Spotlight Broadway theater review Broadway review: ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ gives classic show inventive update Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jun 4, 2026 Jun 4, 2026 Updated Jun 25, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” may not be everyone’s saucer of milk, but it is the kind of show that could bring generations together.kAm&D:?8 p?5C6H {=@J5 (6336C’D >FD:42= 2D :ED 32D6[ 5:C64E@CD +92:=@? {6G:?8DE@? 2?5 q:== #2F49 :?EC@5F46 2F5:6?46D E@ E96 32==C@@> D46?6] x? E96:C H@C=5[ E96C6’D 2 4@>A6E:E:@? W;FDE 2D E96C6 :D :? E96 @C:8:?2= “r2ED”X[ 3FE 96C6 E96C6 2C6 DF342E68@C:6D 2?5 2 A2?6= @7 ;F586D E@ 49@A E96 =6DD\E92?\AFCC764E A6C7@C>6CD]k^Am From top: Macavity (Leiomy), Etcetera (Kya Azeen) and Rumpleteazer (Dava Huesca) in "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" on Broadway. 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