JCC | Press Release - February 5th, 2007

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Contact: Marilynn Fryer
(517) 796-8466
e-mail: FryerMarilynT@jccmi.edu

Dec. 19, 2007
For immediate release

'Cats,' America's favorite family musical, coming to Potter Center in February

Get ready to visit the world of “Cats” as the show that revolutionized musical theatre comes to Jackson Community College’s Potter Center for two shows, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24-25.

Produced by Troika Entertainment, LLC, the national tour of “Cats” is the only production in North America sanctioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber. With original direction by Trevor Nunn and choreography by Gillian Lynne, this is the “Cats” credited with the British invasion of Broadway. The national tour of “Cats” recently celebrated its 25^th anniversary season.

“Cats” first appeared on the London stage in 1981, and in 1982, it opened in New York City. On June 19, 1997, “Cats” became the longest running musical on Broadway. It ended its 18-year run in September of 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. In October of 1991, “Cats” became the longest continuously touring show in American theatre history. Five continents, 26 countries, over eight and half million audience members and 25 years later, “Cats” is still America’s most loved family musical.

Now that it has been seen by millions of audience members worldwide, it is time to celebrate with the whole family the magic, the mystery, the wonder of “Cats.” Tickets for “Cats” begin at $50 and may be purchased by calling the Potter Center Box Office at 517.796.8600, or online at www.jccmi.edu, under “Visitors” and “Events.” Special box office hours will be held Saturday, Dec. 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.