Olivia Rodrigo Judged Cats: The Jellicle Ball and the Internet Has Thoughts

The pop star whose entire aesthetic is theatrical heartbreak showed up as a guest judge at Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and the collision of two extremely online fandoms produced exactly the chaos you would expect. Whether this is a savvy crossover moment or a sign that the production is leaning hard into celebrity novelty is the question the Broadway community is now arguing about. Both things can be true.