Of course, "Cats" is not just a show about cats. We humans spend endless hours on social media, celebrating the various hilarities of cats, so a musical featuring dancing felines would not be too much of a stretch. If Cirque du Soleil opened a show in Vegas with performers in catsuits – not simply leotards, but the kind with whiskers – who leaped around the backs of sofas and pushed cups off the edge of the stage, people would line up for days. Because we love cats, and we love kittens. We love how imperious they are, how insistent, how silly and how sweet.
But, "Cats" is not only a show about cats.
It’s about being vulnerable and reconnecting with the past to find your home. There is dancing and singing, and thanks to T. S. Eliot, a healthy dose of whimsy, but at its heart, "Cats" is about redemption.
