Cats NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%
(3438 Ratings)
Positive
80%
Mixed
14%
Negative
6%
Members say
Entertaining, Great singing, Delightful, Enchanting, Clever

About the Show

One of the longest-running shows in Broadway and West End history, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is an ode to felines, inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poems. 

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Show-Score Member Reviews (3,438)

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12 Reviews | 3 Followers
55
Confusing, Entertaining, Dizzying, Quirky, Great singing

See it if You're into stunning costumes and great singing.

Don't see it if You've never heard of cats or don't know the background story behind it. Can be slow at times and was hard to follow.

18 Reviews | 9 Followers
55
Banal, Confusing, Disappointing, Indulgent, Insipid

See it if You like stupid shows with no plot

Don't see it if You want a good story

11 Reviews | 6 Followers
55
Disappointing, Slow

See it if You want to see a very slow paced dance recital

Don't see it if You prefer shows with a story line, plot, or character development

16 Reviews | 3 Followers
55
Cliched, Confusing, Dated, Great acting, Great singing

See it if you like something a bit abstract, with no real plots. if you like modernish dance!

Don't see it if you like the animal "cat." don't see it if you like theatre.

14 Reviews | 16 Followers
54
Dated, Fluffy, Indulgent, Overrated, Why?

See it if You've seen everything else.

Don't see it if You understand just because TS Elliot is great and theater is great and beautiful women are great, mixing all three together doesn't work.

16 Reviews | 10 Followers
52
Dated, Excruciating, Overrated, Me-ouch

See it if If you loved it last time it was on Broadway, you like watching people act like cats, if you get the tickets so cheap and why not?

Don't see it if If you like thinking. If you get bored easily. If you think people acting like cats is dumb. If you're already kind of jaded about Cats Read more

14 Reviews | 6 Followers
52
Confusing, Intelligent, Great singing, Great acting, Great writing

See it if you want a show about forgiveness

Don't see it if you're not open to a different type of show

13 Reviews | 3 Followers
52
Entertaining, Great singing

See it if It was alright.

Don't see it if If you don't like shows w/o linear plot lines.

Critic Reviews (47)