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Cats (musical)

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. S. Eliot. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new…

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Awards
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical · Tony Award for Best Musical · Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical · Tony Award for Best Original Score
Basis
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
Lyrics
T. S. Eliot Trevor Nunn Richard Stilgoe
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Premiere
11 May 1981; 45 years ago (1981-05-11): New London Theatre, London, England, U.K.
Productions
1981 West End · 1982 Broadway · 2014 West End revival · 2015 West End revival · 2016 Broadway revival

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Productions · 6
Cats (musical) → 1981 West End, 1982 Broadway, 2014 West End revival, 2015 West End revival, 2016 Broadway revival, 2026 Broadway revival
Awards · 4
Cats (musical) → Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Original Score
Basis · 1
Cats (musical) → Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
Lyrics · 1
Cats (musical) → T. S. Eliot Trevor Nunn Richard Stilgoe
Music · 1
Cats (musical) → Andrew Lloyd Webber
Premiere · 1
Cats (musical) → 11 May 1981; 45 years ago (1981-05-11): New London Theatre, London, England, U.K.

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Cats (musical)AwardsTony Award for Best Original Score1.00infobox
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Cats (musical)LyricsT. S. Eliot Trevor Nunn Richard Stilgoe1.00infobox
Cats (musical)MusicAndrew Lloyd Webber1.00infobox
Cats (musical)Premiere11 May 1981; 45 years ago (1981-05-11): New London Theatre, London, England, U.K.1.00infobox
Cats (musical)Productions1981 West End1.00infobox
Cats (musical)Productions1982 Broadway1.00infobox
Cats (musical)Productions2014 West End revival1.00infobox
Cats (musical)Productions2015 West End revival1.00infobox
Cats (musical)Productions2016 Broadway revival1.00infobox
Cats (musical)Productions2026 Broadway revival1.00infobox

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