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The London production ran for 21 years and 8,949 performances, while the Broadway production ran for 18 years and 7,485 performances, making Cats the longest-running musical in both theatre districts for a number of years. Cats has since been revived in the West End twice and on Broadway once.
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 1981
Dec 5, 2019 · In London, where it opened in 1981, it lifted the West End out of a crippling recession. In New York, where it opened a year later, it is the musical that shook Broadway out of its financial...
- Contributor
Dec 19, 2019 · Cats opened in London in May of 1981, and by the time the New York show began previews at the Winter Garden Theatre in the fall of 1982, it had already become the Broadway event of the season...
- Molly Langmuir
- Contributor
Dec 6, 2019 · Yet it was Lloyd Webber’s fascination with the weird and whimsical — embodied in Cats — that would elevate him to the level of Broadway’s upper-echelon composers. Cats performed at a ...
- Aja Romano
Dec 19, 2019 · In 2016, Cats came back to Broadway. As soon as the production was announced, I told my mom we’d go see it together. I’m very glad we did.
- unknown@hearst.com
- Contributor
Jan 25, 2022 · Original Broadway Production: Cats debuted on Broadway on 7 October, 1982 at the Winter Garden Theatre. At the conclusion of its 18 year run, this single production had created more theatrical jobs than any other production in history.
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Aug 2, 2016 · 1. It prowled the globe — and became a New York City landmark at the same time. “Cats” wasn’t the first show with global ambitions — Broadway hits like “A Chorus Line” and “Evita”...
