When will "Cats" be revived? — Page 2

I saw a 3rd rate tour production in my local theatre. The dancing is a joke. The music is servicable.

However, the concept of "Cats" is genius. The set design, light design and all costums, no matter how shabby they are, can still reflect the glorious days it used to have.

I sincerely wish "Cats" back to Broadway and I will go to see it for sure.

If you go to playbill.com and type 'recoup' in the search, a list of shows will come up. LM is not among them.

As a general matter, most shows are budgeted to break even somewhere around 65-70% attendance capacity (though that number isn't exact due to the varying amount of discounting that many shows do). If a show is only doing a little better than break even on weekly basis for much of its run, it could run for years and never recoup (like the 42nd Street revival that never recouped despite running over 4 years). If what you say is right and Les Mis was usually around 75% for most of its run then, it would be highly unlikely for it to have recouped in the year that it has been running. These days, the only shows to have recouped in a year or less have been ones that were soldout 9Or close to it) nearly every week of its run. Heck, even Wicked took 14 months to recoup and it was totally selling out one of the biggest houses on Broadway for most of that period (plus selling thousands of premium seats at $300 a piece).

Like I said, I didn't base my statement on numbers but on having spoken to someone affiliated with the production who told me that it hadn't yet recouped and probably wouldn't. It still may, but any profit it makes would likely be negligible as it has been far from selling out in the past year and been doing fairly average (just above break even) business most weeks.

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While I agree that "Cats" may not be a deep and meaningful theatrical experience, I still found it entertaining and enjoyable. It also has a very nostalgic characteristic that takes you back to being a kid again. Although, that may just be a purely generational feeling (i.e. seeing it for the first time as a kid?). I don't think EVERY show on Broadway should be full of philosophical undertones and political/social commentary. Sometimes I just want a big ol' hoopla of over-the-top fluff and spectacle.

It may be a bit too early for a revival of "Cats"; however, it will eventually happen. When it does, I hope they give it a fresh perspective and not just put on the same show we have already seen.

Just remember that the show cost next to nothing to put back into NY. It was a touring production that got a few tweaks prior to opening.

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Hopefully not.

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With any luck at all - NEVER.

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