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Broadway Show Closes Early

Updated 2026-08-08 17:40 UTC 1 source Negative

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is disappointed that the Broadway production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball will close tonight five months earlier than planned. He hopes for a change in management's decision.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber “Gutted” About Tonight’s Closing Of ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’; Composer Hopes Broadway Will “Come To Its Senses”

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is “gutted” that the Broadway production of his Cats: The Jellicle Ball is closing tonight at the Broadhurst Theatre, five months earlier than originally planned. In an emotional message posted on Instagram, Lloyd Webber says he hopes the show’s closing

2026-08-08 17:30 UTC