Mamie Parris to take over as Grizabella from Leona Lewis in Cats Broadway

Mamie Parris is taking over from Leona Lewis will play her final performance as Grizabella on 9th October in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats.

 

Parris originated the role of Patty in Lloyd Webber's new Broadway musical School of Rock and starred as Elphaba in the US tour of Wicked and as Judy in the US tour of 9 to 5. Broadway credits include On the Twentieth Century, Ragtime, 110 in the Shade and The Drowsy Chaperone.

The Broadway cast of Cats also includes Andy Huntington Jones as Munkustrap, Ricky Ubeda as Mr. Mistoffelees, Tyler Hanes as Rum Tum Tugger, Kim Fauré as Demeter, Sara Jean Ford as Jellylorum, Christopher Gurr as Bustopher Jones, Jess LeProtto as Mungojerrie, Shonica Gooden as Rumpelteazer and Christine Cornish Smith as Bombalurina.