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"The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!"

1998

2h 0m

7.3(182 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

Comedy

Overview

"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.

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Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

KQED

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige

Grizabella

John Mills

John Mills

Gus the Theatre Cat

Ken Page

Ken Page

Old Deuteronomy

Rosemarie Ford

Rosemarie Ford

Bombalurina

Michael Gruber

Michael Gruber

Munkustrap

John Partridge

John Partridge

Rum Tum Tugger

Aeva May

Demeter

Geoffrey Garratt

Geoffrey Garratt

Skimbleshanks

James Barron

Bustopher Jones

Jo Gibb

Jo Gibb

Rumpleteazer

Creative team

Directed by: David Mallet
Trevor Nunn
Produced by: Andrew Lloyd Webber

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