André De Shields checks out the CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Marquee at The Broadhurst Theatre скачать в хорошем качестве

André De Shields checks out the CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Marquee at The Broadhurst Theatre

Complete casting has been announced for CATS: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) coming to Broadway this Spring. The newly announced “Jellicles” include Ken Ard (1982 CATS Original Broadway Cast Member) as ‘DJ Griddlebone,’ Kya Azeen (FX’s “Pose”) as ‘Etcetera,’ Bryson Battle (“The Voice” S26 Finalist) as ‘Jellylorum,’ Sherrod T. Brown (Hugh Jackman: From New York, With Love), Bryce Farris (Janet Jackson’s Together Again tour), Leiomy (“The Wonder Woman of Vogue” and lead judge on HBO’s “Legendary”) as ‘Macavity,’ Phumzile Sojola (Masquerade), Kendall Grayson Stroud (Broadway debut), B. Noel Thomas (Saturday Church), Kalyn West (The Prom), and Donté Nadir Wilder (Broadway debut). Additionally, as part of its ongoing commitment to inclusivity and engaging new audiences, CATS: The Jellicle Ball is partnering with organizations that serve the LGBTQIA+, Ballroom, and other underrepresented communities on Broadway. Through a special membership category with TDF, members of these organizations and communities will be able to purchase a dedicated allocation of tickets to CATS: The Jellicle Ball. The cast will also include the previously announced Tony Award and Grammy Award® winner André De Shields as ‘Old Deuteronomy,’ Jonathan Burke as ‘Mungojerrie,’ Baby Byrne as ‘Victoria,’ Tara Lashan Clinkscales, Sydney James Harcourt as ‘Rum Tum Tugger,’ Dava Huesca as ‘Rumpleteazer,’ Dudney Joseph Jr. as ‘Munkustrap,’ Junior LaBeija as ‘Gus The Theatre Cat,’ Robert “Silk” Mason as ‘Magical Mister Mistoffelees,’ “Tempress” Chasity Moore as ‘Grizabella,’ Primo Thee Ballerino as ‘Tumblebrutus,’ Xavier Reyes as ‘Jennyanydots,’ Nora Schell as ‘Bustopher Jones,’ Bebe Nicole Simpson as ‘Demeter,’ Emma Sofia as Cassandra’/’Skimbleshanks,’ Garnet Williams as ‘Bombalurina,’ and Teddy Wilson, Jr. as ‘Sillabub.’ The production is directed by OBIE Award winners Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch and choreographed by Chita Rivera Award winners and New York City Ballroom icons Omari Wiles (House of NiNa Oricci) and Arturo Lyons (House of Miyake-Mugler). CATS: The Jellicle Ball has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. CATS: The Jellicle Ball will start Broadway previews Wednesday, March 18 ahead of a Tuesday, April 7 opening night at the Broadhurst Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s worldwide phenomenon CATS is reimagined in a production that smashed records, won awards, and left New York City purring. And now CATS: The Jellicle Ball ascends to Broadway in a kaleidoscope of glittering spectacle, iconic music, and electrifying ballroom choreography. When CATS: The Jellicle Ball premiered at Perelman Performing Arts Center | PAC NYC in 2024, it became the must-see theater event of the summer. The production was extended three times and left audiences and critics enraptured. The Off-Broadway production was honored with two Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival, three OBIE Awards, a New York Drama Critics Circle Special Citation, a Chita Rivera Award, two Audelco Awards, three Dorian Theater Awards, and three Hewes Awards. The creative team for CATS: The Jellicle Ball includes Tony Award winner Rachel Hauck (scenic design), OBIE Award winner and Drama Desk Award nominee Qween Jean (costume design), Drama Desk Award nominee Adam Honoré (lighting design), Tony Award winner Kai Harada (sound design), Brittany Bland (projection design), Special Tony Award recipient Nikiya Mathis (hair and wig design), Rania Zohny (makeup design), Josephine Kearns (dramaturg & gender consultant), Paul Kieve (magic), William Waldrop (music supervisor and music director), Doug Schadt (music producer), Trevor Holder (beats arranger/producer), Cooper Howell and N'yomi Allure Stewart (associate directors), X Casting: Victor Vazquez, CSA and Sujotta R. Pace, CSA (casting director), and Cody Renard Richard (production stage manager). Baseline Theatrical serves as general managers for CATS: The Jellicle Ball.