Cats 1981 - Articles Page 19

Ages: 6+
Opened: May 11, 1981
Closing: May 11, 2002

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Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot

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There's no better way to introduce your family to the wonders of live theatre than with the magic, the mystery, the memory of CATS. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of poems in an airport bookshop has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway's history. Winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's timeless melodies, including the hit song "Memory."

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Final Performance of CATS at The Phillips Center January 10
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2010


The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville for three performances on January 9 and 10. Tickets are on sale now at the Phillips Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations or call 352-392-2787 for more details.

CATS Comes To The Phillips Center 1/9, 1/10/2010
by BWW News Desk - Jan 9, 2010


The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville for three performances on January 9 and 10. Tickets are on sale now at the Phillips Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations or call 352-392-2787 for more details.

CATS Returns to the Benedum Center 1/26-31
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 8, 2010


The show that revolutionized musical theater is returning to Pittsburgh's Benedum Center on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, for six nights only.

CATS Comes To The Phillips Center 1/9, 1/10/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 10, 2009


The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville for three performances on January 9 and 10. Tickets are on sale now at the Phillips Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations or call 352-392-2787 for more details.

DREAMGIRLS National Tour Opens at Apollo Theater Tonight; Runs Through 12/12
by BWW News Desk - Nov 22, 2009


Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.

DREAMGIRLS National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2009


Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.

DREAMGIRLS National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6
by Jessica Lewis - Nov 4, 2009


Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.

CATS in Manila to Feature Tony Winner Lea Salonga as 'Grizabella', Begins Run 7/24/2010
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 3, 2009


CITIGROUP INC. has announced in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (11/3/09) that CATS, the second longest-running musical in Broadway history, will have a limited run at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) beginning July 24, 2010. This production will feature Tony winner Lea Salonga as Grizabella, and an international cast that will primarily come from Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Broadway In Chicago Welcomes Back CATS At The Cadillac Palace Theatre 10/13-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2009


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome back CATS. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009.

Broadway In Chicago Welcomes Back CATS At The Cadillac Palace Theatre 10/13-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2009


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome back CATS. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009.

Broadway In Chicago Welcomes Back CATS At The Cadillac Palace Theatre 10/13-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2009


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome back CATS. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009.

Broadway In Chicago Welcomes Back CATS At The Cadillac Palace Theatre 10/13-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2009


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome back CATS. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009.

Broadway In Chicago Welcomes Back CATS At The Cadillac Palace Theatre 10/13-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2009


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome back CATS. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009.

Broadway In Chicago Welcomes Back CATS At The Cadillac Palace Theatre 10/13-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2009


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome back CATS. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009.

Groener, McGrath, Scalera & More Star In Sondheim's PUTTING IT TOGETHER At SCR 9/11-10/11
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2009


South Coast Repertory kicks off the 2009-10 Season with Putting It Together, a compilation of Stephen Sondheim songs, that the composer put together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, creating a narrative set at a cocktail party in an elegant Manhattan condo. The non-traditional musical, led by Broadway and television star Harry Groener, has a cast of five (a glamorous but slightly jaded couple, a starry-eyed younger couple and a savvy observer) who sing more than 30 songs that reflect their lives, lifestyles and moods of the moment. Some of the songs will be familiar, some less so, a few were even cut from their original musical scores, but they are all sophisticated, smart and drop-dead droll. All, in other words, Sondheim.

CATS Returns To Sydney, 5/18/2010
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 7, 2009


At long last CATS, the most recognised and adored musical the world has ever known, capers and frolics into Sydney opening Tuesday 18 May 2010 for a strictly limited season, playing in the Lyric Theatre, Star City.

Broadway In Chicago Welcomes Back CATS At The Cadillac Palace Theatre 10/13-18
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 29, 2009


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome back CATS. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009.

CATS Opens 9/9 At The Moonlight Amphitheatre Stage
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2009


Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats,' the musical that seems to have more than nine lives, opens appropriately on 9-9-09 on the newly rebuilt Moonlight Amphitheatre stage as the final production in Moonlight Stage Productions' 2009 Summer Season.

Groener, McGrath, Scalera & More Star In Sondheim's PUTTING IT TOGETHER At SCR 9/11-10/11
by BWW News Desk - Sep 18, 2009


South Coast Repertory kicks off the 2009-10 Season with Putting It Together, a compilation of Stephen Sondheim songs, that the composer put together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, creating a narrative set at a cocktail party in an elegant Manhattan condo. The non-traditional musical, led by Broadway and television star Harry Groener, has a cast of five (a glamorous but slightly jaded couple, a starry-eyed younger couple and a savvy observer) who sing more than 30 songs that reflect their lives, lifestyles and moods of the moment. Some of the songs will be familiar, some less so, a few were even cut from their original musical scores, but they are all sophisticated, smart and drop-dead droll. All, in other words, Sondheim.

Groener, McGrath, Scalera & More Star In Sondheim's PUTTING IT TOGETHER At SCR 9/11-10/11
by BWW News Desk - Sep 11, 2009


South Coast Repertory kicks off the 2009-10 Season with Putting It Together, a compilation of Stephen Sondheim songs, that the composer put together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, creating a narrative set at a cocktail party in an elegant Manhattan condo. The non-traditional musical, led by Broadway and television star Harry Groener, has a cast of five (a glamorous but slightly jaded couple, a starry-eyed younger couple and a savvy observer) who sing more than 30 songs that reflect their lives, lifestyles and moods of the moment. Some of the songs will be familiar, some less so, a few were even cut from their original musical scores, but they are all sophisticated, smart and drop-dead droll. All, in other words, Sondheim.

CATS Opens 9/9 At The Moonlight Amphitheatre Stage
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 9, 2009


Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats,' the musical that seems to have more than nine lives, opens appropriately on 9-9-09 on the newly rebuilt Moonlight Amphitheatre stage as the final production in Moonlight Stage Productions' 2009 Summer Season.

CATS Opens 9/9 At The Moonlight Amphitheatre Stage
by BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2009


Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats,' the musical that seems to have more than nine lives, opens appropriately on 9-9-09 on the newly rebuilt Moonlight Amphitheatre stage as the final production in Moonlight Stage Productions' 2009 Summer Season.

Groener, McGrath, Scalera & More Star In Sondheim's PUTTING IT TOGETHER At SCR 9/11-10/11
by Charlie Piane - Aug 19, 2009


South Coast Repertory kicks off the 2009-10 Season with Putting It Together, a compilation of Stephen Sondheim songs, that the composer put together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, creating a narrative set at a cocktail party in an elegant Manhattan condo. The non-traditional musical, led by Broadway and television star Harry Groener, has a cast of five (a glamorous but slightly jaded couple, a starry-eyed younger couple and a savvy observer) who sing more than 30 songs that reflect their lives, lifestyles and moods of the moment. Some of the songs will be familiar, some less so, a few were even cut from their original musical scores, but they are all sophisticated, smart and drop-dead droll. All, in other words, Sondheim.

CATS Opens 9/9 At The Moonlight Amphitheatre Stage
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 19, 2009


Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats,' the musical that seems to have more than nine lives, opens appropriately on 9-9-09 on the newly rebuilt Moonlight Amphitheatre stage as the final production in Moonlight Stage Productions' 2009 Summer Season.

Pittsburgh CLO Presents INTO THE WOODS 8/4-8/9 At The Benedum Center
by Charlie Piane - Aug 9, 2009


Find out what happens after 'happily ever after' when Pittsburgh CLO presents Into the Woods. Once Upon a Time, a Baker and his wife embarked on a quest to break a witch's spell. On their journey 'into the woods' they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and a host of other hysterically flawed fairy tale characters.

Other Productions of Cats

1981   West End Original London Production
West End
1982   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2004   London Fringe London Revival
London Fringe
2011   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2014   West End West End Revival
West End
2016   West End West End 2015 Revival Production
West End
2016   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway
2019   US Tour US Revival Tour
US Tour
2021   US Tour Non-Equity Tour
US Tour

Cats - 1981 West End Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2002 Olivier Awards Audience Award for Most Popular Show 0
1981 Evening Standard Awards Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical 0
1981 Olivier Awards Actor of the Year in a Musical Wayne Sleep
1981 Olivier Awards Designer of the Year John Napier
1981 Olivier Awards Director of the Year Trevor Nunn
1981 Olivier Awards Musical of the Year Andrew Lloyd Webber
1981 Olivier Awards Musical of the Year Trevor Nunn
1981 Olivier Awards Musical of the Year Richard Stilgoe
1981 Olivier Awards Outstanding Achievement of the Year in a Musical Gillian Lynne

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