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113: Cats - The 9 Lives Of Ken Page
Manage episode 340860331 series 2763596
"If you have what you want and need, you're doing fine. And if you can afford to have it, you're doing 3000% better than a lot of people."
Discussing Cats with original Broadway cast member Ken Page!
Topics:
⭐️ The first megamusical
⭐️ Audition and rehearsal process
⭐️ Broadway version versus the West End
⭐️ Judi Dench playing Old Deuteronomy in the film
Cats Stats:
⭐️ 4th longest running Broadway show of all time
⭐️ 9th highest grossing Broadway show of all time
⭐️ 2nd most popular tee shirt of the 1980s (globally)
⭐️ 3.5 billion gross as of 2012 (reported by New York Post)
Patron episode:
⭐️ The Muny - Ken's 47 shows (2 with Ethan)
⭐️ Ken's trip to Italy - mistaken for Morgan Freeman
⭐️ Ain't Misbehavin' - John Lee Beatty's Broadway set design
Patron Outtakes:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/113-cats-71656249
Video Version:
Ken Page - IBDB.com:
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-page-55425
Cats IBDB.com:
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/cats-4186
Highest Grossing Broadway Shows of All Time:
https://www.topviewnyc.com/packages/the-highest-grossing-broadway-shows-of-all-time
Cats Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)
Cats The Musical - Tickets:
https://www.catsthemusical.com/
The Megamusical - by Jessica Sternfeld
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2346738.The_Megamusical
Cats Box Office Disaster Tanks Universal's Profit:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/media/cats-comcast-earnings/index.html
Why Exactly Did So Many People Like Cats In The First Place:
How Cats Changed Broadway:
https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/how-cats-changed-broadway-1201827574/
Become a patron:
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
Provide feedback:
https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6
Interview by Ethan Steimel
176 episodes
Manage episode 340860331 series 2763596
"If you have what you want and need, you're doing fine. And if you can afford to have it, you're doing 3000% better than a lot of people."
Discussing Cats with original Broadway cast member Ken Page!
Topics:
⭐️ The first megamusical
⭐️ Audition and rehearsal process
⭐️ Broadway version versus the West End
⭐️ Judi Dench playing Old Deuteronomy in the film
Cats Stats:
⭐️ 4th longest running Broadway show of all time
⭐️ 9th highest grossing Broadway show of all time
⭐️ 2nd most popular tee shirt of the 1980s (globally)
⭐️ 3.5 billion gross as of 2012 (reported by New York Post)
Patron episode:
⭐️ The Muny - Ken's 47 shows (2 with Ethan)
⭐️ Ken's trip to Italy - mistaken for Morgan Freeman
⭐️ Ain't Misbehavin' - John Lee Beatty's Broadway set design
Patron Outtakes:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/113-cats-71656249
Video Version:
Ken Page - IBDB.com:
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-page-55425
Cats IBDB.com:
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/cats-4186
Highest Grossing Broadway Shows of All Time:
https://www.topviewnyc.com/packages/the-highest-grossing-broadway-shows-of-all-time
Cats Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)
Cats The Musical - Tickets:
https://www.catsthemusical.com/
The Megamusical - by Jessica Sternfeld
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2346738.The_Megamusical
Cats Box Office Disaster Tanks Universal's Profit:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/media/cats-comcast-earnings/index.html
Why Exactly Did So Many People Like Cats In The First Place:
How Cats Changed Broadway:
https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/how-cats-changed-broadway-1201827574/
Become a patron:
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
Provide feedback:
https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6
Interview by Ethan Steimel
176 episodes
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