Kinky Boots, Tampereen Työväen Teatteri, 18.11.2020

 I saw the musical Kinky Boots and it was pretty good. The show was first played in Helsinki, which is a lot closer to me, but for some reason I completely forgot about it. So I had to travel all way to Tampere. The bus ride was two hours and ten minutes, so it was not that bad. I traveled with my friend Pipsa, with whom I had visited London few years ago. I had heard a lot praise from the musical, and one of my friends say that it was one of the best musicals she had ever seen. I did not want to be spoiled, so I had not read the plot, read any reviews or listened any music from the soundtrack. If I'm being honest, I did not really like the main plot. The whole idea of a shoe company going bankrupt and then starting to make  shoes for drag queens felt a bit silly for me. I don't know why, but for some reason a plot like that did not really fit a musical. I also did not really like how many talking moments there were in the musical. 

Kinky Boots is a musical written by Geoff Dean and Tim Firth based on 2005 movie of the same name. Music is composed by Cyndi Lauper. The songs were good, but most of them were not that memorable. I found the officially filmed Broadway production but I did not watch it fully. I'm not saying I did not enjoy the musical, because I did, but somehow the musical did not strike me that hard.

The best part of the musical was easily Lola (Lauri Mikkola) and his Angels. Lola was just amazing, I loved every second he was on stage. I have actually never been to a drag show, and this just proved I would love to go to one - Pipsa and I actually talked about going to a drag show in Helsinki. His song What a Woman Wants became one of my favorites. The Angels were also great. Their dancing on high heels was fascinating, and they were so fun. What confused me was what when they were singing, there was also females in the chorus, which to me did not make any sense.

The other main character was Charlie Price (Petrus Kähkönen). I have seen him on Helsinki's Tanz der Vampire and Tampere's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and he acted the best in this show. He kind of over acted in Tanz and Hunchback, but I did not get the feeling in this. His Charlie was really likeable and interesting character. But I have to say Kähkönen's singing was not the best. He definitely sung better in Tanz der Vampire and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I'm not saying his singing was bad, but it was not pure at all times.

The costumes were just amazing. Tuomas Lampinen's costumes were rich, beautiful and colorful and they fit the characters. The more normal clothes of the factory workers and the more flashy clothes of the Angels were great. I especially loved the boots they created in the musical, and the red shoes were just great.

Petrus Kähkönen as Charlie and Lauri Mikkola as Lola.

Lauri Mikkola as Lola and his Angels.

Pictures by Kari Sunnari.

My look in the show.

The program from the show. It was decent quality, and it cost 7 euro.

I hope you liked what you read, and even though I did not enjoy all things from the musical I still liked it. Thank you for reading :)

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The Little Mermaid, Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri, 4.11.2020

I saw The Little Mermaid musical and it did not disappoint. The musical had the biggest budget out of all musicals in Finland, and it really showed. Everything was so grand and great. The fish costumes of the actors had so many details, and even though I still don't like how Ariel's dress is pink since it does not fit with her red hair, her dress had nice details. The sets were also very big and imposing. My favorite sets were easily the ship at the beginning and the castle at the end.  The swimming effect was done beautifully, and it really looked like the actors were swimming in water. The show has been going on since last autumn, but because of the coronavirus it had been cancelled. I had tickets for this year's spring, but because of the virus, it had been cancelled. But I had the chance of getting new tickets for this autumn.

I had the impression, that Sonja Pajunoja would be playing Ariel. Apparently she had left the show, and Ingrid Gräsbeck was playing her. I was slightly disappointed, since I had heard so much about her and how good she was, but I really liked Ingrid Gräsbeck's Ariel. She looked great and acted nicely, and her singing voice was good, but honestly when I heard it I was missing something. Not sure what, because she had a nice voice and sung with emotion.

Martti Manninen's Eric was pretty good also. Manninen was part of the original cast, and I really liked his Eric. He had energy and he sung well, but like with Ingrid Gräsbeck's Ariel, I thought his singing was missing something. But I liked him and the way he acted Eric.

King Triton was acted by Mikko Vihma and I really liked liked his Triton. He had a powerful voice and a powerful aura, and he acted his role well. He was easily one of my favorites from the show, and Triton's portrayal was one of the best in the whole musical. This was second time I have seen Mikko Vihma in a musical, the first one being Helsinki's Tanz der Vampire where he played von Krolock. Even though I liked his von Krolock he was not the best actor for the character I've seen, and I have to say, his Triton was a lot better.

Ursula was played by Sanna Saarijärvi, and she easily became my favorite character in the show. She was just amazing, her looks, her singing, her acting. Her tentacles were moved by eight people, and their movement was so satisfying. Her songs Daddy's Little Angel and Poor Unfortunate Souls were my favorite scenes in the musical. I absolutely loved her, and the reason I want to see this musical again is because I want to see her again.

Sebastian was played by Tero Koponen and his Sebastian was fun. Even though he might have over-acted a bit, it fit the character and the mood of the musical. Under the Sea is one of my favorite Disney songs and even though the lyrics were changed. I also really liked his way of singing, it sounded kind of similar to the Finnish dub of The Little Mermaid.

Flounder was played by Valo Eklund, and he was super cute. I usually don't really like child actors in musicals, but he played his part well. His singing was pretty good for his age, and like I already said, he  was so cute that I had to like him.

Scuttle was played by Sami Paasila, and I have to say he was the only thing in the whole musical that I did not like. I have not seen The Little Mermaid movie since I was a young child, and I have absolutely no memory how Scuttle was in the film, but I did not like his portrayal here. He was pretty annoying and over-acted, but this is a kids musical, and Scuttle was clearly aimed for children.

Tuomas Uusitalo was Chef Louis, and like I said, I have not seen the movie for so long time that I didn't have any memories from the character. I was surprised how over the top he was, and how "mad" he was - but when I saw his scenes from YouTube, it was the point. 

My look in the show.

The stage before the second act.

I also bought the program for the show. It was good quality, and cost 10 euro.

Sonja Pajunoja as Ariel. 

Sonja Pajunoja and Martti Manninen.

Sanna Saarijärvi as Ursula.

Mikko Vihma as King Triton  and Tero Kopoen as Sebastian.

Pictures by Robert Seger.

Like I said earlier, I have not seen the movie in many many years and I don't really have any memories from it. I did not watch any scenes before the movie or watched any scenes from other versions of this musical, since I wanted to be surprised. I listened the Broadway version of this musical, and even though I have to say I prefer Sierra Boggess's singing voice, I really liked the  Finnish version of the musical. This was my second seeing a Disney musical live, first being The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and even though I loved this musical, the more serious and mature Hunchback of Notre Dame takes the cake. I really wish I could have seen it second time, but I'm glad I got to see the last show they did before they had the cancel because of the coronavirus. Anyway, I hope you liked my thoughts about this musical. :) 

Circle lens review: EOS Dolly Eye Green

 Here is my second contact lens review. This time it is Dolly Eye Green lenses by EOS. You can purchase these lenses from here.

Please notice that this review is not sponsored.

The lenses in case.

Base curve: 8.6mm and 8.7mm

Diameter: 14.2mm

Water content: 38%

Life span: 1 year

These lenses are pretty easy to insert, but they do not always attach my eyes on the first time. These lenses are not very enlarging, nor they are very vibrant green. They are bigger than my natural eyes, that kind of gives the illusion of bigger eyes, but for example the Evergreen lenses that I made a review of were way more enlarging. The color is not also as bright as the Evergreen lenses, they are actually quite dark green, even though my eyes are very light blue. These lenses are comfortable, but again, I do not have sensitive eyes. I can easily wear these lenses for 12 hours. These lenses have not many shades of green, they actually only have one shade of green, and they also have a lot of black, which I like. The black really gives off the dolly-eye effect. These lenses were not dry in my eyes, which is nice. My biggest problem with these lenses are its size and how it is almost the same color from each side. These lenses do not give the bigger eye effect that I'm hoping for, and because they are pretty much the same color from each side, that is why I have put these lenses upside down to my eyes multiple times.

One lens in.

Inside light.

Outdoor light.

Bathroom light.

A selfie of me wearing the lenses.

The color is 6/10, since it is dark green and has only one shade of green.

The design is 6/10, since they are not very enlarging but have a nice circle of black around them.

The opacity is 10/10,  my eyes do not show through at all.

The comfort is 10/10, they are very comfortable, but again, I do not have sensitive eyes.

The naturalness is 2/10, they are not very natural.

The enlargement is 6/10, as they are not very enlarging.

Even though these are not my favorite lenses, I'm glad I own them. :) Thanks for reading.

 

My favorite Tanz der Vampire bootlegs

 As some may know, I'm a big fan of the musical Tanz der Vampire. I have seen both of the Finnish versions live, and in 2018 I went to see the German version. I have also seen almost all productions of this musical as bootlegs, so I decided to give some links to people who also love this musical. Not all of these are bootlegs since I'm going to link the German recorded version with English subtitles if someone is new to the musical.  

Edit: It appears that the videos do not work on mobile :( So you have to use a computer to view the videos. 

 

The recorded version from Germany with English subtitles. This is the first part, you have to find the other parts from YouTube. If you are not familiar with the musical, this is the version I recommend. 

The Dutch version. This is not a bootleg either, it is recorded version of their musical. Unfortunately this is not the whole show, some scenes are missing and some scenes are from bootlegs.

The Russian version. This is a full bootleg of their version. This is one of my favorite versions and I wish I could see this live.

The Broadway version. This version is just awful. If you are new to this musical, I do not recommend watching this. I only recommend watching this if you are a fan of this musical and want to see something incredibly cringe. This is obviously not one of my favorite versions but I wanted to link this here that you can see this monstrosity.

I cannot put the video here, but here is a link to the Japanese version. It is a replica of Vienna's 1997 version, so Draussen ist Freiheit is the old version, which is the only thing I do not like about this version. This is also one of my favorite versions.

But that's the full versions. Lets see the clips.

Totale Finsternis from Hungary. I saw a bootleg of the Hungarian version and have listened their CD recording, and I really liked their version. This version is okay, maybe not the best, but okay. I hope I will see the Hungarian version in few years.

Ewigkeit from Hungary. This chorus is incredible, and I really like how the actors perform their moves. One of my favorites from this song. This is also not a bootleg, it is officially recorded video.

Draussen ist Freiheit from Russia. This is propably my favorite song from the musical, and the Russian version is just perfect. 

Wenn Liebe in dir ist from Russia. This is my absolutely favorite version of the song. I loved Kirill Gordeev as Herbert and he's easily my favorite actor for this character.

Tanzaal from Vienna. This video has Drew Sarich as von Krolock, and he's one of my favorites. This version is also pretty good from chorus, set and costume perspective. I love the Austrian original version, I wish I could see it live at some point.

You knew this was coming :D This is Totale Firnsternis from the Seinäjoki production of Finland. I saw this version twice in 2011, and I absolutely loved it. This production is still my favorite production of this musical of all time. Too bad this is an audio bootleg.

Die Roten Stiefel & Das Gebet from the Seinäjoki production of Finland. My favorite song from the musical with the Finnish voices, I love <3 This is also an audio bootleg unfortunately.

Woah, this post was long :D But I hope you enjoyed! <3

Circle lens review: I-Codi Colors of the Wind Evergreen

 I have many contact lenses to review and this is my first time doing a review for contact lenses. These contact lenses are from Ifairycon, and you can purchase them from here. 

Please notice that this review is not sponsored.

 

The lenses in case.

Base curve: 8.6

Diameter: 15mm

Water content: 38%

Life span: 1 year

These lenses are easy to insert. They do not stick to my finger and attach my eyes easily. It takes me few seconds to put contact lenses to my eyes, and these were not exception. These lenses are enlargening, propably one of the most enlargening lenses I own. Color is vibrant green and beautiful. Of course my eyes are very light blue, so the color pops out more.

These lenses were very confortable, but please notice that I do not have sensitive eyes, so most lenses are confortable in my eyes. These lenses are meant to be worn for 12 hours and I can easily wear them that long. These lenses have different shades of green in them, which makes them vibrant, and they have also a very thin dark circle around them, which I like, because it gaves them doll-like effect. These lenses also were not dry in my eyes, but I do not naturally have dry eyes.

One lens in. 

Outdoor light.

Inside light. 

Bathroom light.

Older picture of me wearing the lenses, taken in 2019 Yukicon.

The color is 10/10, beautiful and vibrant. I love the many shades of green.

The design is also 10/10, they are very enlargening and give the illusion of bigger eyes.

The opacity is 10/10, as my eyes do not show through the lenses at all.

The comfort is 10/10. I had no problems with these lenses. But like I said, I haven't got sensitive eyes.

The naturalness is 2/10. They are not natural, but that is not what I'm looking for.

The enlargement is 10/10. These give effect of very big eyes.

These are propably one of my favorite lenses. :) Thanks for reading! 

Cosplay plans for the future

These are some of the cosplays I've been planning to do. 

Here I'm not listing my dream cosplays - I might do a post about them in the future - but cosplays I'm willing to do.

Kirari Momobami - Kakegurui

This is a cosplay I'm doing for next year's Tracon. I loved her personality in the anime, and her looks as well - her piercing blue eyes, her unique hairstyle, her blue lipstick. The school uniform is nice as well, as it has red and black, my favorite colors. I really recommend this anime, it has become one of my favorites.

Cherry - Studio Killers

This is easy cosplay costume wise. Dress and shoes like that should not be too difficult to find. The wig and the make-up are the difficult part. It is impossible to find a wig of that color, so I have to dye a wig for this cosplay. The second thing is the make-up. Cherry has very dramatic make-up on her, and that is not easy to replicate.  I might do this next year, not sure about it yet.

Ran Mao - Kuroshitsuji

This cosplay has been on my list for years. I loved Kuroshitsuji when I was younger, and still the anime is one of my favorites - I also read the manga quite far, and really liked it. Ran Mao was one of my favorite characters from the show, and I love her looks too. She has a very nice dress mixed with a corset, which I'm excited to wear.

Grell Sutcliff - Kuroshitsuji

I actually cosplayed Grell years ago, but I never really finished the costume or was satisfied with it. I'm still not sure if I want do wear a binder again for a cosplay, but for years I have wanted to do this cosplay properly. Grell was one of my favorites of the series, especially when they toned her personality down. 

Monika - Doki Doki Literature Club!

 I accidentally watched a playthrough of this game, and I loved it. Monika became easily my favorite character in the game, and I really like her looks as well. I like her design, since it is not so boring what other school girl uniforms tend to be. Even though the colors of this cosplay aren't really my taste, I like the design.  I'm doing this next year, possibly for Desucon.

Saya Kisaragi - Blood C

This character is from an anime I've never watched, if we don't count few scenes. I like her just because of her looks - as a lover of red and black this outfit speaks to me. The anime looks pretty good as well, I like the violence, but I have no idea what kind of character Saya is. I might watch this anime in the future if I really am going to cosplay her. 

Esdeath - Akame Ga Kill

Esdeath was my reason to watch Akame Ga Kill, and she did not disappoint me. She does not only look great, her sadistic personality was amazing to watch and her love for Tatsumi was fun to witness. Not sure when I'm going to cosplay her, maybe in 2022, maybe later.

Cynthia - Pokémon

After childhood, I never really re-watched Pokémon, but I saw the design for this character and I absolutely loved it. I watched couple of her scenes, and she seemed like a very nice character. The beautiful black outfit combined with her long blonde hair and grey eyes made me want to cosplay her. As the coat is quite warm, I'm doing her for a winter convention, like Desucon Frostbite.

Zatsne Miku - Vocaloid

This cosplay has been on my list since 2012. I really like her design, and the colors. I actually bought some fabrics for this cosplay back then, but I'm not sure where they are. I'm aware that this is a fanmade Vocaloid, but I still want to cosplay her.

Alice Liddel - Alice Madness Returns (Classic dress)

This one has been on my cosplay list for years. I loved the game, loved its plot, the atmosphere and the dresses. This is her main dress, which is beautiful in its all simplicity. Not sure when I'm going to do this, but not likely in the next year.

Alice Liddel - Alice Madness Returns (Hysteria dress)

This dress is one of my favorites along with the Cheshire dress, which is on my dream cosplay list. I love the white fabric, the blood and her pale complexion. This cosplay is bit tricky because it has fake blood an white paint for skin, so I'm not likely going to do this in the near future.

Quetzalcoatl - Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

I have to admit I don't really know her character or the show. I've only seen few clips of it, but she seems like a nice character. The reason I want to cosplay her is how easy her costume is to put to together. Everything in this cosplay can be bought. I saw other people cosplay her, and first I did not like her design. I thought she was too cute. But now I've changed my mind and want to cosplay her.  Not sure when I'm going to cosplay her, maybe next year.

Megumi Shimizu - Shiki

This character is from an anime I wathed when I was 15 years old. I don't remember much of it, but I remember really liking it. Megumi was easily my favorite character in the show, and she had many outfits I would like to cosplay - but for now, this outfit and her black and pink dress are on my cosplay list. The dress is on my dream cosplay list, as I don't want to do it yet. This outfit is my favorite from her, and I'm excited to wear it some day. I'm probably not doing this next year.

13th Doctor - Doctor Who 

For years I have been a fan of Doctor Who and was really pleasantly surprised when the Doctor was finally being played by a woman. Her  first season was not that great and back then I did not like this costume, but now I like it. Her second season was way better and I really like her character. I have been planning to do this for Popcult Helsinki, but I'm not sure if I'm going to do this next year.

Harley Quinn - Birds of Prey

When I watched this movie I completely fell in love in this outfit. I really like gold as a color, but not pink, so I was little it surprised that I really liked this outfit. Harley is my favorite DC character along with Catwoman, and I really want to cosplay her Suicide Squad outfit too - but for now, that outfit is little bit too revealing for me. Harley also has another costume I consider for cosplay, the one with the white top with her name written all over it. It is not as revealing as this one, but I really like this design better.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tampereen Teatteri, 12.3.2020

I saw the musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame and I loved it. The singing was great, as was the orchestra and the chorus. This was my first time in Tampereen Teatteri, and I was pleasantly surprised how good the theather was. It was smaller that I thought, but because of that I was quite close the stage and I liked that. My only complain would be that there was a spot in the stage that I could not see to, but it was okay, since the characters spent so little time there.
Petrus Kähkönen was Quasimodo in the show, and he left me with mixed feelings. I did not like him as Alfred in the Finnish version of Tanz der Vampire, and even though he was better cast as Quasimodo, I felt that he over-acted. But Quasimodo is quite difficult part to play and he has a nice singing voice, so I left liking him.
My favorite was Josefin Silén, who played Esmeralda. She was just amazing, her singing was great and her acting as well was superb. Her version of God Help the Outcasts became easily my favorite version of the song. I did not mention it yet, but the translation was new. I grew up with the Disney version, so the new words were confusing at the beginning, but I got used to them quickly. I liked the new translation of God Help the Outcasts, and Bells of Notre Dame was translated well too.
Ilkka Hämäläinen played Frollo, and he also left me with mixed feelings. He lacked power I thought Frollo should have, and times to times his singing was not that great. But I still liked him, and one of my favorite scenes was Hellfire that he sung. The translation of the song was pretty bad, the original  definitely has more power, but the way he carried a giant cross and then whipped himself was just amazing.
I also liked Lari Halme as Phoebus, Antti Lang as Clopin and Risto Korhonen as narrator. They all acted and sung well, especially Antti Lang's version of  Court of Miracles.
The sets were amazing, as the stage had bells above it, and chorus was masked to be stone statues.
The chorus was one of the best things in the musical, it was powerful and they sang high notes, but sometimes the chorus overpowered the main casts voices and I could not hear what they said.
The show I saw was the last one, since Finland has banned gatherings of over 500 people because of the Coronavirus. I had tickets for May, but unfortunately cannot see the show again. Overall I really liked the musical, and would have gladly watched it again. 

I also bought the program. It was good quality, and it cost 8 euro.

Petrus Kähkönen as Quasimodo.

Josefin Silén as Esmeralda.

Ilkka Hämäläinen as Frollo and Petrus Kähkönen as Quosimodo.

Pictures by Heikki Järvinen.

Babymetal, Kulttuuritalo, 26.2.2020

I finally saw Babymetal and it was a very good show. I heard of Babymetal first time back in 2013, when they released their song Gimme chocolate!!.  Back then I did not like their music, but when they got famous, they started to make more serious songs. Their song Megitsune is one of my favorite metal songs of all time.  

My friend Melina came to my house and she gave me a ride to the show. We had a lot of fun in the concert, and we both enjoyed the show. Yui-metal (Yui Mizuno) had left the band, but when I saw the show live, I did not miss her. The other girl, who's name I don't know, danced and sung well. 

They started with DA DA DANCE, which is one my favorites from the band.  They also had a very nice screen behind them, which showed all kinds of things, from obscure shapes to singer of Sabaton during the song Oh! MAJINAI.

If I have to give a little bit of criticism, I have to say that Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) did not sing that well. Her singing was not bad, but I have seen her singing better live. But the band was amazing, and their dancing was fun to watch.

They played many of their good songs, including Karate, Starlight, PA PA PAPAYA,  Road of Resistance and Headbangeeeerrrr!!!!. Megitsune was my favorite, and Gimme chocolate!! was pretty catchy live.

 My look during the show.

A video of Megitsune that I filmed.

A video of Gimme chocolate!! that I filmed.

 Live version of DA DA DANCE.

Live version of Road of Resistance.
 

 I did not mean to buy anything, but since Melina also bought this shirt, I wanted it too. It cost me 35 euro, and even though it's not the best quality it has a very nice print in it, and I like its colors and the picture of the fox.

 

My thoughts about Cats the Musical

I decided to compare the music of stage version of Cats and the 2019 film.

I saw the movie and I'm not sure if I liked it a lot. For most part it was okay, not good or not as bad as the reviews say. Some scenes, like Grizabella the Glamour Cat, Old Deuteronomy and Jellicle songs for Jellicle Cats were executed pretty well. I wanted to make this post to compare the songs from the musical and the movie. Unfortunately not all songs from the movie are published, so I cannot link a video from those. I've previously talked about Cats, you can read it here.

 Let's start with the opening song, Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats. This was made pretty well in the movie. The singing is not that great, and I don't like how foolish they made Mr. Mistoffelees, but overall I liked this song, especially the disco beat at the end. The chorus was not perfect, but still pretty good.

 The movie version.
 

First part of the stage version.

 

Second part.

I personally prefer this version. The singing is so much better, and the dancing as well. The costumes are made from fabric and not from CGI, which did not bother me, but this still looks a lot better. I still like the movie version, but this version will always be the superior one for me.

Then we come to the scene I hated the most in the movie. Old Gumbie Cat is a very fun and nice song in the musical, and the movie just murdered it. Rebel Wilson cannot sing at all, and the cockroaches and the mice looked pretty disturbing - and her eating the cockroaches, ugh. The movie also completely skipped the tap dancing part, which is the best part of the song. The only positive thing I can say about this scene is that Robbie Fairchild at least sounds pretty good here.

The movie version.

 The stage version.

This version, once again, is superior to the movie. Michael Gruber is an excellent singer, and his Munkustrap is fun to watch. Susie McKenna is a way better singer and performer. Also this scene has the tap dancing scene, which is one my favorites from the musical.

 
 The next scene is not one of my favorites in either the musical or the film. That of course is Bustopher Jones. Even though I liked the song's melody, the whole scene seemed a bit silly for me.

The movie version.

 The stage version.

This version is one of the few scenes that are comparable to the musical version. Even though I did not like what was happening in the screen, I have to say, James Corden is one of those few people in the whole movie that could actually sing. 


The next song is Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. Their scene in the musical is one of my favorites, as it is fun and the melody is great. I also love the double cartwheel they do in the end. The movie version used the melody from the original London production, which was little bit confusing, since the new melody is a lot better. The scene itself was okay, even though it was just Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer messing with Victoria.

 

The movie version.

The stage version.

Like I said in the beginning, Old Deuteronomy is one my favorite scenes in the movie. The melody is just beautiful, and the chorus was just beautiful and when I watched this in the theather I actually sung with it. The only part of this song I don't like is Judi Dench's singing, as she is not that great.

The movie version.

The stage version.

Even though I liked the movie version of this song, the stage version is just perfect. The chorus sounds angelic, and the singing by Munkustrap and Rum Tum Tugger is just beautiful.


Mr Mistoffelees is one of my favorite songs from the musical, and even though I liked the movie version, I did not like how insecure and clumsy they made Mr Mistoffelees. But I did like how Mr Mistoffelees sung his own song, in the musical that is usually sung by Rum Tum Tugger.

The movie version.

  The first part of the stage version.

The second part.

I really like the musical version of Misto, even though he does not sing himself. If you ever manage see Cats live, you will see over 20 a la seconde turns from Mr Mistoffelees, which was unfortunately cut from the stage production movie. 

Now we go to my favorite scene from the movie, Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat. This scene was extremely well made, even though ballet dancer Steven MacRae was asked to tap dance. The scenery of this scene was just great and I love the energy that this song was done with.

 

The stage version, part one.

The second part.

This scene is one of my favorites in the musical, and even though I enjoyed the movie version, I find this version better. The singing is better and the scene is more fun, even though the movie version is fun as well. 

Then we come to my second least favorite scene in the movie, Macavity. I absolutely loved the stage version, the strong singing, the background music, the dancing, everything. I hated the movie version. I'm not saying that Taylor Swift is a bad singer, but she sung badly here. The song is supposed the to be sung with power, and her way almost whisper the song did not please my ears.

 

The movie version.

Part one of the stage version.

The second part. This is my favorite scene in the whole musical.

I did not like the movie version of Rum Tum Tugger. I did not think that Jason Derulo is the best person to play him, but at least the song isn't rap. Rum Tum Tugger is supposed to be a sexy cat, and the movie did not execute that very well.  

The movie version.

The stage version.

John Patridge's Rum Tum Tugger was a lot better version, his singing was better and I still love how he moves his hips. 

Now we'll see the last song on my list, Memory. This is the most well known song from the musical, and for a reason, it is so beautiful. I absolutely loved Elaine Paige's version, but this is the only song that I need to link someone who is not from the 1998 recording, Betty Buckley. Her version of Memory is just so powerful, that it gives me goosebumps. I did not think that Memory suited Jennifer Hudson's voice that well, but turns out she was only one of the musical who could actually sing. I liked her version of the song, even though I did not like how she cried throughout the whole song. 

The movie version.

 

 Elaine Paige's version.

Betty Buckley's version. 

I hope you liked this comparison between the musical and the movie, and thanks for reading. :)