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

 * Additional February 1987 Cast (Detroit, MI): Marybeth Abel, Tom Guerra, Dan Hild, Dan McCoy - Swings?

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