Cats toured Canada throughout the mid-late 1980s. Produced by Marlene Smith and Tina VanderHeyden in a theatre owned by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the production followed the Broadway production closely. The production is credited for having kick-started Canada's commercial Musical Theatre scene.
Tour Dates
Cats ran for two years at the Elgin Theater in Toronto, and then went to Montréal for a 19-week run, followed by a tour of Western Canada and a second Toronto run at Massey Hall starting on Sept. 2, 1989, where it ran for several months. It had total office receipts of $78 million from almost 2 million tickets, making it the most successful Canadian stage production ever. [1]
Elgin Theatre, Toronto - March 14, 1985 - March 15, 1987
Montreal (First Canadian Tour) - June 1987 - January 1988
Western Canada Tour (Second Canadian Tour) - June 1988 - September 1988
Massey Hall, Toronto (Third Canadian Tour) - January 1989 - August 1989
Media
Producer and Cast Interview[2] - also referring to 2013 Regional production
Jellylorum / Griddlebone / Jennyanydots: Susan Cuthbert - Interview with Susan Cuthbert, also referring to 2013 regional production[3]
Cats Interview in Costume - Toronto 1986
Featuring Brad Cormier as Mungojerrie and Lorena Cingolani as Rumpleteazer. With Marlene Smith, Producer. Two years after the Toronto show opened, prior to the first tour - Spring 1987
Cast
Booth Singers/Understudies: Susan Cuthbert, Colleen Winton, Claude Hebert, Rudy Webb
References
- ↑ Today in Canadian history
- ↑ Interview - metronews.ca 2013/06/09
- ↑ Interview - Susan Cuthbert 2013/06/07
- ↑ jimmieearlperry.com/discography
