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The creative background of the musical "Cats"?

Cats, a two-act musical composed by Lloyd Webber, is the most successful musical to date. It is also the longest-running musical in London's West End and New York's Broadway, and is still running today. staged. "Cats" was adapted by the playwright Weber based on Eliot's poem for children. Weber fully paid attention to the characteristics of children. Therefore, the play "Cats" is even more popular among children. The creation of "Cats" was not smooth sailing. Until very close to the performance time, the author had not yet found a place to vent his emotions. Director Trevor South asked the author to make further revisions. That night, Weber composed one of the show's most popular songs, "Memories," but it only had a melody and no lyrics. They asked a lyricist for help, but they tried several times but were still not satisfied. Finally, a few days before the performance, director Nan finally thought of the word "memory" and used the song to describe a female cat named Grizebella, who left the Jericho cat clan and went out to wander around. After going through many hardships and dangers, he finally recalled the happy life in his family and longed to return to the family, singing this touching song of the factory. Through this idea, the director completed the organization of this musical and connected the fragments into a whole. The play premiered at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway in New York on October 7, 1982.