Purring Along

The story of junkyard strays, based on a set of T.S. Eliot poems, Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber opens in New York. It runs for 7,397 performances and for close to 18 years, making it one of Broadway’s longest-running productions.

BY NANCY HERRICK

It sets the stage for big-ticket productions on Broadway. Over its run, it uses about 2 million pounds of dry ice and some 3,000 pounds of yak hair. “Memory” is the show’s hit song. Hundreds of artists record a version, including Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Liberace and Barry Manilow. Over its 18-year run, Cats boosts New York City’s economy by about $3 billion and adds almost $200 million in tax revenue to state and local coffers. With more than nine lives, the musical is translated into 15 languages and has been staged in more than 30 countries.…

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