Overture

The Overture to Cats is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's best known orchestral numbers.

Green Eyes
The staging for the Overture starts in darkness, with the lights flashing to punctuate the music. Then the Cats emerge into the dark, with glowing green eyes on their heads. As quickly as they appear, they disappear, leaving the audience wondering just what happened.

In the original production, the final moments of the overture saw the stage revolve into place, a jigsaw suddenly making sense as sight lines are resolved, and the chandelier rises from centre stage into place.