Cats at the New London Theatre.
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber , based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot . It revolves around the Jellicle cat tribe during an important night, in which one cat is to be chosen to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.[1] The musical was produced by Cameron Mackintosh , directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Gillian Lynne .[2]
Cats premiered at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981, and ran for 21 years and almost 9,000 performances.[1] The musical garnered six Laurence Olivier Awards nominations, winning two awards: Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in a Musical (Gillian Lynne).[3]
In 1982, Cats opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway where it played for 18 years and 7,485 performances.[4] This production received eleven Tony Award nominations, out of which it won seven: Best Musical , Best Book of a Musical (T. S. Eliot), Best Original Score (Andrew Lloyd Webber and T. S. Eliot), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Betty Buckley), Best Direction of a Musical (Trevor Nunn), Best Costume Design (John Napier), and Best Lighting Design (David Hersey).[5] At the 1983 Drama Desk Awards, the musical was nominated for five awards. It won three, including Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Lighting Design and Outstanding Music.[6] The Washington D.C production received three Helen Hayes nominations in 1985, winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production for Diane Fratantoni.[7] [8] The Toronto production was nominated for seven Dora Mavor Moore Award and won all of them.[9] [10] In Paris, the French production of Cats won one Molière Award .[11] [12]
The London and Broadway cast recordings were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album , which the latter won.[13] [14] The 2014 London revival was nominated for 2 Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival but won none.[15] The 2016 Broadway revival starring Leona Lewis received six Chita Rivera nominations, one Drama Desk nomination as well as one Drama League nomination.[16]
Original London production [ ]
Original Broadway production [ ]
North American productions [ ]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
1985
Helen Hayes Award [7] [8]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production
Diane Fratantoni
Won
Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Touring Production
Sal Mistretta
Nominated
Outstanding Touring Production
National Theatre
Nominated
1985
Dora Mavor Moore Award [9] [10]
Outstanding Choreography
T. Michael Reed
Won
Outstanding Costume Design
John Napier
Won
Outstanding Direction
David Taylor
Won
Outstanding Lighting Design
David Hersey
Won
Outstanding Musical Direction
Stanley Lebowsky
Won
Outstanding Production
M.T.E. Productions
Won
Outstanding Set Design
John Napier
Won
1990
Carbonell Awards [24]
Supporting Actor, Road Show
Joey Pizzi
Nominated
1993
Carbonell Awards[25]
Supporting Actor, Road Show
Jimmy Lockett
Won
2003
Jeff Award [26]
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Marriott Theatre
Nominated
Outstanding Choreography
Marc Robin
Won
Outstanding Ensemble
Nominated
Outstanding Costume Design
Nancy Missimi
Won
Outstanding Lighting Design
Diane Ferry Williams
Nominated
Outstanding Music Direction
Shawn Stengel
Nominated
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Marc Robin
Nominated
2005
Helen Hayes Award[27]
Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Nominated
2014
Jeff Award[28]
Outstanding Lighting Design – Large
Jesse Klug
Nominated
Outstanding Choreography
Marc Robin
Nominated
2014
Dora Mavor Moore Award[9] [10]
Outstanding Performance – Ensemble
Nominated
Outstanding Performance – Female
Ma-Anne Dionisio
Nominated
Australian productions [ ]
Paris productions [ ]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
1989
Molière Award [11] [12]
Best Musical
Won
2016
Best Musical
Nominated
South African productions [ ]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2001
Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards [32] [33] [34] [35]
Best Performance in a Musical or Revue
Warren Kimmel
Won
Best Technical Contribution to Theatre for Technical Management
Keith Anderson
Won
2014 London revival [ ]
2016 Broadway revival [ ]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2017[16]
Drama Desk Award [38] [39]
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical
Mick Potter
Nominated
Drama League Award [40]
Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Nominated
Chita Rivera Awards [41]
Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show
Nominated
Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show
Tyler Hanes
Nominated
Ricky Ubeda
Nominated
Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show
Eloise Kropp
Nominated
Georgina Pazcoguin
Nominated
Christine Cornish Smith
Nominated
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