A Broadway production of Cats was halted this week when an audience member's service dog ran after one of the characters.

Musical goers told Page Six that the dog 'got away from its owner and ran after Bombalurina, performed by actress Mackenzie Warren, during the opening number Jellicle Cat.

But luckily the staff at the Neil Simon Theatre were really on their toes.

A production of the Broadway musical Cats (stock) was halted this week after an audience member's service dog ran after one of the characters

Bombalurina (left) was the character that the dog attacked. She is played by actress Mackenzie Warren (right)

According to the source, a fast-moving usher 'intervened and returned the wayward canine to its mortified owner.'

A spokesperson confirmed that the incident took place, claiming 'in the storied history of Cats, this is the first time one of the actual cats was involved in an incident with a dog.

According to the source, a fast-moving usher 'intervened and returned the wayward canine to its mortified owner'

'We’re pleased to report that no animals or humans were harmed in the dust-up, and the performance continued without a hitch.'

The record-breaking musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber, will play its final Broadway show on December 30.

Cats won the Tony Award for Best Musical after it first premiered on Broadway in 1982 after making its world premiere in London's West End the year before.

It has since been revived twice in London's West End. The current production on Broadway is its first revival of such caliber in New York.

The hit musical is based on TS Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.