CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Broadway Cast Recording Thread

I'm sure it's been discussed in the other thread, but just starting a separate one about the album. Plus, it looks like it will be a studio recording. I know some were wondering whether it would be that or recorded live.

https://broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/p/five-sessions-one-goodbye-recording

Track listing:

• ACT I
• 1. Welcome to Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• 2. The Overture
• 3. Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats
• 4. The Naming of Cats
• 5. The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball
• 6. The Old Gumbie Cat
• 7. The Rum Tum Tugger
• 8. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat
• 9. Bustopher Jones
• 10. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer
• 11. Old Deuteronomy
• 12. The Jellicle Ball
• 13. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat / Memory

• ACT II
• 14. The Moments of Happiness
• 15. Gus: The Theatre Cat
• 16. Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
• 17. Macavity: The Mystery Cat
• 18. Mr. Mistoffelees
• 19. Memory
• 20. The Journey to the Heaviside Layer
• 21. The Ad-Dressing of Cats
• 22. Finale

Oh God this feels so awesome. First I thought they were moving it up to be intime for Grammy consideration this year, but that closes at the end of this month. Hopefully it gets its flowers next year.

I am just so happy that people held their feet to the fire on the Cast Recording and it actually happened. That **** never works!

Updated On: 8/14/26 at 04:26 PM

Seriously, two threads for this recording? There are already, like, four others covering this show.

Updated On: 8/15/26 at 03:48 AM

One of the best things about the UK board is that mods merge obviously duplicative threads and keep the conversation going in one thread.

SteveSanders said: "One of the best things about the UK board is that mods merge obviously duplicative threads and keep the conversation going in one thread."

Interesting...

I think it's probably an audition for a new feature that's in its rehearsal stage, but I noticed the addition of buttons at the top and bottom of this thread indicating, "BACK TO CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL BOARD".

I think it's great that all the kitties can corral their scratching posts in one place. The only issues I see are that the threads for the cast album aren't included, and that (unfortunately) the threads included on the "...Jellicle Ball Board" also still remain accessible on the Main Board.

It would be nice if they were isolated, instead of being doubly accessible. As the show is now closed, having their own separate Board seems gratuitously unneeded, though.

Updated On: 8/15/26 at 09:44 AM

joevitus said: "There's no need for this show to take up so much space in the conversation. Again, it's that "pushy" elements of that fans that make the whole discussionso irritating."

Girl it's 3 threads out of 50 on the first page. One thats been getting used, one for the cast recording, and a duplicate by someone who didnt know the CR already existed. This show should not be living this rent free in your head.

Any rumblings on a release date here? Any idea if there are vinyl plans?

EDSOSLO858 said: "ER765 said: "Any rumblings on a release date here? Any idea if there are vinyl plans?"

October 30 on streaming platforms."

I’m just hoping outside of the pre-show message they release at least one or two songs between now and the full album release

Well what's even more confusing is thats its been up on streaming platforms for pre-save/order with Junior's Speech since like 2 weeks after they recorded it. So you announcing and then them putting up an article about 6 week old information...

Curious as to the reason for the delay. This isn’t the first cast album to be delayed or have an irregular release in the past few years

Am I pissed? Yes. But it’s been recorded and we are getting something. It’s not like a wholly empty promise.