List of awards and nominations for the musical Cats

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Cats at the New London Theatre.

Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It revolves around the Jellicle cat tribe during an important night, in which one cat is to be chosen to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. [1] The musical was produced by Cameron Mackintosh, directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. [2]

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Cats premiered at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981, and ran for 21 years and almost 9,000 performances. [1] The musical garnered six Laurence Olivier Awards nominations, winning two awards: Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in a Musical (Gillian Lynne). [3]

In 1982, Cats opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway where it played for 18 years and 7,485 performances. [4] This production received eleven Tony Award nominations, out of which it won seven: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (T. S. Eliot), Best Original Score (Andrew Lloyd Webber and T. S. Eliot), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Betty Buckley), Best Direction of a Musical (Trevor Nunn), Best Costume Design (John Napier), and Best Lighting Design (David Hersey). [5] At the 1983 Drama Desk Awards, the musical was nominated for five awards. It won three, including Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Lighting Design and Outstanding Music. [6] The Washington D.C production received three Helen Hayes nominations in 1985, winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production for Diane Fratantoni. [7] [8] The Toronto production was nominated for seven Dora Mavor Moore Award and won all of them. [9] [10] In Paris, the French production of Cats won one Molière Award. [11] [12]

The London and Broadway cast recordings were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, which the latter won. [13] [14] The 2014 London revival was nominated for 2 Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival but won none. [15] The 2016 Broadway revival starring Leona Lewis received six Chita Rivera nominations, one Drama Desk nomination as well as one Drama League nomination. [16]

Original London production

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
1981 Evening Standard Theatre Awards [17] Best MusicalWon
Laurence Olivier Award [3] Actor of the Year in a Musical Brian Blessed Nominated
Wayne Sleep Nominated
Best New Musical Won
Designer of the Year John Napier Nominated
Director of the Year Trevor Nunn Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in a Musical Gillian Lynne Won
1982 Ivor Novello Awards [18] Best British MusicalWon
Best Song Musically and Lyrically"Memory"Won
1983 Grammy Award [19] [20] Best Cast Show Album Nominated

Original Broadway production

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
1983 Drama Desk Award [6] Outstanding Actress in a Musical Betty Buckley Nominated
Outstanding Costume Design John Napier Won
Outstanding Lighting Design David Hersey Won
Outstanding Lyrics T. S. Eliot Nominated
Outstanding Music Andrew Lloyd Webber Won
Outer Critics Circle Award [21] [22] Best Broadway MusicalWon
Tony Award [5] Best Musical Won
Best Book of a Musical T. S. EliotWon
Best Original Score Andrew Lloyd Webber and T. S. EliotWon
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Harry Groener Nominated
Stephen HananNominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Betty BuckleyWon
Best Direction of a Musical Trevor Nunn Won
Best Choreography Gillian Lynne Nominated
Best Scenic Design John NapierNominated
Best Costume Design Won
Best Lighting Design David HerseyWon
1984 Grammy Award [23] Best Cast Show Album Won

North American productions

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
1985 Helen Hayes Award [7] [8] Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production Diane FratantoniWon
Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Touring Production Sal MistrettaNominated
Outstanding Touring Production National Theatre Nominated
1985 Dora Mavor Moore Award [9] [10] Outstanding ChoreographyT. Michael ReedWon
Outstanding Costume Design John Napier Won
Outstanding DirectionDavid TaylorWon
Outstanding Lighting Design David Hersey Won
Outstanding Musical Direction Stanley Lebowsky Won
Outstanding Production M.T.E. ProductionsWon
Outstanding Set DesignJohn NapierWon
1990 Carbonell Awards [24] Supporting Actor, Road ShowJoey PizziNominated
1993Carbonell Awards [25] Supporting Actor, Road ShowJimmy LockettWon
2003 Jeff Award [26] Outstanding Production of a Musical Marriott Theatre Nominated
Outstanding ChoreographyMarc RobinWon
Outstanding EnsembleNominated
Outstanding Costume DesignNancy MissimiWon
Outstanding Lighting DesignDiane Ferry WilliamsNominated
Outstanding Music DirectionShawn StengelNominated
Outstanding Direction of a MusicalMarc RobinNominated
2005Helen Hayes Award [27] Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production Toby's Dinner Theatre Nominated
2014Jeff Award [28] Outstanding Lighting Design – LargeJesse KlugNominated
Outstanding ChoreographyMarc RobinNominated
2014Dora Mavor Moore Award [9] [10] Outstanding Performance – EnsembleNominated
Outstanding Performance – Female Ma-Anne Dionisio Nominated

Australian productions

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2010 Helpmann Awards [29] Best Female Actor in a Musical Delia Hannah Nominated
Green Room Awards [30] [31] Female Actor in a Leading Role Delia HannahNominated
Male Actor in a Featured Role Michael-John HurneyNominated
Female Actor in a Featured Role Lisa Marie ParkerNominated
Ensemble PerformanceNominated

Paris productions

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
1989 Molière Award [11] [12] Best MusicalWon
2016Best MusicalNominated

South African productions

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2001 Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards [32] [33] [34] [35] Best Performance in a Musical or RevueWarren KimmelWon
Best Technical Contribution to Theatre for Technical ManagementKeith AndersonWon

2014 London revival

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2015
Laurence Olivier Award [36] [37] Best Musical Revival Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Nicole Scherzinger Nominated

2016 Broadway revival

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2017 [16] Drama Desk Award [38] [39] Outstanding Sound Design of a MusicalMick PotterNominated
Drama League Award [40] Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway MusicalNominated
Chita Rivera Awards [41] Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway ShowNominated
Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show Tyler Hanes Nominated
Ricky Ubeda Nominated
Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway ShowEloise KroppNominated
Georgina Pazcoguin Nominated
Christine Cornish SmithNominated

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