Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 18, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Story same old same old spectacle by James Manisher free press correspondent cats is pilotless offers Little emotional bonding and Hasni to a particularly distinctive score. But never for a second do you doubt a unique theatrical experience unfolding before your eyes. The fourth Winnipeg go around of Andrew Lloyd webbers acclaimed musical opened Friday at the concert Hall for a five performance run. And after 15 years cats is still the spectacle it always was whose shortcomings miraculously minimize themselves in an unrelenting flow of dazzling stage effects liquid climbed dancing and Overall visual review cats a Centennial concert Hall a aug. 16-18 a attendance aug. 16 1,300 a a a a out of five based on to. Eliot a poems old Possum s Book of practical cats the Story a if you can Call it that a focuses on the Mega personalities of a group of Mega cats who live in a Mega magical junkyard. With cartoon style riskiness each cat tells its Story in larger then life fashion bowing to the Hierarchy of the senior cat Deuteronomy who must decide which of them will ascend to heaven and be reborn. Cats is a series of myth sized Tableaux set in psychedelic Light show bonding its big Brash and promises too Many highbrow messages which never come As one Waits in vain for some emotional bonding with the characters. It almost happens in the second act As old asparagus the theatre cat tells of his past audience conquests. Giza Bella a highly charged song memory promises the heart but its the Eye which get conquered in a spectacle of Light and smoke. Its like hearing a virtuoso violinist with All the velocity but without the passion yet the experience of cats hits Home when you take it for what it is and this american touring company and its production spares the audience nothing. The cluttered though Lovely garbage dump set is Eye popping the flawless cast brilliantly assured right Down to the smallest bit part. The whole thing is generously set before you with the sense of the entire original production airlifted intact. The dancing was Superb in its Loose floppy Grace and alternately sparkling upbeat numbers. Randy Andre Davis Mistoff Elees was a standout while Gavan Pamer a Mung Jerrie Dana Solimando a Rumpl Teazer and Blair Bybee a skim Deshanks suspended their centres of Gravity effortlessly and joyously. The singing was uniformly Strong especially the regal Deuteronomy of Doug Eskew and the plan gent Gri Zabella of Jeri Sager. The lighting choreography and look were faithful and for cats that a saying plenty. Cats closes with a performance this evening. Today a lineup for sunday aug. 18 salvation army Citadel band concerts a Garth Brooks Winnipeg Arena 8 out. A Sun fest Gimli motor sport Park final Day $30. A Royal Winnipeg rifles band Leo Moi sculpture Garden. Assini Boine Park 2 . Free. My and songsters the Forks 3 . Theatre a cats Centennial concert Hall final performances. 2 and 7 30 . $39.50 to $65. A celebrations dinner theatre Merlin s revenge 5 ., to aug. 31. Out and about spirit of the Prairie living Prairie museum $6 per family. A Exchange District walking Tours pantages playhouse theatre. 11 . And 1 30 . $2 to $4. A Prairie dog Central car St. James station 11 .and 3 . $7 and $13. Nightspots a Bailey a restaurant and lounge Rhonda Hart and Rick Boughten. A Blue note cafe Mark Reeves and the Groove. A cafe Elk lapse catalytic Freedom Trio. A Drakes on Broadway electric Angels a gaffers bar and Grill Lockport John Hannah. A spotlight cafe Hugh Mctavish Brunch Uncle Spike. Quot a times change blues cafe big Dave Mclean amp the Muddy ones. Movies a cinematheque the celluloid closet 7 30 ., to thursday Institute Benj Amenta 9 30 ., to thursday $3.50 to $5. 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