Cats Reviews

AA from Irvine, CA

MEDIOCRE AT BEST

I have seen several musicals in the past, and was looking forward to CATS one of the longest running and well known shows- but I was sadly disappointed. Maybe a Broadway musical like this one isn't meant for a smaller stage like Segerstrom Hall, where the sound system is no where near strong as on Broadway. In a musical the music is supposed to move you-well, it won't here- Also, there is no particular plot, and the choreography wasn't very impressive- I left before the show was over :(

Tiffany Omaha from Omaha

DISSAPOINTED

This is the first time we have seen Cats! And while we were excited going into the show, we left very dissapionted. While there were two or three really amazing and upbeat songs lasting 10 mins they were quickly followed by 20 mins of slow moving dry songs, I had a hard time staying awake. I could not understand any of the words, and the dancing was mediocre at best. I am not a professional, however a very avid show goer. The people behind us left before act 2, and three others to the left of us stood up and walked out in the middle of act 2, not to mention a lot of people were falling asleep around us. As far as taking your children, it was a clean show and some parts were fun for them, but the ones we had directly by us talked the whole time, and did not seem interested. We sat in the 3rd row of the grand tier center and our seats were great, only thing we could not see is when the cats were in the audience which was fine. Overall we will not go back, it was a one time deal for us.

Anonymous from Omaha

MUCH ANTICIPATED...VERY DISAPPOINTED

I was truly excited to see CATS again! I had seen it several years ago and it was spectacular!! I bought tickets for my entire family (great seats) only to be highly disappointed. The vocals were drowned out by the music making it virtually impossible to understand the words being sung or to get any meaning from the different scenes. The choreography/dancing (some not for kid's eyes)were also lacking. Transitions from act to act were poorly orchestrated going from what seemed to be a happy scene to sudden darkness and an eary scene with no real plot. The costumes which are a major part of theater as well left a lot to be desired. They fell short of anything spectacular if even mediocre (Leotards with marker lines would be a good description-High school performances with hand-made costumes have looked better.) There were a few acts that were outstanding and very moving, well worth an applause, but for the most part, any clapping that occurred was minimal or forced on most occassions

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