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) 2018 to February 1, 2019. The film's release date is set for December 20, 2019. On August 31, 2018, it was reported that Ian McKellen will play Gus the Theatre Cat and that Steven Spielberg will executive produce the film. On September 25, 2018, Laurie Davidson joined the cast. A day later, Mette Towley, who is best known for her choreography work with Pharrell, will be making her big screen debut in Universal/Working Title’s growing cast of Cats as Jemima. In October 2018, Idris Elba signed on as Macavity. Shortly after this announcement, Judi Dench, who had been slated to