Get Glam & Put Those Paws Up! Mamie Parris Starts Performances in Cats

We're purring, air-guitaring and shaking our tails! School of Rock's delightful not-so-sweetheart Mamie Parris is heading to Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats to begin performances on October 17. She succeeds pop princess Leona Lewis as Grizabella, the glamour cat; Lewis' last performance took place on October 9.

Prior to originating the role of Patty in School of Rock, Parris appeared on Broadway in On the Twentieth Century, Ragtime, 110 in the Shade and The Drowsy Chaperone. Her other credits include Wicked, 9 to 5 and Legally Blonde on tour.

In addition to Parris, the current roster of Jellicles includes Andy Huntington Jones as Munkustrap, Tyler Hanes as Rum Tum Tugger, Kim Fauré as Demeter, Sara Jean Ford as Jellylorum, Christopher Gurr as Bustopher Jones, Jess LeProtto as Mungojerrie, Shonica Gooden as Rumpelteazer and Christine Cornish Smith as Bombalurina.