Cats is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.

CATS, one of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981 where it played for 21 record-breaking years and almost 9,000 …

Experience Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS. Adapted from T.S Eliot’s ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’, this "groundbreaking musical" (Daily Express) comes together in a …

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Jan 7, 2026 · Cats, award-winning stage musical by the English composer and theatrical producer Andrew Lloyd Webber, adapted from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (1939), a book of poems …

Cats plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.

2 days ago · I think people are too hard on Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 setting to music of T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. Either its record-breaking Broadway run, the embrace of ...

6 days ago · Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats remains one of musical theatre’s most distinctive creations - a sung‑through, dance‑driven spectacle that swaps traditional plot for atmosphere, character portraits, …

Andrew Lloyd Webber took inspiration from T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and turned it into a theatrical masterpiece. This section explores how the musical came to life, the people …

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