The Wrong Cat Died

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The Wrong Cat Died episodes

April 16, 2021 Call for submissions - Tell me who you think is more worthy!
I want to hear from you! The feedback I've been getting is great, but I want to know more about if you think Grizabella was the wrong cat to die. Record yourself and tag @thewrongcatdied on IG or Twitter to let me know, or email it to thewrongcatdied at gmail.com.
Music by: Anthony Norman
Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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2 min
April 13, 2021 Ep42 - Austin Jetton, Old Deuteronomy on 1987 US National Tour 3
"People thought we were a baseball team." This episode features Austin Jetton who played Old Deuteronomy on 1987 US National Tour 3. Hear Austin talk about the show jackets that confused people into thinking they were a baseball team, his emotional experiences sitting on stage during intermission, how he came up with the idea for the recent fundraiser, and his theory that Jellicle tribe is actually a small town which influenced his decision for the Heaviside Layer.
Check out Austin's Website: www.austinjetton.com/
Check out Austin's Chocolate Shop: https://theaustintacious.com/
Donate to the With Love, Now and Forever! CATS4COVIDRELIEF: https://donate.broadwaycares.org/fundraiser/2798809

Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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45 min
April 06, 2021 Ep41 - Tricia Tanguy, Grizabella on US National Tour 5
"You will all pick for the same reason that I already know that she is the one that should be picked" This episode features Tricia Tanguy who played Grizabella in the 2007 5th US National Tour and then again over 10 years later in the 2019 6th US Tour. Hear Tricia discuss what it was like learn the show from some of the original CATS team, how Andy Blankenbuehler uses the ensemble to tell the CATS relationships with each other, and her theory about how Old Deuteronomy has his mind made up on the Jellicle choice before the show even starts. Plus, hear Tricia's theory on Victoria being the daughter of Griz and Munk.
Check out Tricia on Instagram: @triciatanguy
Check out Tricia's website: www.triciatanguy.com

Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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52 min
March 30, 2021 Ep40 - BK Kennelly, Rum Tum Tugger on 1987 US National Tour 3
"Grizabella is the girl at the end of the bar. It's not the age, it's the mileage." This episode features BK Kennelly who played Rum Tum Tugger on 1987 US National Tour 3 and three other productions. Hear BK share what it was like being on the infamous CATS National Tour in the 80s, what his experience was going to play Tugger in Hamburg, and his emotional memory from the fundraiser. Plus, he sings a little bit of "Moonlight" in German!

Donate to the With Love, Now and Forever! CATS4COVIDRELIEF: https://donate.broadwaycares.org/fundraiser/2798809
Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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1 hr 7 min
March 23, 2021 Ep39 - Madison Mitchell, Ensemble from the 2016 Broadway Revival
"Who is this young 17 year old coming?" This episode features Madison Mitchell who joined the CATS cast as a 17 year-old and was in 4 different productions of CATS including the 2016 Broadway revival. Hear Madison discuss covering multiple characters, her experience seeing the show as a teenager, and what it was like going on as Grizabella the first time. Plus, hear Madison share how Hair is nearly the same musical as CATS.

Check out Madison on Instagram: @madison.mitchell_
Check out Madison's website: www.madisonmitchell.net
Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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59 min
March 16, 2021 Ep38 - Deborah Geneviere, Demeter from 1987 US National Tour 3
"They had us crawling on the floor pretending to play with a ball of yarn." This episode features Deborah Geneviere who played Demeter on 1987 US National Tour 3. Hear Deborah share what it was like being on the infamous CATS National Tour in the 80s, how their cast supported the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fundraiser during their tour, and how the cast has reunited to fundraise for the theater community today.

Check out Deborah on Instagram: @deborah_athens
Donate to the With Love, Now and Forever! CATS4COVIDRELIEF

Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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47 min
March 09, 2021Ep37 - Colin Cunliffe, Skimbleshanks from 2016 Broadway Revival
"We have a lot to talk about Mike because I listened to your Skimble..." This episode features Colin Cunliffe who played Skimbleshanks in the 2016 Broadway revival. Hear Colin break down all of the things I got wrong in Episode 11 about Skimbleshanks and his experience with the musical. Plus, hear Colin give the first Heaviside argument for Victoria!
Check out Colin on Instagram: @colin_hollis_shannon
Check out Colin's The Fete on Instagram: @thefetedance

Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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1 hr 7 min
February 23, 2021Ep36 - Michael Kushner, Quaxo at American Heritage School (Host of the Dear Multi-Hyphenate Podcast)
Pyrotechnics. The Junkyard as a bombed out World War II cathedral. Individual makeup artists. A $44,000 production budget. This episode features fellow Broadway Podcast Network host Michael Kushner who performed in the most elaborate high school production of CATS in the US History**. Michael and I discuss how we would cast World War II historic figures as CATS characters, all the crazy things his south Florida high school production of CATS did to the show, and why he thinks the show is more fun to perform than watch.
Check out Michael on Instagram: @themichaelkushner
Check out Michael's The Dressing Room Project on Instagram: @thedressingroomproject
Check out Michael's Dear Multi Hyphenate Podcast
Check out Michael's My Broadway Memory Podcast

**not fact checked anywhere but it feels right

Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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46 min
February 10, 2021Ep35 - Emma Caymares, Not Victoria (Celia on Call Your Mother)
"My goal was not to be Victoria; it was just to be an a**hole and wear a white unitard." This episode dives into one of the grandest CATS audition you'll ever hear. Emma Caymares, who starred on Broadway as Veruca Salt in the original cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and as Wendy in the original cast of Finding Neverland, discusses her infamous audition and how she always stays true to herself. Check Emma out on ABC's new sitcom Call Your Mother.
Check out Emma on Instagram: @emmacaymares
Check out Emma on Twitter: @emmasofiacay
Check out ABC's Call your Mother: https://abc.com/shows/call-your-mother

Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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52 min
January 26, 2021 Ep34 - Adam Richardson, Old Deuteronomy on National Tour
This episode features Adam Richardson who played Old Deuteronomy on the CATS National Tour. Adam shares his strong opinion on why Victoria shouldn't be the first one to touch Grizabella before Memory at the end of the show, how his opera and booth singer experience related to playing Old Deut, and why he agrees with me that Peter is the worst Cat in the show.
Check out Adam on Instagram: @atomrich_12

Produced by:
Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network
Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied

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54 min

About The Wrong Cat Died

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Grizabella was the wrong cat to die. After seeing CATS the Musical for the first time in July of 2016, podcast host Mike Abrams was filled with a whirlwind of emotions. He was amused,…