CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Delays Cast Recording; First Single to Be Released This Week

Cats: The Jellicle Ball has delayed the release of its original Broadway cast recording. In a post on Instagram, it was revealed that the album, which was originally set to be released on streaming platforms on October 30, has been delayed, with no new date announced at this time. Instead, the first single will be released on Friday, October 30, with the full album to come at a later date.

“Purrrfection cannot be rushed, darling!! Sorry to keep you waiting but we promise it’ll be worth the wait,” reads the caption on the Instagram post.

Pre-orders are still available HERE.

Recorded by the full company of CATS: The Jellicle Ball, the album is produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alana da Fonseca.  CATS: The Jellicle Ball began preview performances at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 18, 2026, and opened Tuesday, April 7 as the best reviewed musical of the Broadway season.

It went on to receive nine Tony Award nominations and won three: Best Direction of a Musical (Zhailon Levington & Bill Rauch), Best Choreography (Omari Wiles & Arturo Lyons), and Best Costume Design of a Musical (Qween Jean), marking the first time in history that an openly trans woman won Broadway’s highest honor. The production was also honored with three Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival, three OBIE Awards, two New York Drama Critics Circle Special Citations, two Chita Rivera Awards, two Audelco Awards, three Dorian Theater Awards, and three Hewes Awards.

CATS: The Jellicle Ball has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot.  

CATS: The Jellicle Ball (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Tracklist: 

1. Welcome to The Jellicle Ball (aka Junior LaBeija’s pre-show message)
2. The Overture
3. Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats
4. The Naming of Cats
5. The Invitation to The Jellicle Ball
6. The Old Gumbie Cat
7. The Rum-Tum Tugger
8. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat
9. Bustopher Jones
10. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer
11. Old Deuteronomy
12. The Jellicle Ball
13. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat/Memory
14. The Moments of Happiness
15. Gus: The Theatre Cat
16. Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
17. Macavity: The Mystery Cat
18. Mr. Mistoffelees
19. Memory
20. The Journey to The Heaviside Layer
21. The Ad-dressing of Cats
22. The Finale