Talk:Sydney 1985/@comment-3182821-20190419124424

Press quote:  Two years and four days after its opening in Sydney, the show that struggled to find backers finally closes at the Theatre Royal tonight. Cats, an almost plotless musical based on a series of poems T. S. Eliot wrote for his god children, has grossed $28 million at the box office, of which $8 million is pretax profit. It now moves to Melbourne, where a run of at least 18 months is expected. Fifteen original cast members remain with the show, including the one-time King of Pop, Jeff Phillips, who has played Rum Turn Tugger, eight performances a week, including matinees on Wednesday and Saturday, since July 1985. He has missed 10 performances. July 29, 1987