It’s the holy grail of productions – can Cats bounce back from film failure? As it opens on its 40th anniversary tour, we learn the secret to reviving the beloved stage musical.

"Cats" premiered in 1981 on London's West End, then moved to Broadway in 1982. ... Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Skimbleshanks and Grizabella.

Positive reviews accompanied its 1981 London premiere, but critics stateside were less enthusiastic about its 1982 Broadway debut. Still, that production earned seven Tony Awards and ran 18 years.

Mr. Clooney Goes to Broadway. A veteran broadcast journalist on the power and perspective of the new play Good Night, and Good Luck. Cynthia McFadden Published: Apr 4, 2025. Save Article.

A Broadway performer and theater artist, Picart appeared at the Kennedy Center in the 2023 touring production of the musical “1776,” which featured a cast of female, trans and nonbinary ...

A guy dressed like Mr. Mistoffelees tried to drag me from my seat to dance with him, ... Wicked: Part I Is Somehow Longer Than the Whole Broadway Musical. Allow Me to Explain.

They brought Broadway shows onboard, and I got to be part of those productions. ... I was also Magical Mr. Mistoffelees in Cats, Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang and Tessie in Annie.

She’s joined by Old Deuteronomy (the leader), Mr. Mistoffelees, Rum Tum Tugger, Jellylorum and Bustopher Jones, among others, and they gather at the annual Jellicle Ball to have Old Deuteronomy decide ...

Once a year, a bunch of cats, with names like Rum Tum Tugger and Mungojerrie and Mr. Mistoffelees, gather in a moonlit junkyard to sing and dance in the Jellicle Ball.

TRACIE HUNTE, BYLINE: "Cats" was once the longest-running show on Broadway. It's tagline, "Cats" - now and forever, seemed less like a slogan and more like ... with names like Rum Tum Tugger and ...

What makes this new deconstruction of a classic Broadway title different is that it celebrates the Andrew Lloyd Webber ... bop-along tunes like “Magical Mr. Mistoffelees” and “Jellicle Songs ...