Spotlight Broadway theater review Broadway review: ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ gives classic show inventive update Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jun 4, 2026 Jun 4, 2026 Updated Jun 25, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” may not be everyone’s saucer of milk, but it is the kind of show that could bring generations together.kAm&D:?8 p?5C6H {=@J5 (6336C’D >FD:42= 2D :ED 32D6[ 5:C64E@CD +92:=@? {6G:?8DE@? 2?5 q:== #2F49 :?EC@5F46 2F5:6?46D E@ E96 32==C@@> D46?6] x? E96:C H@C=5[ E96C6’D 2 4@>A6E:E:@? W;FDE 2D E96C6 :D :? E96 @C:8:?2= “r2ED”X[ 3FE 96C6 E96C6 2C6 DF342E68@C:6D 2?5 2 A2?6= @7 ;F586D E@ 49@A E96 =6DD\E92?\AFCC764E A6C7@C>6CD]k^Am From top: Macavity (Leiomy), Etcetera (Kya Azeen) and Rumpleteazer (Dava Huesca) in "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" on Broadway. Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman kAmxE’D 2? :?E6C6DE:?8 4@?46:E E92E H@F=5 >2<6 EC25:E:@?2=:DED 2446AE:?8 @7 ?@?\EC25:E:@?2= 3692G:@C 3FE D@>6 2F5:6?46D 32:= 367@C6 E96 72? D?2AA:?8 368:?D]k^Am kAmx? E96 >:5DE @7 49@@D:?8 @?6 E@ E@H6C WE92E’D E96 H2J :E H2D :? E96 `hg_D “r2ED”X[ H6 =62C? 23@FE 32==C@@> 4F=EFC6 2?5 86E 2 D=:56D9@H @7 D@CED E@ D66 9@H 72C E96 w2C=6>\3@C? 32==C@@> D46?6 92D 4@>6]k^Am People are also reading… Reports of invasive hydrilla rise at Smith Mountain Lake Social Security COLA 2027: How much could your benefits increase? Tea company starts operations in Franklin County 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Franklin County administrator to step down MLB playoffs takeaways: Why Yamamoto is the Most Valuable Dodger Callaway fire chief steps down after 42 years Judge dismisses sex discrimination lawsuit filed by ex-Ferrum College coach Ryan Odom: UVa basketball 'deserves to play big games' and will benefit from early-season slate Ridgeway man arrested after Franklin County pursuit tops 100 mph 2 Republican groups call for civility in Franklin County Hemp businesses hurt by new state law drop lawsuit in Roanoke's federal court Florida's flop, Alabama lead college football Week 5 winners and losers Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going Funding OK'd for sedimentation study at Smith Mountain Lake kAmr=62C=J[ E96 E2=6?E :D 96C6] %96 D@?8D 2C6 362FE:7F==J DF?8[ E96 52?46D 2C6 2H6\:?DA:C:?8 2?5 E96 4@DEF>6D 4@F=5 @?=J 36 5@?6 3J D@>6@?6 H9@ 42C6D]k^AmkAm|F?<FDEC2A WsF5?6J y@D6A9 yC]X D6CG6D 2D E96 >2DE6C @7 46C6>@?:6D 2?5 :?EC@5F46D 6249 @7 E96 4@?E6?56CD] $J5?6J y2>6D w2C4@FCE W2D #F> %F> %F886CX :D 2? 62C=J DE2?5@FEj #@36CE “$:=<” |2D@? W2D |:DE6C |:DE@776=66DX :D[ E@@] %96 962CE\EF886CD[ E9@F89[ 2C6 E96 G6E6C2?D] p?5C6 s6 $9:6=5D WH9@’D ?@>:?2E65 7@C 2 %@?JX 86ED E9F?56C@FD 2AA=2FD6 2D ~=5 s6FE6C@?@>J[ E96 y6==:4=6 =6256C[ 2?5 yF?:@C {236:;2[ 2 32==C@@> G6E6C2? 2?5 |]r] :? E96 7:=>[ “!2C:D :D qFC?:?8[” AC@G:56D 4@?E6IE 2D vFD[ E96 E962EC:42= 42E]k^Am André De Shields as Old Deuteronomy in "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman kAm#@== E96:C AC6D6?46 :? H:E9 E96 CF>3=:?8[ EF>3=:?8 @E96CD[ 2?5 :E’D 2 D9@H F?=:<6 @E96CDi qC@25H2J >66ED q2==C@@>]k^Am kAm(9:=6 E96 D62>D :? {=@J5 (6336C’D @C:8:?2= 5@ D9@H 96C6[ E96 C6\:>28:?2E:@? :D :>A64423=6 2?5 >2<6D J@F E9:?< H92E 4@F=5 92AA6? E@ @E96C 9:89\4@?46AE @C:8:?2=D]k^AmkAm$<:>3=6D92?<D[ E96 C2:=H2J 42E[ H2D 36EE6C D6CG65 3J E96 @C:8:?2= 4@?46AE[ 3FE t>>2 $@7:2 7:?5D E96 ?646DD2CJ G:36 2?5 CF?D H:E9 :E]k^AmkAm~E96C “D68>6?ED” CF? 9@E 2?5 4@=5 W:?4=F5:?8 vC:K236==2’D 2AA62C2?46X[ 3FE “r2EDi %96 y6==:4=6 q2==” :D DF49 2? F?FDF2= E2<6[ :E 92D E@ 36 E96 >@DE :?G6?E:G6 >FD:42= C6G:G2= @7 E96 =2DE 564256] xE’D E92E DFCAC:D:?8]k^Am k2D:56 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E E?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E\:?7@Qmk9cmr2E49 E96 %@?JDk^9cmkAm%96 fhE9 p??F2= %@?J pH2C5D H:== 36 AC6D6?E65 yF?6 f 2E #25:@ r:EJ |FD:4 w2== :? }6H *@C< H:E9 9@DE !:?<] %96 46C6>@?J H:== 2:C =:G6 @? rq$ 2?5 !2C2>@F?EZ]k^Amk^2D:56m Art-theater Broadway review: Celine Dion would love the campy ‘Titanique’ Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprise Art-theater Broadway review: ‘Ragtime’ works even better now Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Art-theater Broadway review: Charming songs make ‘Two Strangers’ fast friends Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises 0 comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Broadway review: ‘Lost Boys’ brings spectacle back to Broadway “The Lost Boys” doesn’t stray from its 1980s roots, but director Michael Arden pulls it into the new millennium and reminds you Broadway can d… Who will win the Tonys? ‘Lost Boys,’ ‘Schmigadoon’ will scrap it out; ‘Ragtime’ is a lock There isn’t a “Hamilton” lurking in this year’s Tony Award nominations, but there are plenty of shows that reward pop culture knowledge.
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