Cats (musical)
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| Music | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot |
| Premiere | May 11, 1981: New London Theatre, London, England, U.K. |
| Productions | 1981 West End 1982 Broadway 2014 West End Revival 2015 West End Revival 2016 Broadway Revival |
| Awards | 1981 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 1983 Tony Award for Best Musical |
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| Cast recording by Andrew Lloyd Webber | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Genre | Show tune |
| Label | Polydor |
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. Cats introduced the song standard "Memory". The first performance of Cats was in 1981.
Directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, Cats first opened in the West End in 1981 and then with the same creative team on Broadway in 1982. It won numerous awards, including Best Musical at both the Laurence Olivier Awards and the Tony Awards. The London production ran for twenty-one years and the Broadway production ran for eighteen years, both setting new records. Actresses Elaine Paige and Betty Buckley became particularly associated with the musical. One actress, Marlene Danielle, performed in the Broadway production for its entire run (from 1982 until 2000).
As of 2016, Cats is the fourth-longest-running show in Broadway history, and was the longest running Broadway show in history from 1997 to 2006 when it was surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera. Cats is the fourth-longest-running West End musical. It has been performed around the world many times and has been translated into more than 20 languages. In 1998, Cats was turned into a made-for-television film.
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