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# 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Cats: The Jellice Ball’’s Rachel Hauck
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/5-minutes-with-a-tony-nominee-3/
- Published: 2026-05-29T04:30:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T04:30:10.000Z
- Description: The scenic designer has earned her fourth Tony Award nomination.
- Author: Ruthie Fierberg
- Tags: Podcast, Rachel Hauck, News, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, 2026 Tony Awards Spotlight, 5 minutes with a Tony nominee, Closer Look

Scenic designer Rachel Hauck made her Broadway debut with “Latin History for Morons” in 2017\. Since then, Hauck has designed the sets for six more Broadway shows and has earned Tony Award nominations for four of them, including this year for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.”

Here, Hauck describes how she translated her initial concept for the musical’s downtown premiere to its new Broadway home.

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“Cats” is [nominated](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/) for nine Tony Awards.

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(L-R) Bebe Nicole Simpson and Garnet Williams in “Cats” on Broadway, 2026 (Credit: Andy Henderson)

The 2026 Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. [P!NK will host](https://www.broadwaynews.com/p-nk-will-host-the-79th-annual-tony-awards/) the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ Premium (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). CBS and Pluto TV will present the Tony Awards: Act One, with additional details to follow.

See the full list of nominations [here](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/).