Amsterdam 1987

Cats opened at the Carré Theatre in Amsterdam on July 18, 1987, and played until November that year. The production ran again from August 18, 1988 to October that year and was ran a third time from November 17, 1992 to August 29, 1993.

Production Specifics
The production used a set labelled NAP 12 set, although it was a different set than the one used in Zurich and on the UK tour (which was labelled NAP 12 as well). The set was built for the theatre's round circus-based stage.

The Carré Theatre was being renovated in 1992 and 1993, but since only the arena was required to stage the production, the theatre was able to run Cats for a third time. Because of the construction work, the dressing rooms had to be set up on the river in front of the theatre. This third run was originally planned to end on March 31, 1993 but the date was later changed to August 29, 1993.

Creative Team

 * Translation: Gerrit Komrij
 * Director & choreographer: Gillian Lynne
 * Associate Director & Choreographer: John Yost
 * Associate Costume Designer: Rien Bekkers (after John Napier)
 * Associate Scenic Designer: Paul Gallis (after John Napier)
 * Wig & Makeup Designer: Else van Dillen and Eugène Linneweever (after John Napier)
 * Sound designer: Martin Levan
 * Lighting Designer: Steven Kemp (after David Hersey)
 * Musical Director: Paul Morris
 * Dance Captains (1988): Jina Broughten and Debbie Jenner

Cast
Jan Mesdag was originally cast as Gus in 1987, but had to leave the production during rehearsals due to illness. Marco Vermie was an understudy at the time and took over the role.

In the 1992 production, two actors took turns performing the roles of Bombalurina, Demeter and Mistoffelees, each performing about half of all shows.