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“ I believe that they were all linked and in sync all of the cats because there's so many parts in the play where it's so evident within the storytelling that they are all in tune with one another immediately.” This episode features Quentin Earl Darrington who played Old Deuteronomy in the 2016 Broadway Revival of CATS and currently appears as the Phantom in Masquerade. Quentin explains how he had never seen CATS before auditioning and researched recordings and commentary to build the show’s story, then recalls the heavy, hot Old Deuteronomy suit, ice-pack vest, and unexpectedly having to dance with elite performers while also playing an opening-number ensemble cat. He describes shaping Old Deuteronomy through biblical books and viewing the Jellicle Choice as a collective, evolving decision, not predetermined, with Deuteronomy as a servant-leader who never expects to ascend. The conversation shifts to Masquerade’s immersive demands, constant variation, and physical backstage navigation, with Quentin embracing unpredictable audience proximity.
01:20 First Encounter With CATS
03:47 Costume Heat and Survival
04:49 Old Deuteronomy Decision Theology
18:48 Masquerade
27:49 Immersive Show Demands
36:17 Reinventing Classics Today
39:07 Rapid Fire
Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Social Media: @TheWrongCatDied
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By Broadway Podcast Network4.7
4242 ratings
“ I believe that they were all linked and in sync all of the cats because there's so many parts in the play where it's so evident within the storytelling that they are all in tune with one another immediately.” This episode features Quentin Earl Darrington who played Old Deuteronomy in the 2016 Broadway Revival of CATS and currently appears as the Phantom in Masquerade. Quentin explains how he had never seen CATS before auditioning and researched recordings and commentary to build the show’s story, then recalls the heavy, hot Old Deuteronomy suit, ice-pack vest, and unexpectedly having to dance with elite performers while also playing an opening-number ensemble cat. He describes shaping Old Deuteronomy through biblical books and viewing the Jellicle Choice as a collective, evolving decision, not predetermined, with Deuteronomy as a servant-leader who never expects to ascend. The conversation shifts to Masquerade’s immersive demands, constant variation, and physical backstage navigation, with Quentin embracing unpredictable audience proximity.
01:20 First Encounter With CATS
03:47 Costume Heat and Survival
04:49 Old Deuteronomy Decision Theology
18:48 Masquerade
27:49 Immersive Show Demands
36:17 Reinventing Classics Today
39:07 Rapid Fire
Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Social Media: @TheWrongCatDied
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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