"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.
Acting
Elaine Paige's 'Memory' will haunt your dreams.
Costume
Fur suits so tight you see every muscle spasm.
Production
Massive junkyard set that defies all logic.
Director
David Mallet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1998 filmed version was shot at London's Adelphi Theatre with an audience present—those aren't fake reactions.
T.S. Eliot's 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' was originally poems for his godchildren; Andrew Lloyd Webber turned cat death into a billion-dollar industry.
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