CatsApril 13, 2008Hult Center for the Performing ArtsPLAYEDSunday 3:00pm Tickets Available Now For Cats At The Hult Center - One Performance OnlyTHE ONLY PRODUCTION IN NORTH AMERICA IS BACK APRIL 13 AT THE HULT CENTER FOR ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY! The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Hult Center for one performance only on April 13 at 3PM. Tickets are on sale at the Hult Center box office and U of Oregon ticket office (EMU), on line at: www.hultcenter.org or call 541-682-5000. Group discounts available for groups of 20 or more, call 541-744-1962. On May 11, 1981, Cats opened at the New London Theatre in the West End. Eight years later it celebrated its first important milestone: after 3,358 performances Cats became the longest running musical in the history of British theatre, closing May 11, 2002 after 21 years. In 1982 Cats opened at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and continued to live up to its motto “Now and Forever.” On June 19, 1997, Cats became the longest running musical on Broadway. It ended its 18 year run on September 10, 2000. Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats won seven 1983 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting and Best Costumes. Now that it’s been seen by over 8,250,000 audience members, it is time to introduce Cats to a new generation. Midnight. Not a sound from the pavement. Suddenly an explosion of music and lights reveals a larger than life junkyard. Probing car lights tear across the darkened landscape of bottles and boxes, briefly catching the darting image of a running feline. Tonight is the one special night each year when the tribe of Jellicle Cats reunites to celebrate who they are. This is the story of Cats. Tickets $47.50 - $25.00 |
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