《cats》 英语简介舞台剧《cats》的英语简介..

《cats》 英语简介舞台剧《cats》的英语简介..
《cats》 英语简介
舞台剧《cats》的英语简介..

《cats》 英语简介舞台剧《cats》的英语简介..
1.Overture [ Top ]
　　Midnight. Not a sound from the pavement.
　　Suddenly an explosion of lights and music fills the theatre,
　　revealing a larger-than-life junkyard. Probing car lights
　　tear across the darkened landscape of bottles and boxes,
　　briefly catching the darting image of a running feline.
　　One by one, the curious cats emerge. Tonight is the one special
　　night each year when the tribe of Jellicle Cats reunites to
　　celebrate who they are. The cats emerge singing of their unique
　　abilities and special traits in a fusion of poetry and dance.
　　2.Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats [ Top ]
　　3.The Naming of Cats [ Top ]
　　They are proud, however, and they explain to their human visitors
　　who they are and reveal that cats have three different names:
　　the one the family uses daily, the more dignified name and a secret
　　name. It is the cat's contemplation of the latter that keeps felines
　　in deep thought.
　　4.The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball [ Top ]
　　The young and innocent white cat Victoria performs a solo
　　dance. Munkustrap, a large grey tabby who serves as the show's
　　narrator, explains that the Jellicle Cats meet once a year to
　　rejoice! He also explains that they are waiting for their leader,
　　the wise Old Deuteronomy, who will choose which one of the
　　Jellicle Cats will this year journey to the Heaviside Layer to be
　　reborn to a new life!
　　5.The Old Gumbie Cat [ Top ]
　　Munkustrap introduces Jennyanydots who sleeps and lounges all
　　day long. But at night, she becomes a super-active nanny. She
　　instructs the mice in music and crochet work, and keeps the
　　cockroaches busy. The cats take this opportunity to dress up with
　　Jenny and perform an exuberant tap dance.
　　6.The Rum Tum Tugger [ Top ]
　　The second cat we are introduced to is "The Rum Tum Tugger,"
　　a playful prankster that the female cats find extremely attractive.
　　Tugger explains how fussy he can be: he wants what he doesn't have,
　　and doesn't want what's offered to him. The one thing that he does
　　enjoy is being the center of attention, which he is throughout
　　the number.
　　7.Grizabella, The Glamour Cat [ Top ]
　　The evening takes a somber turn when the outcast figure
　　"Grizabella, The Glamour Cat" appears. Although she is a
　　Jellicle Cat, the rest of the tribe shun her. She had left
　　the tribe years ago to explore the outside world. The outside
　　world has been hard on her, however, and she who was once a
　　beautiful and glamorous feline is now tattered and torn.
　　Although she wants to return, the other cats are cruel, clawing
　　and hissing at her. But Grizabella is proud, and she vows to return.
　　8.Bustopher Jones [ Top ]
　　The next cat to join the proceedings is the hefty "Bustopher
　　Jones." A large "twenty-five pounder," always clad in his
　　signature white spats, Bustopher spends his time eating, eating
　　and eating in one of the many English pubs and clubs that he
　　frequents. Jennyanydots is quite besauntered with him, and helps
　　sing his praises. He responds, to her great delight, by kissing
　　her hand.
　　9.Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer [ Top ]
　　Suddenly there is a thunderous crash, followed by the sound
　　of police sirens and flashing red lights. The villainous cat
　　Macavity is on the loose! The cats scatter, leaving an empty
　　stage.
　　Two off-stage giggles signal the entrance of Mungojerrie and
　　Rumpleteazer, a fun-loving, frolicking team of pranksters,
　　always getting in trouble with the family with whom they live.
　　10.Old Deuteronomy [ Top ]
　　The entire tribe rejoins as their benevolent and wise
　　leader Old Deuteronomy arrives. The cats adore and respect him.
　　11.The Jellicle Ball [ Top ]
　　The action is intruded by yet another crash from the villainous
　　Macavity, which sends the cats scurrying! Old Deuteronomy soothes
　　them, as they come back one by one. It is time for "The Jellicle
　　Ball," the great yearly dance in which all of the cats celebrate!
　　12.Grizabella [ Top ]
　　Grizabella intrudes once more, wanting to rejoin her
　　family and be a part of the celebration. The cats again
　　scorn her. She is left to contemplate her "Memory" of
　　the time before she left the tribe, when she was once
　　young, beautiful and happy.
　　13.The Moments of Happiness [ Top ]
　　It's after the Jellicle Ball, and the cats are resting,
　　contemplating before they resume introducing more cats.
　　14.Gus, the Theatre Cat [ Top ]
　　"Gus The Theatre Cat" appears next. He's an aged stage actor
　　suffering from palsy, who worked with the greatest actors of his
　　day. Gus tells of his greatest theatrical triumphs, and yearns
　　to do it again.
　　15."Growltiger's Last Stand" [ Top ]
　　In the fantasy sequence "Growltiger's Last Stand," Gus relives
　　one such triumph, playing the pirate Growltiger. In this sequence,
　　Growltiger, a feared feline sea captain and his amour, Griddlebone,
　　meet an untimely end after battling a crew of Siamese sailors.
　　16.Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat [ Top ]
　　We are pulled back to the present as "Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat"
　　introduces himself. A friendly uncle to all of the cats, Skimbleshanks
　　attends the trains he rides, and makes sure every detail is perfect.
　　17.Macavity [ Top ]
　　A third crash interrupts the celebration, and this
　　time the villainous Macavity appears! Two of his henchman
　　invade the proceedings and kidnap Old Deuteronomy! Two
　　felines familiar with Macavity, Demeter (a frightened
　　kitten who had been previously abducted by Macavity) and
　　the older and more sensual Bombalurina (a goodtime girl
　　who gets along with everyone) sing what they know of
　　"Macavity"
　　18.Mr. Mistoffolees [ Top ]
　　The Rum Tum Tugger calls in "Mr. Mistoffolees," the original
　　"conjuring cat" to use his magical powers to bring back their
　　leader. Mistoffolees succeeds in getting back all of the lights,
　　relocating Old Deuteronomy, and showing off his magic tricks,
　　including his infamous "conjuring turn."
　　19.Memory [ Top ]
　　At last, the time has come for Old Deuteronomy to make
　　the Jellicle Choice and decide which one cat will be reborn
　　into a new Jellicle life. At that moment, Grizabella reappears.
　　Again she recalls her "Memory" of how things used to be. She
　　pleads to her brothers and sisters, yearning to come back to
　　them. This time, through a greater appreciation of tolerance,
　　the cats accept her back into the tribe.