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Cats (Original Broadway Production)

  • Acting
    3 stars
  • Choreography
    5 stars
  • Dancing
    5 stars
  • Direction
    4 stars
  • Lyrics
    5 stars
  • Music
    4 stars
  • Overall
    5 stars
  • Production
    4 stars
  • Singing
    4 stars
  • Story
    3 stars
  • Writing
    3 stars
Previews
September 23rd, 1982
Opening
October 7th, 1982
Closing
September 10th, 2000
Status
Closed
Overall Rating
5.00 / 5, based on 1 review
Categories
Drama Musical

Synopsis

It’s the night of the Jellicle Ball, and cats of every description have gathered in a back alley, slinking around the refuse and cast-offs of the human world. Every cat has his say, and the theatre cat, the Siamese cat, and the bedraggled old Grizabella tell the stories of their lives…and wait. Only one of them will travel on to the Heavyside Layer. Which one will it be?

Cast

Original Broadway 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

Creative

  • Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by: T.S. Eliot
  • Lyrics by: T.S. Eliot
  • Additional lyrics for "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" and "Memory" by: Trevor Nunn
  • Additional lyrics for "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" by Richard Stilgoe
  • Music orchestrated by: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Musical Director: Rene Wiegert and Sue Anderson
  • Direction: Trevor Nunn
  • Scenic Design: by John Napier
  • Costume Design: by John Napier
  • Lighting Design: David Hersey
  • Sound Design: Martin Levan
  • Wig Design: Paul Huntley Productions, Inc.
  • Make-Up Design: Candace Carell