Andrew Lloyd Webber has found a silver lining to the disaster that was Cats…
Considering its incredibly successful run on both Broadway and the West End, it seemed a given that the musical would be a hit on the big screen.
But as we now know, the Tom Hooper film, starring Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift, and James Corden was anything but. So poorly-received was the feature that it made only $75 million at the box office and lost Universal $114 million.
In fact, the disappointment was so great that it prompted the creator of the stage production to do something rather out of character.
“It was the first time in my 70-odd years on this planet that I went out and bought a dog. So the one good thing to come out of it is my little Havanese puppy,” Lloyd Webber said.
The EGOT winner has labeled the canine as an emotional support animal, even convincing an airline to let him travel with the pup.
“The airline wrote back and said, ‘Can you prove that you really need him?’ And I said, ‘Yes, just see what Hollywood did to my musical Cats.’ Then the approval came back with a note saying, ‘No doctor’s report required.’”
