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A Little Information On The Tail-Raising Musical Sensation!
CATS, a musical that originated in Britain, is a story about Jellicle Cats and the Jellicle Ball.

CATS opened on the West End in 1981, and on Broadway the following year. It is based off of T.S. Elliot's poetry, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the music and set the poetry to it, and Gillian Lynne choreographed it. Trevor Nunn directed it, both on the West End and on Broadway. It has won numerous awards and is most praised for it's hit song, "Memory" (sung in the performance by Grizabella the Glamour Cat).

In 1997 a production was filmed and released in stores in 1998. It is the 2nd longest running musical on Broadway, and the fourth longest running West End musical. Cats sadly closed on Broadway in 2000, and on the West End in 2002. It has been performed around the world many times and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Actresses Elaine Paige and Betty Buckley became particularly associated with the musical. One actress, Marlene Danielle, performed in the Broadway production for its entire run (from 1982 until 2000)!