Based on the universally popular poetry of T.S. Eliot, CATS tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside layer. A true musical theatre phenomenon, CATS opened on May 11, 1981 and ran for a record-setting 21 years. CATS's London success was nearly matched on Broadway where it ran at the Wintergarden Theatre for just over 18 years.
Music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
Based on "Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats" By T.S. ELIOT*
First performance at The New London Theatre, London May 11,1981 presented by Cameron Mackintosh and The
Really Useful Theatre Co. Limited
Originally presented in America by The Shubert Organization, Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company and David Geffen
Original Broadway production
Directed by Trevor Nunn
Associate Directed and Choreography by Gillian Lynne
Designed by John Napier
Orchestration by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
META Performing Arts (Pan – the Musical; Romeo and Juliet) now brings this show to the Skagit Valley for the first time.