News Release

Aimee Dodge
February 19, 2010
News Release
For Immediate Release

Awarding-Winning “Cats” Coming to the Collins Center for the Arts

Orono, ME – Sir Andrew Lloyd Webbers award-winning master piece “Cats” is coming to the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in April. This is the first time that “Cats” has come to the CCA. The production will be playing for one night only on Thursday the 22nd of April at seven o’clock in the main theater.

“Cats” is one of the longest running stage productions of all time, starting in 1981 in London’s West End. It then moved to Broadway a year later. It played for over 20 years in London and over 18 years on Broadway. It has been performed all over the world and in over 20 different languages. The musical has even been made into a motion picture for television.

“Cats” is based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”, which was a childhood favorite of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Webber later turned in the book of children’s poems into the masterpiece that we all know and love today. The musical is made up almost entirely of T.S. Eliot poems set to music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. “Memory”, the most famous composition from the musical, is one of the few exceptions, having been written by Trevor Nunn. The musical encompasses a wide variety of musical genres, from pop to jazz and from rock to classical compositions, making it a somewhat unconventional musical.

For more information about “Cats” you can visit the official website: www.reallyuseful.com

If you would like more information about the show or if you would like inquire about purchasing tickets you can call: 1 800 622 TIXX or log on to: www.collinscenterforthearts.com