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Cats

Opened 1982

7,485 performances

Musical, Megamusical

Tony Award for Best Musical, 1983

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Cats is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.

Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
T.S. Eliot & Trevor Nunn
Book
T.S. Eliot (poems) & Andrew Lloyd Webber
MemoryIdentityRedemptionCommunityMortality

Productions7 productions: 2 on Broadway, 5 in the West End

1981
ProductionLondon Opened May 11, 1981
1982
Winter Garden TheatreBroadway Original, opened October 7, 1982, directed by Trevor Nunn
7,485 performances, 7 Tony wins
2002
ProductionLondon Opened January 15, 2002
2003
ProductionLondon
2014
London PalladiumLondon Original
2016
Neil Simon TheatreBroadway Revival, opened July 31, 2016, directed by Andy Blankenbuehler
593 performances
2018
Gillian Lynne TheatreLondon

Songs10 songs

Memory, Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Skimbleshanks, The Old Gumbie Cat, The Rum Tum Tugger, Old Deuteronomy, The Jellicle Ball, Grizabella

Recordings 53 recordings

Cats
Cats
Cats: Selections From the Original Broadway Cast Recording
Cats: Selections From the Original Broadway Cast Recording Polydor
United States
Cats: Selections From the Original Broadway Cast Recording Polydor 521 462-2; Really Useful Records 521 462-2
Europe
1981
Cats Polydor CATXC 001, released 1981
United Kingdom
1981
Cats [Geffen Original Cast] Released 1981
Worldwide
1981
Cats Polydor CATX 001, released June 30, 1981
United Kingdom
1983
Cats: Selections From the Original Broadway Cast Recording Geffen Records 9 2026-2; BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. D 163269, released 1983
United States
1983
Cats Really Useful Records 314 521 463-2, released 1983
United States
1983
Cats Geffen Records GHSP 2026, released 1983
Canada
1983
Cats Polydor 314 521 463‐2; Really Useful Records 314 521 463‐2; BMG…, released 1983
United States
1983
Cats Universal Music Recordings, released 1983
Worldwide
1983
Cats Geffen Records 2031-2, released 1983
United States
1983
Cats Geffen Records M2G 2031; Columbia House, released 1983
United States
1983
Cats Geffen Records 2031-2, released 1983
United States
1983
Cats Polydor 2668 025, released 1983
1983
Cats Polydor 817 365-2, released 1983
Germany
1984
Cats: Deutsche Originalaufnahme Polydor 817 365-2, released January 31, 1984
Germany
1984
Cats Polydor 817 810-2, released August 30, 1984
Germany
1985
Cats (1985 Oslo cast) Released 1985
NO
1985
CATS オリジナル･キャスト Released 1985
Japan
1985
Cats på Det Norske Teatret Det Norsk Teatret DNT 1, released 1985
NO
1986
Cats: Deutsche Gesamtaufnahme aus dem Hamburger Operettenhaus
Cats: Deutsche Gesamtaufnahme aus dem Hamburger Operettenhaus Polydor 831 092-2, released 1986
Germany
1987
Cats (Nederlandstalige Versie) Mercury Records 832 694-2, released 1987
Netherlands
1989
Cats Released 1989
France
1989
Cats: Selections from the Original Broadway Cast Recording Geffen Records 314 521 462-2, released 1989
United States
1989
Cats: Selections From the Original Broadway Cast Recording Polydor 314 521 462-2; Really Useful Records 314 521 462-2, released 1989
United States
1989
Highlights From Cats Polydor 839 415-4 Y; Really Useful Records 839 415-4 Y, released 1989
Europe
1989
Highlights from Cats Released 1989
United Kingdom
1991
Cats: Versión original en Español Polydor 511 224-2, released 1991
MX
1992
Cats Polydor POCP-1167/8, released February 26, 1992
Japan
1993
Selections from Cats Decca Broadway, released December 7, 1993
United States
1998
Cats PolyGram Video 440 047 995-2, released 1998
United States
1998
Highlights from Cats Polydor 839 415-2, released October 5, 1998
United Kingdom
1998
Cats Really Useful Records 817810-2, released October 5, 1998
United Kingdom
1999
Cats - The Original Australian Cast
Cats - The Original Australian Cast EMI 746192-8, released March 19, 1999
Australia
2000
The Best of Cats Euro Trend CD 157.448, released 2000
AT
2001
Cats Die Deutsche Originalaufnahme Polydor 585 383-2, released 2001
Germany
2004
Cats Released 2004
CZ
2005
Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording) Decca Broadway B0006632-02; Really Useful Records B0006632-02, released 2005
2005
Cats Really Useful Records 9874433, released 2005
Europe
2006
Cats: Original Dutch Cast Recording Stage Music 171690-4, released 2006
Netherlands
2006
Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording
Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording Really Useful Records 9874621, released May 23, 2006
Europe
2006
Cats; Hoogtepunten uit Cats 2006-2007 Nederlandse Cast Universal C51549, released December 14, 2006
2010
Cats Compagnia Della Rancia, released January 26, 2010
Italy
2011
Cats Released 2011
Germany
2019
Cats Polydor Records, released December 6, 2019
Worldwide
2019
Cats: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Polydor B0031580-02; Republic Records B0031580-02, released December 20, 2019
United States
2019
Cats: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Polydor, released December 20, 2019
Worldwide
2019
Cats: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Polydor, released December 20, 2019
Worldwide
2019
Cats: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Polydor, released December 20, 2019
Worldwide
2019
Cats: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Polydor 0062508578342; Polydor 0857834, released December 20, 2019
Europe
2020
Cats キャッツ: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Polydor UICP-1200, released January 22, 2020
Japan
2020
Cats キャッツ: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Polydor UICP-1200, released January 22, 2020
Japan

Licensing 1 entry

US Concord Theatricals ALW Collection available

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