US Tour 3

US Tour III
"Bus and Truck" Tour
Location	US Tour
Opening Date	September 16, 1986
Closing Date	September 4, 1988
Set Used	NAP 10

The third US Tour ran for two years from 16th September 1986 to 4th September 1988, for the first year running contemporary with the 1st US Tour. This production was also called the "Bus and Truck" Tour, as it was smaller, and more mobile than the 1st US Tour.

Production Details

The show ran with a reduced cast of 20, having cut Coricopat and Tantomile. This was notable, with one reviewer in Philadelphia saying "This isn't the first time that the national touring company of the popular musical has visited the city of brotherly love. But hard-core "Cats" fanatics will notice some considerable differences this time around. During the company's last two appearances in Philadelphia, the set design was much more extravagant, making it easier for the feline costumed cast members to roam around the theater. While the cats still make an occasional prowl into the audience, most of the action of this back-to-basics production takes place onstage."

This tour was the first Cats production to perform in outdoor venues such as The Muny in St. Louis. To fill these large outdoor venues, two sets had to be used to fill out the stage, and the dance numbers were restaged to fill out the additional space.

Tour Dates

City	Theatre	Dates
Atlanta, Georgia	Fox Theatre	Sep 16, 1986 - Sep 28, 1986
Dallas, Texas	Music Hall At Fair Park	Sep 30, 1986 - Oct 19, 1986
San Antonio, Texas	Majestic Theatre	Oct 21, 1986 - Oct 26, 1986
Houston, Texas	Music Hall	Oct 28, 1986 - Nov 9, 1986
Memphis, Tennessee	Orpheum Theatre	Nov 11, 1986 - Nov 16, 1986
St. Louis, Missouri	Fox Theatre	Nov 18, 1986 - Nov 23, 1986
Louisville, Kentucky	Kentucky Center For The Performing Arts	Nov 25, 1986 - Nov 30, 1986
Jacksonville, Florida	Jacksonville Civic Auditorium	Dec 2, 1986 - Dec 7, 1986
New Orleans, Louisiana	Saenger Theatre	Dec 9, 1986 - Dec 14, 1986
St. Petersburg, Florida	Mahaffey Theater For The Performing Arts	Dec 16, 1986 - Dec 21, 1986
Miami, Florida	Jackie Gleason Theater Of Performing Arts	Dec 23, 1986 - Jan 25, 1987
Orlando, Florida	Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre	Jan 27, 1987 - Feb 1, 1987
Atlanta, Georgia	Fox Theatre	Feb 3, 1987 - Feb 8, 1987
Richmond, Virginia	Altria Theater	Feb 10, 1987 - Feb 15, 1987
Hartford, Connecticut	Bushnell	Feb 17, 1987 - Feb 22, 1987
Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Performing Arts Center	Feb 24, 1987 - Mar 1, 1987
Baltimore, Maryland	Lyric Opera House	Mar 3, 1987 - Mar 29, 1987
Colombus, Ohio	Palace Theatre	Mar 31, 1987 - Apr 5, 1987
Schenectady, New York	Proctors	Apr 7, 1987 - Apr 12, 1987
Norfolk, Virginia	Chrysler Hall	Apr 14, 1987 - Apr 19, 1987
Rochester, New York	Auditorium Theatre	Apr 21, 1987 - May 3, 1987
Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Performing Arts Center	May 5, 1987 - May 10, 1987
Indianapolis, Indiana	Clowes Memorial Hall	May 12, 1987 - May 24, 1987
Cincinnati, Ohio	Riverbend	May 26, 1987 - May 31, 1987
Cleveland, Ohio	State Theatre	Jun 2, 1987 - Jun 14, 1987
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Riverside Theatre	Jun 16, 1987 - Jun 28, 1987
Columbus, Ohio	Palace Theatre	Jun 29, 1987 - Jul 4, 1987
St. Louis, Missouri	The Muny	Jul 7, 1987 - Jul 12, 1987
Denver, Colorado	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	Jul 14, 1987 - Jul 26, 1987
Portland, Oregon	Keller Auditorium	Jul 28, 1987 - Aug 9, 1987
Seattle, Washington	Paramount Theatre	Aug 11, 1987 - Aug 23, 1987
Spokane, Washington	INB Performing Arts Center	Aug 25, 1987 - Aug 30, 1987
Salt Lake City, Utah	Capitol Theatre	Sep 1, 1987 - Sep 6, 1987
Omaha, Nebraska	Orpheum Theater	Sep 8, 1987 - Sep 13, 1987
Kansas City, Missouri	Midland Theatre	Sep 15, 1987 - Sep 27, 1987
Minneapolis, Minnesota	Northrop Auditorium	Sep 29, 1987 - Oct 4, 1987
Madison, Wisconsin	Oscar Mayer Theatre	Oct 6, 1987 - Oct 11, 1987
Chicago, Illinois	Arie Crown Theater	Oct 13, 1987 - Oct 18, 1987
East Lansing, Michingan	Wharton Center for the Performing Arts	Oct 20, 1987 - Oct 25, 1987
Dayton, Ohio	Montgomery County's Memorial Hall	Oct 27, 1987 - Nov 1, 1987
Cleveland, Ohio	State Theatre	Nov 3, 1987 - Nov 8, 1987
Atlanta, Georgia	Fox Theatre	Nov 10, 1987 - Nov 15, 1987
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Benedum Center	Nov 17, 1987 - Dec 6, 1987
Hershey, Pennyslvania	Hershey Theatre	Dec 8, 1987 - Dec 13, 1987
Schenectady, New York	Proctors	Dec 29, 1987 - Jan 3, 1988
New Haven, Connecticut	Shubert Performing Arts Center	Jan 5, 1988 - Jan 17, 1988
Hartford, Connecticut	Bushnell	Jan 19, 1988 - Jan 24, 1988
Wilmington, Delaware	DuPont Theatre	Jan 26, 1988 - Feb 7, 1988
Louisville, Kentucky	Kentucky Center For The Performing Arts	Feb 9, 1988 - Feb 14, 1988
Raleigh, North Carolina	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts	Feb 16, 1988 - Feb 21, 1988
Cleveland, Ohio	Music Hall	Feb 26, 1988 - Feb 28, 1988
Grand Rapids, Michigan	DeVos Hall	Mar 1, 1988 - Mar 6, 1988
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Forrest Theatre	Mar 8, 1988 - Mar 27, 1988
Cincinnati, Ohio	Taft Theatre	Mar 29, 1988 - Apr 3, 1988
Buffalo, New York	Shea's Performing Arts Center	Apr 5, 1988 - Apr 10, 1988
Washington, DC	National Theatre	Apr 13, 1988 - Jun 26, 1988
Detroit, Michigan	Fisher Theatre	Jun 28, 1988 - Jul 31, 1988
Boston, Massachusetts	Shubert Theatre at the Boch Center	Aug 2, 1988 - Sep 4, 1988

Cast and Creatives

Creative Team

• Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company Limited, David Geffen and The Shubert Organization

• Directed by Trevor Nunn
• Choreographed by Gillian Lynne
• Associate Director: Gillian Lynne
• Dance Supervisor: Richard Stafford
• Choreography Reproduced by T. Michael Reed
• Direction Reproduced by David Taylor.
• Scenic Design Reproduced by Raymond Huessy
• Lighting Design Reproduced by Rick Belzer
• Sound Design by Martin Levan
• Lighting Design by David Hersey
• Designed by John Napier

Gallery

Performance

Randy Clements as Munkustrap

Christine Toy as Sillabub, Matt Zarley as Pouncival

Brian K Kennelly and Adrea Gibbs

Leslie Ellis as Grizabella

Randy Slovacek as Mistoffelees

Leslie Ellis as Grizabella

Leslie Ellis as Grizabella

Jonathan Cerullo as Skimbleshanks

Richard Poole as Growltiger, Joanna Beck as Griddlebone

Press

Christine Toy as Sillabub, Joann Hunter as Victoria

Joanna Beck as Jellylorum

JoAnn Hunter

Austin Jetton

Bill Nolte

Bill Nolte

Backstage

Anthony Bova, Randy Slovacek, Jonathan Cerullo

Deborah Geneviere, Kari Nicolaisen, Jonathan Cerullo

Group collage

Jonathan Cerullo, Joanna Beck

Matt Zarley, Amiee Turner, Randy Clements

Deborah Geneviere

Lisa Dawn Cave

Donna M Pompei, Bill Molte

Jill B Gounder

Jill B Gounder

Randy Slovacek, Matt Zarley

JoAnn M Hunter, Matt Zarley

Bill Nolte

Bill Nolte

Aimee Turner, Christine Toy, Joanna Beck

Jill Gounder

Leslie Ellis

Joanna Beck

Joanna Beck

Randy Clements, Cathy Susan Pyles

Christine Toy

Christine Toy, Jonathan Cerullo

Jonathan Cerullo

Cathy Carson

JoAnn Hunter, Jill Gounder

Lisa Dawn Cave as Demeter

Richard Poole, Rachelle Rak

Rachelle Rak, Robert Bianca

Rachelle Rak

Trivia

• On 23rd October 2020, the cast reunited on stream after 34 years to perform and support Broadway Cares and The Actors Fund during the pandemic. During the stream there was a contemporary take on Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats, testimonials of hope from cast members who were helped by The Actors Fund, and a spectacular performance of Memory by Leslie Ellis and Christine Toy.