Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats will be the next show available free of charge on The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel.
Starring Elaine Paige as Grizabella and John Mills as Gus, the 1998 Universal Studios film was recorded at London’s Adelphi Theatre. Directed by David Mallet, the film also features Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy, the role he originated on Broadway, Rosemarie Ford as Bombalurina and John Partridge as Rum Tum Tugger. The film will be available from 7pm (BST) on 15 May 2020 for 24 hours in the UK (but 48hrs elsewhere).
Aimed at giving locked-down theatre fans access to a West End or Broadway experience in their own homes, the new channel was launched last month by Universal Pictures Home Video Entertainment’s Content Group.
A new show is released online every Friday from 7 pm British Standard Time for a limited 48-hour period. With no charge or sign-up fee payable, theatre fans who are able are being asked to make a donation to charitable organisations offering help and support to people in the industry facing hardship as the theatre closedown continues. The charities listed on The Shows Must Go On channel include Acting For Others, Broadway Cares and the Actors Benevolent Fund.
Alongside the full-length shows, clips of famous performances and behind-scenes footage are also being uploaded regularly to the channel.
Angela Thomas
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