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The bastards finally did it. A second CATS trailer. TV's Kevin welcomes back OG trailer sleuth Melanie Humphrey to dive in this next peak into the world of Ol' Hoops' CATS! Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Work: www.tvskevin.substack.com Dramaturgy: Animorphs

This week, a very drunk TV's Kevin is joined by Jacob Kelleher (@kelleherald, JAN: Jive Action Nerds) to discuss "The Naming of CATS". They spend a lot of time talking about Joel Ostein?? Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Newletter: tvskevin.substack.com Dramaturgy: Dear Evan Hanson

The dice are tumblin' in anticipation of the film event of the holiday season: CATS. Enjoy the crossover event of the year as PodCATS joins forces with JAN: Jive Action Nerds for "Jellicles And Ne'er-do-wells," a tabletop RPG show in the style of CATS. This is Part One of Three. PodCATS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcats-a-stonezone-presentation/id1249879411 JAN: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jan-jive-action-nerds-a-spirit-of-77-podcast/id1392635824 Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Writings: www.tvskevin.substack.com

This week, we break the mold because we FEEL LIKE IT. TV's Kevin is joined by Sarah Gahr (Gahr & Conti International Film Festival) to talk about the only Broradway musical he's seen: Waitress! Along the way, they play a few rounds of Clean or Dirty, chat about their terrible opinions, and reminisce about the horrible mental health issues that come with moving to New York. Newsletter: tvskevin.substack.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Dramaturgy: The Producers, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Sam Stanish (Word on the Straights) drops by to talk about that whimsical lad, The Magical Mr. Mistoffelees + no other topics. Dramaturgy: X-Men, Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer SUBSCRIBE: www.tvskevin.substack.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start. Infinihyphenate comedian Jesse Roth joins TV's Kevin in the "studio" this week to cover the very beginning of CATS and why it turns off so many people so immediately. FOLLOW JESSE @MessyRoth IT'S THE ONLY THING SHE ASKS FOR Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

This week, we stop our exploration of CATS to explore a world that is somehow even stranger... Starlight Express!! Yes, we've seen the Family Guy bit. Join TV's Kevin & Theatre's Megan Quick (And Toto, Too) as they dive into a world made up of trains that talk! Dramaturgy: I, Tonya; Les Miserables; Hamilton; Phantom of the Opera; Next to Normal Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

Proud '96 Bull Erin Harland is on the show this week to talk about Bowling for Soup, "The Jellicle Ball," and how much she liked the CATS trailer. It's a lot. Dramaturgy: Bowling For Soup, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

It was written. The prophecy has come to pass. "Memory" has come to PodCATS. Katie Lassiter joins TV's Kevin to talk about the most famous (and worst) song in the CATS canon. Dramaturgy: Les Miserables, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

Where my Missouri-heads at?? It's a homegrown episode of PodCATS this week as TV's Kevin is joined by Jess Morgan (UCB's Rumpelteazer) to spin a yarn about Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat, the jellicle with strong Virgo energy. Along the way they wax about the old days in Missourah, talk about the musicals that made them, and come up with a great idea for a sketch! Dramaturgy: Children of Eden, Title of Show, The Last Five Years, Grand Budapest Hotel, Hadestown, The Sound of Music Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

TV's Kevin is joined this week by the great Alex Conti (Cake Kids, More Than Mutuals) to talk about the randiest of the litter: The Rum Tum Tugger. Hey may be a cat, but he has us asking about the birds and the bees. Also, we talk GLEE. Because someone has to. Dramaturgy: Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical, Waitress, GLEE, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

Oh, we're in it now! TV's Kevin (and Hamilminute co-host Kat Scott) finally lands an interview with someone who has been in CATS! Jacen Ziev gives the inside scoop to what it's like to be a Cat. I've heard everybody wants to be one? Kat also weaves an incredible yarn about their first harrowing experience with CATS and how it turned them into a cult leader. For the first time ever, this one's really just CATS talk. Pretty on topic for once. Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

Just who is this "Andrew Lloyd Webber"? Where does he come from? How did he come to writing the musical we call CATS? Was he, in fact, a chubby little rich boy with a big bib and smears of expensive chocolate dribbling down his chin? Joining us is special guest Justin Germeroth (The Puffin Publishing Podcast, JAN: Jive Action Nerds). On this episode of PodCATS, we'll dive in on the man behind the music... and also the big fat cat standing in our way. You better believe we're talkin' Bustopher Jones this week and you BETTER believe we're recasting. Dramaturgy: Starlight Express, Jeeves: The Musical Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin JAN: Jive Action Nerds: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jan-jive-action-nerds-a-spirit-of-77-podcast/id1392635824 Puffin Publishing Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-puffin-publishing-podcast/id1097697652

"CATS and pro wrestling are the same thing." This week on PodCATS, TV's Kevin is joined by Lauren Moran, the phenomenal artist behind that very famous picture of Becky Lynch (seen mauled in the episode art) & musical superfan, to talk CATS, the changes for the movie, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and every musical under the Sun. She mounts a powerful defense for our large puppet friend King Kong! #MacavityGoOnHotOnes Dramaturgy: King Kong: The Musical, Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, WWE, The CATS VHS tape, Hot Ones Lauren is everywhere @LaurenMoran www.artoflaurenmoran.carbonmade.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Jive Action Nerds: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jan-jive-action-nerds-a-spirit-of-77-podcast/id1392635824

Peaking out from behind the Patreon Paywall is a Very Special Episode of Hamilminute. We all remember Billy Bush's famous bus ride, but where is he now? Find out on this week's Hamilminute with TV's Kevin Lanigan & Kat Scott. Subscribe to the Patreon for the full archives of this show, support the show you're listening to, and get all further episodes of everything! Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

"I got nothing but faith in Ol' Hoops!" This week on the show, TV's Kevin is joined by Matt Rain (Breakfast Boys improv) to dive deep on his obsession (CATS), his newest running gag (CATS in theatres December 20th), and his deepest love (CATS)! You'll finally learn what AMC REALLY stands for! Dramaturgy: The Lion King (2019), Spy Kids 3-D Game Over, Pan (2015), Les Miserables Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

FINALLY we get on the horn with someone who has seen the eponymous cats up close and personal. TV's Kevin welcomes Vern Tooley (@varnyo, The Puffin Publishing Podcast) to PodCATS to talk about the St. Louis College of Pharmacy CATS production of 2014. How many expenses were spared in this production of the Broadway smash? Was it all of them? And at the end of all things, what horrible realization about humanity and CATS does KeVern reach? The solution will SHOCK you! Doctors HATE this one trick. Dramaturgy: Punch-Drunk Love, Anything Goes, Scarface, Werner Herzog & Klaus Kinski, St. Louis College of Pharmacy Variety Show 2013 Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Subscribe!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcats-a-stonezone-presentation/id1249879411

No one fucks me like Macavity. You cannot leave this episode without knowing a lot more about the sexual habits of the cast of CATS past and present. This week, TV's Kevin is joined by Tune In Entertainment's Haley Schrager. They dive deep into Macavity, The Mystery Cat--to be portrayed by Idris Elba in CATS (2019). Open up your gun locker of cocaine and dig in for an auditory feast! Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Check out our short film, It Didn't Take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lBpuD-EZrU&t=1s

"The theatre is certainly not what it was." So says Gus: The Theatre Cat. But so also says Graham Techler (The Tycoons, UCB's Characters Welcome)! Graham joins TV's Kevin in the cathouse this week for a discussion of the upcoming Ian McKellan sang Billboard Top 100 hit "Gus: The Theatre Cat." What are Ian's odds of Oscar gold? How do the American and English versions compare? And what does this all have to do with Graham's new play The Tycoons?? Speaking of which, get your tickets here!! http://www.lessthanrent.org Dramaturgy: Dog Sees God, Snoopy!!!, Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief The Musical Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin

In the premiere episode of PodCATS, TV's Kevin is joined by the toast of the Chicago theatre scene, Melanie Humphrey. They break down that oh so famous CATS trailer, dissect what makes for an engaging show, and discuss the Rats v Realms method of film criticism. Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Check out TV's Kevin's short story collection The Cola Wars: https://chekhovsgunman.wordpress.com/category/cola-wars/