Posted: 7/11/26 at 8:01am
Maybe it was a site glitch, because there are definitely tickets available on Telecharge past 8/8 into January this morning. The prices for that night do seem strangely high, even for a Saturday night and especially for how undersold the house is, but nevertheless.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 8:10am
ACL2006 said: "that sucks. it should have won Best Revival."
It really should have. This is one of the most groundbreaking revivals of all time. People like Jamie Lloyd have tinkered around with re-inventions of shows but this show was a true re-invention. People kept saying “it’s still cats” but it really wasn’t. They barely changed a word or note but it was basically a completely new book in terms of interpretation. Every character, every song, every moment was different. And I think it’s the best that can ever be done for the material. It solves the number #1 issue with the show that people often just can’t buy it. Now it has fleshed out characters and a vibe that suits the strange but fun material.
That dancing is also so addictive.
Ragtime was so boring and pedestrian in comparison.
It’s a shame it didn’t take off. But everyone should be so, so, proud.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 8:56am
ACL2006 said: "that sucks. it should have won Best Revival."
My sentiments exactly. To me, it felt like when Crash won the Oscar instead of Brokeback Mountain.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 9:28am
This is not a show you can just plug Drag Race queens into. There aren’t many who have the actual ballroom experience or ability this show requires.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 9:52am
Kad said: "This is not a show you can just plug Drag Race queens into. There aren’t many who have the actual ballroom experience or ability this show requires."
The only ones I know are Aja Mugler (formerly LaBeija), Mariah Paris Balenciaga, Olivia Lux (Mugler) and and Carmen Carrera (Mizrahi).
Of them, Aja would be most recognizable to current audiences and they were also a contestant on LEGENDARY (with LaBeija)
Posted: 7/11/26 at 9:53am
binau said: "They barely changed a word or note but it was basically a completely new book in terms of interpretation. Every character, every song, every moment was different. And I think it’s the best that can ever be done for the material."
Given the circumstances members of the LBGTQ+ community currently find themselves in (especially under the current administration's thumbs), I still believe it would be an appropriate gesture for the RUG to find a way give back to the community that singularly made the show so successful.
This show isn't like "Hadestown", where the culture incorporated into the show isn't a maligned and suffering community. It seems really boujee to profit from a culture that is currently struggling, without an intention to say, "thank you".
Updated On: 7/11/26 at 09:53 AM
Posted: 7/11/26 at 10:00am
I was looking to buy for another ticket before it ‘closes’, when I saw performances listed through October- at least, so one of us is wrong about the show closing and I don’t think it’s me!
Updated On: 7/11/26 at 10:00 AM
Posted: 7/11/26 at 10:14am
melodyrose said: "I was looking to buy for another ticket before it ‘closes’, when I saw performances listed through October- at least, so one of us is wrong about the show closing and I don’t think it’s me!"
The original post notes that they haven't cancelled any dates yet, and their speculation is based on other factors. You're the third or fourth person who seems to have missed that. (That sounds harsher than I'm intending it, I think!)
Posted: 7/11/26 at 10:49am
kdogg36 said: "melodyrose said: "I was looking to buy for another ticket before it ‘closes’, when I saw performances listed through October- at least, so one of us is wrong about the show closing and I don’t think it’s me!"
The original postnotes that they haven't cancelled any dates yet, and theirspeculation is based on other factors. You're the third or fourth person who seems to have missed that. (That sounds harsher than I'm intending it, I think!)"
Thank you. I’ve been struggling how to phrase this without sounding defensive.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 11:03am
Really really liked this production.
I think this had a momentum problem of waiting too long after the initial PAC run. Had it opened within 9 months of the PAC production closing, this might have had a different result (even if it won no major Tonys).
And I don’t think a Best Revival win would have helped its numbers substantially.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 11:22am
Not sure why anyone would think that future performances being on sale means anything regarding closing. They obviously wouldn’t take down any performances before they’re ready to announce closing. Those performances would likely go off-sale right at about the time the announcement is made.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 1:35pm
quizking101 said: "kdogg36 said: "The original post notes that they haven't cancelled any dates yet, and their speculation is based on other factors. You're the third or fourth person who seems to have missed that. (That sounds harsher than I'm intending it, I think!)"
Thank you. I’ve been struggling how to phrase this without sounding defensive.
"
Because you wanted to generate a new thread to talk about a rumor you created yourself about Cats and you got what you wanted. Yes, I and a few others clearly misread your post, but you also have posted since your original post and could have clarified what you meant since nearly everyone misinterpreted you.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 1:52pm
I should probably stay out of this but it’s not the OP’s job to teach reading comprehension lol.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 2:33pm
this seems unfair to quizking, who is admittedly obsessed with this CATS revival and clearly stated that his own mind was coming up with (plausible) theories about it potentially closing. he did not pretend to have inside information
OTHER notorious liars/delusionists chimed in with predictions made out of whole cloth (EDSO, as usual), but not fair to bash quizking for thinking out loud here since he said that was what he was doing.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 3:27pm
PipingHotPiccolo said: "this seems unfair to quizking, who is admittedly obsessed with this CATS revival and clearly stated that his own mind was coming up with (plausible) theories about it potentially closing. he did not pretend to have inside information
OTHER notorious liars/delusionists chimed in with predictions made out of whole cloth (EDSO, as usual), but not fair to bash quizking for thinking out loud here since he said that was what he was doing."
If this quizkingn dude is so obsessed with this show and in bed with the cast being so friendly with them, why doesn't he ask them rather than speculate?
Posted: 7/11/26 at 3:37pm
Robbie2 said: "PipingHotPiccolo said: "this seems unfair to quizking, who is admittedly obsessed with this CATS revival and clearly stated that his own mind was coming up with (plausible) theories about it potentially closing. he did not pretend to have inside information
OTHER notorious liars/delusionists chimed in with predictions made out of whole cloth (EDSO, as usual), but not fair to bash quizking for thinking out loud here since he said that was what he was doing."
If this quizkingn dude is so obsessed with this show and in bed with the cast beingso friendly with them, why doesn't he ask them rather than speculate?"
He may have. But it isn't the place of the cast to put that information out, if they even know for sure. And a lot of times they don't know for sure until the show officially announces closing.
My only question is how is this a rumor?
Posted: 7/11/26 at 3:39pm
uncageg said: "Robbie2 said: "PipingHotPiccolo said: "this seems unfair to quizking, who is admittedly obsessed with this CATS revival and clearly stated that his own mind was coming up with (plausible) theories about it potentially closing. he did not pretend to have inside information
OTHER notorious liars/delusionists chimed in with predictions made out of whole cloth (EDSO, as usual), but not fair to bash quizking for thinking out loud here since he said that was what he was doing."
If this quizkingn dude is so obsessed with this show and in bed with the cast beingso friendly with them, why doesn't he ask them rather than speculate?"
He may have. But it isn't the place of the cast to put that information out, if they even know for sure. And a lot of times they don't know for sure until the show officially announcesclosing.
My only question is how is this a rumor?
"
At least one cast member has heard this rumor by now.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 3:57pm
I realize quizking101 has rubbed a few people the wrong way with their advocacy for this revival, but the post is quite explicitly not based on inside information but on two factors that can be easily checked, one of which - the much higher prices for the Saturday evening, Aug. 8 show - I confirmed immediately.
The OP literally says it’s a hunch and hopes said hunch is wrong.
What do we all know?
Prices for the Aug. 8 evening performance are unusually high, way higher than the Saturday nights before and after.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball has been struggling at the box office and did not win Best Revival.
It doesn’t matter how far into the future performance dates are listed. Shows can always close early.
Here is one other thing.
Why attack someone for this? The OP isn’t hoping it happens. I saw the show back in March and don’t live near NYC so this doesn’t affect me. But what if I thought there was no hurry to see it (or see it again)? Isn’t this relevant speculation that might affect when I buy a ticket if I could do so?
Updated On: 7/11/26 at 03:57 PM
Posted: 7/11/26 at 3:57pm
PipingHotPiccolo said: "this seems unfair to quizking, who is admittedly obsessed with this CATS revival and clearly stated that his own mind was coming up with (plausible) theories about it potentially closing. he did not pretend to have inside information"
See Post #12 where they defend the "veracity" of their rumor:
"Why, pray tell, the f#%k would I put this out into the universe if I didn’t [think/believe] there was some veracity to what I’ve been paying attention to?"
How is it "unfair" if within minutes of posting they are called out on their "plausible" rumor by Mr Wormwood in Post #9 (which at the time of this posting shows 14 'thumbs up's), but then goes on to defend their rumor (using an expletive for emphasis)?
Updated On: 7/11/26 at 03:57 PM
Posted: 7/11/26 at 4:06pm
People seem obsessed with the word "Rumor" being used and I'd agree with it was the incorrect word to use, but if you actually read the post you'd know what was meant. So people are just bitching for bitching sake, rather than the OP actually doing anything wrong...
Posted: 7/11/26 at 4:10pm
Some folks are also conflating the OP and EDSOSLO858 as if they are the same person.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 4:16pm
TheatreFan4 said: "So people are just bitching for bitching sake, rather than the OP actually doing anything wrong..."
So... How'd that post work out for quizking do 'ya think? The rumor is now rumored to be a rumor.
PS: Feel free to replace the word, "rumor" with "conjecture" if that helps...
Updated On: 7/11/26 at 04:16 PM
Posted: 7/11/26 at 4:42pm
John Adams said: "TheatreFan4 said: "So people are just bitching for bitching sake, rather than the OP actually doing anything wrong..."
So... How'd that post work out for quizking do 'ya think? The rumor is now rumored to be a rumor.
PS: Feel free to replace the word, "rumor" with "conjecture" if that helps..."
My love, it would have become a rumor had he used it in the headline or not. That is actually how most rumors start. Rumor does not mean true, does not mean I heard it from production, etc.
It's just... a lot of energy for someone who just posted his suspicions from his publicly available resources. What exactly is he guilty of?
Posted: 7/11/26 at 4:55pm
TheatreFan4 said: "John Adams said: "TheatreFan4 said: "So people are just bitching for bitching sake, rather than the OP actually doing anything wrong..."
So... How'd that post work out for quizking do 'ya think? The rumor is now rumored to be a rumor.
PS: Feel free to replace the word, "rumor" with "conjecture" if that helps..."
My love, it would have become a rumor had he used it in the headline or not. That is actually how most rumors start. Rumor does not mean true, does not mean I heard it from production, etc.
It's just... a lot of energy for someone who just posted his suspicions from his publicly available resources. What exactly is he guilty of?"
He's guilty of nothing. Throughout the years, I've seen extrapolations and theories with the barest of evidence posited as fact on this site -- but that's nothing QuizKing did here. Maybe it's site glitches, or mere coincidence, but what QuizKing has brought up is plausible, and presented as nothing more. If you don't like, enjoy, or want to engage with this thread, then don't.
And I find it ironic that certain folks are dragging QuizKing through the mud for his advocacy and enjoyment of this show, but have no problem when others vociferously denounce it in equal measure.
Posted: 7/11/26 at 5:01pm
TheatreFan4 said: "My love, it would have become a rumor had he used it in the headline or not. That is actually how most rumors start. Rumor does not mean true, does not mean I heard it from production, etc.
It's just... a lot of energy for someone who just posted his suspicions from his publicly available resources. What exactly is he guilty of?"
"guilty of"? Nothing, really. Maybe they might be considered responsible for posting their conjecture prematurely, which in turn, birthed the responses in this thread.
...Maybe.
But, may I also say how much I appreciated that you addressed me as, "My love". Colloquially, sarcastically - however it was intended - that choice colored how I chose to read the tone of your response. So... "thank you".
Updated On: 7/11/26 at 05:01 PM
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