I went to go see CATS August 20th, 2000 at the Winter Garden Theatre and I 
thought that it was probably the most amazing show I had ever seen! No movie 
I had seen could even compare to it. I became accquainted with CATS when PBS 
showed the video on its channel. It prompted me to go see CATS, although I 
didn't get a chance until the summer of this year. Unfortunately, it was the 
first and last time I ever got to see this great performance. Being inside 
the theatre made me feel like I was truly in the junkyard with the 
Jellicles;l like I was a part of there world. I never expected it when the 
cats came from the backstage into the audience, then all of a sudden you turn 
around and see these glowing green eyes coming from you in the dark. 
Everything was a surprise, as if it were new- including the Rumpuscat jumping 
out, and Macavity being found out by Demeter, etc.. It was like I didn't know 
what to expect anymore. I had to admit, the Rum Tum Tugger's voice was quite 
annoying, but the actor was superb! He added all of the comic releif and made 
everyone in the theatre laugh! Julius Sermonia, who played Mistoffelees at my 
performance was the most incredible dancer I had ever witnessed. The audience 
roared with applause at his smallest dance move, because even that was worthy 
of a standing ovation. My family and I cannot get over how truly talented 
this man is. The woman who played Cassandra was greatly talented as well- at 
times you could have sworn that she was a Siamese Cat! I finally got to see 
Growltiger's Last Stand, which was taken out of the video, and that was a 
pleasant surprise. I was also totally amazed at the end when Old Deuteronomy 
lifts the tire with Grizabella to the Heavyside Layer. It loomed over you 
like it was truly floating, and it gave me a sense of awe and wonder I've 
never felt before! CATS is everything I expected it to be- touching, cute, 
funny and the dancing was beyond amazing! 

But once the play ended and we exited the Winter Garden Theatre and got 
back into the sunlight, I looked back at the theatre, and the whole play 
suddenly seemed like a dream to me...It was so enchanting in there that when 
we left the Junkyard of the Jellicles, seeing CATS was no more than a memory.
And now that CATS is closing, it makes me sad to know that I never was 
able to see it before in earlier years. I hope that one day it will become a 
musical revival and once again grace the stages of Broadway, and I will be 
able to see this wonderful play once again in my life. 

-Sarii