Mr. Mistoffelees capable of performing feats of magic and sleight of hand. These traits are portrayed as amusing, not fearsome or particularly deadly. In "Cats", Mistoffelees is a principal role and maintains most of the same attributes as Eliot's original character, although he is much flashier. He has his own song and an extended dance solo in the second act of the show, and, in most productions, also sings the "Invitation to the Jellicle Ball" in the first act. In the original London Cast, Mistoffelees also sang "The Old Gumbie Cat"; and in the original Broadway production, he sang "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer".
The Irish… and How They Got That Way included: The musical incorporates the following Irish-American music: The Irish… and How They Got That Way The Irish… and How They Got That Way is an Off-Broadway musical first performed in 1997 at the Irish Repertory Theatre. With book by Frank McCourt, the play featured an eclectic mix of Irish music: ranging from the traditional "Danny Boy" to U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Recognizing a 1990s interval of cultural Hibernophilia, Frank McCourt wrote "The Irish… and How They Got That Way", which premiered in 1997 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, where McCourt had previously acted. The