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CATS began performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 23, 1982, and opened on October 7, 1982. The Broadway production has been seen by more than 10 million people. |
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CATS won seven 1983 Tony Awards, uncluding Best Musical. |
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On June 19, 1997, CATS, with performance #6,138, broke the record to become the longest-running show in Broadway history. |
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Current cast member Marlene Danielle has been with CATS for the entire run. |
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The magical tire has travelled 137 miles to the Heaviside Layer. |
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More than 2,500 oversized props are built into the set, exposing patrons to 1,500 peices from any given seat. |
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CATS has been the largest single generator of income and jobs in Broadway history. |
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CATS has generated a total of more than $234 million in state and local taxes. |
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Five touring companies of CATS have played to more than 25 million people throughout North America. |
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From the very beginning, CATS has donated more than 50,000 tickets to New York City public schools and children's organizations such as Big Brother/Big Sister. |
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CATS has played in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the United States and West Germany. |
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The Broadway production of CATS has used more than 59,705 condoms to protect body mikes, 119,248 large cotton balls, 7,451 yards of gaffer's tape, 28,976 wig caps, 2,633 pounds of hair pins, 627,628 fluid ounces of biodegradable laundry soap, 5,158 g-strings and Fanni-Panties, 7,142 knee pads and 278 gallons of make-up remover and removed 237 pounds of chewing gum from bottoms of seats and displayed 34,340 subway posters. |
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