Catch My Soul (UK Stage Version)
Disambiguation: for Film version see Catch My Soul
| Jack Good's Catch My Soul Rock Othello (UK stage version) |
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| with the rock band Gass | |
| Music | Ray Pohlman Emil Dean Zoghby |
| Lyrics | Jack Good |
| Book | William Shakespeare |
| Basis | Othello |
| Productions | The Prince of Wales Theatre, The Roundhouse, Manchester, Oxford, Birmingham |
Catch My Soul was the UK stage version of the rock musical produced by Jack Good. The show was a showcase for the talents of Lance LeGault, P. P. Arnold, P.J. Proby and an introduction to the rock musician Robert Tench and the band Gass. It was loosely adapted from Shakespeare's Othello and the character of Iago had originally been played by Jerry Lee Lewis in the US production which had closed in 1968.
The First UK stage performance was at the University Theatre Manchester by the 69 Theatre Company with Angharad Rees as Desdemona. The London stage version opened at The Roundhouse later in 1969 and moved to the Prince of Wales Theatre in the West End in 1970. The show also toured larger UK cities and closed in January 1972. The original UK cast recorded Catch My Soul (1971), with music as interpreted by Gass, the house band at that time. A film, Catch My Soul, was released in 1973 with a different cast.
Read more about Catch My Soul (UK Stage Version): The Plot, Featured Artists, Original Cast Members, The House Band
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