Shows · Drat! the Cat! · Martin Beck Theatre, 1965
Drat! the Cat!, 1965
Of the productions that opened in the 1960s, this had the 460th longest run.
Who was in it34 named
Jeri Barto
Leo Bloom
Jacque Dean
Mariana Doro
Sandy Ellen
Ralph Farnworth
Ian Garry
David Gold
Margery Gray
Marian Haraldson
Barney Johnston
Al Lanti
Lu Leonard
William Lutz
Nancy Lynch
George Marcy
Carmen Morales
Larry Moss
Harry Naughton
Ron Pare
James Powers
Dan Siretta
Alfred Spindelman
Bill Starr
Gene Varrone
Meg Walter
Mary Zahn
Creative team
- Director
- Joe Layton
- Choreographer
- Joe Layton
Recordings
1 recording of Drat! the Cat! exist, but none was released while this run was on. See Drat! the Cat! for all of them.
Around this production
Drat! The Cat! is a 1965 musical comedy that follows a gilded age police officer's attempts to arrest The Cat, a notorious jewel thief whose civilian alter ego he is deeply in love with. Its Broadway run lasted just eight days. The show features a book and lyrics by Ira Levin with music by Milton Schafer.
Drat! The Cat! (October 10, 1965) Sherry! (March 28, 1967) George M! (April 10, 1968) Dear World (February 6, 1969) Two By Two (November 10, 1970) More Opening Nights On Broadway Steven Suskin, p. 1098
Starring Elliott Gould and the delightful Lesley Ann Warren, Drat! The Cat! featured stunning Layton set pieces, including a kabuki burlesque and a choreographed overture showing a jewel thief on a spree, that are still talked about today.
Broadway Musicals the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time Bloom Ken 1949 Vlastnik Fra, p. 305Something wrong here? Correct a field or report the problem. Every change is recorded in public under the contributor licence.