Drat! the Cat!
Shows · Drat! the Cat!
In turn-of-the-century New York, Alice Van Guilder, a bored socialite, rebels against her wealthy family by becoming a jewel thief who operates in disguise as a mysterious cat burglar. When earnest young policeman Bob Purefoy is assigned to catch the notorious thief, Alice decides to help him with his investigation — while continuing her crime spree right under his nose. As Bob and Alice fall in love, neither realize…
- Opened
- 1965
- Performances
- 8
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Revolution
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1965 | Martin Beck Theatre Original. October 10, 1965 · Joe Layton | 8 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 1 album held
Licensing not confirmed
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12 passages naming Drat! the Cat!, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
Drat! The Cat! almost made it, not that almost has ever been enough. But with a little bit of luck—or better timing—or a stronger-handed, clout-wielding producer at the helm, it just might have worked. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p272
Drat! The Cat! almost made it, not that almost has ever been enough. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-steven-suskin#p271
Leslie Ann Warren (Drat! The Cat!) book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p422
Eddie Foy, Jr. left Drat! the Cat! after seeing the writing on the wall. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p241
Al Lanti, who was an original cast member in a number of musicals, many of which were choreographed by Michael Kidd: Can-Can (1953), Damn Yankees (1955), Destry Rides Again (1959), Wildcat (1960; with Lucille Ball and Swen Swenson, he introduced “El Sombrero”), Bravo Giovanni (1962), High Spirits (1964), Drat! The Cat!… book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p897
There were four flops: Rumple (in which he played the title role), Royal Flush (1964), from which he withdrew in rehearsal (it folded in Philadelphia), Donnybrooh, and Drat! The Cat!, from which he withdrew during the tryout. book:not-since-carrie-forty-years-of-broadway-musical-flops-ken-mandelbaum#p78
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