US Tour 1

The first US Tour of Cats ran from December 17, 1983, to November 7, 1987. The production was a "Slow Tour", designed to only play large cities for relatively long runs.

It was produced by Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company Limited, David Geffen and The Shubert Organization.

Unlike the fore-running Broadway production, Rumpus Cat was played by Alonzo, not Plato, bringing the tour in line with most worldwide productions. Published photos of this production are rare: the Souvenir Program sold for the opening months of this production featured the original Broadway Cast photography.

Creative Team

 * Composer - Andrew Lloyd Webber
 * Executive producers - R. Tyler Gatchell Jr. and Peter Neufeld
 * Director - Trevor Nunn
 * Associate Director and Choreographer - Gillian Lynne
 * Costume and Set Designer - John Napier
 * Musical Directors - Stanley Lebowsky and Thomas Helm
 * Orchestrations - David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
 * Lighting Designer - David Hersey
 * Sound Designer - Martin Levan
 * Make-up Design - Candace Carrell
 * Production Manager - David Taylor

1987

 * February 1987 Cast (Detroit, MI): Marybeth Abel, Bob Amore, Fred Anderson, Karen Babcock, Kevin Backstrom, Joanne Baum, Cheryl Baxter, Nora Brennan, Kirsti Carnahan, Victoria Clark, Gordon Cragg, R F Daley, Mark Esposito, Patricia Forestier, Douglas Graham, Tom Guerra, Niki Harris, Skip Harris, Dan Hild, Tony Jaeger, Daniel Jamison, Roger Kachel, Andrea Karas, Diana Kavilis, Eric Scott Kincaid, Kelby Kirk, Joe Locarro, Janene Lovullo, Frank Mastrone, Dan McCoy, Ron Meier, Jessica Molaskey, Beth Myatt, Kim Noor, Calvin E Remsberg, Sally Ann Swarm, Suzanne Viverito and Susan Zaguirre

June 1987 Cast 
 * Alonzo - Fred Anderson, Ken Nagy (by 7/87)
 * Aspargus/Growltiger/Bustopher Jones - Frank Mastrone (by 3/87)
 * Bombalurina: Nora Brennan (by 3/87)
 * Cassandra: Kim Noor
 * Coricopat: Eric Kaufman (by 3/87)
 * Demeter: Diana Kavilis
 * Grizabella: Janene Lovullo
 * Jellylorum/Griddlebone: Jessica Molaskey (by 3/87)
 * Jennyanydots: Sally Ann Swarm
 * Mistoffelees: Roger Kachel (by 5/87)
 * Mungojerrie: Roger Kachel (by 3/87), Bill Brassea (by 5/87)
 * Munkustrap: Joe Locarro
 * Old Deuteronomy: Calvin E Remsberg
 * Plato/Macavity: Gordon Cragg, Fred Anderson (by 8/87)
 * Pouncival: Daniel Jamison (by 3/87)
 * Rum Tum Tugger: Douglas Graham (by 10/86)
 * Rumpleteazer: Andrea Karas (by 3/87)
 * Sillabub: Joanne Baum
 * Skimbleshanks: Eric Scott Kincaid (by 3/87)
 * Tantomile: Patricia Forestier
 * Tumblebrutus: Tony Jaeger
 * Victoria: Susan Zaguirre
 * Cats Chorus: R F Daley
 * Cats Chorus: Raissa Katona (from 2/87)
 * Cats Chorus: Skip Harris (by 3/87)
 * Cats Chorus: Kirsti Carnahan (by 3/87)


 * Swings: John Aller, Karen Babcock, Kevin Backstrom, Cheryl Baxter, Niki Harris, Kelby Kirk, Ron Meier, Donna M Pompei, Suzanne Viverito

Media Coverage

 * June 1984 - Washington Post
 * March 186 - "The Year of the Cats" - Chicago Tribune
 * May 1986 - "Entering on Copy 'Cat' Feet" - Chicago Tribune
 * May 1987 - The Morning Call, Philadelphia