CATS: The Jellicle Ball
2 Hours 25 Minutes, Including one 15 Min Intermission
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Broadhurst Theatre (Broadway)
235 W. 44th St. New York, NY
COME ONE, COME ALL – The Jellicle Cats are having a BALL. Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s worldwide phenomenon CATS is reimagined in a production that smashed records, won awards and left New York City purring. And now CATS: The Jellicle Ball ascends to Broadway in a kaleidoscope of glittering spectacle, iconic music and electrifying ballroom choreography that The New York Times calls “a lightning strike that sets joy free!”
Broadway meets Runway in the fiercest event of the season, directed by Obie Award winners Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, with choreography by Obie Award winners and New York City Ballroom icons Omari Wiles (House of NiNa Oricci) and Arturo Lyons (House of Miyake-Mugler). Don’t miss this “sexy celebration of love and resilience” (New York Daily News) and “the most exhilarating fun that can be had in the theater” (The Washington Post).
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'Jellicle Ball' will convert even the biggest ‘Cats’ haters – Review
10 / 10
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” is overflowing with so much unbridled joy that you may sometimes catch yourself shedding tears, for no other reason than you simply don’t want it to end. It’s a transcendent, glitter-drenched revival that breaks all the rules of what Broadway can be – and in turn, creates something that is utterly extraordinary.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball Is the Real Thing
9 / 10
But to The Jellicle Ball’s credit, that tension is also fundamentally what the show is about, more so than just singing cats. And that is a great subject for a musical. As in the original, we spend much of the production watching the fate of Grizabella, the once-fabulous Glamour Cat now sidelined and made to pace the side of the stage. Here, played by “Tempress” Chasity Moore, initially with a busted face of makeup, Grizabella is a former house mother whom the other cats offer passing respect and pity but are unable to give much help. That is, however, until she is recognized by a newbie and given her chance to return to the stage, delivering The Jellicle Ball’s most extravagant ballroom-plus-Broadway moment as she belts “Memory” full-out: key change! Costume change! A fusillade of spotlights! The gesture is sentimental, showy, and, in all its glitz, moving in a way that haunts me. The terms may be compromised, and the moment may be brief. But given any kind of stage, some talent, and enough attitude, a person can transform into whatever real thing they want to be.
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CATS: The Jellicle Ball Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Omari Wiles & Arturo Lyons |
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | Qween Jean |
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Rachel Hauck |
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | Nikiya Mathis |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL | Zhailon Levingston |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL | Bill Rauch |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL | Cats: The Jellicle Ball |
| 2026 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Adam Honoré |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Omari Wiles |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Arturo Lyons |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Qween Jean |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Zhailon Levingston |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Bill Rauch |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Adam Honoré |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | David Wilson |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Trevor Holder |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Doug Schadt |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | André De Shields |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Cats: The Jellicle Ball |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Rachel Hauck |
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