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Based the T.S. Eliot’s 1939 collection of poems, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” this 1983 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Story:

It is the night of the Jellicle Ball, during which Old Deuteronomy will select the cat to go to the Heaviside Layer and be reborn to a new Jellicle life. Over the course of the evening, the cats of the tribe step forward to introduce themselves and audition for the chance to be selected.

: Composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber

: Lyricist
T.S. Elliot

: Lyricist
Trevor Nunn

: Lyricist
Richard Stilgoe

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre

Opening Night: Oct 7, 1982

Total Performances: 7,485

Original Cast: Kenneth Ard, Betty Buckley, René Ceballos, René Clemente, Wendy Edmead, Steven Gelfer, Harry Groener, Stephen Hanan, Robert Hoshour, Janet L. Hubert, Reed Jones, Whitney Kershaw, Donna King, Christine Langner, Terrence V. Mann, Anna McNeely, Héctor Jaime Mercado, Cynthia Onrubia, Ken Page, Timothy Scott, Herman W. Sebek, Bonnie Simmons, Walter Charles, Susan Powers, Carol Richards, Joel Robertson

Director: Trevor Nunn

Choreographer: Gillian Lynne

Producers: Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd., David Geffen and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)

Musical Director: Stanley Lebowsky

Orchestrations: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Scenic Design: John Napier

Costume Design: John Napier

Lighting Design: David Hersey

2016 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Neil Simon Theatre

Opening Night: July 31, 2016

Total Performances: 593

Original Cast: Leona Lewis, Quentin Earl Darrington, Eloise Kropp, Ricky Ubeda, Tyler Hanes, Giuseppe Bausilio (Aladdin) as Carbucketty, Jeremy Davis, Kim Faure, Sara Jean Ford, Lili Froehlich, Daniel Gaymon, Shonica Gooden, Christopher Gurr, Andy Jones, Kolton Krouse, Jess LeProtto, Georgina Pazcoguin, Emily Pynenburg, Arianna Rosario, Ahmad Simmons, Christine Cornish Smith, Corey Snide, Emily Tate, Sharrod Williams, Richard Todd Adams, Aaron Albano, Callan Bergmann, Claire Camp, Francesca Granell, Jessica Hendy, Harris Milgrim, Madison Mitchell, Nathan Patrick Morgan, and Megan Ort

Director: Trevor Nunn

Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler

Producer: The Shubert Organization and The Nederlander Organization

Musical Director: Kristen Blodgette

Orchestrations: Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Cullen

Scenic Design: John Napier

Costume Design: John Napier

Lighting Design: Natasha Katz

Sound Design: Mick Potter

1998 Film Version

Movie Name: Cats

Type: Filmed Live on Stage

Director: David Mallet

Starring: James Barron, Jo Bingham, Jacob Brent, Kaye Brown, Veerle Casteleyn, Phyllida Crowley Smith, Rosmarie Ford, Jason Gardiner, Geoffrey Garratt, Jo Gibb, Michael Gruber, Fergus Logan, Aeva May, Susie McKenna, John Mills, Karl Morgan, Leah Sue Morland, Ken Page, Elaine Paige, Rebecca Parker, John Partridge, Tommi Sliiden, Susan Jane Tanner, Femi Taylor, Frank Thompson, Tony Timberlake, Drew Varley, Bryn Walters

2019 Film Version

Movie Name: Cats

Type: Hollywood Film

Director: Tom Hooper

Screenplay: Lee Hall and Tom Hooper

Starring: Robbie Fairchild, Mette Towley, Daniela Norman, Jaih Betote, Larry Bourgeois, Laurent Bourgeois, Francesca Hayward, Jonadette Carpio, Laurie Davidson, Zizi Strallen, Freya Rowley, Idris Elba, Naoimh Morgan, Danny Collins, Bluey Robinson, Eric Underwood, Ida Saki, Rebel Wilson, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Cory English, Ray Winstone, Melissa Madden-Gray, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Steven McRae, Taylor Swift

Musical Numbers

Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats

The Naming Of Cats

The Invitation To The Jellicle Ball

The Old Gumbie Cat

The Rum Tum Tugger

Grizabella: The Glamour Cat

Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town

Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer

Old Deuteronomy

The Awful Battle of The Pekes and the Pollicles

The Song of the Jellicles

The Jellicle Ball

The Moments Of Happiness/Memory

Gus: The Theatre Cat

Growltiger's Last Stand

Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat

Macavity: The Mystery Cat

Macavity Fight

Mr. Mistoffelees

Jellicle Choice

Memory

The Journey To The Heaviside Layer

The Ad-Dressing Of Cats

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Stream Online Now

: 1998 Filmed Live on Stage Version Available to Stream via BroadwayHD

: 2019 Version Available to Stream via HBO Max

CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: Original London Cast Album

: 2019 Film Soundtrack

Vinyl

: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Sheetmusic

: Broadway Vocal Selections

: 2019 Film Vocal Selections

Videos

: Filmed Live on Stage DVD

: Filmed Live on Stage Blu-Ray

: 2019 Film DVD

: 2019 Film Blu-Ray

Books

: A Cat's Diary: How The Broadway Production of Cats Was Born

Other

1983 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Betty Buckley
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Harry Groener
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Stephen Hanan
Best Scenic Design
Best Choreography