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‘CATS’ plays Feb. 27-March 1 at Shea’s 710 Theatre
Shea’s Performing Arts Center Press Release & Photo
Casting has been announced, and tickets are on sale for “Starring Buffalo’s CATS,” with performances Feb. 27-March 1 at Shea’s 710 Theatre in downtown Buffalo.
Leading the cast are Broadway’s Alyssa Fox (“Wicked,” “Frozen”) as Grizabella, Major Attaway (“Aladdin,” “Little Shop of Horrors”) as Old Deuteronomy, and Ashlyn Fenn (“A Chorus Line,” “CATS”) as the featured dancer Victoria. Joining them are Buffalo stars Charmagne Chi, Anne DeFazio, David P. Eve, Alex Garcia, Jetaun Louie, Vinny Murphy, Maria Pedro and Dan Urtz. The “Starring Buffalo” Community Chorus will be featured, alongside professional and student dancers from the Western New York region.
“CATS,” the winner of seven Tony Awards, features some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest melodies, and promises to be a great night out for the whole family. Presented in “Starring Buffalo’s” signature staged concert format, artistic director Drew Fornarola directs, with music direction by Matt Marco, and choreography by Jeanne Fornarola.
For additional information and tickets, visit StarringBuffalo.org or www.sheas.org/performances/cats.
More about ‘Starring Buffalo’
“Starring Buffalo” offers Buffalo audiences unrivaled access to the world’s greatest theater artists, while providing Western New York students the chance to learn from, work alongside, and be inspired in both master class and concert environments. Recent guest artists have included Tony Award-winner Matt Doyle (“Company”), Tony Award nominee Josh Young (“Jesus Christ Superstar”), Tony Award nominee Sidney DuPont (“Paradise Square”), “American Idol’s” Alyssa Wray, Emily Koch (“Waitress”), Zachary Noah Piser (“Dear Evan Hansen”) and Lindsey Nicole Chambers (“Kinky Boots”).