Reading Rainbow - Loni Ackerman applies CATS make up

an episode about cats the animal shows the make up process for "Grizabella" as portrayed by Broadway actress Loni Ackerman.

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• reading
• Rainbow
• Loni
• Ackerman
• CATS

[Bobo411]

i didn't know these guys did their own makeup too...respect

[jelliclechristine]

that video was so cool!!!!

[HouseOnSunset]

@noodle0912 Not sure. Look up Barn Theatre.

[noodle0912]

@HouseOnSunset Is it in Northern CA or Southern?

[HouseOnSunset]

@noodle0912 In that case, skip the current California production. It's a national embarrassment to the world of theatre.

[noodle0912]

@HouseOnSunset Yes, there is certainly a lot to see out there. And, yes, I only pay to see good quality companies. We have plenty of wonderful companies near and in the Los Angeles area. Thanks for the info.

[HouseOnSunset]

@noodle0912 Keep a lookout for announcements. There are new regional productions popping up left and right. I'd be strongly wary of any summer stock productions, as most of them are quite awful. But I did see the show last theatre season in Denver and Salt Lake City and those were fantastic productions. I might also sneak to Arizona to see it in April if I have time or money.

[noodle0912]

@HouseOnSunset Dammit. Been dying to see ANY production of it!

What a shame that it was bad, though.

[HouseOnSunset]

@noodle0912 Relax, LOL, you already missed it. It was in Bellport, NY at the Gateway Playhouse, but it was an awful production (though it looked like a high end opera production at the Met compared to that abortion they staged at the Barn Theatre in California around the same time.)

[noodle0912]

@HouseOnSunset What? Where is it playing?!

[HouseOnSunset]

Poor Loni... Looks so lovely here, but did anyone see her recently in "Sunset Boulevard?" She hasn't aged well... AT ALL!

[musicaltheatergeek79]

"I want to know what the plot of the show is"

@LoadedDreidel Once a year the cats have a gathering at the junkyard where they all compete to see who gets to go to the Heaviside Layer (kitty heaven). Grizabella tries to join in, but the others shun her 'cause she used to be vain but is now old and haggard. Old Deuteronomy (the sage leader) has the last say and forgives her. Grizabella then sings "Memory" and gets on a tire and is whisked to heaven where she'll be reborn as a beautiful kitten.