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The Cats The Musical is currently the second longest-running show in Broadway history as well as the fourth longest working show inside history of musical theater. It initially opened in the West End in 1981 and then made its way to Broadway by 1982. The musical has won numerous awards over the many years such as the Tony award for best musical. The production from the musical in London went on for an astounding 21 a long time while the Broadway production ran for 18 years. Both were record-setting runs.

The musical has been performed all over the earth and translated into more than 20 languages. One exclusive feature of the play is that the set remains the same throughout the entire musical. It’s set in an oversized junkyard which just underscores Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eclectic personality. He also showcases his special nature by having a variety of diverse musical genres including rock, classical, pop and even hymnal songs.

Cats The Musical had its finale in London’s West End on its 21st birthday which was May 11, 2002. It had played a total of 8,949 performances over the years. It was broadcast on a massive screen at Covent Garden to permit for fans that could not buy a ticket for the final performance. Although it held the record as London’s longest-running musical for a very long time, it was surpassed in 2006 by the extremely well-liked play Les Miserables.

The American performances of “Cats” ended in 2000 after a total of 7,485 performances. It held the longest running musical in Broadway history until 2006 when the Phantom Of The Opera took its place. Nevertheless, it still remains the second longest-running showt in Broadway history to this day. It has also been a well-known hit in quite a few other countries which include France, Taiwan, Poland, Brazil and many other places around the globe.