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Cats: "The Jellicle Ball"

Jun 13—Sep 8, 2024

Choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles
Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch

Inspired by the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot

Run time: Two hours and 45 minutes, including one intermission

“I have rarely seen an audience respond with as much joy and love as I saw recently at Cats: ‘The Jellicle Ball’. The atmosphere was, quite simply, electric. Cats and Ballroom culture both emerged in the same era and I am delighted that, all these years later, they are intersecting once again. I want to congratulate the entire team behind this special show!”
– Andrew Lloyd Webber

Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is a radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, inspired by the Ballroom culture that roared out of New York City over 50 years ago and still rages around the world. Staged as a spectacularly immersive competition by Zhailon Levingston (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicken & Biscuits) and PAC NYC Artistic Director Bill Rauch (All the Way).

By arrangement with The Really Useful Group.

A PAC NYC Production.

Check out Vogue’s inside look at the creation of Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”

Major Support for Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is provided by BNY.
Additional Production Support for Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is provided by Carlos and Eileen Rodriguez.

Photos: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.

Note: This playlist contains explicit language and does not reflect the music presented in Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”.

Limited house seats available for Patron donors ($1,000+). Email us at donoremails@pacnyc.org.

Production Credits

Andrew Lloyd Webber – Composer
T.S. Eliot – Author
Arturo Lyons – Choreographer
Omari Wiles – Choreographer
Zhailon Levingston – Director
Bill Rauch – Director

Rachel Hauck – Scenic Design
Qween Jean – Costume Design
Adam Honoré – Lighting Design
Kai Harada – Sound Design
Brittany Bland – Projection Design
Nikiya Mathis – Hair/Wig Design
Rania Zohny – Make–Up Designer
Josephine Kearns – Dramaturg & Gender Consultant
William Waldrop – Music Supervisor/Music Director/Conductor
Trevor Holder – Beats Arranger
David Lai – Music Coordinator
Capital Kaos – Ballroom Consultant/DJ
Skylar Fox – Magic and Illusions
Hannah “Rock” Roccisano – Fight Director
Ann James – Intimacy Coordinator
X Casting/Victor Vazquez C.S.A., Sujotta R. Pace C.S.A. – Casting
Jason Kaiser – Production Stage Manager
Cassey Kikuchi Kivnick, Caren Celine Morris – Stage Managers
Andrew M. Wenzel, Matthew Henao – Substitute Stage Managers

Jonathan Burke – Mungojerrie, Fight Captain
Baby Byrne – Victoria, u/s Jennyanydots, Skimbleshanks, Dance Captain
Tara Lashan Clinkscales – Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, u/s Bombalurina, Demeter, Jellylorum, Rumpleteazer
Rodrick Covington – Macavity
André De Shields – Old Deuteronomy
Jovan E’Sean – Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, u/s Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Rum Tum Tugger
Bryce Farris – u/s Electra, Mungojerrie, Mistoffelees, Sillabub, Tumblebrutus
Sydney James Harcourt – Rum Tum Tugger
Dava Huesca – Rumpletezer, u/s Victoria, Assistant Dance Captain
Dudney Joseph Jr. – Munkustrap
Capital Kaos – DJ
Junior LaBeija – Gus
Robert “Silk” Mason – Mistoffelees
Jenny Mollet – Jellylorum
“Tempress” Chasity Moore – Grizabella
Ivy Mugler – u/s Electra, Rumpleteazer, Skimbleshanks, Tumblebrutus, Victoria
Zachary A. Myers – u/s DJ, Grizabella, Gus, Sillabub
Primo – Tumblebrutus, u/s Macavity, Mistoffelees
Xavier Reyes – Jennyanydots
Nora Schell – Bustopher Jones, u/s Munkustrap
Bebe Nicole Simpson – Demeter
Emma Sofia – Cassandra, Skimbleshanks
Phumzile Sojola – Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, u/s Gus, Munkustrap, Old Deuteronomy
Kendall Grayson Stroud – Electra, u/s Jennyanydots, Mungojerrie, Rum Tum Tugger, Sillabub
Kai B. White – u/s Bombalurina, Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, Bustopher Jones, Demeter
Garnet Williams – Bombalurina, u/s Bustopher Jones, Grizabella, Jellylorum, Sillabub (vocals)
Teddy Wilson Jr. – Sillabub

Sujin Kim-Ramsey – Associate Music Director/Associate Conductor/Keyboard 1
Lindsay Noel Miller – Keyboard 2
Eric Kang – Keyboard 3
Justin Vance – Reeds 1
Amy Griffiths – Reeds 2
Calvin Jones – Electric Bass
Clayton Craddock – Drums
Andrew Zinsmeister – Guitars
Doug Schadt – Music Consultant
Bobbie Lee Crow III – Copyist
Stuart Andrews – Keyboard Programmer
Emma James – Associate Keyboard Programmer
Dana Haynes – Ableton Programmer
Susannah Karron – Music Coordinator Associate
Ian Chan – Music Associate
Tan Onwimon – Music Assistant
Isaac Hayward – Rehearsal Pianist

Cooper Howell, N’yomi Stewart – Associate Directors
Shireen Rahimi – Assistant Choreographer
Dawn-Elin Fraser – Dialect Coach
Fiona McDougal – Vocal Coach
Joe Levasseur – Technical Director
Andrew Diaz – Properties Supervisor
Anna Grigo – Associate Scenic Designer
Juhee “KIMKIM” Kim – Assistant Scenic Designer
Emily White – Associate Costume Designer
Amelia Camilo, Ryan Wilbat – Assistant Costume Designers
Shannon Clarke – Associate Lighting Designer
Joseph Haggerty – Associate Sound Designer
Hannah Tran – Associate Projection Designer
Joey Moro – Assistant Projection Designer
Jacqueline Reed – Animator
Don Cieslik – Video Programmer
Mattie Chanel Milano – Associate Hair and Wig Designer
Courtney Horry – Assistant Hair and Wig Designer
Carson Gross – Head Electrician
Margaret Peebles – Assistant Head Electrician
Shawn Salick, Chris Stowell – Light Board Operators
Jason Kelly, Ciara McAloon, Nya Mullins, Shawn Salick, Dana Spataru – Follow Spot Operators
Laura Chrismon – Deck Electrician
Jake Roberts, Colin Scott – Lighting Programmer
Natalie Shipley – Follow Spot Assistant
Harry Platt – Head Audio
Timothy Jarrell – Sound Mixer
Jason McGuire, Volmar – Deck Audio
Steve Goffin – Lead Carpenter
Libby Flores, Edwin Roman – Carpenters
Kenny Brock – Lead Props
Anton Graham, Dan Walsh – Props
Ellie Brown, Brett Cotov, Patrice Escandon, Samantha Schoffner – Props Artisans
Applause Shop, BB Props, BNG Industries – Shops
Emily Lin – Lead Automation
Dan Rao – Head Projection
Ridley Walker – Projection Technician
Zinda Williams – Head of Wardrobe
Hera Ford, Chip Glynn, Greg Holtz, Cassandra Smith, Jermaine Terry, Maryann Towne, Elaina Williams – Dressers
Rania Zohny – Hair, Wig, and Makeup Head
Nyomi Bethune, Desiree Easton-Dennis, Chynah Gayton, Mary Lee, Pelle Melio, Latisha Rankin – Hair, Wig, and Makeup Assistants
Daniel Weissglass – Magic and Illusions Associate
Luzmyrna Crespo, Jake Haven Parisse – Fight Direction Assistants
Dr. Frank Leon Roberts – Exhibition Curatorial Consultant
Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, Neuro Tour – Physical Therapy
Clinicians of the Diaspora – Mental Health
Daniella Berman, Aliyah Curry – Production Assistants

Image Credits

Photos by Ceasar Ballroom Throwbacks
Photos by Gerard H. Gaskin
Courtesy of Jennie Livingston
Photos Courtesy of Chantal Regnault

Content Advisory

Contains depictions of radical acceptance, magic, Ballroom legends, flashing lights, audience interaction, detainment by police, holstered theatrical firearms, glitter, full splits, burlesque, dance battles, loud music, and purr…a lot of purr.

Production Advisory

This production contains strobes, flashing lights, and theatrical haze.

Additional Resources
Ticket Savings Programs

Under 30 Discount
Guests 30 and under are invited to purchase $30 tickets for most events, subject to availability. Proof of age will be required at the time of ticket pick-up at the Information Desk. Guests can purchase one ticket per production, and applicable transaction fees will be applied to each purchase. To purchase, select an Under30 ticket when choosing your seat, then enter the promo code UNDER30 to receive the discount.

Guests who are unable to verify their age or do not meet the age requirements when picking up will be required to pay the difference in cost for a full price ticket. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

The following discount is currently available by calling 212-266-3000:

Student Discounts
Full-time students are invited to purchase tickets at 50% off plus applicable fees for select events, subject to availability. One student ticket per valid ID. Identification is requested at the time of ticket pick up.

The following discount is currently available by calling 212-266-3011:

Group Discount
Groups of 10 or more receive 10% off and 20 or more receive 15% off.

Critics’ Pick!
A Lightning Strike! Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” has managed a Grizabella return, reincarnating itself in fabulousness. It sets the joy free!

The New York Times

Paris Is Purring!
The fur flies in an absolutely fabulous reconception. Levingston and Rauch’s vision fits Cats like a long sequined glove.

Time Out

★★★★
A Raucous Success!

New York Post

The hottest ticket of the summer! Absolutely the talk of the town.

NBC NY Live

Josephine Kearns
A woman with shoulder length brown and pink hair wears thick eyeliner. She has a dark colored tank top on and is looking forward
Josephine Kearns Dramaturg and Gender Consultant
Zhailon Levingston
A Black man with short dark hair and a beard wears a black button down shirt
Zhailon Levingston Director
Arturo Lyons
A Black man with short dark hair and a beard faces his left and looks straight forward. he is wearing a red jacket leather jacket with black velvet gloves
Arturo Lyons Choreographer
Bill Rauch
A white man with short light brown hair wears a black blazer and a black shirt. He is standing in front of a purple background
Bill Rauch Director
The Really Useful Group
The Really Useful Group
William Waldrop
William Waldrop Music Supervisor & Music Director
Andrew Lloyd Webber
A white man with grey hair wears a light blue button down shirt
Andrew Lloyd Webber Composer
Omari Wiles
A Black man with Black hair and mustache wears a red tracksuit style jacket with white stripes down the arms
Omari Wiles Choreographer

Cast:

Jonathan Burke
Jonathan Burke Mungojerrie
Baby Byrne
Baby Byrne Victoria
Tara Lashan Clinkscales
Tara Lashan Clinkscales Ensemble
Rodrick Covington
Rodrick Covington Macavity
André De Shields
André De Shields Old Deuteronomy
Jovan E'Sean
Jovan E'Sean Ensemble
Bryce Farris
Bryce Farris Understudy
Sydney James Harcourt
Sydney James Harcourt Rum Tum Tugger
Dava Huesca
Dava Huesca Rumpleteazer
Dudney Joseph Jr.
Dudney Joseph Jr. Munkustrap
Capital Kaos
Capital Kaos DJ
Junior LaBeija
Junior LaBeija Gus
Robert "Silk" Mason
Robert "Silk" Mason Mistoffelees
Jenny Mollet
Jenny Mollet Jellylorum
"Tempress" Chasity Moore
"Tempress" Chasity Moore Grizabella
Ivy Mugler
Ivy Mugler Understudy
Zachary A. Myers
Zachary A. Myers Understudy
Primo
Primo Tumblebrutus
Xavier Reyes
Xavier Reyes Jennyanydots
Nora Schell
Nora Schell Bustopher Jones
Bebe Nicole Simpson
Bebe Nicole Simpson Demeter
Emma Sofia
Emma Sofia Cassandra, Skimbleshanks
Phumzile Sojola
Phumzile Sojola Ensemble
Kendall Grayson Stroud
Kendall Grayson Stroud Electra
Kai B. White
Kai B. White Understudy
Garnet Williams
Garnet Williams Bombalurina
Teddy Wilson Jr.
Teddy Wilson Jr. Sillabub

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