The Naming of Cats The Naming of Cats "The Naming of Cats" is a poem in T. S. Eliot's poetry book "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and its stage adaptation, Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular musical "Cats". It describes to humans how cats get their names. The poem has also been quoted in other films, notably "Logan's Run", when Logan meets the old man outside the dome city. The poem uses a short rhythmic dialogue to describe how cats get or choose their names. It also shows how cats are also mysterious and devious, e.g., with the line "The name that no human research
Cats (musical) Lloyd Webber stated that when the original show was produced, it cost £900,000, but on Broadway, it cost $5 million. In 1998, Lloyd Webber produced a direct-to-video film of "Cats", based upon the stage version, starring Elaine Paige, who originated the role of Grizabella in London; Ken Page, who originated Old Deuteronomy on Broadway; Sir John Mills as Gus; Michael Gruber as Munkustrap; John Partridge as The Rum Tum Tugger; Jo Gibb as Rumpelteazer with many of the dancers and singers drawn largely from various stage productions of the show. It was directed by David Mallet, with choreography and musical