Cats NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (3,438)
See it if you want to see a show that stays true to the original yet is able to bring in new life and make it fresh and enjoyable.
Don't see it if you don't like musicals.
See it if You are an animal lover and like the original show or want to see it
Don't see it if If you are not an animal lover and if you didn't like the original
See it if You love very different shows with awesome music, clever characters, crazy staging and will keep you entertained for the whole show.
Don't see it if You want a show with a more developed plot and more developed characters. It's different from the original so be prepared for that.
See it if Willing to revisit the memory or create a new one.
Don't see it if Close-minded to ALW.
See it if You like old Broadway musicals
Don't see it if you want something new and modern
See it if You love the history of Broadway and you want to see a part of the past mow
Don't see it if you dislike a musical
See it if ...you love a classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
Don't see it if ...you don't like musicals at all.
See it if you love real musicals - this has some of the best music ever written ['Memories' which has been made famous by Streisand].
Don't see it if you don't like musicals or musicals with far-fetched plots. Read more
Critic Reviews (47)
"No doubt the success of the 2014 revival of 'Cats' in London encouraged the producers to bring it back to New York. And wisely, they've done so with a new cast of top to bottom standouts and vital and fresh choreography that retained the feeling of the original. This does indeed boost the show's strong points...The ballet sequences seem especially take-your-breath-way spectacular...'Cats' may not be a great musical, but it's a great visual spectacle expertly performed."
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"My foggy memories of the original production of 'Cats' aren’t fond ones. It
all seemed so silly, superficial and overhyped. So it was an
extraordinary surprise that the 'Cats' revival at the Neil Simon Theatre turned out to
be a melodious, witty and—most shocking!—worthwhile, stylish entertainment."
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"'Cats' may not have much of a story, but it has some of the best dancing around. It also has an engagingly melodic score...In any other show the lack of subtlety would be a serious negative, but other shows don’t have six-foot tabbies who like to walk on their hind legs...'Cats' is an entertainment, made of song and dance, both of which it’s got covered in spades. You just have to look beyond the fur."
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"'Cats' is pure spectacle…It is shimmering, leaping, booty shaking spectacle. There should be a Tony for the ensemble of dancers in this production. They ARE the production…Ms. Lewis appears uncertain of what she should do onstage. An actor she is not. A mighty singer she is...After a bit, all these impeccably costumed folks begin to blend together in a tabby tuffet that becomes too much of a good thing."
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"Fans of the musical will be happy to learn that very little has been altered from the production they grew up loving, and new audience members will be either perplexed or rejoiced at the fact that they will be able to experience almost the same show people saw more than 30 years ago. What’s surprising is that for all of its familiarity, the show’s sincerity makes it unexpectedly relevant in terms of sociopolitical content. It’s simply the perfect musical for 2016."
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"Seeing the 'Cats' revival was like revisiting an old magician friend, but one that I had hoped would have tried a few new tricks...The professionals that have come together to perform these iconic songs are the best of the best...'Memory' is the song that I’m guessing we all were waiting for...Lewis sings the song gloriously, and I was pleased. But, and here’s the whole thing, it doesn’t feel fresh, nor new in any way...If you’ve never seen the show, it’s worth the visit."
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"There is nothing really new in this current revival of 'Cats'...Unchanged is the somewhat discordant presence of what Mr. Webber has imagined as the main character of 'Cats:' the Glamor Cat Grizabella...That said, the named Cats and the Cats chorus provides sufficient energy to overcome this significant flaw in the current production...'Cats' will continue to excite the senses of the young and the not so young and the musical will still embody the brilliance of the poetry."
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“For those who saw the original mega-hit, things look strikingly familiar...Where this ‘Cats’ strays from its predecessor is in its choreography, brilliantly reimagined by Andy Blankenbuehler and based on original choreography by Gillian Lynne...Leona Lewis' performance is a weak link in an otherwise stellar ensemble of triple-threats...Though Lewis has the vocal chops, she’s markedly uncomfortable in comparison to her onstage litter...Only time will tell if this ‘Cats’ has staying power"
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