Cats (musical) carrying Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy partway toward the sky; he then steps off so she can finish the journey on her own. Finally, Old Deuteronomy gives his closing speech to the audience ("The Ad-dressing of Cats") and the show comes to a close. A 1981 recording of the Original London Cast was released first on LP and cassette tape and later as a two-CD set. It contains the following tracks: Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the production of "Cats" is based on T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (1939), which the composer recalled as having been a
Cats (musical) 2018 to February 1, 2019. The film's release date is set for December 20, 2019. On August 31, 2018, it was reported that Ian McKellen will play Gus the Theatre Cat and that Steven Spielberg will executive produce the film. On September 25, 2018, Laurie Davidson joined the cast. A day later, Mette Towley, who is best known for her choreography work with Pharrell, will be making her big screen debut in Universal/Working Title’s growing cast of Cats as Jemima. In October 2018, Idris Elba signed on as Macavity. Shortly after this announcement, Judi Dench, who had been slated to