CATS, one of the longest running musicals in history, delighting tens of thousands of people over the years on both Broadway and London’s West End, is coming to the Rockdale Town Hall, from 24th May to 1st June, thanks to The Regals Musical Society and a combined cast of over 80 young performers.

 

The musical tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of the Jellicle Cats.  It is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground, and is alive with purr-fect felines including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Jennyanydots, Munkustrap, Old Deuteronomy, Growltiger, Skimbleshanks and Grizabella.

The Regals will be presenting an Abridged Edition of CATS, which has been re-imagined for a junior cast, and features selected popular songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, including the smash hit ‘Memory’. Performed by two talented young local casts, of which more than 50 live in the St. George and Sutherland Shire area, the show is a must see.

 

The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year - the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one special cat to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life. Thanks to the co-ordinated efforts and experience of the production team of Director, Courtney Josh, Musical Director, Julie Ryan, and Choreographer, Mia Pimentel, the audience is transported to this magical world filled with enchanting songs, fascinating characterisation and gifted dance that will leave audiences wanting more.

 

The two casts ("Kittens" 7-12 years and "Tabbies" 13-18 years) include some of the best nurtured talent the Town Hall has seen for years, and they do an outstanding job of bringing this iconic musical to life during 10 alternating shows.

 

The costumes alone are simply breathtaking and on par with anything you’d see outside of the community theatre world, thanks to a dedicated team of cast members and parents, who have put in months of work hand-painting, sewing and knitting tailored unitards, gloves, legwarmers and tails, and practising make-up unique to each performer.