Broadway Last Cast of CATS
(taken for the September 2000 Playbill)





Billy Sprague, Jr
(Standby) Broadway debut. Other NY credits: Cursing Macbeth (Harold Clurman Theatre), The Merry Widow (NYC Opera). National tours: Footloose, Beauty and the Beast, Radio City Spectacular. Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, The Muny, Atlanta Theatre of the Stars, North Carolina Theatre. For Mom and Dad.

  Heidi Stallings
(The Cats Chorus) is honored to be part of this historic show. B'way: Zorba, with Anthony Quinn. She starred as Grizabella in the nat'l company of Cats and made her professional debut as Eva Peron in the nat'l tour of Evita, directed by Harold Prince. Many regional credits. Animated credits: "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," Cable Ace award-winning films "The Story of the Dancing Frog" and "Ira Sleeps Over." Thanks to all! Love to her partner Michael Sporn.

  Sally Ann Swarm
(Standby) has called Cats her home on Broadway and in Vienna, Moscow, and the first national tour. NYC: Show Boat with Donald O'Connor, Camelot with Richard Burton and Richard Harris, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall. Tours: 42nd Street, The Pirates of Penzance, Can-Can. Thanks to many--especially Charles Dunn Mumz and Robert.

Jonathan Taylor
(Standby) has relocated from San Diego to be a part of Cats. In San Diego, he taught dance and performed with local dance and theatre companies. He and his wife Hillary thank God for the opportunity and their four children.

Larissa Thurston
(Standby) is proud to have made her B'way debut in Cats and to be part of the closing company. Other credits include "Law and Order" and "All My Children," Monte Carlo Sporting Club (Lead singer/dancer) and commercials. Originally from Marion, OH she has a B.F.A. (magna cum laude) from Syracuse University. Love and thanks to friends and family---Mom, Dad and Mark.

Matthew J. Vargo
(Standby). Broadway debut, NY: Alan Menken's A Christmas Carol (original cast). National tour: A Chorus Line (Mark). Other credits: Big River, Chess, Follies, 42nd Street and On the Town. Thank you Mom, Dad, Family and friends for their love and support.

Suzanne Viverito
(Dance Captain) is grateful to be at the Winter Garden for many Cat lives. She toured with Dancin, A Chorus Line & Hubbard Street Dance Co. Suzanne also teaches and choreographs in her spare time. love and thanks to husband Vince and son Andrew.

Kurt von Schmittou
(The Cats Chorus) a Tennessee native and a veteran recording artist, is making his Broadway debut. Credits include: 42nd Street, Walt Disney World, The Grand Ole Opry, Chippendales World Tour, and numerous national jingles. Thanks to God and my loving family and friends.

Craig Waletzko
(Standby). B'way: Steel Pier, Gentleman perfer Blondes, Gypsy (Tulsa). Tours: Andrew LLoyd Webber's Music of the Night, Me and My Girl. Other: Funny Girl (Eddie), Dames at Sea (Lucky), Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka). Love to his wife Joey and daughter Hallie Clair.

Sharon Wheatley
(Jennyanydots) is thrilled to join the Cats family. B'way: Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera. Nat'l tours: Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music. Education: The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Sharon enjoys the distinction of being the only actress to perform in all three musical blockbusters Cats, Les Miz and Phantom on B'way! With love and devotion to husband Rob Meffe and baby daughter Charlotte.

Keith Edward wilson
(Plato/Macavity/Rumpus cat). Broadway debut. National tour: Hello Dolly! with Carol Channing, Cats, Hamburg. Disney Cruise Lines, dance captain/swing. Seven seasons at the St Louis Muny. Love to Mom, Dad and Andrew.

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