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Cats at the New London Theatre.
Cats is a musical composed by
Andrew Lloyd Webber , based on the 1939 poetry collection
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by
T. S. Eliot . It revolves around the Jellicle cat tribe during an important night, in which one cat is to be chosen to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.
[1] The musical was produced by
Cameron Mackintosh , directed by
Trevor Nunn and choreographed by
Gillian Lynne .
[2]
Cats premiered at the
New London Theatre in the
West End in 1981, and ran for 21 years and almost 9,000 performances.
[1] The musical garnered six
Laurence Olivier Awards nominations, winning two awards:
Best New Musical and
Outstanding Achievement in a Musical (Gillian Lynne).
[3]
In 1982, Cats opened at the
Winter Garden Theatre on
Broadway where it played for 18 years and 7,485 performances.
[4] This production received eleven
Tony Award nominations, out of which it won seven:
Best Musical ,
Best Book of a Musical (T. S. Eliot),
Best Original Score (Andrew Lloyd Webber and T. S. Eliot),
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Betty Buckley),
Best Direction of a Musical (Trevor Nunn),
Best Costume Design (John Napier), and
Best Lighting Design (David Hersey).
[5] At the 1983 Drama Desk Awards, the musical was nominated for five awards. It won three, including Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Lighting Design and Outstanding Music.
[6] The Washington D.C production received three Helen Hayes nominations in 1985, winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production for Diane Fratantoni.
[7]
[8] The Toronto production was nominated for seven Dora Mavor Moore Award and won all of them.
[9]
[10] In Paris, the French production of Cats won one
Molière Award .
[11]
[12]
The London and
Broadway cast recordings were both nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album , which the latter won.
[13]
[14] The 2014 London revival was nominated for 2 Laurence Olivier Awards, including
Best Musical Revival but won none.
[15] The 2016 Broadway revival starring
Leona Lewis received six
Chita Rivera nominations, one
Drama Desk nomination as well as one
Drama League nomination.
[16]
Original London production
Original Broadway production
North American productions
Australian productions
Paris productions
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
1989
Molière Award
[11]
[12]
Best Musical
Won
2016
Best Musical
Nominated
South African productions
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2001
Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
[32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
Best Performance in a Musical or Revue
Warren Kimmel
Won
Best Technical Contribution to Theatre for Technical Management
Keith Anderson
Won
2014 London revival
2016 Broadway revival
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Jeff Award .
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