Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS, has been proclaimed the most popular
musical in the world. Dubbed the musical of the century, CATS is a theatrical
phenomenon, holding the record as the longest running musical
ever in London and New York. Since opening in London in 1981, CATS
has been seen my more than 65 million people worldwide. It has been
staged in more than 150 cities in over 40 productions and in 14 languages.
It was winner of the London Evening Standard Award and Olivier
Award in 1981, and gathered seven coveted Tony Awards on Broadway
in 1983. CATS is based on a series of poems by T. S. Eliot. The
magnificent stage set is a rubbish dump, three times larger than
life, where the Jellicle Cats have come out to play. In this scene, it is
the night of the annual Jellicle Ball when their leader, Old Deuteronomy,
will announce the name of the cat who will be reborn to a new life in the
heavy side Layer. The announcement will be made just before dawn.
While they wait, the cats amuse themselves with stories of famous
cats of the past and present. Dawn comes, and Old Deuteronomy gathers
the cats together for his announcement of the name of the cat to be reborn. Cats
tickets are one of the most popular theatre tickets on and off Broadway!
