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CATS: The Jellicle Ball

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).

Poster
CATS: The Jellicle Ball poster
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CATS: The Jellicle Ball

CATS: The Jellicle Ball production record

Venue: Broadhurst TheatreLocation: New York, NY, USALead: “Tempress” Chasity Moore

Awards

2026 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Choreography (win)2026 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical (win)2026 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical (nomination)2026 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Wig and Hair Design (win)2026 Drama League Awards: OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL (nomination)2026 Drama League Awards: OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL (nomination)2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Lighting Design (nomination)2026 Tony Awards: Best Choreography (win)2026 Tony Awards: Best Costume Design of a Musical (win)2026 Tony Awards: Best Direction of a Musical (win)2026 Tony Awards: Best Lighting Design of a Musical (nomination)2026 Tony Awards: Best Orchestrations (nomination)2026 Tony Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (nomination)2026 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Musical (nomination)2026 Tony Awards: Best Scenic Design of a Musical (nomination)