CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Reviews — Page 7

TheatreFan4 said: "He used to post himself and Jonathan going to The Eagle back during the Downtown run, go try your luck there!"

Harcourt seems decent (despite being black balled for some time from his off-broadway Girl From The North Country " issues " -- Jonathan, however, is the opposite. not a kind person with one of the worst egos despite a facade. Steer clear.

LOVE this version of CATS though - it deserves the TONY - hands down.

Updated On: 5/22/26 at 10:26 AM

Are you saying it won't stay tight after awards season? Is it not doing good enough at the box office to extend past September? Looking at weekly grosses it is surprising that Rocky Horror cracked $1million selling less seats, while this is doing ok at 91% of capacity. OR are you saying get tickets now while they're less expensive before they raise prices after a potential Tony win?

quizking101 said: "I’m gonna sound like a busted record here, but if you want to catch CATS, the time to go is NOW.

It’s still relatively easy to get decent priced tickets, including partial view seats, but the performances are pitched to their highest caliber and working like a well oiled machine, especially André really giving the most he can. I’ve been seeing Zhailon, Bill, and the choreographers popping in and out to check out on the show, so they seem on optimizing the show during voting."

I saw this again last week, and I can not overstate how brilliant Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are in this production. In my opinion, it is the crown jewel of this show. Perfectly performed, makes so much sense dramaturgically, and god, it's just so damn fun. Dava Huesca, Baby Byrne, Jonathan Burke, & Primo are doing such excellent work.

kurtal said: "Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs guest judges tonight."

And it was NPH and David Burtka last night. They must be bringing out the big guns for the last of the Tony voter shows

Thanks to everyone who clued me in on how some of these awards work in New York. I was aware 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' had eligibility for some sets of awards last year, but didn't realise that it could even be split between categories within a particular set of Awards. Eligible for some last year but not this year, but newly eligible for others. That's wild.

Anyway, I should withdraw my slightly over-the-top fear that the Jellicles were being 'gate kept' once through the gate! I resolve not revive it if 'Ragtime' wins everything, haha.

What time has the rush line started in the mornings? Is there a Rush thread still out there?

quizking101 said: "blaxx said: "What time has the rush line started in the mornings? Is there a Rush thread still out there?"

It’s really variant, but I’ve been able to inquire about Rush sometimes an hour before a performance.

Your best bets are the matinee shows (Wednesday and Saturday). On Sunday, my friend got there around 11:45 (they opened at 11 instead of 12 because of a 1:30 matinee) and got Orch M28"

Nice, thanks!

Also, RuPaul was the guest on The View today, meaning he's in NYC.....has Ru been a guest judge yet? Seems like a no-brainer.

quizking101 said: "Formal announcement coming, I believe, on THE VIEW today, but the run has extended to January 17, 2027. Tickets now on their website."

You know what they should also announce next? a cast recording!

Updated On: 5/28/26 at 01:46 PM

I'm going to the show tonight. Hopefully Ru is on as guest judge, and they all got a nap this afternoon!

forgetmenotnyc said: "Enjoyed this Wed matinee but Andre de Shields didn't change into his purple wig! I was so looking forward to seeing that. Guest judge spots arekinda a stupid wasted trick. Try & get those few stage bar stool seats & you will really be in the center of if all."

His regular wig is the final interaction of his finale costume. The elevated “Space Oddity” wig and the straight pressed lavender wig got nixed in previews.

Re: The far orchestra seats, the ones further back are better, but I would recommend the left side. Either scenario, you’ll miss one of the boxes, but I think the DJ box is better to miss than the Gus/Jellylorum box. It also gives you MAXIMUM TUGGER during his entrance

I don't know... if I give myself a maximum tugger during the show I might be asked to leave.

inception said: "inception said: "I don't know...if I give myself a maximum tugger during the show I might be asked to leave.

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But seriously, read through some threads on reddit and didn't realize there are people over there full on coffeebreaking this show almost as much a coffeebreak has been coffeebreaking Lost Boys."

Since UrbanDictionary was no help…can you please give me the mod-friendly definition of “coffeebreaking”?