The poetry of which famous writer inspired the musical “Cats”?
Robert Frost
T.S. Eliot
Emily Dickenson
Lewis Carroll
Fact: The long-running musical Cats, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is based almost entirely on poems from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, a whimsical 1939 poetry collection written by T. S. Eliot. Although Eliot is best known as a towering figure of literary modernism for complex works like The Waste Land, this lighter, playful verse about mischievous felines unexpectedly became the foundation for one of Broadway’s most successful and enduring productions, blending high literature with popular musical theater on a global scale.
Correct Answer: T.S. Eliot