#cats tabbygirl

[statisticalcats2]

UK Tour (1989)

Tabbygirl (swing), Skimblesanks, Rumpleteazer

[gotham-native]

1 and 11 for jellicle ask

1.Favorite swing(s)? Tabbygirl and Murad

11.Popular ship you dislike? Demelurina or Mungoteazer i just see both sets as siblings there both cute just not for me

[gotham-native]

Tabbygirl and Murad my BELOVED

i think all my problems would be solved if i had a Tabbygirl costume

actually i think every cats fan needs to be obsessed with at least one rare/niche cat. it builds character

[mochatears]

Of course I’m obsessed with the swings/production exclusive ensemble characters, so you know I had to include them in the Warlock AU somehow! So here’s some other students who go to Jem’s school!

Olivia and Noilly are sisters, they transfer from Australia part way through the school year.

Etal is Gothenburg probably-Etcetera, bc I’m very attached to her design. Her name means basically the same thing as Etcetera!

Grumbuskin and Gilbert are twins.

[theimpossiblescheme]

for you tread on my dreams - playlists for miauzara and victor, for Swing Day of @bombawife’s OC week

01. moon on a golden thread - arrowwood | 02. how do you feel today - gabrielle aplin | 03. pocketful of poetry - mindy gledhill | 04. todo pasa - carla morrison | 05. dust to dust - the civil wars | 06. symbol - adrianne lenker | 07. ravens in the library - s.j. tucker | 08. dragon’s lair - yuta bandoh | 09. sometimes the buds never flower - push puppets | 10. winter - tori amos | 11. to the fairies they draw near (part II) - loreena mckennitt | 12. the alternate world waltz - lisa debenedictis | 13. the poet - the arcadian wild | 14. hammer horror - kate bush | 15. the flight of the blue fly - amélie original london cast | 16. swan lake suite, op. 20 - pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky | 17. painting by chagall - the weepies | 18. abo oyoun garee’a - abdel halim hafez | 19. a change in me - toni braxton [listen]

01. i am a rock - simon and garfunkel | 02. eleanor rigby - the brothers comatose | 03. rainy days and mondays - the carpenters | 04. woods - bon iver | 05. stone wall, stone fence - gregory and the hawk | 06. since i left you - the avalanches | 07. berceuse op. 16 no. 1 (maïkiv) - boris christoff | 08. i already miss you - the kooks | 09. high hopes - pink floyd | 10. life goes on - bryce vine | 11. backyard - of monsters and men | 12. you were a kindness - the national | 13. bird on the wire - leonard cohen | 14. theseus - the oh hellos | 15. cinnamon - tamino | 16. read all about it, pt. III - emeli sandé | 17. stray italian greyhound - vienna teng | 18. this too shall pass - danny schmidt | 19. over the garden wall - jack jones and the blasting company [listen]

[lightingelectra]

Jelicle cats as real cats! exstraes

Old Deteronomey. I gess my last post was to long so old d gets posted here.

Growltiger&Gridlebone

Gilbrit. he is so slay for real

Macavity hench cats

the grate rumpus cat

Noilly Prat

Tabbygirl

[theimpossiblescheme]

These are all brilliant, holy shit... and now to add some of my own:

When Jellylorum still lived with her old writer, she would help him tend to his tulip garden.  Her favorite place to sit used to be right by his bedroom window where she could always see the flowers.

Murad, Cassandra, Jenyanydots, and Munkustrap’s owners all have little window/balcony herb gardens that they are very meticulous about keeping the bugs out of.  One of Skimble’s girls started one, too, and he makes sure it’s well-tended when he’s away.

Victor’s owners have a decent-sized butterfly garden in a fenced-in area next to the bookshop, but Miauzara does most of the actual tending when she comes to visit.  Victor’s more the “sit in the shade and supervise” type.

Very important question: which Jellicle tends a garden and what do they grow?

[godnattakatta]

14,4,1 and 2

Favorite swing(s)?

hmm probably Greycat, AJ and Tabbygirl, with the london designs specifically. for some reason i'm just not as found of the bway designs for these swings

2. Favorite song cat?

(to no one's surprise) Demeter, and adding Bombalurina too because they come as a pair

4. Favorite non-replica costume?

definitely mexico 2013 & 2018. the colors, the big wigs... they're amazing. (tho, it kinda feels as cheating as it barely feels like a non-replica to me... so as a second i'm saying opera populaire)

14. Surprising unpopular opinion of yours?

hum.. idk what considers as surprising for me lol. i was a bit surprised by myself of how much i shipped mungo//teazer, but idk if that counts as unpopular. maybe that i'm not a big fan of the gothenburg 2006 designs ? feels like a production i should like, but i just don't lol

[millenari]

saxophone, hand icon, cat icon

🎷 Have you ever seen Cats live? If more than once, which was your favorite?

No, sadly! US Tour 6 came right near where I live a couple times in 2019-2020 but I would've never been brave enough to go somewhere at the height of the pandemic, and I was only sort of into Cats at the time. Me and my aunt want to go together sometime, but we'll probably have to wait for when/if the US tour comes back

✍️ If you had total creative control over a production of Cats, what would you change and why?

Cut Growltiger for one. It really does nothing for the play overall in my opinion, and I've never successfully sat through the full song once in my life. I love all the songs in Cats except for that one, it just sucks. (And on that note, also change Those Lines™ from Pekes & Pollicles)

Otherwise, there's a lot of minor characters/swings that aren't in every production that I'd love to just cram in there. Etcetera, George, Quaxo, Tabbygirl, That One Swing Whose Name I Cant Remember That Looks Like Cassandra. All of them. I think there should be oodles of kittens on stage. I get why they can't hire that many actors for a production, but that's what I would want.

🐱 Who's your favorite song cat and why?

Misto. It's not even a competition, I'm sorry to all of the non-Misto song cats out there. 😬 I just love everything about the concept of 'short king cat-wizard with absolute godly powers that he uses exclusively to put on cool light shows for his buddies.'

[storyweaverofgondor]

Patches and Tabbygirl

@jellicle-home-for-jellicle-ships I am so glad i was able to get this done in time! I loved working on these two swings.

[iolitemoth]

i wanted to try the first artist challenge of the mistocord summer event!

Apricat, Kitt, Hem, and Hum are out exploring the woods looking for interesting creatures. What will they find?

[junkyard-gifs]

Victor and Tabbygirl - with Tabbygirl being an annoying sister - for day 21 of Jellicle ships month, Victor's day!

[gotham-native]

cosplays i want to do but most likely won't

(for multiple financial and personal reasons)

(this list will be changed a LOT)

yes these are all cats themed

Amphitrite - oc

Babygriz - us tour 5 and 2022 custom mix

Circe - oc

Demeter - 1998 movie

Demeter - custom design

Demeter - Mexico Tour 2018

Demeter - Original Broadway design

Electra - Broadway revival

Electra - Kilworth House

Electra - UK Tour 2016

Etcetera - 1998 movie

Jemima - 1998 movie

Jemima - Kilworth House

Jemima - Nagoya 1999

Misto - custom non replica fem design (slight joke)

Rumpleteazer - Hamburg 1992

Rumpleteazer - Original Broadway puppet

Rumpleteazer - Original London design

Rumpleteazer - us tour 5

Sillabub - Hamburg 1992

Sillabub - Original Broadway design

Sillabub - Mexico Tour 2018

Sillabub - The Georgetown place theatre design by @pixiedustjellicle (seriously go look at her, such a pretty Silla design)

Sillabub - Tokyo 2018

Tabbygirl - London 1988

Tantomile - 1998 movie

Tugger - custom non replica fem design (slight joke)

Victoria - custom design

[white-cat-of-doom]

Here is Part 1 of 2 for these beautiful CATS acrylic keychains made by Melankolique on Etsy. These keychains are so cute, and have wonderful art of each character on them! Everyone pictured, except the first, is one that is available for purchase, and are 6 cm in size. 

The first one is about double the size and was a special run where only one or two of each character were made. The once I obtained is a Swing Cat design from London, which is likely a Tabbygirl/AJ/NBQ design, and I still kick myself for not buying all the ones I wanted when they were available!

I think these are really nice pieces, and they help to support an artist who makes fantastic art!

[jellicle-home-for-jellicle-ships]

Bomba/Tabbygirl/Demeter triad: for day 19 of Jellicle ships month.

Tabbygirl is in the rear, lazing on her back.

[theimpossiblescheme]

(I owe this one to @the-cat-at-the-theatre-door‘s musings about Gus the Theatre Cat as a Madame Giry-esque ballet teacher and these videos from the National Ballet of Canada.  I needed more of him and Tabbygirl in my life, and this is what resulted--hope everyone enjoys!)

If somebody were to ask Miauzara her favorite memories of her father, she would have to answer in seven parts.  One for each of the princess’s gifts in her first ballet.  She wasn’t playing Aurora, of course–that honor went to a queen a couple years older than her (and Gus had urged her not to take it personally since neither of them wanted him to be accused of nepotism).  But she would be understudying a number of the fairies, and she would have to learn each of their tracks in a matter of weeks.

Candide, the Crystal Fountain fairy, came bearing the gift of purity.  “Or it might better be called honesty,” Gus clarified, giving the bags under Zara’s eyes a gently pointed look.  “It won’t do for her to be sneaking about behind her loved ones’ backs, after all.”  When Zara inevitably came down with a cold, Pumpernickel came to her dressing room with a smuggled bag of chicken broth, along with a very scratchy note full of advice on how to take care of her paws between rehearsals.

Coulante, the Enchanted Garden fairy, came with vitality.  “So that she might lead an interesting and energetic life,” Gus explained.  As their first five minute break commenced, he put a paw under Zara’s chin, saw that her eyes had cleared up, and smiled again.  She already felt ten times better waking up that morning, but seeing her father smile increased it tenfold.

Miettes qui tombent, the Woodland Glade fairy, came scattering breadcrumbs all over the great hall of the palace.  “She’s the most generous of the fairy court,” Gus said when Zara looked at him in confusion.  “And that’s how she wants Aurora to grow up–with kindness and the spirit of giving.”  At the end of that rehearsal, she noticed him shivering more than usual and huddling under his old blanket.  With Pumpernickel’s help, she found the restaurant where they’d gotten the broth and served it to Gus that night in a teacup.

Canari qui chante, the Songbird fairy, came with elegance.  “Which goes much farther than physical form,” Gus added, nudging one of Miauzara’s feet into position.  “You might call it tact or grace under pressure, or you might call it confidence.  Either way, they’ll help Aurora find her voice.”  And when Zara finally got through her variation without stumbling, Gus’s applause was the loudest in the theater.

Violante, the Golden Vine fairy, came bearing great strength.  “I think that one should go without saying,” Gus said as Zara nestled against his shoulder one evening, paws aching and eyes full of exhausted tears.  Opening night was only a week away, and she would get there, she knew she would… she just needed a few minutes right now.  And for such a frail old tom, Gus held her surprisingly steady as they stumbled backstage to join everyone for bed.

Diamant, herald of the Sparkling Jewel fairies, came to grant wisdom.  “Any princess worth her claws must have some ideas about the world and some instinct on how to make them happen,” Gus offered quietly as they stood below the light booth and listened to her older siblings chatting with their friends in the crew.  Asparagus had very strong opinions about the colors onstage, and Jelly was worried about the spotlights washing everyone out… both things Zara hadn’t even considered yet.  Maybe she could ask Wiskuscat to let them both help–surely there was wisdom in letting the cats who knew what they were talking about take charge here.

And the Lilac Fairy, the one who loved Aurora enough to protect her from a deadly curse, came to wake her up at the end of it all.  This time, Gus had nothing to say.  As Zara scrambled offstage amidst the final applause, ears askew under her tiara and trailing purple glitter behind her, the glowing grin on his face was enough to let her breathe a moment, straighten herself out, and let herself bask in the pride and joy emanating from every inch of the theater.