#Cats Madrid 2003

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My girls…they’re all together 🥹

Cats Madrid 2003; Sandra Rausell as Jemima, Eva Álvarez as Victoria and Isabel Olivera García as Rumpleteazer.

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how many versions of cats were released on cd? I have the obc and olc versions so I was wondering if you knew what other versions there were, and if possible where to find them :D many thanks!

Hello Anon,

There are eighteen cast recordings:

Original London 1981 (both 2CD full recording and 1CD highlights)

Original Broadway 1982 (both 2CD full recording and 1CD highlights)

Vienna 1983 (1CD highlights)

Budapest 1984 (1CD highlights)*

Australia (Sydney) 1985 (2CD full recording)

Japan (Osaka) 1985 (2CD full recording)

Hamburg 1986 (2CD full recording)

Amsterdam 1987 (1CD highlights)

Paris 1989 (2CD full recording)

Japan (Nagoya) 1989 (2CD full recording)

Mexico 1991 (1CD highlights)

Warsaw 2004 (1CD highlights)*

Prague 2004 (1CD highlights)*

Dutch Tour 2006 (1CD highlights)

Italian Tour 2009 (1CD highlights)*

Japan (Tokyo) 2019 (2CD full recording)

2019 Movie (1CD highlights)

Vienna Revival 2021 (2CD full recording)

*Non-replica production, if that matters

In addition, there are a number of promo CDs that include a handful of tracks from the casts at the time of release:

Hamburg 1996 (3 track promo, assuming audio taken from 1986 cast recording)

Japan (Tokyo) 1996 (3 track promo)

CATS 1998 Elaine Paige (3 track promo; 'Memory' included, and two other non-CATS songs)

Japan (Osaka) 2001 (4 track promo)

Madrid 2003 (1 track 'Memory' promo)

Moscow 2005 (8 track promo?, two versions; both have 4 instrumental tracks)

Dutch Tour 2006 (3 track promo, audio from 2006 cast recording)

German Tent Tour 2011 (3 track promo)

Of everything listed above, the only ones I do not own are the Madrid 2003 'Memory' promo, Prague 2004 cast recording (a very rare CD that was scrapped before moving to production, only test/promo copies exist), and Moscow 2005 (another very rare promo release, only found with the press packages). Who knows if I can ever get my hands on them.

In terms of where to find them, the OLC, OBC, and Vienna 1983 are still being produced today and can be easily found new online, through Amazon or eBay (or better yet, in-person at your local music store!), and so is the Budapest 1984 CD as well (at least from what I can tell, it is always readily available brand new from Hungary). The 1989 and 2019 Japanese cast recordings are also still readily available brand new from Japan through the Shiki webstore. The 2019 movie highlights is also very easy to find, considering it just was released. The Vienna 2021 recording is still available from the label's website (at 45% right now!), but they only ship within Europe.

All the others can be found second-hand to varying degrees of ease online (i.e., eBay). The 1980s cast recordings are not too difficult, with Hamburg being fairly easily found, but as you start moving into lesser known (and shorter running) productions, it becomes more difficult to find them. Some are extremely uncommon, and I purchased the only copy I have even seen go for sale throughout the years, and I am still waiting for the chance to get the few I do not have.

Happy hunting to you, Anon!

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🎶 🎬 💛 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 :)

[demifiendrsa]

Star Wars: Visions volume 2 will stream on Disney+ on May 4, 2023.

Volume 2 shorts:

Title: “Sith”

Studio: El Guiri

Writer-director: Rodrigo Blaas

Rodrigo Blaas is an Emmy Award®-winning director who has spent more than 20 years in animation. After co-founding Stromboli Animation in 1997, Blaas joined Blue Sky Studios in 2000, working on the feature film Ice Age, before transitioning to Pixar Animation Studios. There, he worked on such projects as Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), and Wall-E (2008) and on the Oscar®-nominated short film La Luna (2011). More recently, Blaas partnered with Guillermo del Toro to develop the award-winning series Trollhunters, served as creative director for Mikros Animation Paris and, in 2021, created El Guiri Studios in Madrid with his partner, Cecile Hokes. He also wrote and directed 2009’s award-winning short film Alma.

Title: “Screecher’s Reach”

Studio: Cartoon Saloon

Director: Paul Young

Paul Young is a co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, an IFTA winner and Oscar®, Emmy® and BAFTA nominee. He produced the animated features My Father’s Dragon, WolfWalkers, The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and The Breadwinner as well as award-winning TV series including Puffin Rock, Dorg Van Dango, and Viking Skool.

Title: “In the Stars”

Studio: Punkrobot

Writer-director: Gabriel Osorio

Gabriel Osorio majored in Fine Arts at Universidad de Chile, later specializing in 3D animation. After working in commercials, movies and television series, he founded Punkrobot Studio. Since 2008, he has directed projects for children’s television including Flipos, Muelin y Perlita, Soccer Girls, and television spots. In 2016, his short film Bear Story became the first Latin American project to win an Oscar® in the animated short category.

Title: “I Am Your Mother”

Studio: Aardman

Director: Magdalena Osinska

Magdalena Osinska is an award-winning director who has been with Aardman for eight years. She has directed stop-motion, CGI, 2D and live-action commercials including Wallace & Gromit’s “The Great Sofa Caper” and “Share the Orange.” Osinska directed development of the children’s series Joyets and has also directed films including Spirits of the Piano and Zbigniev’s Cupboard. A graduate of the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, UK, as well as the Polish Film School in Lodz and Art College in Warsaw, Osinska is currently developing the feature film Jasia, based on her grandmother’s memories of WWII Poland.

Title: “Journey to the Dark Head”

Studio: Studio Mir

Director: Hyeong Geun Park

Rising star Hyeong Geun Park had already made a name for himself when he entered the Korean animation industry in 2017, thanks to his strong drawing and animation sensibilities. He has directed animation for dozens of cinematic game trailers and has since expanded into animated series, working on projects including Dota: Dragon’s Blood: Book 3 (2022) and Lookism (2022). Journey to the Dark Head is the first title he has executive produced from start to finish.

Title: “The Spy Dancer”

Studio: Studio La Cachette

Writer-director: Julien Chheng

Julien Chheng is CEO of Studio La Cachette, an Emmy Award®-winning French animation studio he co-founded in 2014 with fellow Gobelins school’s alumni Oussama Bouacheria and Ulysse Malassagne. Chheng was trained in visual development at Disney and has worked as a character animator on acclaimed 2D animated features The Rabbi’s Cat, Mune, and the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest and Celestine. In 2021, he won an Emmy Award® as animation executive producer of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, for which he also served as animation supervisor. In 2022, Chheng directed with Jean-Christophe Roger the Cesar-nominated feature Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia.

Title: “The Bandits of Golak”

Studio: 88 Pictures

Director: Ishan Shukla

Ishan Shukla started his career as a CG artist in Singapore. For more than a decade, he spearheaded projects ranging from TV commercials to series and music videos. His 2016 animated short, "Schirkoa," was long listed for the Academy Awards® after receiving dozens of awards and playing at 120 international festivals, including SIGGRAPH Asia where it was named Best in Show. He then set up his own animation studio to work on adult-oriented animated feature films including a feature-length version of Schirkoa, set to hit festivals in summer 2023.

Title: “The Pit”

Studios: D’art Shtajio and Lucasfilm Ltd.

Writer-director-executive producer: LeAndre Thomas

Co-director: Justin Ridge

LeAndre Thomas is an award-winning writer and director from Oakland, Calif., whose most recent film won Best Director at the Pasadena International Film Festival. In addition to his independent films, Thomas is a part of the franchise studio team at Lucasfilm Ltd. where he has worked for more than 11 years being credited on recent titles such as Light & Magic, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, and many more.

Justin Ridge executive produced the Emmy®-nominated series Star Wars Resistance. His credits also include Star Wars Rebels, Storks, The Cleveland Show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Title: “Aau’s Song”

Studio: Triggerfish

Writer-directors: Nadia Darries and Daniel Clarke

Nadia Darries is a director, animator and co-founder of Goon Valley Animation, with an avocation for songwriting. Born in the Cape Flats in South Africa, Darries has worked on high-end animated film and motion design as an animator, project manager, creative director and director since 2015. Her experience includes animating at Triggerfish Animation Studios on the award-winning BBC films Stick Man, Revolting Rhymes, and Highway Rat.

Daniel Clarke is a Cape Town-based director and artist working in animation, film and illustration. He started his career in animation in 2008 at Triggerfish Animation Studios, where he has served as production designer, art director and director on projects such as the feature film Khumba, BBC’s Stick Man, and The Snail and the Whale. In 2018, along with James Clarke and Daniel Snaddon, he completed the graphic novel Kariba.

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platoria in pyjamas

including Plato's luscious locks, which match his makeup beautfully

Pepe Muñoz and Teresa Cora, Madrid 2003.

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AAAH THE SKIMBLESHOOS I LOVE HIM

I would like to bring your attention to:

✨💖✨ Skimbleshanks keeping Jemima from touching the Sad Sad Garbage Lady ✨💖✨

This is a 7/10 Skimbleshoo. He let her get real close to touching the Lady, looks like he's gonna lead her away after, solid push of the touchy hand. Jemima does react dramatic af to this shoo. This is a solid base-level Skimbleshoo we should all respect

This is a 5/10 Skimbleshoo. Baby just wants to stop the violence :( why are your pro-bullying skimble?? (plus 5 points for just picking her up and moving her away like a fat nope)

The gentleness! Doesn't even touch her! Just sticks an arm out! What a gentle guide away from the Lady! Moves between her in the Lady without any violence! THE LITTLE SIT COMMAND WAAAAAH 9/10 SKIMBLESHOO! AHHHH! THE SKIMBLESHOO THAT MADE ME LOVE THE SKIMBLESHOO (the leg tent after 😫)

See what happens when you are gentle with baby? Look at the eye contact! Skimble says "you know better tsk tsk" and Jem is like "u rite :) I go" 8.5/10 Skimbleshoo built on love and trust~

Skimble here shows a variety of options and methods. I like the "no further sweetheart" shoulder grab and the divide-and-conquer. Good way to separate Jemima from strangers. This Skimbleshoo is a 8.7/10, kind and paternal.

(🥺 omg nvm I'm so sorry, plus 50 points, 100! 10/10 Skimbleshoo... So soft...)

Skimble... SKIMBLE! THIS IS BULLYING!! THATS A CHILD!!! YOU CANT BODYSLAM A CHILD!!!!

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10/10

(thank you and credit to: @the-cat-at-the-theatre-door and @junkyard-gifs and @statisticalcats

you are my saviours with these gifs)

[skimblyshanks]

Alonzoffelees + In-Universe Costume Pieces

Jellicle Halloween: October 31: Autumn / Costumes / Memory / Black

Alonzo-Beetle; US Equity Tour VI. Mistoffelees-Beetle; US Tour V.

Mistoffelees-Pollicle Cousin;1998. Alonzo-Police Dog; US Equity Tour VI.

Raffish Crew;Madrid 2003.

Mistoffelees-Solo Costume; Broadway August 2016. Alonzo-Rumpus Cat; Madrid 2003.

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Munkustrap during “Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat”, Madrid 2003

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Sorting Misto Portrayals Into Categories Because I Do This With Literally Everything wtf

So, most Mistos can be placed in six vague groups

Showman Misto:

Sings a lot Takes charge of his own number early on Memorable and fun to watch, but lacking an arc Example: Timothy Scott (Original Broadway Cast)

Tugger’s BF Misto:

Confident when backed up by Tugger Doesn’t have the usual disdain for Tugger Seriously, his character revolves around Tugger Example: Ricky Ubeda (Broadway Revival)

Note: Ricky is the only example of this type of Misto I’ve seen, but it felt like it needed its own category. Could be considered a variant of Showman Misto.

Character Arc Misto:

Only sings a little or not at all, though he’s usually not mute Young and trying to prove himself, doesn’t lack confidence outside of general inexperience Lets Tugger lead his number and doesn’t direct him, unless it’s at the very end Example: Jacob Brent (1998 VHS, among others)

Vague and Aloof Misto:

Mute Leads his own number, not lacking confidence, but also not singing any of it It’s hard to tell what his motivations are: He’s mysterious Example: Valentin Baraian (Vienna 1983-1990)

Note: This is the most likely type to be cryptid, though Cryptid Misto is an aesthetic that can be applied to any type, really.

Shy Misto:

Mute Young and insecure, prone to making mistakes Not taken seriously by most older characters until near the end Example: Lindsay Chambers (1992 Zurich, among others)

Note: Laurie Davidson is a sort of speaking variation of this, but the movie’s too different from the play for anyone to match up with anything.

Munk’s Assistant Misto:

Sings Gumbie Cat Clearly an adult, on equal footing with Munkustrap Too present in the tribe to hide his powers. For this reason, this version is rarely used Example: Victor Ullate Roche (Madrid 2003-2004)

Note: This was probably the first type of Misto to ever exist, because Misto sang Gumbie Cat originally, creating a sense that Munk and Misto were passing leadership back and forth. I haven’t paid enough attention to the Original London Cast to be certain that Wayne Sleep fits the type, outside of singing Gumbie Cat. The character has evolved away from this and the Madrid production might be the only later production to use it.

None of these Mistos are bad. I have a preference for Character Arc Misto, but Misto is not required to have an arc and other types can be fun. Each version plays a different role, and they all have strengths and weaknesses. The only one that doesn’t entirely work is Tugger’s BF Misto, because of how much Misto becomes a satellite character. But, this version of Misto is much newer than the others, so the bugs haven’t been worked out yet. It’s a new Misto prototype.

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Hugo Riveros Delporte, Madrid 2003.

Feeling cool. 😎😋

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Sandra Russel, Eva Álvarez, and Isabel Olivera García backstage at Cats, Madrid 2003

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Day 17 of Jellicle Ships month - Bombalurina

Now, we all know Bombalurina. But I will add this: she shouldn’t be reduced to just “the sexy one”.

She shows strong protective qualities, devotion, and warmth: in the 1998 movie she shows visible sympathy when Mistoffelees is embarrassed by Munkustrap’s glare in ‘the Gumbie Cat’, for example, and she can often be seen petting the kittens in the background. And, of course, one of her three words is “generous”.

Relationships

Her most obvious and strongest relationships are with Demeter, Tugger, and (offstage) with Macavity: the first could be familial or romantic, the second could be romantic or flirty friends (possibly with benefits, the third is almost explicitly sexual but not particularly romantic. The decade-long fifth US tour (Troika, 2001–2012) included a regular bit of business to end the curtain call: a very suggestive little exchange between Tugger and Bombalurina, where it’s made quite clear who’s in charge in that relationship!

In many productions (such as Madrid 2003) she has a strong relationship with Munkustrap—I seem to recall Jack Rebaldi saying that he was playing Munkustrap there as yearning after her but being too busy leading the tribe to let himself make a move. In the 1998 movie she pairs up with Pouncival at the Jellicle ball, but this is not common.

Her manner of mentioning Griddlebone in Macavity’s song might be read as her having a crush on Griddlebone (either as a fictional character or a real cat).

In many Broadway-based productions, since Alonzo dances with Demeter during Bombalurina’s dance at the ball, Bombalurina dances either with Munkustrap or with Plato (who seems closer to her age in the Broadway tradition than Plato/Admetus in the London tradition). Alonzo is another cat with whom she often flirts: in the 2020 Asia tour, for example, Fletcher Dobinson’s Alonzo and Suzie Melloy’s Bombalurina usually end the curtain call sequence with a playful little dance competition. Suzie (who was also Bombalurina in the 2017 Asia tour) has suggested that Electra is her daughter—either by Macavity or Alonzo.

When it comes to familial headcanons, she is also a strong candidate for Jemima’s mother, though not currently so popular in fandom as Demeter.

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Beach day with the Jellicles!

Madrid 2003. Mungojerrie is Hugo Riveros Delporte.

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the yearning is too much for he :( must run offstage

(Jason Gardiner and John Partridge, 1998 film; Javier Toca Juara and Edu del Prado, Madrid 2004; Fletcher Dobinson and Dan Partridge, 2020 Asia tour)

when it's tugger song time, alonzo be like

but no one will ever know how he really feels at this moment

[white-cat-of-doom]

Another addition to my CATS programme and brochure collection is this CATS London programme from February 1999. I would have loved for there to be more photos in here, but these are likely in the companion brochure, which I do not own (yet).

The cast here includes some familiar faces from CATS (1998) like Veerle as Jemima (my favourite Jemi) and Beth Robson, who was the dance captain and assistant choreographer, and was an on set swing (she covered Jennyanydots for that one short reprise of 'Grizabella the Glamour Cat').

Also featured is Jack Rebaldi who played Munkustrap on and off in London from 1997 to 2001, and then decided that he might as well do Berlin (2002-2003), Madrid (2003-2004), Dusseldorf (2005), the German Tour (2005-2006), and the German Tent Tour (2010) as well. Because why the hell not when you can speak and sing in at least three different languages (I have been told that he actual speaks six different languages) well enough to perform, and are just generally taller than everyone else? Everytime you look at the cover of CATS (1998) with the cast photo, that is Jack as Munk (Veerle is also on that cover as Jemima).

There are also many other cast members in this programme who were a part of other previous and future productions of CATS, such as Antwerp 1996 and the UK tours.

As I have said before, these are snapshots into CATS history, and I am glad to own them!

[bombateazer]

From August 1st to August 31st we are going to be appreciating different productions of Cats!. I’ve put two on each day since I want to include as many productions as possible, this includes replica and non-replica productions. You don’t have to do both of them, you can do just one or do both (it is up to you). You can do fanart, Gifs, edits et, anything you want to do to appreciate these wonderful productions. Please spread the word!.

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August 1st - Original London production (1981 - 2002) / Budapest (1983 - present)

August 2nd - Brazil (2010) / broadway 2016 revival (2016 - 2017)

August 3rd - Mexico tour (2018 - 2019) / Mexico (2013 - 2014)

August 4th - Cats video cast (1998) / Zurich (1991 - 1993)

August 5th - Shiki cats Japan (1983 - present) / uk tour (1989 - 1990)

August 6th - Antwerp (1996) / London palladium (2014 - 2015)

August 7th - Madrid (2003 - 2005) / Tecklenburg (2015)

August 8th - German tent tour (2010 - 2013) / Oasis of the seas (2014 - present)

August 9th - Prague (2004 - 2005) / Sydney (1985 - 1987)

August 10th - Buenos Aires (1993) / Asia tour (2017 - 2018)

August 11th - Hamburg (1986 - 2001) / Oslo (1985 - 1987)

August 12th - Australasia (2007 - 2010) / China (2012 - 2014)

August 13th - Moscow (2005 - 2006) / Dutch tour (2006 - 2007)

August 14th - Operà populaire (2017) / Amsterdam (1987 - 1993)

August 15th - UK tour (2003 -2009) / Vienna revival (2019 - present)

August 16th - World tour (2001 - 2005) / Stuttgart (2001 - 2002)

August 17th - Mexico tour (1991 - 1992) / Australian Circus Tent Tour (1999 - 2001)

August 18th - Asia Tour (2014 - 2015) / South Korea (2011 - 2012)

August 19th - Toronto (1985 - 1989) / Copenhagen (2002 - 2003)

August 20th - Australia tour (1989 - 1990) / Warsaw (2004 - 2010)

August 21st - Paris (1989 - 1990) / Italian tour (2009)

August 22nd - Vienna (1983 - 1990) / South Africa (2009 - 2010)

August 23rd - South Korea (2008 - 2009) / Düsseldorf (2004 - 2005)

August 24th - German tour (2005 - 2006) / US tour 2 (1985 - 1986)

August 25th - Original broadway production (1982 - 2000) / Berlin (2002 - 2004)

August 26th - US tour 1 (1983 - 1987) / Uk tour (1993 - 1995)

August 27th - Euro tour (1994 - 1996) / US tour 6 (2019 - present)

August 28th - US tour 5 Troika (2001 - 2012) / UK/European tour (2013 - 2014)

August 29th - Paris revival (2015 - 2016) / US tour 4 (1987 - 1999)

August 30th - US tour 3 (1986 - 1988) / Australia tour (1993 - 1996)

August 31st - Australia / New Zealand Tour (2015-2016) / uk/international tour (2016 - present)

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Here’s some prompts/questions to answer if anyone needs them

1.Favourite thing about this production?

2.Favourite actor(s)?

3.Favourite costumes/makeup?

4.Favourite song performed in that particular production?

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Please use the #catsproductionsappreciationmonth so I can see any posts you’ve made and share them!