Even so the Really Useful Group, the company managing the shows for Andrew Lloyd Webber, has not yet confirmed the information on their official worldwide Cats-website the Disneyland Resort Paris has released the information already on their official Christmas Season website: the worldwide smash hit musical CATS by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on the poems by T.S. Eliot will purr on stage in the Disney Village Dome from December 14th, 2004, till January 2nd, 2005.
The show that is currently touring the US, the UK, Portugal and Germany and also plays in Madrid is the follow up to the Irish step dance spectacular Lord of the Dance that called the Dome its temporary home in the last two Christmas Seasons and attracted locals as well as Resort guests. Cats, known for its hit-song "Memory" already played the Thèátre de Paris for a limited time from February 23rd 1989 but was unable to repeat its international success which keeps the show going since 1981 in Paris - but then anglo-american musicals always have a difficult position in France which has developed its own stage musical culture more connected to the world of French pop that in turn never really connected with the audiences in the UK or the US (shows like Romeo & Juliet or Notre Dame de Paris had to close early in the West End and in the latter case also in Las Vegas).
But for the limited run of three weeks with performances Tuesday through Sunday the show should be able to find its audience. The curtain raises over the scrap heap at 8.30 pm Tuesday through Friday and at 3.00 pm as well as 8.30 pm on Saturday and Sundays - which allows guests to enjoy Fantillusion in the Disneyland Park if heading straight for the Dome afterwards.Tickets are 62 / 51 Euro per adult (1st / 2nd category) except for New Years Eve when tickets are 90 / 75 Euro per adult. Reservations can be made through the Disney Village Ticket Hotline, on-site or through the Disneyland Resort Paris direct hotline.
(from DLPGuidebook)
