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Donna Vivino & More Will Lead the Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats

January 24th, 2020 | By Ryan Gilbert

As the North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats continues to make its way across the U.S. and Canada, a slew of stage talents will be bringing our favorite Jellicle cats to life on the road. Broadway vet Donna Vivino (Wicked, Les Miserables, Hairspray) will be starring as Grizabella in the touring production; she’ll be joined by Adam Richardson as Victor/Old Deuteronomy, Zachary S. Berger as Munkustrap, PJ DiGaetano as Mistoffelees, McGee Maddox as Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger and Timothy Gulan as Peter/Bustopher Jones/Asparagus.

The Cats tour will also feature Adam Vanek as Alonzo, Elyse Collier as Bombalurina, Jordan Betscher as Cassandra, Maurice Dawkins as Coricopat, Alexa Racioppi as Demeter, Annemarie Rosano as Jellylorum, Dani Goldstein as Jennyanydots, Ben Sears as Mungojerrie, Brayden Newby as Plato/Macavity, Brett Michael Lockley as Pouncival, Adriana Negron as Rumpleteazer, Nevada Riley as Sillabub, Giovanni DiGabriele as Skimbleshanks, Melody Rose as Tantomile, Cameron Edris as Tumblebrutus and Caitlin Bond as Victoria. The ensemble includes Erin Chupinsky, Alex Dorf, Devin Hatch, Madison Mitchell, Nathan Patrick Morgan, Charlotte O’Dowd, Austin Joseph Reynolds, Zachary Tallman, Tricia Tanguy and Loretta Williams.

The original Broadway production opened in 1982 at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, where it ran for 7,485 performances and 18 years. Cats returned to Broadway in 2016 at the Neil Simon Theatre, where it played 16 previews and 593 regular performances. The first-ever, live-action film adaptation of Cats, produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title, opened December 20, 2019.

To find out when Cats is headed to your city, visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

 

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