113: Cats - The 9 Lives Of Ken Page

Artistic Finance

"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:

https://youtu.be/k9-80UGHvvg

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:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/why-exactly-did-so-many-people-like-cats-in-the-first-place/2019/12/19/3503e3b8-2006-11ea-86f3-3b5019d451db_story.html

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