Jellicle cats Jellicle cats "Jellicle cats", or simply the "Jellicles", are a type of feline mentioned in T. S. Eliot's book "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats", and in "Cats", a stage musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on the book. Introduced in Eliot's poem "The Song of the Jellicles", they were originally depicted as commonly nocturnal gray, scruffy cats. Specifically, Eliot mentions that they like to gather at an event called the "Jellicle Ball". In the musical, a sub-plot surrounds the disappearance of the Jellicle patriarch Old Deuteronomy. The names are taken from Eliot's poem "The Naming of Cats"
Cats (musical) the cast as Jennyanydots three days later, followed by singer Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tugger another day later. On November 24, 2018, Andy Blankenbuehler, choreographer for Hamilton and the Broadway revival of Cats, has been hired to associate with Wayne McGregor using his choreography which he recreated from Gillian Lynne, who died back at the start of July 2018. Five days later, another actor, Robbie Fairchild, has been added to the cast as Munkustrap. By December 12, Les Twins and Eric Underwood also join the cast. "Cats" has undergone several revisions since its London and subsequent Broadway openings. The