Treacher1 Posted December 21, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Any idea if CATS will leave Oasis of the Seas by the time she salts out of Cape Liberty in 2020? A change would be nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisinghawg Posted December 21, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I understand that Cats is more popular in the Northeast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf2001 Posted December 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 21, 2018 There is a chance, however no details of the dry dock or potential entertainment changes have been announced yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanciRDH Posted December 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Not sure when their contract is up, but the cast that came on last spring was supposed to be the last ones doing the full Broadway show. It is going to change to a shortened version with the next cast after that, which may have happened already because I'm pretty sure it's been at least 6 months since they signed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdg623 Posted December 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, NanciRDH said: Not sure when their contract is up, but the cast that came on last spring was supposed to be the last ones doing the full Broadway show. It is going to change to a shortened version with the next cast after that, which may have happened already because I'm pretty sure it's been at least 6 months since they signed on. I know I'm in the minority, but I love CATS and have seen it countless times since I first saw the original Broadway cast in 1982. It's been such a thrill for me to see the whole show on Oasis the past few years, and will be so disappointed if they shorten it for our next two sailings. I would expect another show to come onboard after the drydock. I seem to remember reading somewhere that they contract the Broadway shows for 5 years to coincide with drydocks. At least with the Oasis class that seems to have been the case: Oasis started with Hairspray, then went to CATS; Allure started with Chicago, then went to Mamma Mia. Remains to be seen what happens going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 21, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 21, 2018 28 minutes ago, Treacher1 said: Any idea if CATS will leave Oasis of the Seas by the time she salts out of Cape Liberty in 2020? A change would be nice! Nothing publicly announced by the cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Greco Posted December 22, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I saw Cats on the Oasis and loved it. During the intermission 1/3 if the people walked out, It is not your typical broadway show. The music and sets are amazing; but for those who do not understand it is based on poems by TS Elliott it is confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelsea57 Posted December 22, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ken Greco said: I saw Cats on the Oasis and loved it. During the intermission 1/3 if the people walked out, It is not your typical broadway show. The music and sets are amazing; but for those who do not understand it is based on poems by TS Elliott it is confusing. Agree. We walked out for that reason. We saw the show on Oasis back in October 2018, Even though the show and set were great, I thought it was hard to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpeedo Posted December 22, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 22, 2018 We are in the we don't like it camp. I wish we could get Jersey Boys but I see it's on NCL.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northumberland Posted December 23, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 23, 2018 5 hours ago, torpeedo said: We are in the we don't like it camp. I wish we could get Jersey Boys but I see it's on NCL.. We were on Oasis 2 years ago and went to Cats. A lady from New York was sitting beside us and said that she had seen the original Broadway show, but didn't like it. She decided to give it another chance. Well, she fell asleep before the intermission and were left before we fell asleep. Jersey Boys would be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted December 23, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 12/21/2018 at 9:15 AM, NanciRDH said: Not sure when their contract is up, but the cast that came on last spring was supposed to be the last ones doing the full Broadway show. It is going to change to a shortened version with the next cast after that, which may have happened already because I'm pretty sure it's been at least 6 months since they signed on. I am not sure where you heard this, but when Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber signed the contract with RC, allowing them to perform CATS on the ship, he specified that it had to be performed exactly as he wrote it, without change of any kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanciRDH Posted December 23, 2018 #12 Share Posted December 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: I am not sure where you heard this, but when Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber signed the contract with RC, allowing them to perform CATS on the ship, he specified that it had to be performed exactly as he wrote it, without change of any kind. From another Oasis entertainment crew member. They heard it from the Cats cast that they were to be the last cast to do the entire show. This was late last spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted December 23, 2018 #13 Share Posted December 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: I am not sure where you heard this, but when Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber signed the contract with RC, allowing them to perform CATS on the ship, he specified that it had to be performed exactly as he wrote it, without change of any kind. Was quoted on another thread a few weeks ago by one of the more respected constant posters on here. We all assumed it was true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 23, 2018 #14 Share Posted December 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: I am not sure where you heard this, but when Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber signed the contract with RC, allowing them to perform CATS on the ship, he specified that it had to be performed exactly as he wrote it, without change of any kind. Possible re negotiated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanciRDH Posted December 23, 2018 #15 Share Posted December 23, 2018 The shortened Vegas version is currently playing on Oasis, it did start with the most recent cast a few months ago, and will stay as this until the upcoming drydock. Mama Mia is rumored to be the next show installed at that time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Greco Posted December 23, 2018 #16 Share Posted December 23, 2018 The problem with Cats is that the average cruiser wants Broadway shows that are middle of the road and not ones like Cats. Traditional "boy meets girl" boy loses girl and boy gets girl back has been the staple of successful shows on Broadway. West Side Story would be ideal if RCCL could get the rights to it. I saw Chicago at sea and I thought the did a fabulous job although some of the themes were not for young children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted December 23, 2018 #17 Share Posted December 23, 2018 If they shorten CATS I wouldn't even know what parts were missing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsail203 Posted December 25, 2018 #18 Share Posted December 25, 2018 We plan to book the Oasis after it's dry dock. Has anyone heard if there will be a new show replacing Cats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 25, 2018 #19 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Nothing publicly announced by the cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted December 25, 2018 #20 Share Posted December 25, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 12:10 AM, Merion_Mom said: I am not sure where you heard this, but when Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber signed the contract with RC, allowing them to perform CATS on the ship, he specified that it had to be performed exactly as he wrote it, without change of any kind. So did you hear that from Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber or Royal Caribbean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 25, 2018 #21 Share Posted December 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, cruisinfanatic said: So did you hear that from Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber or Royal Caribbean? I believe that was revealed by RC when they got CATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinam2 Posted December 26, 2018 #22 Share Posted December 26, 2018 What makes Cats so hard to follow? Every post I read everyone says that all the audience leaves at intermission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted December 26, 2018 #23 Share Posted December 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Trinam2 said: What makes Cats so hard to follow? Lots of people have a very short span of attention... 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamesEM Posted December 26, 2018 #24 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Talk about short attention span, I was on the Oasis last year and when it was was time for the intermission. half the audience did not return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinam2 Posted December 26, 2018 #25 Share Posted December 26, 2018 5 hours ago, JamesEM said: Talk about short attention span, I was on the Oasis last year and when it was was time for the intermission. half the audience did not return. Did you enjoy the show? If not why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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