Cats

Pros: Will keep you looking in all directions
Cons: Hard for some people to understand

"Cats" is a musical play based on T.S. Eliot's book "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". The music is by Andrew Lloyd Webber. This is the longest running show on Broadway. It has been running since October 7,1982 until today.
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Pros: Literally, bigger than life; "Memory" is a pretty song
Cons: These cats are doing some freaky stuff

Am I the only one who thinks "Cats" is just creepy as heck?

The New York production will be closing this summer, but the musical is available on VHS and DVD, so it can be "Now and Forever" in your home if not on the Great...

Pros: stunning costumes, unforgettable music
Cons: tickets are expensive and sometimes hard to get

Cats is presently the longest-running Broadway show, and it is easy to see why. Since its debut in 1981, Cats has entertained theatergoers in approximately 250 cities. It plays in London, New York, Hamburg, Budapest, and Japan, as well as an Off-Broadway...

Pros: Satisfies on a variety of levels: dance, music, story, sets, movement
Cons: lyrics and songs are hard to understand and appreciate

CATS: seems you either love it or hate it, but c'mon, you have to give the play some credit, after all, its been around the longest for good reason!!

Let's break it down. Basically, the musical is about a bunch of feline acrobats who seem to...

Pros: Incredible dance movements, lively songs, enjoyable characters, lots of side action! BRAVO! Suitable for children, fun for adults and a riot for anyone who loves theatre! Please see this!
Cons: never long enough!

I was gifted with the opportunity of seeing Cats on Broadway. What an awesome cast! The cats were wonderful creatures, pausing in song to scratch their ears or rub their tummies. The stage (in New York) came out into the audience, capturing the audience...

Pros: Great Dancing and Great Set
Cons: No Plot and No Characters worth talking about

I have never left a theatre more confused then when I left the London production of Cats. I didn't expect to like it at all, and might of even tried not to. But it does have something going for it. I usually try to stay away from "popular" things because...

Pros: Better than getting mugged, I suppose.
Cons: God help us if it really IS "now and forever."

Sometimes I really worry that Cats is "now and forever." Not only has this insipid production been running on Broadway seemingly since the Dark Ages, it also frequently spawns off-Broadway productions in major and minor cities around the U.S....

Pros: Big lights go boom
Cons: Expensive and silly

This is in response to angelcatt's opinion.

I've had the disfortune of seeing "Cats" as an adult. I was with a bunch of teenagers, for many of whom this was their first theatrical experience. All I know is that I did not envy those...

Pros: Costumes, music
Cons: Sometimes hard to follow

I had the wonderful opportunity today to see Cats in its final weeks before closing at the Winter Garden Theater forever this June. And it was spectacular.
It tells the story of a group of cats living in a garbage dump and the complex society that...

Pros: great costumes, great play
Cons: not for children...the costumes might frighten them

Cats was fantastic! If you're a theater lover, which i happen to be, you definitly have to see this play.
The music is wonderful with CATchy tunes. (haha). Granted "Mr. Mistofolies" was a bit over-played but its a great song. And watching...

Pros: Wonderful for kids.
Cons: Awful for adults.

When I was a child my grandmother was saintly enough to sit through Cats for my sake. I loved it. I thought it was a magical experience. I listened to the soundtrack for years afterward. Now, as an adult, I am an avid theater goer (and performer and...

Pros: one song, Memory
Cons: everything else

What is it about the Cats phenomenon? People can't really like this vapid, insipid bit of fluff. There is no story, no really memorable music, with one exception,Memory,and no substance. It's all glitz and packaging, but there is nothing there. I liken...

Pros: Great entertainment for all in the family!
Cons: Not one in my epinion! :)

I saw this show many many years ago and it stills stays so fresh in my mind! It is a show filled with dancing and unbelievable sets. One that is for all ages and will be a delightful memory to last all the following years after you see it!

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Pros: dissonant music, poor enunciation in the lyrics
Cons: imaginative eye catching costumes

When it first premiered on Broadway it may have been original and clever. I sat through it in 1991 and am totally amazed that such caterwalling still survives in the razzle dazzle cutthroat atmosphere of NY's Broadway. It was almost unendurable, if I...

Pros: Stage, "Memory" chanteuse, dancing, costume, acting
Cons: None

Cats is closed on Broadway, but still traveling the nation. I saw it last night in South Bend, with a junkyard setting, and a boot (the size a cat sees it) falling into the heap. Strings of Christmas lights adorned the stage, out to the seating boxes...