113: Cats - The 9 Lives Of Ken Page

"If you have what you want and need, you're doing fine. And if you can afford to have it, you're doing 3000% better than a lot of people."   Discussing Cats with original Broadway cast member Ken Page!   Topics: ⭐️ The first megamusical ⭐️ Audition and rehearsal process ⭐️ Broadway version versus the West End  ⭐️ Judi Dench playing Old Deuteronomy in the film   Cats Stats: ⭐️ 4th longest running Broadway show of all time ⭐️ 9th highest grossing Broadway show of all time ⭐️ 2nd most popular tee shirt of the 1980s (globally) ⭐️ 3.5 billion gross as of 2012 (reported by New York Post)   Patron episode: ⭐️ The Muny - Ken's 47 shows (2 with Ethan) ⭐️ Ken's trip to Italy - mistaken for Morgan Freeman ⭐️ Ain't Misbehavin' - John Lee Beatty's Broadway set design   Patron Outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/113-cats-71656249   Video Version: https://youtu.be/k9-80UGHvvg   Ken Page - IBDB.com: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-page-55425   Cats IBDB.com: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/cats-4186   Highest Grossing Broadway Shows of All Time: https://www.topviewnyc.com/packages/the-highest-grossing-broadway-shows-of-all-time   Cats Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)   Cats The Musical - Tickets: https://www.catsthemusical.com/   The Megamusical - by Jessica Sternfeld https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2346738.The_Megamusical   Cats Box Office Disaster Tanks Universal's Profit: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/media/cats-comcast-earnings/index.html   Why Exactly Did So Many People Like Cats In The First Place: https://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   How Cats Changed Broadway: https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/how-cats-changed-broadway-1201827574/     Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Provide feedback: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6    Interview by Ethan Steimel