Why is Cats? | Lindsay Ellis

Episode Title: Why is Cats?
Produced by: Lindsay Ellis
Description: Don't get cocky. Musicalsplaining: The Podcast: The Musical - on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/musicalsplaining/id1497762464 Pre-order book - bit.ly/AxiomsEnd Twitter - @thelindsayellis Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lindsayellis Guest voices: Steve Taylor - https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt Hank Green - https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers Maggie Mae Fish - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBD4NpITiW2CzIz5GwppDA Dan Olson - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyNtlmLB73-7gtlBz00XOQQ Jenny Nicholson - https://www.youtube.com/user/JennyENicholson Oliver Thorn - https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilosophytube Kat Blaque - https://www.youtube.com/user/TransDIYer References: Hershberg, Marc. “How A Dog Film Killed an Animated Version of 'Cats'.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 27 Jan. 2020, www.forbes.com/sites/marchershberg/2019/12/20/how-a-dog-film-killed-an-animated-version-of-cats/#5ecfe914beb8 Hulk, Film Crit. “Film Crit Hulk Smash: HULK VS. TOM HOOPER AND ART OF CINEMATIC AFFECTATION.” Birth.Movies.Death., 9 Jan. 2013, birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/01/09/film-crit-hulk-smash-hulk-vs.-tom-hooper-and-art-of-cinematic-affectation JACOBS, ALEXANDRA. STILL HERE: the Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch. PICADOR, 2020. Kale, Sirin. “'I've Seen It 703 Times!': Cats Superfans on the Show's Magical Appeal – and the New Movie.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 25 July 2019, www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/25/ive-seen-it-703-times-cats-superfans-on-the-shows-magical-appeal-and-the-new-movie Pincus-Roth, Zachary. “Why Exactly Did so Many People like 'Cats' in the First Place?” The Washington Post, WP Company, 22 Dec. 2019, 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 Sims, David. “A Serious Conversation With the Man Who Made 'Cats'.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 26 Dec. 2019, www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/12/tom-hooper-cats/604147/ Snetiker, Marc. “The Conflicted Theater Fan's Guide to 'Cats'.” EW.com, 2019, ew.com/movies/2019/12/20/conflicted-theater-fan-guide-to-cats/ Webber, Andrew Lloyd. Unmasked. Harper Collins UK, 2019. Wells, Pete. “As Not Seen on TV.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 13 Nov. 2012, www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html. Rich, Frank. “THEATER: LLOYD WEBBER'S 'CATS'.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 8 Oct. 1982, www.nytimes.com/1982/10/08/theater/theater-lloyd-webber-s-cats.html. Hutcheon, Linda. Source: Daedalus, Vol. 133, No. 2, On Happiness (Spring, 2004), pp. 108-111 Published by: The MIT Press on behalf of American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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