Hi, I'm from New York and I have seen Cats 2 times and I'm going 
again on June 6, 1999, so that will be 3!!  I can't wait!!!  Anyway, 
hmmm my thoughts on cats ... well at the Wintergarden Theatre here in 
NYC, u walk in and go down this long hall and then there it is!!  
BAM! like hits u right in the face! all the junk!! it is soooo huge 
and it is literally everywhere on walls on the mezzanine in front of 
the stage. The stage is soo cool, our front row seats helped a lil 
bit with the view though, but I can't get over the junkyard!! I could 
sit in there all day and just look at all the neat stuff.  

Anyway, the overture began, wow was the orchestra great!!! The 
dynamics of the sound and the sound effects was breath-taking, there 
are christmas lights strung everywhere too, and when the come on 
blinking, it is soo much fun, then munkustrap appeared and the whole 
theatre got dark except for the stage, I was still in amazement that 
i was there, it all goes by so fast!

During intermission u are allowed to go up onto the stage and touch 
all the junk and get autographs from cats, then act II begun, and 
before u knew it Grizz was singing memory and when the tire came out 
all this dry ice artificial smoke came pouring and pouring out of the 
bottom of it as it went up, up, up!!! And she actually DOES go up 
into the ceiling (Heavyside Layer :o)) Then finale time, OMG i cant 
believe it went by soo fast.  

Totally a  * * * * * (5 star) musical, it was so great, the dancing, 
singing, the music - which is live, by the way, was so worth the trip 

**CATS NOW & FOREVER**

Walter
walter09@hotmail.com