JUST ANNOUNCED ON “THE VIEW:” “CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL” EXTENDS ON BROADWAY DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
“Every now and then a revival
overhauls our understanding of an artwork,
and this refashioning of the
Andrew Lloyd Webber megamusical
is one of these Instances.
‘CATS’ is now, finally, forever.”
HELEN SHAW, NEW YORK TIMES | MAY 17, 2026
THE NINE-TIME TONY AWARD-NOMINATED PRODUCTION OF
“CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL”
ANNOUNCES A NEW BLOCK OF TICKETS NOW ON SALE
DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND
TICKETS ON SALE THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2027
AT TELECHARGE.COM
EXTENSION ANNOUNCED TODAY ON “THE VIEW”
BY WHOOPI GOLDBERG, AND “CATS” STARS
ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS AND “TEMPRESS” CHASITY MOORE
New York, NY (May 28, 2026) – Today, on “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg and CATS: The Jellicle Ball stars 2026 Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winner André de Shields and OBIE Award winner “Tempress” Chasity Moore announced that due to overwhelming demand, the wildly acclaimed production, which has been nominated for nine Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, has been extended at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) with tickets now on sale through Sunday, January 17, 2027.
Tickets for CATS: The Jellicle Ball, including the new block of tickets, are on sale now at Telecharge.com, by phone at 212-239-6200, or at the Broadhurst Theatre box office.
Immediately after the announcement, the cast of CATS performed a showstopping mashup of “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” and “The Jellicle Ball.”
CATS: The Jellicle Ball, is directed by 2026 Tony Award nominees Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch and choreographed by 2026 Tony Award nominees, Drama Desk and 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, who is Tony nominated this year for Best Orchestrations alongside David Wilson, Trevor Holder, and Doug Schadt, and is based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot.
In addition to De Shields and Moore, the Broadway cast also includes Ken Ard as ‘DJ Griddlebone,’ Kya Azeen as ‘Etcetera,’ Bryson Battle as ‘Jellylorum,’ Chita Rivera Award nominee Jonathan Burke as ‘Mungojerrie,’ Chita Rivera Award nominee Baby Byrne as ‘Victoria,’ Tara Lashan Clinkscales, Bryce Farris, Chita Rivera Award nominee Sydney James Harcourt as ‘Rum Tum Tugger,’ Chita Rivera Award nominee Dava Huesca as ‘Rumpleteazer,’ Dudney Joseph Jr. as ‘Munkustrap,’ Junior LaBeija as ‘Gus,’ Leiomy as ‘Macavity,’ Chita Rivera Award winner and Theatre World Award winner 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,’ Phumzile Sojola, Kendall Grayson Stroud, B. Noel Thomas, Kalyn West, Garnet Williams as ‘Bombalurina,’ Teddy Wilson Jr. as ‘Sillabub,’ Darius Wright, and Donté Nadir Wilder.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s worldwide phenomenon CATS is reimagined in a production that has 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 that the New York Times calls “a lightning strike that sets joy free!” Broadway meets runway in the fiercest event of the season. Don’t miss this “sexy celebration of love and resilience” (New York Daily News) and “the most exhilarating fun that can be had in the theater” (Washington Post).
In addition to nine Tony Award nominations, CATS: The Jellicle Ball has been honored with three Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival, three OBIE Awards, two New York Drama Critics Circle Special Citations, two Chita Rivera Awards, two Audelco Awards, three Dorian Theater Awards, and three Hewes Awards.
The creative team for CATS: The Jellicle Ball includes 2026 Tony Award nominee and winner Rachel Hauck (scenic design), 2026 Tony Award nominee, OBIE Award winner, Drama Desk Award winner, and New York Drama Critics Circle special citation recipient Qween Jean (costume design), 2026 Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award nominee Adam Honoré (lighting design), 2026 Tony Award nominee and 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), Chelsey Arce (associate choreographer), Michael Samarie George (assistant choreographer), X Casting: Victor Vazquez, CSA, and Sujotta R. Pace, CSA (casting director), Ann James (sensitivity specialist), and Cody Renard Richard (production stage manager). Baseline Theatrical serves as general managers.
CATS: The Jellicle Ball is produced by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and Mike Bosner by arrangement with LW Entertainment. The production is co-produced by Cynthia Erivo, John Legend and Mike Jackson’s Get Lifted Film Co., LaChanze, Jeremy Pope, Law Roach, Lena Waithe, Origin Story Productions, Miranda Gohh, George Strus, William Berlind, Timothy Bloom/Martinez Grimmett Productions/Drama Club Productions, Adam Kantor & Charly Jaffe, Alex Levy & Shari Redstone, Kevin Cahoon, AEG Presents/Jay Marciano, D’Angora Padgett Productions/Open Horizon, Gavin Kalin Productions, Jake Hine, Nederlander Presentations, Scott Mauro Entertainment/Leachman Feigelson Productions, Lindsay Holmes, Sean Nyberg, Meowz Productions, Nelson & Tao, TFLO Theatricals, artEquity Acton, Bob Boyett, Chimney Town, Cloth Fair Productions, Crooked Letter, DJD Productions, Duda Marcus, EK Productions, Lian Bloch Gill, Grace Street Creative, Lisa Hane, Harris Lanedo Productions, Hill Steinfast, John Gore Organization, Key to the City Productions, Willette Klausner, Klive Entertainment, L + E + N + Z Entertainment, LBH Productions, Christina Liceaga, LTJOF Productions, Lucky Tea Productions, Gates McCaffrey, Mount Caperton Productions, Mumby Foung, Mark Musico, Debbie Ohanian, Ryan R. Ratelle, Adam Riemer, Second Set, The Shubert Organization, The Brians, The Theater Offensive, Theatre Producers of Color, and Andy Jones.
CATS: The Jellicle Ball premiered at Perelman Performing Arts Center | PAC NYC in 2024.
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