Reading Rainbow - Loni Ackerman Applies CATS Make Up

Wow I remember watching this episode

what year was she on boadway cause i dont rember her

Ackerman did a great job belting...but her vibrato was a bit too strong...other than that she looked amazing and sounded great!! CATS now and forever!!

One of my favorites! I miss this show. Does anyone know if the episode about ufo's is on youtube?

didnt realize she was so young...

i totally remember this episode..
it's great looking back, and going "oh wow, its mungojerrie, oh look, it's victoria," et cetera.

I think she did a decent job in her singing for this role. It is known that she does some cabaret singing, yet I'm not sure if I like her use of the vocal technique in her cabaret singing for her portrayal of Grizabella. I don't seem to care much for her saying "Look," either, but it was her interpretation of the character. At least she gives a nice performance in this video.

I remember seeing this as a kid on Reading Rainbow. Thanks for the memories by putting this up, asterism. =)

shes okay, but i hate the way she said "look" during memory. lol it was like eew, look. but this is awesome i totally remember watching this when i was little!!! i love cats!

This is the episide that I watched as a child which inspired me to become involved in theater - both onstage and as a makeup artist. Thanks for posting it, asterism!

And thanks to Loni Ackerman and LeVar Burton...

I <3 Reading Rainbow!!! :-)

yeah i kinda don't like her protrayal... I like a little more break from the transcripted rhythms... but hey, we'll save more of those criticisms for when I hear that same kind of applause for myself.

thank you for posting! i remember watching this as a child on pbs. :)

I like the orginal grissabella

I laughed at 02:25 when she hissed.

This is the old one (Ducan and Doloras) where they showed her doing more makeup. The new one (When Aunt Lita Did the Rumba) shows more of the danceing than the makeup.

I've got this on video but I can't make DVDs so I'd never thought of looking for it here. I'm glad someone had the right mind to do it. Thank you.

I REMEMBER THIS SERIES!!!