{"podcast":{"title":"The Wrong Cat Died","slug":"the-wrong-cat-died-1185529","podcast_index_feed_id":1185529,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thewrongcatdied","website_url":"http://TheWrongCatDied.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bb12282e-b59f-11e9-a924-17817bb35b1c/image/0e8f73306f186d98bdb59c486e098d6d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Broadway Podcast Network","episode_count":290,"summary":"Grizabella was the wrong cat to die. After seeing CATS the Musical for the first time in July of 2016, podcast host Mike Abrams was filled with a whirlwind of emotions. He was amused, confused, and a little angry. Almost exactly three years later when the 2019 CATS movie trailer came out, Mike had enough. It was time to speak his truth – Grizabella was the wrong Cat to Die at the Jellicle Ball. In this podcast, Mike interviews CATS cast members, CATS superfans, CATS haters, and explores the backstories of the Jellicle characters all to make a case for why they were more worthy to ascend to the Heaviside Layer than Grizabella.Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T14:18:19.333709+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wrong-cat-died-1185529"},"episode":{"title":"Ep250 - Gabrielle Parker, Jemima on the International Tour","slug":"ep250-gabrielle-parker-jemima-on-the-international-tour","published_at":"2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wrong-cat-died-1185529/ep250-gabrielle-parker-jemima-on-the-international-tour","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wrong-cat-died-1185529","url":"https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/the-wrong-cat-died/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BPNET9249190526.mp3?updated=1775227203","summary":"“In my head I think Jemima is the daughter of Bombalurina and Macavity.” This episode features Gabrielle Parker who played Jemima on the 2025 International Tour of CATS. Hear Gabrielle share how a ballet background and seeing Cats around age 10 sparked her obsession with the show and her early goal to play Victoria. She recounts auditioning soon after graduating, initially being seen for Rumpleteazer before landing Victoria, and explains how character work begins with the “three words,” including Victoria’s surprising trait of being “unselfconscious.” Gabrielle discusses later playing Jemima on tours through Korea, Taiwan, China, and Europe, including the challenge and audience reaction of singing the opening of “Moonlight” in Korean and Mandarin. She offers personal Jemima backstory theories, reflects on touring culture differences, shares memorable mishaps and emergency cover moments, and reveals she met her husband on CATS, joking about a “white cat curse.” 00:50 First Time Seeing CATS 07:18 Building Victoria and Jemima 12:08 Jemima Backstory 20:20 Singing Moonlight in New Languages 24:33 White Cat Curse Love Story 26:48 CATS Wedding Performance 31:53 Rapid Fire Check out Gabrielle on Instagram: @gabbyparker_ Produced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alan Seales⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Broadway Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: @⁠⁠⁠⁠TheWrongCatDied⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"“In my head I think Jemima is the daughter of Bombalurina and Macavity.” This episode features Gabrielle Parker who played Jemima on the 2025 Internationa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2377,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wrong-cat-died-1185529/episodes/ep250-gabrielle-parker-jemima-on-the-international-tour/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wrong-cat-died-1185529/ep250-gabrielle-parker-jemima-on-the-international-tour.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}