Catch My Soul (musical)
Catch My Soul is a rock musical produced by Jack Good, loosely adapted from Shakespeare's Othello. The character of Iago had originally been played by Jerry Lee Lewis in the US production which had closed in 1968. The UK production of 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.
| Jack Good's Catch My Soul Rock Othello (UK stage version) | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The first UK production opened at the University Theatre Manchester by the 69 Theatre Company with Angharad Rees as Desdemona on 14 October 1970. It toured to Birmingham, Oxford and Brighton before opening at the Roundhouse in December 1970 and then ran at the Prince of Wales Theatre in the West End from February to July 1971. The original UK cast recorded Catch My Soul (1971), with music as interpreted by Gass, the show's backing band at that time. A film, Catch My Soul, was released in 1974 with a different cast.