"Cats," the most famous stage musical of all time, seen by more than 50 million people in more than 27 countries and translated into 14 languages is the longest running broadway show today. A dream of every CAT fan is to be in it themselves. Well it's not impossible! It just takes, time, hardwork and most of all you have to have the desire! This page shows what happens behind the scenes and the work and time that was put into this beloved performance.

The Men Who Made CATS a Reality

Born on March 22, 1948, in London, England, Andrew Lloyed Webber attended the nearby Westminster School, where he was an outstanding pupil. In preference to doing his piano practice, Webber wrote music and was soon writing school songs. "Cats" established Lloyd Webber as an independent artist and theatrical superstar. Continueing to be restless and ambitious, Mr. Webber has reached the age of fifty with no sign of retiring. He plans to write books about architecture and his world-famous collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and is planning at least two future musicals. One of these is said to be a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera"; another might be a stage version of A STAR IS BORN, the Judy Garland movie.

The Performers

Estimates reveal that the makeup department used 10,800 sponges and 72 batches of each eye. shadow, pencil, blusher, lipstick and mascara per year.

The wardrobe department replaced 5 pairs of shoes a week, sewed on 6 x 5 sq in knee patches per night, sewed 3,450 costumes for the 262 artists, used 11,954 lbs of wool, used 100 cotton reels of 1,000m every 4 months and provided each company member with a box of Kleenex tissues per week.

The stage electrics department changed 23,166 bulbs in the auditiorium and used 22,405 ft of cabling.

The stage management used 1,000 plastic cups a month, 2,000 elastic bands a year, 50 Nurofen tablets a week, 449,280 throat pills for the company, 1 pint of milk every day, 1 gold pen per week (for signing programs and posters) and 4 Andrex loo rolls a week.

The crew replaced over 6,124 seats, added 96,525 new screws, used over 35,625 posters and 356 gallons of varnish to cover the floor, replaced the wood for the star trap 6 times a week and used 3 litres of hand cleaner a week.

The sound department used 30 new microphones a year, 50 new aerials a year and 50 batteries a week.