Cats may have nine lives but people only have this lifetime to catch the “purr”-fectly entertaining “meow”-sical comedy revue, “The Juicy Cat Dolls: No Preservatives Added.”

When first staged at SM Megamall Cinema 9 last Feb. 12, the show featuring seasoned comediennes-singers Mitch Valdes and Nanette Inventor with Asia’s Queen of Songs Pilita Corrales and guest Cynthia Patag, rocked the scene so loudly that its reverberations reached other parts of the country and abroad where people now eagerly await its staging.

And why wouldn’t they? Based on the feedback from the audience that night and the eulogizing that came later, “Juicy Cat” is hailed as a fresh whiff of air in the live performance circuit where the redolence of youth wafts albeit overbearingly sometimes.

Centering on the universal subject of aging (“maturing,” Mitch and company insist), the ladies expose the fine lines of life through a crux of different personas and scenarios that mirror the concerns of “women of certain vintage.”

Suddenly afraid of losing the interest of a paramore as gray hair multiplies? The Juicy Cat Dolls will tell you how that feels–and then some. Alarmed by the ever-expanding waistline and the merciless prominence of wrinkles? Let the three laugh at you good-naturedly, and also with you wholeheartedly.

The musical numbers in “Juicy Cat” are well thought of. Given its stars and themes, songs such as “A Million Thanks To You,” “Hot Stuff” and “San Ka Man Naroroon” made their way to the repertoire – along with “Nobody” by Wonder Girls, “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga and “Single Ladies” by Beyonce.

Unimaginable? You bet. The idea alone of putting the girls vis-à-vis these songs is totally off the radar, but wait till you actually hear and see Mitch, Nanette and Pilita singing and dancing (oh, yes!) to these.

There are many highlights within highlights in the show. A fine example is the face off between Mitch and Nanette.

Braggadocious as they are insecure, the two soon prove that the more they hide who they are, the more they (and people like them) are unmasked.

It’s comedy that builds up until it runs over with, well, juice.

A tight script, check. Quality musical production, check. A tested cast, heck, check.

Indeed, if “The Juicy Cat Dolls” were to be described using just an adjective, then it has to be this: Oomph.

“The Juicy Cat Dolls: No Preservatives Added” is produced by Maxi-Music Inc. Directed by Floy Quintos with Ricky Lopez as scriptwriter, the show also features a full band (led by musical director Monet Silvestre), the Whiplash dancers with the choreography of Andrew Ferraris, and the clothes of Edgar Madamba and Edgar San Diego.

The must-see musical comedy revue will be restaged at Onstage Greenbelt 1-Ayala Center on March 5 with an extended run on April 23, 2010. The provincial tour kicks off at the CAP Grand Auditorium in Davao City on April 17. Other dates for Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Ilo-Ilo, Zamboanga, Dagupan and Pampanga and will be announced soon. A major US and Canada tour is scheduled for October 2010.

For inquiries, email maxi.musicinc@yahoo.com.