CULTURE · OUR FIRST MUSICAL · 2026
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, officially licensed, performed by the young actors of the Artheo Music Academy musical theatre school.
On the stage of the “Paul Constantinescu” Philharmonic in Ploiești, in Romanian, songs included. A youth production made in partnership with LW Entertainment Ltd.
A production by Susțin.org, Artheo Music Academy and the Ploiești Philharmonic.
WHAT WE ACHIEVED
WHY IT MATTERS
For the young actors, CATS means months of vocal training, choreography and teamwork, followed by meeting the audience on the stage of one of the country’s leading cultural institutions. For the audience, it means a musical known all over the world, sung in Romanian, “Memory” included.
Susțin is a partner in the production, alongside Artheo Music Academy and the Ploiești Philharmonic. Through Mihai Mănescu, we led the conversations and secured the approvals for the official licence granted by LW Entertainment Ltd.
After Cinema Europa, the Comoara lui Harap-Alb film and the book caravans in schools, CATS is the first musical produced by Susțin. The same belief: culture is a very good way to learn.
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR
Vlad Nicolici
MUSICAL TRAINING
Teodora Maria Jaworski
CHOREOGRAPHY
Oana Strunilă
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
Alberto Ursache
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot.
Orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Original production: Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. and The Really Useful Group Ltd.
THE PROJECT’S PARTNERS
PARTNER
Asociația Susțin.org
The official licence and production coordination.
MUSICAL THEATRE SCHOOL
Artheo Music Academy
The young actors and their training.
HOST
“Paul Constantinescu” Philharmonic, Ploiești
The stage and the four performances.
LICENCE
LW Entertainment Ltd.
A youth production made in partnership.
HOW THIS LINKS TO OUR IMPACT AREAS
The young actors learn on a professional stage, and the production brings together a musical theatre school, a public cultural institution, the rights holders and the association.