"I went in and spent two days listening to the story of the cats and the interrelationships of all the characters. You know, Tugger and Munkustrap are brothers. They're all sons of Old Deuteronomy. And then, they follow it up with, but none of this is important for the audience to know." This episode features Lee Lobenhofer who was Gus on the US National Tour 4 and was in the CATS Chorus in the original Broadway Production. Hear Lee talk about spending two full days learning the story (but it's not for the audience), the times he got to go on as Old Deuteronomy, the legend of Ray's makeup expertise, a few other fun stories from tour, and how he got to dance in sections of the show as "GeneriGUS." Plus, Lee shares how his father influenced the way he performed as Gus each night.

Produced by:

Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network

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