Cal Poly Arts Brings 'Cats' Back for Encore April 29 & 30

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA – CATS, the show that revolutionized musical theatre, is coming to the Cohan Center for two nights only: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 and 30, 2008, with a special family-friendly 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now for the newly-added Cal Poly Arts Center Stage event.

This 25th anniversary national tour of CATS is the only production in North America sanctioned by show composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. With original direction by Trevor Nunn and choreography by Gillian Lynne, this is the show credited with the “British invasion of Broadway.”

In 1981, CATS opened at the New London Theatre in the West End and became the longest running musical in the history of British theatre. In 1982, CATS opened at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and continued to live up to its motto "Now and Forever."

On June 19, 1997, CATS became the longest- running musical on Broadway. It ended its 18- year run on September 10, 2000.

Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” CATS won seven 1983 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting, and Best Costumes.

General public tickets for the performance range from $56 - $68 and may be purchased at the Performing Arts Ticket Office, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

To order by phone, call 805/756-2787; to order by fax: 805/756-6088.

Order on-line at www.pacslo.org.

For more information on all Cal Poly Arts events, including audio and video samples, please visit www.calpolyarts.org.

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