Joel and Toast talk with CATS fancier Abby (Twitter @clapifyoulikeme) about the weekly digital watchalongs of the movie that she hosted from June 2020 to April 2021, and Abby provides a critical perspective only someone who's seen CATS 50+ times can.

Since you deserve to experience a watchalong too, Abby is hosting a special one Saturday, May 22nd at 9pm EST!  Send Abby a DM for the invite.

Referenced in this episode:  Judi Dench didn't play Dungeons & Dragons with Vin Diesel on the set of Chronicles of Riddick.

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Original music by Jeremy Nasato.

Cover art by Tyler Donnelly.

Joel and Toast talk with film critic and writer Kayleigh Donaldson about director Tom Hooper and his path to making CATS, what a more successful adaptation of could have looked like, and the state of the Hollywood musical today.

Referenced in this episode: Linus Karp's "how to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit movie musical 'cats'"

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Original music by Jeremy Nasato.

Cover art by Tyler Donnelly.

Joel and Toast talk with film and gossip writer Sarah Marrs (co-host of The Hollywood Read) about the Oscar aspirations CATS once had, how those hopes crashed and burned, and what an underappreciated miracle it is how any movie comes together.

Referenced in this episode: CATS' song "Beautiful Ghosts" being nominated for a Grammy.

This episode's Joellicle Choice is Queen Elizabeth! Joel talks with her person Alexavier. You can find more photos of her and some of Alexavier's wonderful art on his Instagram.

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Original music by Jeremy Nasato.

Cover art by Tyler Donnelly.