MUSIC !

[hermitcrabbot]

I looked up the definition of 'Grande Dame' on the web, and up came a picture of Betty.....

[ValtronW]

I really like the man who played Skimbleshanks!

[oofahman]

When she hits that "TOUCH ME!" oh my!!! Goose bumps!!! Betty rocks..I have all of her albums! Got to see her in Sunset too...AMAZING!!!

[nu2rasln2010]

Betty is such an awesome singer. She really put her heart and soul into this song and performance.

[carihigs]

One of the many things I love about Cats is how the choreography was barely ever changed. The dancing for the parts in this video are the exact same in the film. And when Cats came to town back in April, the dancing was still very much the same. I always found that interesting. :D

[MewPassionAngel]

Does anyone have any footage of Timothy Scott as Mistoffelees (besides what's here)? I've been searching for ages and can't find anything, only a couple of pictures. I'm dying to see his version of Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer (and his own song if that were possible).