Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Cats has been radically reimagined in the world of Harlem's queer ballroom culture, and the result is a Broadway lightning strike. Patrick Pacheco talks with co-directors Bill Rauch and Zhailon Levingston about earning Andrew Lloyd Webber's blessing, navigating gender and the score, and what it means to make a third thing that is neither Cats nor a ball. Then cast members André De Shields, Tempress Chasity Moore, and James L. Goode discuss playing themselves, the houses that raised them, and why this production meets the moment.

Follow CUNY TV:
Facebook: facebook.com/CUNYTV
Twitter: twitter.com/cunytv
Instagram: instagram.com/cuny.tv
youtube.com/@cunytv
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/cunytv
Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu

Recording Date: 04/23/2026 First Air Date: 05/08/2026

Guest List:
Andre De Shields, Actor, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
James L. Goode JR., Actor, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Zhailon Levingston, Co-Director, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Chasity Moore, Actor, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bill Rauch, Co-Director, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.

Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist bit.ly/2N5eNLs​

THMP08016