I only got to see "CATS" on Broadway once, in the summer of
2000. We had seventh row seats (!) and I was lucky enough to
be right on the aisle. Of course, in the Winter Garden,
there are performers running around all over the place, so I
was agog. In the second act, Rumpleteazer (played by Tesha
Buss at the time) slid right down my aisle and parked
herself right next to me. I figured, "I'll only get to do
this once," so I reached out and petted her. She rubbed her
head against my hand and played along and it was so
wonderful!! Before she left to go back up on stage, she
tapped me on the foot and smiled at me! If you happen to be
reading this, Tesha, thank you for truly completing my
experience in the Winter Garden!

Serena