Cats: The Jellicle Ball to Broadway- Page 6

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 1/21/26 at 2:17pm

I don't know if Legendary exists anywhere since HBO Max disappeared it a few years ago - shameful - but another one is Ryan Murphy's Pose on Hulu/Disney+ from a few years back. 

[Kad]

Posted: 1/21/26 at 2:19pm

Pose cribs a great deal from Paris is Burning- I'd personally skip it and just go to the source without the Ryan Murphy nonsense. 

Legendary is really great if one can find it and definitely reflective of this production. 

Updated On: 1/21/26 at 02:19 PM

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 1/21/26 at 2:22pm

Agreed, Kad. I thought Pose was quite horrible and just stole everything from Paris is Burning anyway. The Criterion Collection included a ton of extra footage with their remaster of the film which was a real treat.

[schubox]

Posted: 1/21/26 at 3:33pm

I tried to hedge my bets and got the two tickets on stools alongside the runway. Figured that way you'd feel immersed like on stage but probably have a better view than those seats facing out. We'll see I guess

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 1/23/26 at 7:14pm

Kad said: "Pose cribs a great deal from Paris is Burning- I'd personally skip it and just go to the source without the Ryan Murphy nonsense.

Legendary is really great if one can find it and definitely reflective of this production."

Pose is a good show to forget it had anything beyond a first season. 

[Merkin2]

Posted: 1/23/26 at 8:21pm

Cribs?  A word you just learned recently from Wordle?

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 1/24/26 at 1:07am

Merkin2 said: "Cribs? A word you just learned recently from Wordle?"

Cribs is a very common word...

[Merkin2]

Posted: 1/24/26 at 9:26am

It was also just on connections the other day, not Wordle.  And suddenly there it is being used

[MB124]

Posted: 1/24/26 at 10:15am

Merkin2 said: "It was also just on connections the other day, not Wordle. And suddenly there it is being used"

Girl, what? Get a life BroadwayFlash.

[malcs98]

Posted: 1/26/26 at 9:11am

Additional cast members just announced notably including  ballroom icon Leiomy as Macavity and 1982 CATS Original Broadway Cast Member Ken Ard as the DJ

Updated On: 1/26/26 at 09:11 AM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/26/26 at 9:20am

MORE SWINGS!!

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 1/26/26 at 9:23am

malcs98 said: "Additional cast members just announced notably including ballroom iconLeiomy as Macavity and 1982 CATS Original Broadway Cast Member Ken Ard as the DJ"

Leiomy as Macavity is super exciting - obviously going to be a completely different take than Rodrick Covington. 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/16/26 at 7:08am

Two Icons of New York, Ready for Broadway’s ‘Jellicle Ball’

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/theater/cats-jellicle-ball-broadway-de-shields-labeija.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.yi0R.yobtVRUk31Sf&smid=nytcore-android-share

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 2/16/26 at 7:22am

Just bought front row Mezz tickets for April. I'm slightly worried about being able to see the end of the runway from up there, but I was more concerned about heads in the way sitting in the mid-orchestra. We shall see...

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/24/26 at 1:05pm

André De Shields, Leiomy on ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’

https://www.vulture.com/article/cats-jellicle-ball-interview-andre-deshields-leiomy.html

[Ke3]

Posted: 2/24/26 at 2:26pm

Pose cribs from Paris Is Burning and makes some ummm…choices in how it chooses to distribute what it cribs but I think it’s worth a watch of at least the first season. Even though that has the Evan Peters-Kate Mara “hopefully now normal people will also watch this” storyline that fell flat. 

I will admit however I never watched a single episode after a certain character departed in S2. So I never saw how bad it really got.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 9:21am

Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe have been added as Producers

[Ensemble1711444445]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 9:46am

Well that changes everything. 

KevinKlawitter said: "Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe have been added as Producers

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[ER765]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 9:52am

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Well that changes everything.

KevinKlawitter said: "Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe have been added as Producers

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Thank you for your invaluable input!!!!! 🙄 

[Ensemble17591322022]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 9:54am

More of that “in name only” BS.

[JP2]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 10:24am

Ensemble17591322022 said: "More of that “in name only” BS."

If they're forking over $$$ isn't that the job of a producer...? 

[Ensemble1711444445]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 10:54am

They aren't putting in money. 

JP2 said: "Ensemble17591322022 said: "More of that “in name only” BS."

If they're forking over $$$ isn't that the job of a producer...?"

 

Updated On: 2/25/26 at 10:54 AM

[Ensemble17591322022]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 11:08am

They’re not even LOOKING at their purses. If anything, money will be going out to them. It’s all just for optics. 

“Can we use your good name to help us convince others to invest, and to hopefully sell some tickets? We can pay you $5000 each upfront and a few points on any profit. You may win a Tony and we’ll of course pay for your statue if that happens.”

*laughs in David Merrick*

Updated On: 2/25/26 at 11:08 AM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 12:53pm

JP2 said: "Ensemble17591322022 said: "More of that “in name only” BS."

If they're forking over $$$ isn't that the job of a producer...?"

Not always. A Strange Loop had like a million celebrity producers and it still closed at a loss. They don't make a difference in the success of a show, it's got to stand on its own. I loved A Strange Loop but recognized that it's not for everybody and won't be universally loved. I think this show is similar.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 2/25/26 at 12:54pm

JP2 said: "Ensemble17591322022 said: "More of that “in name only” BS."

If they're forking over $$$ isn't that the job of a producer...?"

Producers don't fork over money. Producers find investors. Investors fork over money.