Drat! The Cat!
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Book Ira Levin | | |
| Productions | 1965 Broadway | |
Drat! The Cat! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer.[1]
Originally called Cat and Mouse, this spoof of late-Victorian melodrama has at its core Alice Van Guilder, who wants to be a career girl at a time when nice young ladies marry well instead of having careers. Frustrated by the obstacles standing in her way, she becomes a cat burglar and plunders the homes of Manhattan's high society in the 1890s.
After an out-of-town try-out at the
A demo recording of the pre-Broadway Philadelphia show was released as a demo-only lp on Capitol Custom (TB-504) in 1965. Long after the show closed,
Musical numbers
Scene 1: Various Places in New York City
Scene 2: A Bedroom in The Purefoy's Flat
Scene 3: Lucius Van Guilder's Study and Counting Room
Scene 4: Alice Van Guilder's Boudoir and A Secret Chamber
Scene 5: The Purefoy's Kitchen
Scene 6: Pier Fourteen
Scene 7: Van Guilder's Study and The Garden
Scene 8: The Van Guilder's Cellar
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Scene 1: Police Headquarters
Scene 2: The Cellar
Scene 3: Van Guilder's Study
Scene 4: The Woods North of The City
Scene 5: Various Places in The City
Scene 6: The Woods and The City
Scene 7: Van Guilder's Study
Scene 8: A Courtroom
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References
- ^ The New York Times, October 11, 1965, p. 54.
- ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 1965.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 234.
- ^ "Singles" Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine barbra-archives.com
External links
- Internet Broadway Database listing
- The Guide to Musical Theatre
- Drat! The Cat! info page on Ira Levin's website