Chicago Tribune - Recommended
"...All in all, then, "Cats" is back, at a level of production that rivals the original tours that you may have seen in one of your previous lives. Why? I suspect the owners of the rights realized that their show, truly one of the theater's first forays into immersive entertainment, deserved not to wither on a degenerative vine. Quite right, too. Plus there is a movie on its way out. This is a reboot and, for "Cats" fans, full of reasons to return."
Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended
"...The emotional highlight arrives with the Act Two rendition of "Memory," performed with yearning and melancholy and a belt that could span oceans by Keri Rene Fuller as Grizabella. When the tattered "glamor cat" leans into the final verse, Fuller delivers a textbook example of how music can take over when emotion becomes too intense for mere spoken dialogue. No matter if you've heard "Memory" more times than you could ever count, Fuller makes it feel like you're hearing it for the very first time."
Daily Herald - Somewhat Recommended
"...Yet there's a lack of urgency among many of the other performers, who seem to be going through the paces under Trevor Nunn's direction. Plus, less-than-crisp diction and delivery diminish the witticisms of Eliot's poetry."
Let's Play at ChicagoNow - Recommended
"...CATS still has their phenomenon and unforgettable songs such as "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats, Journey to the Heaviside Layer, Old Deuteronomy, and Mr. Mistoffelees." One of the main characters Grizabella (Keri Rene Fuller) a former 'Glamour Cat' who is now a lonely and decrepit outcast, seeks acceptance from the other Jellicle cats. Grizabella, once the alluring feline other cats envy, was ostracised by the Jellicles; however, she sings the most well-known song from the musical called "Memory" a melancholic remembrance of her glamorous past and a plea for acceptance."
Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended
"...In 1982, Andrew Lloyd Weber brought a musical to Broadway that was a unique blend of his musical abilities and the words of one T,S, Eliot. He took the "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and with the stories contained therein, brought the world "Cats". Now in its third re-incarnation, Chicago audiences will love the production now on the stage at The Nederlander Theatre ( formerly the Oriental). For those of you who are die-hards and love the musical, you are in for some real treats. The set is a bit different, the lighting and sound, about the same ( with one or two new things), and of course the music is the same, except, the pirate play within a play in the Bustopher Jones segment is gone with a new one about dogs in its stead. I loved it! ( and so did those around me)."
Chicagoland Theater Reviews - Highly Recommended
"...The touring production has a three-figure top ticket price, something of a commonplace in today's touring musicals, but in "Cats" the customer should applaud every dollar spent to bring about such a splendor-drenched theatrical world. The magical lighting effects alone are worth the price of admission. Because the production is staying only a short time, all "Cats" fanciers, as well as "Cats" mockers, should find the time and money to take in this show. We probably will see revivals in the future. "Cats" is too artistically brilliant and commercially successful to lay fallow, in spite of daunting production demands. But it's difficult to conceive of a production that sets the creative bar this high coming to Chicagoland any time soon."
Picture This Post - Recommended
"...The best match audience for this show are pre-teen girls who love, love, love their kittens. You'll see tons of them at intermission doing leg overhead poses for the camera and trying to mimic the dancers' moves. You too may imagine that one day they will be explaining to a dance or theater reviewer that they first found their inspiration for performing by seeing a touring Broadway production of CATS."