"Cats: The Jellicle Ball the ballroom-infused reimagining that premiered at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in 2024 will move to Broadway beginning March 18, 2026, at the Broadhurst Theatre. Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch have turned Andrew Lloyd Webber's feline spectacle into an immersive runway competition inspired by New York's ballroom culture. Gone are the leotards and junkyard sets; in their place are house beats, trophies, and fierce choreography."
"T.S. Eliot's verse and Webber's familiar score remain, but the tone is celebratory, defiant, and vividly queer. Tony Award winner Andre De Shields will return as Old Deuteronomy, presiding over the ball like a judge at the end of the runway. Joining him are Jonathan Burke (Mungojerrie), Sydney James Harcourt (Rum Tum Tugger), Baby Byrne (Victoria), Dava Huesca (Rumpleteazer), Tempress Chasity Moore (Grizabella), and Junior LaBeija (Gus)."
"Cats, which ended its Broadway run in 2000 as the longest-running show in Broadway history, quickly lost that title to Phantom of the Opera. A short-lived 2016 Broadway revival was an uninspired, tired rehash of the original production (not unlike what you would encounter on a non-Equity tour), and the 2019 CGI film adaptation was an epic embarrassment. It looks like the green light is shining again for The Great Gatsby."
Cats: The Jellicle Ball is a ballroom-infused reimagining of Cats that premiered at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in 2024 and will move to Broadway beginning March 18, 2026, at the Broadhurst Theatre. Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch transformed the show into an immersive runway competition inspired by New York ballroom culture, replacing leotards and junkyard sets with house beats, trophies, and fierce choreography. T.S. Eliot's verse and Andrew Lloyd Webber's score remain, while the tone becomes celebratory, defiant, and vividly queer. Tony Award winner Andre De Shields returns as Old Deuteronomy alongside a diverse principal cast. Earlier revivals and a 2019 film adaptation were poorly received, heightening expectations for this reinvention.
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