Eloise Kropp, Tyler Hanes Provide an Invitation to Broadway's Jellicle Ball in Cats

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Channel: theatermania · 2016 · Entertainment

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical Cats has returned to Broadway, in a new production beginning previews tonight, July 14, at the Neil Simon Theatre. With a company of stage favorites including Tyler Hanes (A Chorus Line) as Rum Tum Tugger and Eloise Kropp (Dames at Sea) as Jennyanydots, this is a Cats for a new generation, reimagined but still retaining what made the show a long-running hit. As the cast gathered at the theater to prepare for their first performance, they discussed appeal of this iconic musical and how Internet cat videos helped them find their inner felines.

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