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Introduction to the Broadway musical "Cats"

"Cats"

Type: Musical

Screenwriter: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Original work: Eliot's " The old cat spirit who is good at dressing up"

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Stage design: John Napier

Lighting design: David Hersey

Vocal Designer: Martin Levan

Choreography: Gillian Lynne

"Cats" was adapted by playwright Weber based on Eliot's poem for children.

"Cats" was first performed as a musical on May 11, 1981. The venue is the New London Theater in London's West End. It became an instant hit in the UK. "Cats" has become the most successful and longest-running musical in British history with a box office record that is difficult to break.

"Cats" began to perform on Broadway in New York City in 1982 and stopped in the summer of 2000, breaking the record for the longest and most consecutive performances on Broadway.

Cats has won seven Tony Awards. "Memory" has become a classic in modern music. This song has been recorded over 600 times.