#2015 tecklenburg

[mewmeow8]

Just. Tecklenburg munkustrap being my favourite guy. I love him

[misconceivedcapricorn]

Tecklenberg Victoria is not afraid to kick ass and I think that's beautiful

[indianasolo221]

Watching Tecklenburg for the first time was the highlight of an absolutely crazy weekend, and now I kinda wanna spend the next week writing headcanons and fanfictions and making gifs and making myself feel better with circus kitties.

Y'all wanna hear my thoughts?

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

To me it really depends on the production

Warsaw feels like it could be happening anywhere from when it was made aka the mid 2000s up to like now. So like the first quarter of 21th century. It's mostly the costumes being more fashion related but still mostly vague enough it could be whatever year

1998 feels like 90s up to like mid 2000s or so. Looking at them I can imagine that Munk has seen a flip phone and M&R stole a few, but definitely neither know what a smartphone is

Kilworth ofc WW2, obviously XD

Brno and Broadway Revival both feel like they're happening around the time they were made up to like 5 years before, just from the vibes and how they look

I know Il Sistina was going for some nebulous futuristic future or smth but looking at it, to me it feels like it's happening perpetually 2 years from now, idk really why

On the other hand, both Gothenburg and the 2019 movie do feel like they're set in some futuristic, maybe somewhat dystopian future. For Gothenburg it's definitely cuz the costumes, but for the movie mostly cuz sets, especially the milk bar

Oasis in general just feels vaguely modern

And last but not least, Tecklenburg feels like it's set in 2012. I have no explanation for this one, I just feel with ever fibre of my body it's 2012 in there

What time period does ‘CATS’ take place in for you? Does it change based on what production you're watching? I.E 2019?

[wild-icarus]

Wow I really like that one musical with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Loconte, Mikelangelo (Mozart L'opera Rock), Rei, Makoto (Mozart L'opera Rock 2019 Takarazuka), Park, Han Keun + Kou, Yo-Jin + Kim, Ho-young (Mozart L'opera Rock 2012 Kr)

Nakagawa, Akinori (Mozart L'opera Rock 2013 Jp), Sato, Ryuji (Nigero! Mozart no Daihon Sakusha 2023), Stanke, Patrick (Mozart! 2008 Tecklenburg)

Romdal, Yngve Gasoy (Mozart! 1999 Wien), Yamazaki, Ikusaburo + Furukawa, Yuta (Mozart! 2021 Jp), Lee Hae-jun (Mozart! 2023 Kr)

Slanina, Aleš (Mozart! Czech 2009), Kuipers, Odeo (Mozart! 2015-16 Wien), Dolhai, Attila (Mozart! Budepest 2003)

Doi, Yuuko (Madamoiselle Mozart 1991?), Niizuma, Seiko (21 C: Mademoiselle Mozart 2005), Rio, Asumi (Mademoiselle Mozart 2023)

Park, Yoo-duk (Salieri 2014), Hur Gyu? (Salieri 2016) Hirama, Soichi (Da Ponte: Mozart no Kage ni Kakureta mou Hitori no Tensei 2023)

Bonus Cast Info: While I'm still not super knowledgeable of Mademoiselle Mozart, I do know more about the Kr and Jp Mozart! and Mor Mozart casting.

Mozart l'Opera Rock Jp

Nakagawa Akinori and Yamamoto Koji

Mozart! Jp

2002+05+07: Nakagawa Akinori, Inoue Yoshio

2010-11+2014-15: Inoue Yoshio, Yamazaki Ikusaburo

2018+21: Yamazaki Ikusaburo, Furukawa Yuta

2024: Furukawa Yuta, Kyomoto Taiga

Mozart! Kr

2010: Im Taekyung, Park Gun-Hyung, Park Eun-Tae, Kim Junsu

2011: Im Taekyung, Jeon Dong-seok, Park Eun-Tae, Kim Junsu

2012: Im Taekyung, Jang Hyun-seung, Park Eun-Tae

2014: Im Taekyung, Park Hyo-shin, Park Eun-Tae

2016: Lee Jee Hoon, Jeon Dong-seok, Kyuhyun

2020: Park Kang Hyun, Park Eun-Tae, Kim Junsu

2023: Lee Hae-jun, Suho, Yoo Hwe-seung, Kim Hee Jae

[ratherchaseamouse]

Pspspspsps, I have a question: What does "non replica" mean?

Hiiii!! Ok I can explain. A non-replica production (often “non rep” for short) is a professional production of a musical that does *not* seek to replicate the original production. It’s not something that is exclusive to Cats, but Cats is a show that is very malleable and fluid, so there are many more non replicas for Cats than, say, Hamilton.

Here’s some photos of a handful of non replicas!

Kilworth House 2019• Tecklenburg 2015• Warsaw 2004• Gothenburg 2006 • Mexico 2013 (or 2018, not sure)• Il Sistina 2022

[murdleandmarot]

🎶 🎬 💛 for the Cats ask game :o3

hi hello!!!! sorry this took so long 😭😭😭

🎶. Who’s your favorite ensemble cat and why?:

I’m fully in love with Jemima, but I don’t really count her as fully ensemble, just because of her multiple solos, and because of that, Pouncival is my favorite ensemble cat :)

He’s just the silliest ever, and I’m 100% obsessed. I love the way he’s hanging with the girls in skimbelshanks (the girls and pouncival™️), and me and my friends had a running joke for a while that was literally just iterations of “the girls, the gays, and pouncival <3”

🎬. What’s your favorite moment from the show?:

Moments of Happiness, 1998, specifically Jemima’s solo. It’s so perfect, ethereal, emotional, and whimsical. I can play it on the piano, and I can sing it :] it also makes me cry

Rapidfire a couple of moments from other shows:

Tecklenburg 2015: Bombalurina’s deliver of

“Das Gewächshaus ist zerschlagen”

in Macavity drives me so completely insane. The way she growls zerschlagen makes me so jealous, I WISH my voice had that sort of power.

Madrid 2003: Jemima again. Surprise! This time her solo in the middle of Memory, specifically, the way her actress sings the final “endless masquerading” line. It sounds so strong and gorgeous, I could rant about it forever

Vienna 2019: in the 2021 Ronacher album on Spotify, (WHEN I FIGURED OUT THAT ALBUM WAS VIENNA I FREAKED THE FUCK OUT. ITS SO CRAZY), the white cat solo, and Misto’s subsequent section sound really nice, I’m a big fan

💛. What’s your favorite familial ship?:

I’m not entirely sure what this means, but I’m a huge fan of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer as siblings, PLUS Electra as their kid sister. I came up with it once and I think it’s super cute :D

Monochromatic siblings are a must, they’re also very special to me, along with Jennyanydots and Skimbleshanks as brother and sister :)

[gotham-native]

I'M DONE!!

Prompt

Alonzo/Rumpus Cat-Tracy Inman (Antwerp) Asparagus/Gus the theater cat-Yngve Gasoy Romdal (Tecklenburg 2015) Bombalurina-Marlene Danielle (Broadway 1999) Bustopher Johns-Paul Donkers (Dutch tour 2006) Cassandra-Amber Simpson (Australia tour 1993) Coricopat-Yevgeny Chekin (Moscow 2005) Demeter-Wendy Edmead (Original Broadway Cast) Electra-Maria Briggs (Broadway revival) Etcetera-Lucie Fentum (London 1995) George-Taylor Scanlan (South Korea 2020) Grizabella-Betty Buckley (Original Broadway Cast) Gus Jr.-Stephen Hanan (Original Broadway Cast) Jellylorum-Leah Delos Santos (Tecklenburg 2015) Jemima-Valentina Rubtsova (Moscow 2005) Jennyanydots-Ann Christin Elverum (German tent tour) Macavity-Kenneth Ard (Original Broadway Cast) Mistoffelees-Fergus Logan (London 1997) Mungojerrie-Gregory Haney (US National Tour 2006) Munkustrap-Ivan Ozhogin (Moscow 2005) Old Deuteronomy-Oleg Fed'kushov (Moscow 2005) Plato-Thomas Inge (South Korea 2020) Pouncival-Dane Quixall (German Tent Tour) Rumpleteazer-Bonnie Langford (Original London Cast) Rum Tum Tugger-David Shannon (London 1999) Skimbleshanks-Tommi Sliiden (London 1996) Tantomile-Femi Taylor (Original London Cast) Tumblebrutus-Pete Simpson (RCCL Cast 4) Victoria-Cynthia Onrubia (Original Broadway cast)

and because im extra a PowerPoint

[namingofcatszine]

⭐🌕Print Artist Spotlight: Highway! 🌕⭐

Introducing our next Print Artist! Highway will be creating a print based off of the Tecklenburg 2015 Non-Replica production! Please give them a huge welcome!

They/She/He (Fluid) Tumblr: @highwayking Instagram: @ highwayking Twitter: @ _highwayking

"Fellow CATS lover! I love all the different interpretations a single character can have between different productions and among fandom they're so unique while still feeling like the same character!"

Favorite Cats!

Skimbleshanks, Tugger, and Rumpleteazer!

[rabnerd28]

I finally watched Cats Tecklenburg 2015 and I very much loved it! I loved so much of the costuming, though I do wish that some of the new extras also got names, and I really enjoyed the choreography. This was also the first time in a long time I actually wanted to watch Memory. Normally when it comes on I go to a different tab and do something else, but the younger version of Griz dancing while she sings made me look at the screen. It was genius! Also, Tugger, just Tugger. I loved him so much! I love that they played up the annoying younger brother of Munkustrap thing without making me cringe. Something I've found a lot of performers have trouble pulling off. I also cried twice while watching it. Once at the end of the Jellicle Ball. The only other version that gets to me like that is the 98 jellicle ball. And then the ending. I got so emotional over Old Deuteronomy giving Munkustrap the staff I almost started sobbing!

There's a lot more I could say but I'll just say that even though there were parts I wasn't the biggest fan of (It's Growltiger, I always hate Growltiger) I still loved it. And now I am going to watch it a million times to figure out what everyone's circus role is.

[star-light-night-sky]

Here's my contribution to @storyweaverofgondor blog- event!

I've got Tecklenburg 2015!

I've Always enjoyed the Areal dancing scene and I just really wanted to draw a pose that would be fun to draw.

So enjoy!

[mewmeow8]

Shoutout. Tecklenburg Munkustrap for not only winning but doing it with STYLE. We love you munk.

[ultimate-nonreplica-contest]

Thunerseespiele:

Tecklenburg:

(Fun fact! In both productions, Yngve Gasoy Romdal played Gus/Bustopher!)

[statisticalcats2]

Tecklenburg 2015

Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer

[storyweaverofgondor]

Cats Thunerseespiele Part 8 - Growltiger and Pekes and Pollicles

Growltiger/Gus played by Yngve Gasoy Romdal (Also in German Tent Tour, Tecklenburg 2015), Griddlebone/Jellylorum/ Jenny Fleckenreich played by  Diana Mercoli-Boge, Munkustrap played by Philipp Hageli (Who also performed in the Germen Tent Tour?) in the 2017 non replica production of Cats in Switzerland.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7

[flame-x]

A list of named swings and such

So. I know one of these already exists. BUT. I'm doing another. because i can

Old London Swings (pre-Revival, mostly late 80s and the 90s) Greycat/Hysperia/NBQ (nameless brown queen)- Greycat was sometimes known as NBQ, it depended on her costume, which ranged from grey to tan. Hysperia is a different cat who has sometimes been called NBQ by fans even though she isn't Greycat/NBQ AJ- "Almost Jemima". Female kitten Tabbygirl- more mature queen (usually covered adult roles) Patches- male kitten, often resembles Admetus Calico- male or female Caramel- male, looks very similar to Victor Victor- originated here but used in productions worldwide

Post-revival London Swings Electra (also Lightning Ellectra) George Pouncival Victor

Early Broadway Swings (80s and 90s) Spike- young male George- young male AJ- young female Greycat- female Carbucketty- male kitten, later cut when Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer became actual cats and not trash puppets Babygriz's design was also used as a swing

US Tour Swing Spike- different design. male.

China 2012 Grumbuskin Jemima Oliva Murad Quaxo Noilly Prat Latter four have since been used in other productions

Gothenburg 2006 Isis Ramses Garbo Shakespeare Tintomara Agustus Moses Savannah

Warsaw 2004 Fraszka Fantasia Sierściuch Zyleta/Kocik Le Miau Angelika Mamrotka Turbo Ptys Menello Bianco Kara Kotek

Tecklenburg 2015 Rocketta Eris Barnaby Buttons Bonzo Mab

Thunerseespiele 2017 Ishtar Luna Roxy

2009 Italian Tour Caligola Paride

Helsinki 1986 Aprilli Gilbert Lilli Marina Meijuli Grumbuskin/Rokkonen Russu Sibylla

Oslo 1985 Kvesesta Potefar Godnattakatt

The Named Swings Some of these are full ensemble characters in certain productions but when other productions cut that character or use an alternative, that name is often used for a swing. Admetus- when he's replaced by Plato, Admetus is sometimes used by a male/female swing Augustus Autumn Bill Bailey Carbucketty Electra Etcetera Exotica- first used to create a cameo for Femi Taylor (who played Tantomile in the OLC I'm pretty sure) in the 1998 film but has since been used for swings in large productions George- male kitten Jemima- female kitten Jonathan- male Murad- young male Noilly Prat- young female Olivia- young female Peter Quaxo- young male Victor- kind of an elderly male? his performer usually covers the older roles like Gus and Old Deuteronomy There's also a swing Babygriz in the current UK Tour

And now the mindfuck that is alternatives: Bill Bailey/Tumblebrutus- Bill Bailey originated in the original London production. Tumblebrutus was used instead of him on Broadway and in the 1998 film (the latter to maintain international something or other). In the 98 film it was Bill Bailey under the name Tumblebrutus. Carbucketty/Pouncival- Carbucketty originated in the original London production. As with Bill Bailey/Tumblebrutus, Pouncival was used instead of his London counterpart on Broadway and in the 1998 film. In the 98 film it was Carbucketty under the name Pouncival. Pouncival/George- the 2014 London Palladium production included a third male kitten aside from Carbucketty and Bil Bailey named Pouncival, who's design was actually much closer to the original London George character than to Carbucketty.

Quaxo/Mistoffelees- Big mindfuck! In UK-style productions, the performer is credited as Quaxo up until his song, where he is revealed to be The Magical Mr. Mistoffelees. This is usually explained as Mr. Mistoffelees being Quaxo's stage name. However, in some productions they're completely different cats, with Quaxo using a totally different design. Also, as Quaxo/Misto used to dance a tap dance duel against Jennyanydots while dressed as the lead beetle. Because of this, all pre-revival London productions attached the name Quaxo to the lead tap dancing beetle regardles of whether or not it was played by Mistoffelees. Plato/Admetus- Even bigger mindfuck! Admetus was the original double for Macavity in London and I think London-based prodctions still use Admetus. Plato is the Broadway version of the same cat. The Plato you see in the 1998 film is the Admetus design. Plato's design originally had a lot of brown and grey but since the 98 film, which used the Admetus design, you get a lot of "Admetus costume and makeup but named Plato". In productions where Plato is the Macavity double, the name Admetus is sometimes used for a swing (this is common in Australian-style productions) Admetus/George- This one is purely to do with the 98 film. Frank Thompson was credited with playing the Rumpus Cat and Admetus. Fans assumed the cat who was actually using the George design was Admetus, but it is unknown if the renaling of the George design to Admetus was intentional or not. Jemima/Sillabub- Jemima originated from the original London production but was renamed Sillabub in the US and in US-based prosuctions to avoid any negative racial connotations. Since then, the name Sillabub is used more often outside of Europe, though in productions where Sillabub is used as the principle version, the name Jemima is sometimes used for a female swing. Jemima is a named swing in the China 2012 and Shiki productions.

Other names There are two names in Old Possum's that haven't been used in any production (that I know of): James and Cat Morgan. Then there's Socrates, who is exclusive to the 2019 film.

So! That's that! Wow this got long and kinda detailed. If you've any questions/additions/whatever, send them in an ask and I'll do my best to answer.

There are many, many, more unnamed swings, but this is a compiled list of named swings.

I got the majority of my information from the wiki and also from this post by @/theimpossiblescheme.