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The “Memory” Lives Again as Cats Revival Opens

By   Posted 8.1.2016   On Stage, Cats, Broadway, AndrewLloydWebber, OnStage, revival

The Shubert Organization and The Nederlander Organization present the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats, which officially opens July 31 at 5 PM following previews that began July 14 at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 W. 52nd Street).

Chart-topping British pop star Leona Lewis plays the role of Grizabella the Glamour Cat — the role originally created in London by Elaine Paige and subsequently on Broadway by Betty Buckley — in the revival. She performs the show’s stand-out hit “Memory.” READ MORE