Cats purrs its way back to Chinese stages

Classic musical brings its feline friends for a new generation of theatergoers after a five-year hiatus, Chen Nan reports.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking and award-winning musical Cats will return to China after a five-year hiatus. From October to January 2025, the musical will visit nine Chinese cities with 93 shows, including Shenzhen in Guangdong province, Xi'an in Shaanxi province, Suzhou in Jiangsu province, Tianjin and Shanghai.

With a new cast and stage set, the classic musical adapted from the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot sparkles with a fusion of music, dance and verses, taking a new spin for a new generation of theatergoers.