Cats

Winter Garden Theatre, (10/07/1982 - 9/10/2000)

First Preview:	Sep 23, 1982	Total Previews:	13
Opening Date:	Oct 07, 1982
Closing Date:	Sep 10, 2000	Total Performances:	7485

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President); House Manager: Manuel L. Levine
Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company Limited, David Geffen and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot; Lyrics by T.S. Eliot; Additional lyrics for "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" and "Memory" by Trevor Nunn; Additional lyrics for "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" by Richard Stilgoe; Music orchestrated by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Production Musical Director: Stanley Lebowsky; Musical Director: Rene Wiegert
Directed by Trevor Nunn; Associate Director: Gillian Lynne; Choreographed by Gillian Lynne
Scenic Design by John Napier; Costume Design by John Napier; Lighting Design by David Hersey; Sound Design by Martin Levan; Wig Design by Paul Huntley Productions, Inc.; Make-Up Design by Candace Carell
Executive Producer: R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr. and Peter Neufeld; General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Company Manager: James G. Mennen; Assistant Co. Mgr: Nina Lannan
Production Stage Manager: David Taylor; Stage Manager: Lani Sundsten; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Original Cast Album on Geffen Records and Tapes; Music Contractor: Mel Rodnon; Production Musical Supervisor: David Caddick; Associate Musical Supervisor: Kristen Blodgette; Musical Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; General Press Representative: Fred Nathan & Associates; Dance Captain: Bonnie Walker; Photographer: Martha Swope; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; "Cats" Trademark designed by Dewynters, Limited; Associate Casting: Andrew M. Zerman

Cast

Kenneth Ard	Plato
	Macavity
	Rumpus Cat
Betty Buckley	Grizabella	(Sep 23, 1982 - circa. Mar 1984)
René Ceballos	Cassandra
Walter Charles	Cats Chorus
René Clemente	Coricopat
	Mungojerrie
Wendy Edmead	Demeter
Steven Gelfer	Carbucketty
Harry Groener	Munkustrap
Stephen Hanan	Bustopher Jones
	Asparagus
	Growltiger
Robert Hoshour	Tumblebrutus
Janet L. Hubert	Tantomile
Reed Jones	Skimbleshanks
Whitney Kershaw	Sillabub
Donna King	Bombalurina
Christine Langner	Etcetera
	Rumpleteazer
Terrence V. Mann	Rum Tum Tugger
Anna McNeely	Jennyanydots
Héctor Jaime Mercado	Alonzo
Cynthia Onrubia	Victoria
Ken Page	Old Deuteronomy
Susan Powers	Cats Chorus
Carol Richards	Cats Chorus
Joel Robertson	Cats Chorus
Timothy Scott	Mistoffelees
Herman W. Sebek	Pouncival
Bonnie Simmons	Jellylorum
	Griddlebone

Understudies: René Ceballos (Bombalurina), Walter Charles (Old Deuteronomy), René Clemente (Mistoffelees), Marlene Danielle (Bombalurina, Cassandra, Demeter, Tantomile), Diane Fratantoni (Cassandra, Etcetera, Griddlebone, Jellylorum, Rumpleteazer, Sillabub), Steven Gelfer (Asparagus, Bustopher Jones, Growltiger), Steven Hack (Carbucketty, Coricopat, Mungojerrie, Pouncival, Tumblebrutus), Janet L. Hubert (Demeter, Grizabella), Whitney Kershaw (Tantomile, Victoria), Christine Langner (Victoria), Héctor Jaime Mercado (Macavity, Plato, Rumpus Cat), Bob Morrisey (Alonzo, Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Skimbleshanks), Susan Powers (Jennyanydots) and Herman W. Sebek (Alonzo, Coricopat, Mungojerrie)

Tony Award^®
1983 Best Musical [winner]
Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company Limited, David Geffen and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
1983 Best Book of a Musical [winner]
Based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot
1983 Best Original Score [winner]
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by T.S. Eliot
1983 Best Featured Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Harry Groener
1983 Best Featured Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Stephen Hanan
1983 Best Featured Actress in a Musical [winner]
Betty Buckley
1983 Best Scenic Design [nominee]
John Napier
1983 Best Costume Design [winner]
John Napier
1983 Best Lighting Design [winner]
David Hersey
1983 Best Choreography [nominee]
Gillian Lynne
1983 Best Direction of a Musical [winner]
Trevor Nunn
Drama Desk Award
1983 Outstanding Actress in a Musical [nominee]
Betty Buckley
1983 Outstanding Lyrics [nominee]
Lyrics by T.S. Eliot
1983 Outstanding Music [winner]
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1983 Outstanding Costume Design [winner]
John Napier
1983 Outstanding Lighting Design [winner]
David Hersey

music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by T.S. Eliot
(Unless otherwise noted)

ACT 1	Sung By
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats (lyrics by T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe)	The Company
The Naming of Cats	The Company
Invitation to the Jellicle Ball	Victoria, Mistoffelees and Munkustrap
The Old Gumbie Cat	Jennyanydots, Munkustrap, Bombalurina, Jellylorum and Demeter
Rum Tum Tugger	Rum Tum Tugger
Grizabella, the Glamour Cat	Grizabella, Demeter and Bombalurina
Bustopher Jones	Bustopher Jones, Jennyanydots, Jellylorum and Bombalurina
Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer	Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer
Old Deuteronomy	Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger and Old Deuteronomy
"The Aweful Battle of the Pekes and Pollicles" together with "The Marching Song of the Pollicle Dogs	Munkustrap and Rumpus Cat
The Jellicle Ball	The Company
Memory (lyrics by T.S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn)	Grizabella
ACT 2	Sung By
The Moments of Happiness	Old Deuteronomy and Sillabub
Gus: The Theatre Cat	Jellylorum and Asparagus
Growltiger's Last Stand	Growltiger, Griddlebone, The Crew and Genghis
Skimbleshanks	Skimbleshanks
Macavity	Demeter, Bombalurina, Alonzo, Macavity and Munkustrap
Mr. Mistoffolees	Mistoffelees and Rum Tum Tugger
Memory (Reprise) (lyrics by T.S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn)	Victoria and Grizabella
The Journey to the Heaviside Layer	The Company
The Ad-Dressing of Cats	Old Deuteronomy