Andrew Lloyd Webber Warns Of Broadway Crisis After “Cats” Closing
The production will end after about five months on Broadway, as weekly box office of about $1 million has not covered its running costs, producers said.
- On Monday, the critically acclaimed revival Cats: The Jellicle Ball announced it will close its Broadway run on Saturday, August 8, coinciding with International Cat Day.
- Following its loss to Ragtime at the Tony Awards, the production's weekly grosses plunged below $700,000 from nearly $1 million, pressured by the large cast's running costs.
- Capitalized for up to $18 million, the musical has not announced recoupment, per Variety, which reports the large cast makes the bottom line difficult to maintain.
- Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber urged theatre owners and unions to address the industry 'crisis,' while the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library will film the production later this month.
- The closure reflects a broader Broadway crisis: only three of 46 musicals opening since the COVID-19 pandemic began have turned a profit, per the New York Times, affecting revivals like Sunset Boulevard and Cabaret.
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