One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, seen by over 73 million people worldwide, has finally come to Dubai.
The musical CATS is in Dubai until the 28th of January and has been an instant hit in the Emirate See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
The musical CATS is in Dubai until the 28th of January and has been an instant hit in the Emirate See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, seen by over 73 million
00:09people worldwide, has finally come to Dubai.
00:12The musical Cats enchanted audiences for the first time in the UAE on the 16th of January
00:16at the Dubai Opera in downtown Dubai, and was a huge success.
00:20People were a bit unsure what was going on, and you could really tell people were listening,
00:23which is quite nice, actually.
00:26And then halfway through the show, it changed.
00:28People started to really think about what was going on, and they were loving it, clapping
00:32along and cheering, and at the end, it was amazing.
00:36The atmosphere was really exciting, there was a lot of people here, and we've been working
00:41on it for so long to finally get that important ingredient of getting an audience in front
00:47of us for the first time.
00:48It was fantastic.
00:49It went really well.
00:50While getting into character for the actors has been a lot of hard work, being part of
00:53such an iconic show has made the hours of rehearsal worth every second.
00:57This character is called the Rum Tum Tugger, and it is amazing to play, because it's very
01:02much like me, like I'm always, if you say don't do this, I'll do it twice, and if you
01:07say don't go there, I'll go, and I'll call you to see that I'm there.
01:12It's like, I mean, ask my mom, yeah.
01:14So it's just great, because when everybody's doing something, I'm doing something different.
01:17When everybody's quiet, I scream.
01:19When everybody's screaming, I'm silent.
01:21So it's just a lot of fun, and to make people laugh, it's just wonderful.
01:25You aren't really sure how you're going to feel when you play a character such as this.
01:29You know it's a big bravado character, but you don't know in what way.
01:34And once you put it all on, and you've done all the work, the hard work of learning the
01:37dancing and the singing and where to stand, then this completes the ensemble, you know,
01:42and you can really focus in on what you have to do and what you have to provide.
01:46One of the biggest reasons for the success of the musical has been the interaction between
01:50the actors and the crowd in attendance.
01:52This show particularly is all about, there is no war between us and the audience.
01:57It's a collective environment, you know, we create this world that they have come into,
02:03and so to have them there is really important, and we're directing a lot of our storytelling
02:08to the audience, so they very much feel part of it.
02:11That's why I wanted to do this show, because I heard stories like that, that every night
02:16was different because of the people you interact with, but also to the characters on stage.
02:21We all get to do some choreography, but we get to play within the show.
02:28You do have set positions for the choreographies, but all the interactions, every day you can
02:32interact with a different cat.
02:33You can jump on top of the oven, you can go on the car boot, you can, it's phenomenal.
02:38That's why you can keep doing the show for years and years, it never gets boring, never.
02:42Cats will be running until the 25th of January, with three more shows added from the 26th
02:46to the 28th due to popular demand.
02:48Logan Fish for Tabloid.