At rise, the audience finds itself in a large junkyard. Onstage, a special breed of cats known as Jellicle cats decide to make their way to the junkyard (Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats). Quickly they spot the audience and grasp the audience doesn’t know what makes Jellicle cats unique from normal cats. Jellicle cats are given three names each, one name given by their human owners, one name that is unique and fits only that cat’s personality, and one name that is so divine that only the cat knows it and still contemplates over it (The Naming of Cats). But the most special feature about Jellicle cats is the fact that they are able to have the opportunity to be reborn, that is the reason the Jellicle cats assemble collectively in the junkyard that night. It is the night of the annual Jellicle Ball, where Old Deuteronomy, the eldest Jellicle cat, through a silence you can cut with a knife announces the cat that is to be reborn. The first cat fighting for the place in heaven is Jennyanydots, The Old Gumbie Cat. Kidding her masters into thinking she is inactive during the day, Jennyanydots comes alive and useful at night. Rather than chasing the mice and insects, she teaches them music and crochetting so they do not ruin the house with their harmful behaviors. The next cat is The Rum Tum Tugger, a inquiring but suave cat who irritates his masters with his mischief and fickleness. Out of the blue, the Rum Tum Tugger is interrupted by an uninvited guest, Grizabella, the Glamour Cat. Grizabella begs the cats to let her go to the Jellicle Ball, but the other cats ostracize the faded beauty, alienated by her “lady-of-the-night” ways. The third cat competing is “Bustopher Jones”, the sophisticated “cat about town”. Fattened by high society living, Bustopher Jones is a well-liked cat among the Jellicle Cats, unlike Grizabella. Suddenly, the cats are scared off into hiding after they hear some ominous noises, frantically whispering, “Macavity!” Two cats don’t go off into hiding, the unsavory duo Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. Both are professional “cat” burglars who trigger a variety of mischief whilst they burglarize the houses. When the other Jellicle cats come out of hiding to watch the two croon over their stolen goods, they chase Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer out of the junkyard. Eventually, the long awaited time of the Jellicle Ball has arrived. Old Deuteronomy has come to the Jellicle Ball. The old cat is welcomed by worship, praise, and kisses. No Jellicle cat has ever been as great as Old Deuteronomy. When Old Deuteronomy is seated, Munkustrap entertains him with the tale of “The Awefull Battle Between the Pekes and Pollicle Dogs”. Finally, The Jellicle Ball begins. The cats begin to dance the night away whilst Old Deuteronomy ponders which cat should get the honor to be reborn. The ball is yet again crashed by Grizabella, who feels she also deserves a chance to compete. The other cats disdainfully leave her alone to find another spot in the junkyard to dance. Unbeknownst to Grizabella, Old Deuteronomy is listening to her cries as she dreams for a second chance to get back her beauty and change her behaviors/
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Act One: When Cats are Maddened by the Midnight Dance
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