Cats Young Actors Edition

Musical

Writers: Andrew Lloyd Webber Richard Stilgoe Trevor Nunn T.S. Eliot

Overview

Show Information

Based on the Play/Book/Film
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
2019
Genres
Drama, Fairy Tale/Fantasy
Settings
Fantasy/Imaginary, Simple/No Set
Time & Place
An Evening, A Junkyard
Cast Size
large
Dancing
Some Dance
Ideal for
Community Theatre, Elementary School, High School, Middle School
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes late teen, early teen characters

Synopsis

Based on T.S. Eliot’s whimsical collection of poems, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s popular musical brings together a tribe of Jellicle Cats on a moonlit evening, who must make the “Jellicle choice” to decide which of them will ascend to the mysterious Heaviside Layer to be reborn. Featuring such celebrated standards as the haunting “Memory,” Cats was an international phenomenon and its original production is still the fifth-longest-running show on Broadway. This Young Actors Edition of the beloved show retains the magic and emotions of the original, providing a glimpse into the lives of the assorted Cats.

Lead Characters


Cats Young Actors Edition guide sections