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CATS: The Jellicle Ball Cast to Perform on THE VIEW Next Week

The Tony-nominated Broadway cast of CATS: The Jellicle Ball will bring ballroom to daytime television with a special performance on The View next week.

·May 22, 2026·via BroadwayWorld
CATS: The Jellicle Ball Cast to Perform on THE VIEW Next Week

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Tune into the talk show on Thursday, May 28 at 11 a.m. on ABC to see the cast perform from the hit Broadway revival.

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The cast of Broadway's Tony-nominated CATS: The Jellicle Ball will bring ballroom to daytime television for a special performance on The View next week. Tune into the talk show on Thursday, May 28 at 11 a.m. on ABC to see the cast perform from the hit Broadway revival. The episode will also feature entertainment icon RuPaul, who will be promoting the new camp comedy film, Stop! That! Train!

The revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical received a total of 9 Tony nominations this year, including Best Revival of a Musical. CATS: The Jellicle Ball officially opened on Tuesday, April 7 and is currently running at the Broadhurst Theatre. Find out what critics think of the revival here . Tickets are now on sale through September 6, 2026

CATS: The Jellicle Ball is directed by OBIE Award winners Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch and choreographed by Chita Rivera Award winners and New York City Ballroom icons Omari Wiles (House of NiNa Oricci) and Arturo Lyons (House of Miyake-Mugler). CATS: The Jellicle Ball has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot .

The Broadway cast includes Tony Award and Grammy Award winner André De Shields as ‘Old Deuteronomy,’ Ken Ard as ‘DJ Griddlebone,’ Kya Azeen as ‘Etcetera,’ Bryson Battle as ‘Jellylorum,’ Sherrod T. Brown , Jonathan Burke as ‘Mungojerrie,’ Baby Byrne as ‘Victoria,’ Tara Lashan Clinkscales , Bryce Farris , Sydney James Harcourt as ‘Rum Tum Tugger,’ Dava Huesca as ‘Rumpleteazer,’ Dudney Joseph Jr . as ‘Munkustrap,’ Junior LaBeija as ‘Gus,’ Leiomy as ‘Macavity,’ Robert “Silk” Mason as ‘Magical Mister Mistoffelees,’ “Tempress” Chasity Moore as ‘Grizabella,’ Primo Thee Ballerino as ‘Tumblebrutus,’ Xavier Reyes as ‘Jennyanydots,’ Nora Schell as ‘Bustopher Jones,’ Bebe Nicole Simpson as ‘Demeter,’ Emma Sofia as Cassandra’/’Skimbleshanks,’ Phumzile Sojola , Kendall Grayson Stroud , B. Noel Thomas , Kalyn West , Donté Nadir Wilder, Garnet Williams as ‘Bombalurina, and Teddy Wilson Jr. as ‘Sillabub.’

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

The cast of Broadway's Tony-nominated Cats: The Jellicle Ball joined WNYC on Thursday for a special appearance as part of the Broadway On The Radio series. Watch the hour-long event, featuring performances from André de Shields and more.

On Tuesday, May 12, stars Jason Weaver, Jacob Latimore, and Birgundi Baker of The Chi supported the show's creator, Lena Waithe, with a visit to CATS: The Jellicle Ball, produced by Waithe. Take a look at photos from their visit here.

Sydney James Harcourt brings swagger, vulnerability, and contemporary pop sensibility to Rum Tum Tugger in CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL, now playing at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Ballroom icon “Tempress” Chasity Moore steps into the spotlight as Grizabella in CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL, bringing a deeply personal lens to a character often defined by loss, but here, she is reimagined through survival, legacy, and truth.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CATS-THE-JELLICLE-BALL-Sets-Performance-on-THE-VIEW-Next-Week-20260522)._

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