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Cats may just be my most anticipated film of 2019. Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s popular musical promises unsettling weirdness at every turn, and not just because it features Oscar-winners like Judi Dench and Ian McKellen as half-human and half-CGI cats. No, Cats (2019) is guaranteed to be a weird time either way, because the original Cats the musical has always been very weird.

I have watched the taped stage show of Cats the musical more times than I care to admit. Every time I watch, I understand the plot less than I did the time before. (It likely doesn’t help that I’m usually not sober, but still.) The cats in Cats (who are “Jellicle cats”) have gathered for some type of party. At least two of them are sexy bad boy cats, and at least two of them are sad, old cats. Then one of the sad old cats maybe kills herself and ascends to cat heaven? I truly do not know, but I’ll be honest: I love it.

If you think that Cats (2019) is bonkers, just wait until you watch Cats the stage show. It’s incredible, and access to it should be a human (or feline) right. In that vein, here’s how to stream the original Cats the musical.

What’s the best way to watch the original West End or Broadway Cats? Is Cats the musical on streaming?

Great mews: Cats the musical is streaming on Broadway HD! For the uninitiated, Broadway HD is the small niche subscription streaming service that hosts professionally taped performances of theatrical productions, including Cats.

Technically, it is not the original Broadway version of Cats, but a special, re-staged version of the original production filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London in 1997, and stars actors from various productions of Cats past and present. (Perhaps most notably, original London cast member Elaine Paige reprised her role as Grizabella.)

It was released straight to VHS, then aired on TV channels like PBS, BBC, and Ovation. Though you cannot currently buy this restaged version on Amazon Prime, you can stream it on Broadway HD. Broadway HD is $8.99 a month or $99.99 a year. You can also sign up for the Broadway HD 7-day free trial. I know you guys are desperate for your Cats fix. I want to help.