The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE for eight performances, January 10 – 15, 2012; as a Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation. Keep reading for a special discount offer for my readers at the end of this post!
“Produced by CATS-Eye, LLC, the national tour of CATS is the only production in North America sanctioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber. With original direction by Trevor Nunn and choreography by Gillian Lynne this is the CATS credited with the British invasion of Broadway. The national tour of CATS is closing in on its 30th anniversary, holding its place as the longest continuously touring Broadway musical in history.
On May 11, 1981, CATS opened at the New London Theatre in the West End. Eight years later it celebrated its first important milestone: after 3,358 performances CATS became the longest running musical in the history of British theatre. CATS played its final performance on its 21st birthday, May 11, 2002.
CATS opened on Broadway October 7, 1982 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and continued to live up to its motto “Now and Forever.” On June 19, 1997, CATS became the longest running musical on Broadway. It ended its 18 year run on September 10, 2000 with 7,485 performances. That record was broken by The Phantom of the Opera on January 9, 2006 when Phantom celebrated its 7,486th curtain.
Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS won seven 1983 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting and Best Costumes.”
Tickets are available now as part of a Broadway/San Diego 2011-2012 35th Anniversary Season Package. Exclusively for Mamarazzi Knows Readers, purchase tickets for any date and any seat at Ticketmaster using the discount code: DANCE, to recieve $10 or $20 off each ticket depending on seat location and price. Prices range from $21-$78.
CATS is practically an institution in the world of Broadway plays. Don’t miss it!
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