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RIP to this legend, Ken Page. đź’š
Ok so when was someone gonna tell me that this guy -
Is voiced by this absolute cinnamon roll? ~
John Partridge and Jacob Brent who played in the 1998 filmed version get a lot of attention in the CATS fandom for being gay role models.
Here’s a proud shout-out to the others in the 1998 version who’s also openly gay and representing the LGBTQ+ community in theater, dance and show business, in a big or small way.
Tony Timberlake, Michael Gruber, Jason Gardiner, Drew Varley, Ken Page and Susie McKenna.
“There’s Fergus everyone! Look at that!” - Jacob Brent in his livestream commentary
(Look, he was so excited when Fergus turned up in the live chat that I could use his little rise in volume there as a quick marker on the wave visualiser thingie when I was transcribing it. Of course he had to make sure to point Fergus’ cat out to us.)
@uppastthejelliclemoon​
Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy and Jessica Hendy as Grizabella at the Gateway in Bellport
Hearing about Ken Page’s death is heartbreaking. I quite literally grew up with that man, watching him in “All Dogs go to Heaven” and now “Cats”, this feels so unreal. I still can’t believe it. I’m devastated.
May he rest in peace <33
Rest in peace to the wondrous Ken Page, the original Old Deuteronomy in the Broadway production of Cats.
Picture from the Martha Swope collection at NYPL
