Uploaded August 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In summer 2010, the 2009 - 2010 Asia Pacific touring cast of Cats the Musical performed in Manila, starring Lea Salonga as Grizabella. In this clip from the production, the first few lines of 'Moonlight' (sung in the tone of Memory) are sung in Filipino, as translated by multiaward-winning poet Pete Lacaba:
"Liwanag, hanapin ang liwanag
Ang iyong ala-ala ang gabay na sundin
Sa liwanag,, ligaya ay matatagpuan
Bagong buhay ay darating"
Alyse Davies who plays Sillabub sings Lacaba's Filipino rendering of the opening verse of 'Memory' in Act II of the show.
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Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger- than-life junkyard playground and is alive with our favourite feline characters including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Grizabella and Skimbleshanks.
The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year – the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
In summer 2010, the 2009 - 2010 Asia Pacific touring cast of Cats the Musical performed in Manila, starring Lea Salonga as Grizabella. In this clip from the production, the first few lines of 'Moonlight' (sung in the tone of Memory) are sung in Filipino, as translated by multiaward-winning poet Pete Lacaba:
"Liwanag, hanapin ang liwanag
Ang iyong ala-ala ang gabay na sundin
Sa liwanag,, ligaya ay matatagpuan
Bagong buhay ay darating"
Alyse Davies who plays Sillabub sings Lacaba's Filipino rendering of the opening verse of 'Memory' in Act II of the show.
Discover more about CATS:
catsthemusical.com
SUBSCRIBE for more Catty content:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=catsmusical
Become a Jellicle Cat!
Twitter: twitter.com/catsmusical
Facebook: facebook.com/CatstheMusical
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About:
Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger- than-life junkyard playground and is alive with our favourite feline characters including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Grizabella and Skimbleshanks.
The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year – the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
