Broadway Production

The Original Broadway production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Cats, premiered at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 7th, 1982. It had a total of 7485 performances.

Cast

 * Kenneth Ard
 * Betty Buckley (Grizabella)
 * René Ceballos
 * René Clemente
 * Wendy Edmead
 * Steven Gelfer
 * Harry Groener
 * Stephen Hanan (Bustopher Jones, Asparagus, Growltiger)
 * Robert Hoshour
 * Janet L. Hubert (Tantomile)
 * Reed Jones
 * Whitney Kershaw
 * Donna King
 * Christine Langner (Etcetera, Rumpleteazer)
 * Terrence V. Man
 * Anna McNeely
 * Héctor Jaime Mercado
 * Cynthia Onrubia
 * Ken Page
 * Timothy Scott (Mr. Mistoffelees)
 * Herman W. Sebek
 * Bonnie Simmons
 * Walter Charles
 * Susan Powers
 * Carol Richards
 * Joel Robertson

Crew

 * Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
 * Lyricist: T.S Elliot, Trevor Nunn, and Richard Stilgoe
 * Director: Trevor Nunn
 * Choreographer: Gillian Lynne
 * Musical Director: Stanley Lebowski
 * Orchestrations: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
 * Scenic and Costume Design: John Napier
 * Lighting Design: David Hersey

1983 Tony Award Nominations

 * Best Musical (Win)
 * Best Book of a Musical (Win)
 * Best Original Score (Win)
 * Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Betty Buckley (Win)
 * Best Costume Design (Win)
 * Best Lighting Design (Win)
 * Best Direction of a Musical (Win)
 * Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Harry Groener (Nomination)
 * Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Stephen Hanan (Nomination)
 * Best Scenic Design (Nomination)
 * Best Choreography (Nomination)

1983 Drama Desk Award Nominations

 * Outstanding Music (Win)
 * Outstanding Costume Design (Win)
 * Outstanding Lighting Design (Win)
 * Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Betty Buckley (Nomination)
 * Outstanding Lyrics (Nomination)