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Here's a List of Everything We Know About the CATS Movie

If the news about the upcoming CATS movie has your head spinning, we’re right there with you. It seems like every week we have a bit more to share about the new film adaptation, which is set to release in December 2019. So, in order to keep it all straight, we present you with our […]

Wayne McGregor Has Stepped Away from the CATS Movie

It looks like Wayne McGregor won’t be dancing at the Jellicle Ball after all. According to Deadline, the British choreographer has stepped away from the upcoming film adaptation of CATS after scheduling conflicts with The Royal Ballet arose. Though principal dancers Francesca Hayward and Steven McRae are taking brief hiatuses from performing with The Royal […]

These Superstars Are Getting Tapped for the New CATS Movie

This time last month, we were wigging out when news broke that Wayne McGregor had been named choreographer for the upcoming CATS movie. Sure, it made us scratch our heads, since the original dances by the late Gillian Lynne are as iconic as the Jellicle cats themselves. (There was even a stir when Andy Blankenbuehler […]

The Best Moments in CATS According to NYC Schoolchildren

  It should come as no surprise that at Dance Magazine, we really, really love CATS. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical made its way to Broadway 35 years ago (and proceeded to run for 18 years and snag Tony Awards), and by all accounts the revival, which opened this summer, lives up to the original in every […]

A First-Timer's Reaction to CATS

Most people 20 or older have some “memory” about CATS, whether they were veteran theatergoers, saw a production as a child, donned a unitard for a middle school play or wore out the 1998 VHS recording. While this staple of the 80s and 90s captivated many, somehow I escaped the feline phenomenon—until this week when […]

Inside "Cats": Georgina Pazcoguin Becomes the White Cat

New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin is taking a leave from the company to dance a lead role in the revival of Cats on Broadway. She’s no stranger to musical theater, as she’s played a sizzling Anita in West Side Story Suite with NYCB, completed a short stint on Broadway as the irresistible Miss […]