'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' Brings Voguing to 'The Tonight Show' with Skimbleshanks Performance
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Jason P. Frank
Summary
A Vulture writer reviews the appearance of 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' on 'The Tonight Show,' focusing on the standout performance of 'Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat' and how the production brings voguing culture to mainstream American television. The piece highlights the contrast between 'old way' and 'new way' vogue as showcased in the performance.
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· 3 pulledNot to commit the sin of choosing a favorite cat from Cats: The Jellicle Ball, but Skimbleshanks is hard to deny.
Last night, the voguing superstar made her way...
Americans, in turn, learned about old way versus new way vogue.
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