9 / 10
What wasn’t preordained is just how beautifully executed the entire venture turns out to be. You’d have to be a real stickler for tradition to begrudge Jellicle Ball its innovations, and one suspects even the stickliest will find joy in the tunes and story that remain in this show’s DNA. It’s all still here, fueling yet another life, familiar as an old tabby yet fresh as a kitten.
8 / 10
Unable to cite everyone in the enthusiastic company, let’s briefly note how Sydney James Harcourt’s sizzling Rum Tum Tugger is a major crowd-pleaser, Emma Sofia’s sleek Skimbleshanks is quite a saucy authority figure and probably there’s a blazing star of tomorrow glowing among the corps who goes unmentioned here. It appears to me that Cats: The Jellicle Ball may become one of those legendary Broadway shows that someday you will tell others you were lucky enough to see.
The cast of Broadway's Cats: The Jellicle Ball joined The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday evening for a performance from the hit Broadway revival. Watch the cast perform the second act number, 'Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat.'
The cast of Broadway's Cats: The Jellicle Ball will head to late-night television for a special performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon next week.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball celebrated its three Tony Award wins with a special CATSQUERADE watch party and after-party at Masquerade. Guests included Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Raúl Esparza, Chris Colfer, Law Roach, and the show's Tony-winning creative team. Check out photos of the event!
At the Tony Awards, Qween Jean took home the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for CATS: The Jellicle Ball. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, she checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share her initial reaction!
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch took home the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for CATS: The Jellicle Ball. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, they checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge.
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons took home the Tony Award for Best Choreography. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, they checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share their initial reaction! Watch in this video.
In the Tony Awards press room, choreographers Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons teased they want to do a revival of the musical 'Fame' next.
The trailblazing artist took home the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical.Qween Jean, who won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for her work on Cats: The Jellicle Ball, has become the first openly trans person to win in her category.
On June 3, the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) hosted a special benefit celebration honoring Andrew Lloyd Webber and the acclaimed production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Check out photos from the event.
With ongoing productions of the acclaimed Cats revival and Masquerade, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is currently at work on a new musical about the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. Watch him discuss the show on The Tonight Show.
CATS: The Jellicle Ball is celebrating Pride unlike any other show on Broadway with charity partnerships, community engagements, and a special screening of Paris is Burning.
DJ WEBZ aka Andrew Lloyd Webber made a guest appearance in the DJ booth alongside original CATS star Ken Ard, who portrays DJ Griddlebone in the production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Check out photos here!
A special guest took to the DJ booth at CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL on Broadway this week as composer Andrew Lloyd Webber made a surprise appearance at the Broadhurst Theatre. Watch the video!
The cast of Broadway's Tony-nominated Cats: The Jellicle Ball brought the magic of ballroom to The View on Thursday, with a special performance of 'The Jellicle Ball.' Watch it now.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Omari Wiles & Arturo Lyons |
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | Qween Jean |
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Rachel Hauck |
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | Nikiya Mathis |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL | Zhailon Levingston |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL | Bill Rauch |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL | Cats: The Jellicle Ball |
| 2026 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Adam Honoré |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Omari Wiles |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Arturo Lyons |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Qween Jean |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Zhailon Levingston |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Bill Rauch |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Adam Honoré |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | David Wilson |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Trevor Holder |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Doug Schadt |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | André De Shields |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Cats: The Jellicle Ball |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Rachel Hauck |
