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材料收集：赵庆庆、胡梦飞、王丽萍ppt制作：韩丽婷主讲：吴芸Briefintroduction:CATSisamusicalcomposedbyAndrewLloydWebber,basedonOldPossum‘sBookofPracticalCats（老负鼠的猫经）byT.S.Eliot.ThemusicaltellsthestoryofatribeofcatscalledtheJelliclesandthenighttheymakewhatisknownastheJelliclechoiceanddecidewhichcatwillascendtotheHeavisideLayerandcomebacktoanewlife.DirectedbyTrevorNunnandchoreographedbyGillianLynne,CatsfirstopenedintheWestEndin1981andthenwiththesamecreativeteamonBroadwayin1982.Itwonnumerousawards,includingBestMusicalatboththeLaurenceOlivierAwardsandtheTonyAwards.TheLondonproductionranfortwenty-oneyearsandtheBroadwayproductionranforeighteenyears,bothsettingnewrecords.ActressesElainePaigeandBettyBuckleybecameparticularlyassociatedwiththemusical.Oneactress,MarleneDanielle,performedintheBroadwayproductionforitsentirerun(from1982until2000).Catsisthesecondlongest-runningshowinBroadwayhistory,andthefourthlongest-runningWestEndmusical.Ithasbeenperformedaroundtheworldmanytimesandhasbeentranslatedintomorethan20languages.In1998,Catswasturnedintoamade-for-televisionfilm.Principalcharacters:•Grizabella–TheformerGlamourCatwhohaslosthersparkleandnowonlywantstobeaccepted.Grizabellaleftthetribewhenshewasyoungertoseetheworldforherself;shehasexperiencedtheharshnessoftheworldandisapariahinthecats'society.Victoria–Apurewhitekittengiftedindancing.TheofficialJellicleBallbeginswithhersolodance.ShealsodoesaPasdeDeuxwithPlatoduringtheJellicleBall.SheisalsothefirsttotouchGrizzabella.Macavity–theshow'sonlyrealvillain,whoonlyappearsbrieflyandhasnodialogue.ThecharacterisaliteraryallusiontotheSherlockHolmescharacterProfessorMoriarty..OldDeuteronomy–ThelovablepatriarchoftheJellicleTribe.Heisveryoldanddignified.RumTumTugger–Aflashyandrock-star-idoltypeoftomcat(公猫).Histemperamentrangesfromclownishtoserious.HeisMunkustrap'sbrother,thoughtheydifferintemperament.Detailedsynopsis:ActI—WhenCatsAreMaddenedbytheMidnightDanceIt'sthenightoftheJellicleBall.ThecatclanhasgatheredfortheannualeventatwhichthereveredelderOldDeuteronomychoosesthemostdeservingcattoascendwithhimforaheavenlyreward.Thecatshavegathered,andonebyone,welearnabouttheirpersonalities,exactlyasT.S.Eliotportrayedtheminhisbookofpoems.Jennyanydots,Cassandra,Bombalurina,andJellylorumarethefirsttostruttheirstuff.TheywelcomeRumTurnTugger,arock-star-idoltypeofcat,creatingjusttherightmoodforthearrivalofGrizabella,theGlamourCat.Sheisanagingbeautywhohasroamedsomeofthelowestalleys.Sheusedtoleavethetribeandgooutsidetolookforawonderfullife,howevershesufferedfromherlife.Thecatssingofhersaddenedandunfortunatestate,Grizabellaleavesandthemusicchangestoacheerfulupbeat,catssinganddanceagain.Thenthemaincelebrationbegins(TheJellicleBall),inwhichthecatssing,danceanddisplaytheirterpsichoreanpowers.AftertheBall,Grizabellareappearsandtriestodance,butherageanddecrepitconditionpreventherfromdoingso.Onceagain,sheisshunnedbytheothercats,butthatdoesnotstopherfromsingingashortversionofMemory.ActII—WhyWilltheSummerDayDelay—WhenWillTimeFlowAway?AftertheJellicleBall,OldDeuteronomysingsofwhathappinessis,referringtoGrizabella.Thismessagenaturallygoesovereveryone'sheads,sohesendsthemessageagainandJemimasingsitforeveryonetohear.Alsoonthesidelines,GustheTheatreCatfindsfaultwiththelackofdedicationheperceivesintoday'sactorsandreminiscesaboutsomeofhisfinestroles.InSkimbleshankstheRailwayCat,wefindgreatprideandcommitmentindoingtherelativelysmalljobofkeepingasingletrainonschedule.Withathirdcrashandanevillaugh,themostwantedcat,Macavityappears.Heisamastercriminalandisneverfoundatthesceneofthecrime.HeisahorrifyinglookingcatandavillainoftheJellicleTribe.Macavity'sminionsthrowanetoverOldDeuteronomyandcapturehim.MunkustrapandAlonzofightwithMacavity.Thoughheholdshisownforatime,Macavityisoverwhelmedbythetwoyoungertomcats;astherestofthetribebeginstogangupandsurroundhim,heshortsoutthestagelightsandescapesintheconfusion.RumTumTuggersuggeststhatthecatsfindMrMistoffelees.MrMistoffeleesisblackandsmallandcanperformmanyfeatsofmagicthatnoothercatcando.MrMistoffeleesperformshisdance,whichisoftenoneofthemostintricateandchallengingdancesolosintheshow.ThemagicalcatrestoresthelightsandbringsbackOldDeuteronomy,earningpraisefromallthecats.AfterOldDeuteronomysitsdown,Grizabellareturnstothejunkyardandheallowshertoaddressthegathering.ShebegintosingthesongMemory.Catsbegintoforgiveherandshecomebacktothetribe.HerappealsucceedsandsheischosentobetheonetogototheHeavisideLayerandbereborntoanewJellicleLife.Alargetirerisesfromthejunkpiles,carryingGrizabellaandOldDeuteronomypartwaytowardthesky;hethenstepsoffsoshecanfinishthejourneyonherown.AtlastoldDeuteronomygiveshisclosingspeechtothehumanaudiencetotellthemthatcatsarenotdifferentwithhuman,everyoneneedsloveandforgiveness.Thankyou