‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ announces Broadway plans, Jeremy Jordan to return to ‘Great Gatsby,’ Kandi Burress to join ‘& Juliet’

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1) ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ to hit Broadway this spring
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/theater/cats-returns-broadway.html

‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ announcement video
https://x.com/jellicleballnyc/status/1976256674391380180

2) Jeremy Jordan to return to ‘The Great Gatsby’ next month
https://playbill.com/article/jeremy-jordan-will-return-to-the-great-gatsby-on-broadway

3) Kandi Burress to join ‘& Juliet’ in December
https://variety.com/2025/legit/news/real-housewives-kandi-burruss-broadway-and-juliet-1236543926/

4) Heather Christian named MacArthur Genius
https://deadline.com/2025/10/macarthur-genius-grants-heather-christian-garrett-bradley-1236573680/

5) Club Cumming documentary in the works from ‘Drag Race’ producers
https://deadline.com/2025/10/alan-cumming-nyc-nightclub-club-cumming-series-drag-race-1236573464/

6) Caroline Bowman, Major Attaway to lead reading of ‘The Parts I Keep Inside’
https://playbill.com/article/caroline-bowman-major-attaway-to-lead-industry-reading-of-new-musical-the-parts-i-keep-inside

7) Nasia Thomas, Diana Degarmo to lead New York Theatre Barn new musicals preview
https://playbill.com/article/nasia-thomas-diana-degarmo-more-will-preview-new-musicals-for-new-york-theatre-barn

8) Recommendation

Preview three songs from ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’
https://youtu.be/m2OYqOPwIEQ