Alonzo
SAMMY FOSSUM

Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger
HANK SANTOS

Bombalurina
ERICA LEE CIANCIULLI

Cassandra
LEXY BITTNER

Coricopat
WILSON LIVINGSTON

Demeter
NORA DEGREEN

Grizabella
TAYLER HARRIS

Jellylorum
ALLYSON DUARTE

Jennyanydots
MICHELLE E. CARTER

Mistoffelees
IBN SNELL

Mungojerrie
BRIAN CRAIG NELSON

Munkustrap
KADE WRIGHT

Peter/Bustopher Jones/Asparagus
JOHN ANKER BOW

Plato/Macavity
SAM BUCHANAN

Pouncival
DOMINIC FORTUNATO

Rumpleteazer
TARYN SMITHSON

Sillabub
SAM BELLO

Skimbleshanks
JOHN ZAMBORSKY

Tantomile
REAGAN DAVIDSON

Tumblebrutus
BRENDAN MORAN

Victor/Old Deuteronomy
CAMERON SCHUTZA

Victoria
YUKA NOTSUKA

CATS Chorus
LUKE BERNIER, RACHAEL HABER,
CLARA HEVIA, TONY MOWATT

SWINGS
GRACIE ANDERSON, MEGAN ARSENEAU, LUKE BERNIER,
ELLIE CHANCELLOR, RACHAEL HABER, CLARA HEVIA,
KIERAN MACDONALD, JOSÉ RAÚL MANGUAL, TONY MOWATT,
TAYLOR ROSENBERGER

DANCE CAPTAINS
GRACIE ANDERSON, KIERAN MACDONALD

UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless 
a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Alonzo: KIERAN MACDONALD, BRIAN CRAIG NELSON, TAYLOR ROSENBERGER; For Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger: LUKE BERNIER, JOSÉ RAÚL MANGUAL, BRIAN CRAIG NELSON, TAYLOR ROSENBERGER; For Bombalurina: MEGAN ARSENEAU, LEXY BITTNER, ELLIE CHANCELLOR; For Bustopher Jones/Gus/Peter: TONY MOWATT, JOHN ZAMBORSKY; For Cassandra: GRACIE ANDERSON, MEGAN ARSENEAU, ELLIE CHANCELLOR; For Coricopat: KIERAN MACDONALD, JOSÉ RAÚL MANGUAL, BRIAN CRAIG NELSON, TAYLOR ROSENBERGER; For Demeter: GRACIE ANDERSON, MEGAN ARSENEAU, ELLIE CHANCELLOR; For Grizabella/Jellylorum: MEGAN ARSENEAU, RACHAEL HABER, CLARA HEVIA; For Jennyanydots: GRACIE ANDERSON, MEGAN ARSENEAU, RACHAEL HABER; For Mistoffelees: DOMINIC FORTUNATO, KIERAN MACDONALD, BRENDAN MORAN; For Mungojerrie: SAMMY FOSSUM, KIERAN MACDONALD; For Munkustrap: LUKE BERNIER, WILSON LIVINGSTON, JOSÉ RAÚL MANGUAL, TAYLOR ROSENBERGER; For Old Deuteronomy/Victor: JOHN ANKER BOW, JOSÉ RAÚL MANGUAL, TONY MOWATT; For Plato/Macavity: WILSON LIVINGSTON, JOSÉ RAÚL MANGUAL, BRIAN CRAIG NELSON, TAYLOR ROSENBERGER; For Pouncival: KIERAN MACDONALD, TAYLOR ROSENBERGER; For Rumpleteazer: GRACIE ANDERSON, MEGAN ARSENEAU; For Sillabub: GRACIE ANDERSON, MEGAN ARSENEAU, CLARA Hevia; For Skimbleshanks: SAMMY FOSSUM, KIERAN MACDONALD, BRIAN CRAIG NELSON; For Tantomile: GRACIE ANDERSON, LEXY BITTNER, ELLIE CHANCELLOR; For Tumblebrutus: SAMMY FOSSUM, KIERAN MACDONALD; For Victoria: GRACIE ANDERSON, REAGAN DAVIDSON

Music Director/Conductor: JONATHAN GORST
Music Supervisor: BRIAN TAYLOR; 
Keyboard Programmer: STUART ANDREWS
Music Coordinator: TL MUSIC TALITHA FEHR
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 3: SHANE FFRENCH
Keys 1: MAMI MATSUURA Keys 2: MARY GRACE ELLERBEE
Flute/Bb Clarinet/Tenor Sax: ERIC LAMPMANN
Bb Clarinet/S Sax/B Sax: BRIAN T. LANG
Guitar: NICK DICKERSON; Bass: BRADLEY RUSSELL
Drums/Percussion: PAUL HANNAH

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs,
either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited

GRACIE ANDERSON (Dance Captain, Swing) is thrilled to be making her National Tour debut with CATS! Gracie graduated from Marymount Manhattan College as a Gold Key recipient for her BFA in Dance. Many thanks to Kim, Grace and the entire Jellicle team. Love to Craig, Mom and Zoey! @gracieanderson_

MEGAN ARSENEAU (Swing) couldn’t be happier to return for a second year of CATS! Always thanks to Mom, Dad, Roan, Kelli, Alex, Zach, and the rest of her friends, family, and teachers along the way. Proud Wright State grad. #neverraiderdown @megskilove

SAM BELLO (Sillabub) Sam is delighted to make her National Tour debut in CATS! She is a proud graduate of Shenandoah University. Sam wants to thank her friends, family, and faculty who have supported over the years! @bello_sam99

LUKE BERNIER (CATS Chorus, Swing). He/him. National Tour debut! Select Regional: Argyle Theatre, Short North Stage, The Palace Theatre, Virginia Repertory Theatre. Huge thanks to Brian @HellsKitchenAgency and the entire CATS team. Overwhelming amount of love to family, friends, Matthew, and Oliver. @lukebernier

LEXY BITTNER (Cassandra) is thrilled to be returning to the Junkyard as Cassandra! Thank you to my teachers past & present for helping me get to where I am today. I couldn’t have done it without the support from my parents, sister, family & friends! Follow along my journey
@lexybittner :)

JOHN ANKER BOW (Bustopher Jones, Gus, Peter) BA Rider University. National Tours: Kinky Boots (George), Ragtime (Henry Ford), A Christmas Carol (Jacob Marley). International: Disney Cruise Line. Regional: Les Mis (Thenardier), Spamalot (Arthur), Drowsy (Man in Chair), Forever Plaid (Smudge), Noises Off (Lloyd), Peter Pan (Hook). Podcast: Flop of the Heap. Hudson Artists Agency.

SAM BUCHANAN (Plato, Macavity) is excited to be making his national tour debut! Credits include Step One dance company, Mamma Mia! (Laguna Playhouse). Pace University BFA commercial dance alum. @samrbuchanan

MICHELLE E. CARTER (Jennyanydots) is thrilled for another year tapping in CATS! Regional: A Chorus Line (Signature Theatre), The Royal Family of Broadway (Barrington Stage Company), Matilda and Elf – The Musical (Olney Theatre Center). Marymount Manhattan College grad. Take 3 Talent. @idtapthat03
www.michelle-e-carter.com

ELLIE CHANCELLOR (Swing) is excited to be making her National Tour debut as part of the Jellicle tribe. Graduate from Northern Kentucky University. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings: Rock of Ages, Burn The Floor: My Revolution and Patti Wilcox’s Paradis. Ellie thanks her family, friends and mentors for the endless support.

ERICA LEE CIANCIULLI (Bombalurina) is thrilled to be back in the junkyard! Credits include: Pippin National Tour (Fastrada), Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage National Tour (Marjorie), Cats (RCCL), Spamalot (Northern Stage). Endless thanks to my fam, friends, and Thomas!

REAGAN DAVIDSON (Tantomile) is overjoyed to be making her National Tour debut. She recently graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Many thanks to Broad Talent Agency, Dance Industry, Tiff, Cooper, and Waffles! @reagandavidson_

NORA DEGREEN (Demeter) is thrilled to be making their national tour debut! Favorite Credits: 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (Milly Pontipee), Pippin (Leading Player), and No Exit (Estelle). Thank you to their family for the endless love and support! @noradegreen noradegreen.com

ALLYSON DUARTE (Jellylorum) National Tour debut! Regional Credits: Sandy (Grease - New Bedford Festival Theater) Anytime Annie (42nd Street - The Palace Theater), Phyllis (42nd Street- Reagle Music Theater). Boston Conservatory graduate! Love to Dane, Mom, Dad and special thanks to Rochelle. www.allysonduarte.com,
@abcduarte

DOMINIC FORTUNATO (Pouncival) is excited to be returning to the CATS Tour for a second season. Credits: Syracuse City Ballet, SoMar Dance Works, Lake Erie Ballet, Damn Yankees (Covey Theater), La Cage Aux Folles (Redhouse Arts Center), Pippin (SST), CATS (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines). B.F.A. Dance Mercyhurst University. Thank you to my family and friends for your continued support. IG: @dominicfortunato_

SAMMY FOSSUM (Alonzo) National Tour debut! Sammy is from Marietta, Georgia and is a current BFA Dance Major at Shenandoah Conservatory. Favorite credits include West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Newsies. He is thrilled to join the incredible touring company of CATS!
@sammyfossum

RACHAEL HABER (CATS Chorus, Swing) is thrilled to make her touring debut. Credits: Viking/Celebrity Cruises (lead vocalist), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert), Shrek The Musical (Fiona). Thank you mom, dad, Manny, and @hellskitchenagency for your love and encouragement. Look Ma, I’m a cat!

TAYLER HARRIS (Grizabella) Off Broadway: Much Ado (Public Theater), 50in50 Letters To Our Sons (Billie Holiday Theatre), Regional: Godspell, Sister Act, Ablaze. Western Carolina University 2018. Much love to her family, friends and Hudson Artist’s Agency for all of their support. @sheistayler

CLARA HEVIA (CATS Chorus, Swing) National tour debut! Regional: King Lear (Cordelia/music captain). Clara is a graduate of NYU Steinhardt. Love to Mom, Dad, Cameron, & Laura; endless gratitude to Kevin and Matt. IG: @clara.hevia
www.clarahevia.com

WILSON LIVINGSTON (Coricopat) is thrilled to be joining the junkyard! He worked on the International Tour of An American in Paris and was previously a dancer with The Sarasota Ballet. Many thanks to LDC Artist Representation. Much love to my family.

KIERAN MACDONALD (Dance Captain, Swing) is thrilled to be returning to the Junkyard! National Tour: CATS (Swing, u/s Mistoffelees). Credits: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, Gucci, Alessia Cara, Shawn Hook. Endless love and gratitude to my family, Bloc, MSA, TROIKA, and the entire CATS team for all of their support.
@iamkieranmacdonald

JOSÉ RAÚL MANGUAL (Swing) Touring debut, round two! Credits include American Horror Story, American Pops Orchestra, Walnut Street Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Philly Fringe, and PlayPenn. Thanks to my family both chosen and given! For Julissa. @joserauliii www.joseraul.org

BRENDAN MORAN (Tumblebrutus) Brendan Moran is a recent graduate from Pace University. He has been dancing for almost 18 years of his life and plans on continuing that passion.

TONY MOWATT (CATS Chorus, Swing) Off-Broadway: Little Match Girl (St. Luke’s Theatre), Whiskey Pants: The Mayor of Williamsburg (HERE). Select NYC/Regional: Titanic (Rodeheaver Auditorium); Twisted Operettas (Joe’s Pub); An Octoroon (Kean Stage); The Producers, Legally Blonde (Woodstock Playhouse). Upcoming: Lumière in Beauty and the Beast @baloneytones

BRIAN CRAIG NELSON (Mungojerrie) is thrilled to be returning to the CATS family. He holds a BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah. Past companies include: Ririe-Woodbury, BodyVox, and Tuachan. Brian is extremely happy to have the support and love of so many friends and his family. @clownfish2113

YUKA NOTSUKA (Victoria) is from Fukuoka, Japan. Graduate of The Ailey School on a Scholarship program and trained at the Luigi’s Jazz Centre under Francis J. Roach. Her credits include; National Tour; South Pacific (Liat) and An American in Paris (Ensemble), Walt Disney Production, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Ailey Spirit Gala Concert at Lincoln Center and Universal Studios Japan.

TAYLOR ROSENBERGER (Swing) Taylor is thrilled to be returning to the Junkyard! Past credits: Cats (National Tour), “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon), Vogue/NYFW, Google, Apple, Beauty and the Beast (Paper Mill Playhouse), All Shook Up (WBT). Pace University alum! Thanks to Mom, Dad, and MSA! @TaylorJRose

HANK SANTOS (Rum Tum Tugger) is so excited and grateful to be a part of this production. Recent credits include A Chorus Line (Zach, Japan tour) and The Spongebob Squarepants Musical (Electric Skate, 1st national tour). BFA Acting Coastal Carolina (2020). He would like to thank his family, friends, and MTA for their endless support and love.

CAMERON SCHUTZA (Old Deuteronomy) Thrilled to be making his national tour debut. 2nd place and orchestra prize winner of the Lauritz Melcior Singing competition, Der Fliegende Holländer (Erik/Opera Maine), Aida (Radames/ Opera in the Parks), Nixon in China (Chairman Mao/Princeton Festival). Worked at The Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Austin Symphony.

TARYN SMITHSON (Rumpleteazer) Taryn is making her national tour debut in Cats! Taryn is from Northern Virginia and is a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. LINK class 4. A huge thank you to Mikey Nagy at The Collective and to my family! @tmsmithson

IBN SNELL (Mistoffelees) is thrilled to be making his National Tour debut in CATS! A graduate of CAPA High School in Philadelphia. Much love to Mom, and the rest of the family for their love & support. IG: @ibb.ml 

KADE WRIGHT (Munkustrap) At 3 years old, Kade stole the CATS, VHS tape from his aunt’s house and watched it everyday for the entirety of his childhood. Kade is thrilled to be making his touring debut in the show that started it all. Kade would like to thank his friends, Julie Leggett and his family. @kadewright

JOHN ZAMBORSKY (Skimbleshanks) National tour debut! Regional: Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, John W. Engeman Theater, Forestburgh Playhouse. Elon MT ’22. LINK Class 4. Huge thanks to The Collective, Hardt Casting, Troika, and the CATS team. For my family.
@izamwhoiam

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Composer) has composed the scores of some of the world’s most famous musicals. From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968) to Cinderella (2021) his work has been consistently seen on world stages. Before the covid pandemic hit, Lloyd Webber had shows continually running in the West End for 48 years and on Broadway for 41. When Sunset Boulevard joined School Of Rock, Cats and Phantom of the Opera he equalled Rodgers and Hammerstein’s record of four shows running simultaneously on Broadway. He is one of the select group of artists with EGOT status, having received Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. Lloyd Webber owns seven London theatres including the iconic London Palladium and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Over the past three years the latter has been completely restored and renovated at a cost of over £60 million. It is one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by a private theatre owner in recent times. His mantra that every penny of profit made from his theatres is ploughed back into the buildings has meant that considerable work has been undertaken across his theatre portfolio during the pandemic, including the complete re-modelling and re-seating of the Gillian Lynne. Lloyd Webber is passionate about the importance of musical education and diversity in the arts. The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation provides 30 performing arts scholarships every year for talented students with financial need and supports a range of projects such as the Music In Secondary School Trust and commissioning research into diversity in theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997. To mark his 70th birthday, his bestselling autobiography Unmasked was published by Harper Collins in March 2018.

THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT (Poet & Lyricist)was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 26, 1888. He was educated at Harvard, the Sorbonne in Paris and Merton College, Oxford. He settled in England in 1915 and taught briefly at two schools before joining Lloyds Bank in the city of London. His first volume of poems, Prufrock and Other Observations, was published in 1917. The Waste Land, his most famous work, was first published in 1922. In 1925 he left the bank to become a director of the publishing house of Faber. There have been several individual and collected editions of his poetry, as well as volumes of his literary and social criticism; he also wrote a number of verse plays, including Murder in the Cathedral, which was commissioned for the Canterbury Festival of 1935. T.S. Eliot had a great affection for cats, and “Possum” was his alias among his friends. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats appeared in October 1939 and was the basis for CATS. He received many honors and distinctions, among them the Order of Merit and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eliot died in January 1965 and was posthumously awarded the 1983 Tony Award for the book of CATS.

TREVOR NUNN (Director). From 1968 to 1986, he was the youngest-ever artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, directing more than 30 productions, from classics to new works including Nicholas Nickleby and Les Misérables. He was later director of the National Theatre, where award-winning productions included Not About Nightingales, Troilus and Cressida, Oklahoma!, The Merchant of Venice, Summerfolk, My Fair Lady, A Streetcar Named Desire, Anything Goes and Love’s Labour’s Lost. He directed the world premieres of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia and Rock ’n’ Roll; and of CATS, Sunset Boulevard, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love and The Woman in White by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Other theatre includes Hamlet, Richard II, Inherit the Wind, Kiss Me Kate (Old Vic); A Little Night Music (West End and Broadway); Heartbreak House, Flare Path, The Tempest (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); All That Fall (59E59); The Wars of the Roses (Rose Theatre); Pericles (TFANA).

GILLIAN LYNNE, 1926-2018, (Original Choreography). Leading soloist with Sadler’s Wells/Royal Ballet and London Palladium star dancer, Gillian Lynne was the original creator and collaborator on countless musicals. Her distinctive style led to her record-breaking work on Cats (Olivier Award). Broadway: Tony nominations for Cats, Phantom and Aspects of Love; How Now, Dow Jones, Pickwick, The Roar of the Greasepaint.., Jeeves Takes Charge, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. West End: productions include My Fair Lady, Songbook, Tomfoolery; numerous productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Opera House. Ballets include Lippizaner, The Brontës and Journey at the Bolshoi. Television productions include “A Simple Man” (BAFTA) and “The Muppet Show” Series. Films include Half a Sixpence, Man of La Mancha and Yentl. Awards include The Mr. Abbott Award, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation, Olivier Special Award and in 2014 she became a Dame of the British Empire. In 2015 her “White Cat” solo was honored by the American Dance Machine. In 2018, Andrew Lloyd Webber renamed the New London Theatre: the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
www.lynneandlandfoundation.co.uk.

ANDY  BLANKENBUEHLER (Choreographer) is a three-time Tony Award winner for his choreography in the Broadway productions of Bandstand, In The Heights and Hamilton for which he also received London’s Olivier Award. The recent production of Bandstand (director/choreographer) also received the Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits include Bring It On, 9 to 5, The People In The Picture, The Apple Tree, Annie, and the recent revival of CATS.  Upcoming theatre projects include the new musical Only Gold with British singer/songwriter Kate Nash and the musical Five Points. On television, Mr. Blankenbuehler’s work has been seen most recently on the Emmy Award winning FX series “Fosse/Verdon,” and his choreography will be seen in the upcoming Universal Studio film of the musical CATS. Andy is very proud to have made his concert debut earlier this year with a piece entitled Remember Our Song for the Tulsa Ballet Company.  As a performer, Mr. Blankenbuehler has danced on Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever, Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Blankenbuehler resides in New York City, with his wife Elly and two children, Luca and Sofia. Mr. Blankenbuehler is a recipient of a special 2015 Drama Desk Award for his achievement in the theatre. Mr. Blankenbuehler received the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for his work on the musical Hamilton.

JOHN NAPIER (Scenic & Costume Designer) studied Fine Art at Hornsey College of Art and theatre design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Credits: Royal Shakespeare Company (associate designer), Royal National Theatre; opera includes the Royal Opera, Glyndebourne, ENO and the Metropolitan Opera; CATS; Starlight Express; Les Misérables; Miss Saigon; Sunset Boulevard; Michael Jackson’s Captain EO; Siegfried & Roy Show at the Mirage (creator/co-director); and Steven Spielberg’s Hook. Awards include four Oliviers (nine nominations), a BAFTA and Tony Awards for Nicholas Nickleby, CATS, Starlight Express, Les Misérables and Sunset Boulevard. American Academy of Achievement member, elected Royal Designer for Industry in 1996 and an Honorary Fellow of the London Institute.

NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Designer) is a New York-based lighting designer who has designed lighting for many varieties of entertainment, including dance and opera companies, concerts, regional theatres, Off- Broadway, Las Vegas, TV and permanent lighting installations. She is a six-time Tony Award winner whose recent Broadway credits include Frozen, Springsteen on Broadway, Hello Dolly, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Aladdin, An American in Paris, Once, The Glass Menagerie, Aida and Beauty and the Beast. CATS is her second show with Andrew Lloyd Webber after designing School of Rock on Broadway last season.

MICK POTTER (Sound Designer). School of Rock (Drama Desk Award nominee), The Phantom of the Opera (Parnelli Award), Les Misérables (Tony Award nominee, Helpmann Award), Miss Saigon (Broadway World Audience Award, London), Love Never Dies (Green Room Award), CATS (Drama Desk Award nominee), The Woman in White (Olivier Award), Saturday Night Fever, Bombay Dreams, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, Joseph, Zorro the Musical, The Sound of Music, Evita, Betty Blue Eyes, From Here to Eternity, Barnum, Sunset Boulevard, Carousel, Chess.

CHRISSIE CARTWRIGHT (Associate Director). West End, performer: Billy, Irene, Evita, Barnum, Blondel; Choreographer: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Sherlock Holmes the Musical, Mack and Mabel. Tours: The Entertainer, Devil’s Virtuoso, Annie, The Card, On the Twentieth Century, The Witches of Eastwick, Showbizpops Orchestra’s The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. TV choreography: Kiss Me Kate, Alas Smith and Jones, Hit Dancing. Associate director/choreographer: Five Guys Named Moe (London, NY, Australia), CATS all over the world, Brick by Bricusse, Dear World. Movement director and musical staging: The Private Ear and The Public Eye, Birdsong, This is the Hour – a celebration of the music of Claude-Michel Schönberg. Children’s director: Mary Poppins. Resident director: CATS, Joseph…, Sister Act, The Wizard of Oz. Recreation and adaptation of original choreography: Phantom of The Opera (West End and UK tour)

KIM CRAVEN (Associate Choreographer). Resident Choreographer - CATS (Broadway). Resident Director - Come Fly Away and Times They Are A-Changin’ (Broadway).  Associate Director/Choreographer - Movin’ Out (London). Associate Choreographer - Honeymoon in Vegas (Broadway). Dance Supervisor - Movin’ Out (1st National), Swing! (1st National). Dance Captain - Mamma Mia! (1st National & Vegas), On The Town (Broadway). Associate Choreographer - Damn Yankees and The Full Monty (Papermill Playhouse). Kim began her career with The Pennsylvania Ballet and is part of the faculty at NYCDA.

ELLENORE SCOTT (Assistant Choreographer). Broadway: King Kong (associate choreographer), Head Over Heels (associate choreographer), CATS Revival (assistant choreographer), Falsettos Revival (assistant choreographer). Off-Broadway: Pride and Prejudice at Cherry Lane Theater (choreographer). Artistic Director of ELSCO Dance Company. Instagram: @ellenorescott 

GRACE BUCKLEY (Resident Choreographer) is honored to be working as the resident choreographer for this tour of Cats. She presently serves on faculty for New York City Dance Alliance, Steps on Broadway, and BUILD Dance Series. Many thanks to Kim, Andy, MSA, family and friends for all of your support and love!

BRIAN TAYLOR (Music Supervisor). Broadway conducting credits include CATS (Associate Conductor), Evita (Assistant Conductor), An American in Paris, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and Mary Poppins. Rehearsal pianist for Sunday in the Park With George, Evita, I Married an Angel, Paint Your Wagon, and Lady Be Good! at NY City Center Encores! Keyboard for Jesus Christ Superstar Live on NBC, Associate Conductor for Unmasked at Papermill Playhouse, and most recently, Music Director for Gavin Lee aboard Disney Cruise Lines.

JONATHAN GORST (Musical Director) first worked on CATS in 1998 and continued as Music Director for the North American Tour through 2003. For nearly a decade, he served as both a conductor and Music Director for the US National Tour of Phantom. Other credits include Phantom at the Venetian and The Woman in White - Broadway. Jonathan and his wife Marisa will enjoy seeing the country together with their beloved Pollicle (dogs) “Yoda” and “Chewbacca”.

STUART ANDREWS (Keyboard Programmer). Broadway/West End: The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Evita, Mary Poppins, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Woman in White. West End: Miss Saigon, CATS, Stephen Ward, The Wizard of Oz, Betty Blue Eyes, Love Never Dies, Oliver!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music, La Cage aux Folles.

TALITHA FEHR (Music Coordinator) has worked on over 70 national and international tours and productions.  Highlights include: Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, School of Rock, Come Fly Away, and Love Never Dies, as well as the Vancouver Olympic Ceremonies 2010.  She dedicates her work on CATS to the memory of her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya.

PAUL HARDT (Casting). Paul has been thrilled to have worked as Casting Director on the following projects:  Broadway: West Side Story, Come Fly Away, August: Osage County, A Moon For The Misbegotten, On Golden Pond, Hot Feet, Caine Mutiny Court Martial and the upcoming Once Upon A One More Time. National Tours:  West Side Story (US and World tour), A Bronx Tale, Dirty Dancing, Legends!, Whistle Down The Wind, On Golden Pond, August: Osage County  and the The Bodyguard. Regional Theatres include:  Goodspeed Opera House, Bucks County Playhouse, Delaware Theatre Company, TheaterWorks Hartford 

VICTORIA TINSMAN (Hair and Makeup Design Coordinator). Thrilled to be back at the Junkyard! Broadway: Pretty Woman, CATS, She Loves Me, Fish in the Dark, Fun Home, Rocky, Amazing Grace, A Delicate Balance, Phantom of the Opera.  2 Seasons at The Alley Theatre. 3 Seasons at Utah Shakespearean Festival. UNCSA BFA in Wigs & Make Up.

ABIGAIL HAHN (Associate Costume Designer) is a New York based Costume Designer/Stylist. As an Associate, her International credits include: School of Rock (West End and Australia) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Shanghai). NY Associate/assistant credits include Broadway: Sunset Boulevard, CATS, School of Rock, Fun Home, Violet, A Christmas Story, Hair. Select Associate credits Off-Broadway: The Public Theater (Dry Powder), CSC (Peer Gynt, Allegro), and NY City Center (Wild Party, Little Shop of Horrors, A New Brain, Irma La Douce, Merrily We Roll Along). Additionally, Abby has designed costumes for several commercials and photoshoots.

EMMA IACOMETTA (Production Stage Manager) is so excited for her second production with Troika Entertainment, having previously worked on Escape to Margaritaville, the Jimmy Buffett Musical. CATS was the first show she ever saw on Broadway at age 3. Love to Mom.

ALEXIS HINMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be on her first National Tour! Recent Credits: The Sleeping Beauty (NYC Ballet & NJ Ballet), The Nutcracker (NYC Ballet), Vail Dance Festival, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and The Juilliard School. Alumni of the University of Iowa (2020) and Juilliard Professional Apprenticeship Program (2022). Instagram @alexis_hinman

RACHAEL FFRENCH (Company Manager) is thrilled to be a part of the CATS family. She has worked three seasons on TROIKA tours and is delighted to be working on CATS for its second year. Rachael is also a professional photographer who completed her studies in Ireland where she grew up. @rdesign_photography_

LINDSAY KAPLAN (Assistant Company Manager). Lindsay Kaplan is thrilled to be making her national tour debut with CATS! Lindsay is a 3rd-year Theatre Management major at The Theatre School at DePaul University. She would like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her on her journey!

TYLER SOLTIS (General Manager). Tyler has been managing live events and theatrical productions since 2001. His shows have traveled through all fifty US states, all ten Canadian Provinces, and more than twenty countries worldwide. Highlights include touring productions of Merchant of Venice, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Blue Man Group, Masked Singer Live, Beauty and the Beast, and many more.

GREGG DAMANTI (Production Manager) has been working in the festival, music, and live entertainment industry for over 22 years. His theatrical career began as a Production Stage Manager for Busch Gardens Williamsburg. He later became the Production Manager for Blue Man Group in New York City, and his national tours include On Your Feet!, CATS, & My Fair Lady. Much love to my family, Jen and Ripley, for all your love and support!

NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy). Carolyn Lawson PT, founder and CEO of NEURO TOUR and Neurosport, leaders in performing arts medicine. We are honored to be part of CATS. Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Cher Show. Tours: On Your Feet!, Hamilton. 

TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Producer & Tour Management). For more than 30 years, TROIKA Entertainment has been producing, managing, booking, and bringing the Broadway experience to audiences in over 450 markets throughout the United States and around the world. Theatre is, at its heart, a profession of people. We believe diversity makes us stronger and we’re committed to being a company that creates an inclusive, global, and welcoming home for all our touring companies, partners, and employees. Current and upcoming productions include Annie, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, My Fair Lady, The Phantom Of The Opera, and Tootsie. troika.com

BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity Direction) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com 

THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP (Licensor) is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s producing and licensing company and manages the theatrical rights for all of Andrew’s works, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and School of Rock – The Musical. The Really Useful Group reached over 20 million people across the globe in 2019, from live theatre and concert audiences, cinemagoers, television viewers and music fans, to social media and art lovers. After more than a year of West End theatres being dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Really Useful Group is thrilled that upon the reopening of the West End, The Phantom of the Opera and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat have been joined by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of Cinderella, produced by The Really Useful Group, with lyrics by multi award winning David Zippel and book by 2021 Oscar winner Emerald Fennell. The Really Useful Group continues to work across theatre, film and television as it produces and develops new projects and partnerships worldwide, alongside its ongoing work in education, amateur licensing and music publishing.