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Beloved by 77 million worldwide, ‘Cats’ musical to arrive in Daegu in December

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • The musical “Cats” will run at Daegu’s Keimyung Arts Center from Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, with performances planned later in Busan, Sejong and Seoul.
  • The production has attracted 77 million audience members worldwide and has surpassed two million cumulative viewers in South Korea, a first in the country’s musical history.
  • The show, based on T.S. Eliot’s poetry collection, has been staged in 54 countries and about 300 cities in 23 languages since its 1981 London premiere.

The musical “Cats,” seen by 77 million people around the world, is coming to Daegu this December.

Production company S&Co said on the 7th that the show will run from Dec. 18 through Jan. 3 at Keimyung Arts Center in Dalseo-gu, Daegu Metropolitan City. After opening in Daegu, the production will continue in major South Korean cities, including Busan, Sejong and Seoul.

The return marks the first “Cats” production in South Korea since 2023, a three-year gap. The show has already drawn more than two million cumulative viewers in the country, becoming the first musical in South Korean history to reach that milestone.

Based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by Nobel Prize-winning American-British poet T.S. Eliot, “Cats” follows cats gathering for the annual Jellicle Ball, the one night each year when they share stories of their lives. Since its premiere in London in 1981, it has been staged in 54 countries, around 300 cities and 23 languages, attracting 77 million audience members worldwide.

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