Cats
The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!
FantasyDramaComedybased on novel or bookmusicalstage showbased on play or musicallive performanceslow motionbroadway musicalfilmed theater
A whimsical, theatrical celebration of feline community and spiritual renewal, built on elaborate musical numbers and fantastical cat mythology.
"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.
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