Expect a flurry of fur and feline finesse as the Amazing Acro-Cats leap into town with a 90-minute “purrformance” packed with skateboarding kitties, high-flying hoops and plenty of whiskered charm.

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A young woman paces the aisles of the Bartell Theater as the house lights dim, peddling costume cat ears from a vendor’s box as though they were Cracker Jacks. A few rows ahead of me sits an older ...