In fact, musicals at Christmas have done very well in recent years, whether we are looking at the monster hit The Greatest Showman (which was actually kind of slow out of the gate), the almost-Best Picture winner La La Land, or even animated properties like Sing. Cats is coming out in the same timeframe as these other holiday hits, and there’s certainly reason to think people might show up.
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