#Gus the theatre cat

[thedrawingduke]

I realized I never posted these here on tumblr! 2020 did unspeakable things to my mind and body…I staggered away from lockdown with a whole pitch of how I would make an animated Cats adaptation. I got the whole thing up here *taps skull*—it would be Very Good. I can’t think about it too much lest I awaken my sleeping obsession…still want to finish Old Deut and Macavity one of these days.

Fun fact: The term "Jellicle Cat" is actually the cats’ mishearing of the term "Dear Little Cat" (this gives me much joy)

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#Cats #cats the musical #thedrawingduke #grizabella #Victoria #bustopher jones #jemima #the gumbie cat #jennyanydots #gus the theatre cat #skimbleshanks #Demeter #bombalurina #munkustrap #the rum tum tugger #mr mistoffelees #main coon #sphinx #English shorthair #tabby

[thorinsbeard]

A movie for every year since I was born: Cats (1998)

#cats the musical #cats 1998 #michael gruber #jacob brent #rosemarie ford #ken page #demeter #mr mistoffelees #bombalurina #old deuteronomy #skimbleshanks #gus the theatre cat #grizabella #mungojerrie #rumpleteazer #tw:flashing #flashing gif #rum tum tugger #munkustrap #alonzo #jennyanydots #beardys gifs #** #movies since i was born #since i was born meme #movies since i was born meme #macavity #still a fave of mine so much i made over 40 gifs lol #long post #long post warning

[etchif]

The cat at the theatre door

#cats #cats the musical #gus the theatre cat #etchif art #fanart #art #character design #anthro #furry #cats musical

[professional-sand-eater]

Made 15 of my 26 Cats masks designs. Some of them are a little tweaked, but not majorly.

#myart #cats the musical #cats alonzo #coricopat #tantomile #cats demeter #electra cats #cats gus #gus the theatre cat #jellylorum #cats jemima #jennyanydots #mr mistoffelees #mister mistoffelees #mistoffolees #mungojerrie #cats munkustrap #munkustrap #pouncival #rum tum tugger #skimbleshanks #cats victoria #masks

[emimii]

me? make a cats oc? thats insane i wouldnt do that

#i dont think anyone will buuuut u could send asks abt him #ive simmered him in my brain long enough #cats the musical #cats musical #cats oc #i am so cringe #yet free #gus the theatre cat #oc: clownaire

[cillyscribbles]

cats 1998: munkustrap + acting like a kitten around gus

#i have a little headcanon that gus has kitty dementia and seeing adult protector!munk makes him really confused #so munkustrap kindly babymodes around him to make it easier on his mind #cats 1998 #cats the musical #munkustrap #gus the theatre cat #userblues #xuserann #filmedit #moviegifs

[hyperfixationtimego]

1998’s Gus the theatre cat is so so painful for me and I can’t praise it enough for that. like - the shaking, the aimless wandering…., his vision of the past that nobody else can see, that he’s chasing in such a confused way because it’s the only thing that feels familiar,,,,,,,,,,the frailty of the voice, the way he cries into Jellylorum’s chest, the tangible sense of grief !!!!!! and the way Old Deuteronomy encourages the other Jellicles to show him both affection and respect, honoring him for the life he’s lived………. I don’t think I can ever be normal about this sorry!!!!

#not going to go too deep into it but like. for anyone who’s ever experienced caring for a loved one with dementia it just hits SO different. #and there’s almost like this sense of…….detachment from Jellylorum. like she doesn’t GET it and that just feels SO real. #and the way Deuteronomy treats him is so very peerlike like he KNOWS who Gus was for real & is just trying his best to be there for him now #just the deep sense of respect he harbors for him shown in the gentle way he guides him is just the most painful in the world!!!!!!! it #it’s so important to me #cats the musical #cats 1998 #gus the theatre cat #jellylorum #old deuteronomy

[olddeut]

I usually skip Gus' number when I listen to the soundtrack because it's. so long. And repetitive.

But goddamn the 1998 version still makes me want to cry. This is the saddest old man in existence. The way the Fiend of the Fell fades away and he gets choked up and can't finish the song.

How dare you make him sad?? That's my grandpa

#cats musical #cats 1998 #gus the theatre cat #cats the musical

[king-gansey-boy]

I spent entirely too much time on this but it had to be done.

#jellicle cats #cats musical #cats the musical #jellicles #cats fandom #cats the musical fandom #alonzo cats #Bombalurina #coricopat #tantomile #Grizabella #jellylorum #gus the theatre cat #jennyanydots #skimbleshanks #macavity #mungojerrie #rumpleteazer #old deuteronomy #Munkustrap #rum tum tugger #mister mistoffelees

[junkyard-gifs]

good news everybody

i fixed the pirate clown

#clowns #tumblr clown #clown #gus the theatre cat #cats the musical #it's what he deserves

[lightingelectra]

Jelicle cats as real cats! The Toms

Munk

Tugger

Misto

Mac

cori

Asparagus

Gus

Lony

Skimble

Bustopher Jones

#bustopher jones #munkustrap #macavity #skimbleshanks #rum tum tugger #cats alonzo #asparagus cats #gus the theatre cat #mr mistoffelees #cats the musical #coricopat #cats as cats

[jelliclesunsandmoons]

Kay so I was googling around for those leaked concept images for the scrapped Amblimation Cats movie, and I ended up coming across these ones that I haven’t seen posted anywhere else-

Enjoy!

#cats #cats the musical #cats the movie #rum tum tugger #mr mistoffelees #old deuteronomy #gus the theatre cat #growltiger #victoria

[ellieloves2draw]

i was in the car for seven hours today ✌️

id under the cut because its so long orz

(ID: pencil sketches of the various cats from “cats: the musical”. the cats all have a more detailed drawing of their eyes next to them.

mr. mistoffelees is wearing a black tie tuxedo with tails and a bowtie. his sclera are black and the tip of his tail is white.

rum tum tugger is wearing a leopard print jumpsuit with a v-neck and a fur collar. he’s also wearing chaps. he has striped fur and eyeshadow.

bustopher jones is wearing a black tie tuxedo with a cravat, cummerbund, spats, and monocle. he has folded ears.

macavity is wearing a pinstripe suit with aggressively peaked lapels, spats, and a top hat. he’s holding a decorative cane. his sclera are black.

skimbleshanks is wearing a low-cut vest, a white collard shirt with billowing sleeves, puffed pants, and a conductor’s hat. his whiskers are styled into a long, curled mustache.

growltiger is wearing a short captain’s jacket. belts, an eyepatch, puffed pants, and pirate boots. he has a snaggletooth jutting from his bottom jaw and bushy eyebrows..

jennyanydots is wearing a fringe muumuu studded with pearls and a nursemaid hat.

old deuteronomy is wearing a loose robe and a low-cut vest. he’s resting on a cane.

grizzabella is wearing an open-shoulder robe with a fur lining. the edges of the robe are tattered and moth-eaten.

gus is wearing a pageboy hat and a simple suit. he’s leaning heavily on a cane. his fur is grown in the shape of a bushy mustache.

jemima is wearing a simple low-cut sleeveless dress and no shoes.

griddlebone is wearing a white dress with puffed shoulders and thin sleeves, a pearl necklace, and a large white hat with a feather plume.

victoria is wearing a short, simple low-cut dress and ballet shoes.

mungojerry and rumpleteazer are both wearing plaid slacks and black suspenders. mungojerry’s eyes are slightly narrower than rumpleteazer’s.

munkustrap is wearing a large suit jacket and grey slacks. end ID.)

#cats the musical #cats musical #mr mistoffelees #rum tum tugger #bustopher jones #macavity #skimbleshanks #growltiger #jennyanydots #old deuteronomy #grizzabella #gus the theatre cat #jemima cats #griddlebone #victoria cats #mungojerry #rumpleteazer #munkustrap #ellie loves to draw #dear glory that was a lot of tags #anyway these take inspiration from various stage shows and the movie and are subject to change #i swear i didnt mean to make macavity look like the onc*ler orz

[etchif]

And the lady seemed enraptured by his manly baritone

#cats #cats the musical #growltiger #griddlebone #etchif art #fanart #art #anthro #furry #character design #wanted to give griddlebone lipstick at first but it just kinda looked like she had blood smeared around her mouth #jellylorum #gus the theatre cat #cats musical

[professional-sand-eater]

I designed some masks for the cast of Cats if it were a masked theater performance :) I was inspired for a lot of them by the 1986 Hamburg production in particular.

#myart #cats the musical #Cats plato #Cats admetus #Cats Alonzo #bombalurina #bustopher jones #Cats Cassandra #coricopat #tantomile #cats demeter #Cats Electra #cats etcetera #grizabella #Cats Gus #gus the theatre cat #Jellylorum #Cats Jemima #Jennyanydots #Macavity #mr. mistoffelees #mungojerrie #Munkustrap #old deuteronomy #Pouncival #rumpleteazer #rum tum tugger #Rumpus Cat #skimbleshanks #tumblebrutus

[lightingelectratwo]

Exotica in the background of gus the theater cat, cats 1998

#cats the musical #jellicle cats #cats exotica #gus the theatre cat #munkastrap #cats jemima #cats 1998