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Cats

The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!

19987.32h 0m

Overview

"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.

Directed by David Mallet
Written by T. S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Top Cast

Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige

Grizabella

John Mills

John Mills

Gus the Theatre Cat

Ken Page

Ken Page

Old Deuteronomy

Rosemarie Ford

Rosemarie Ford

Bombalurina

Michael Gruber

Michael Gruber

Munkustrap

John Partridge

John Partridge

Rum Tum Tugger

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Aeva May

Demeter

Geoffrey Garratt

Geoffrey Garratt

Skimbleshanks

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James Barron

Bustopher Jones

Jo Gibb

Jo Gibb

Rumpleteazer

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookstage showbased on play or musicallive performanceslow motionbroadway musicalfilmed theater

About Cats

Cats is a music, fantasy film released in 1998 exploring themes of based on novel or book, stage show, based on play or musical, live performance, slow motion, broadway musical. Directed by David Mallet, it stars Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page. "Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.

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