Book Vs Movie: "Cats" (2019) Starring Taylor Swift & Jennifer Hudson

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Book Vs Movie: “Cats”</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Poems of T.S. Eliot, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical & the 2019 Tom Hooper-Directed Movie</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“March Musicals Month!” </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/60822/MV5BNjRlNTY3MTAtOTViMS00ZjE5LTkwZGItMGYwNGQwMjg2NTEwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjg2NjQwMDQ._V1_.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="475" /></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are deep into “Musicals in March and this episode is an offbeat delight on how some of the best musicals can come from such an unusual source. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Poet</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot"><strong>T.S. Eliot</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(1888-1965) wrote poetry about cats to amuse his nieces, nephews, and godchildren with the collection</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Old-Possums-Book-Practical-Cats/dp/015668568X"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. These poems talked about how to name a cat, why cats love the moonlight, and “</span><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellicle_cats"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jellicle Cats</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">” and held a particular fascination with</span> <a href="https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/"><strong>Andrew Lloyd Webber</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">who wanted to write music that matched the words of Eliot. </span></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The musical</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cats</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">was considered a big risk as in the early 1980s London was dealing with high unemployment and a lack of funds from the government for artistic projects. Somehow Weber managed to get