Cats: The Jellicle Ball Will Release Cast Album Through Atlantic Records
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Key Points:
- Despite its early closure, the Tony-nominated Broadway revival Cats: The Jellicle Ball will release a cast album this winter via Atlantic Records, announced during the show's August 1 performance.
- The album will be recorded later this month by the full company and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alana da Fonseca, with release details to be announced later.
- This reimagined revival transforms the Jellicle cats into drag ball contestants, featuring vogueing-infused choreography and a ballroom runway setup, blending Lloyd Webber's score with dance music-inspired beats.
- The production, which won multiple 2026 Tony Awards including Best Choreography and Best Direction, includes much of the Off-Broadway cast alongside new additions from the LGBTQIA+ ballroom community.
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball draws on ballroom culture—a historically Black and Latino queer subculture popularized by the documentary Paris Is Burning—offering a fresh take on the 1979 musical originally based on T.S. Eliot's poetry.
