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white-cat-of-doom · 9 months

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A goodbye post from Taryn Smithson and her time as Rumpleteazer in US Tour 6.

With Brian Craig Nelson as Mungojerrie, Lexy Bittner as Cassandra, and some more Queens.

#CATS Musical #CATS the Musical #CATS US Tour 6 #Rumpleteazer #Taryn Smithson #Mungojerrie #Brian Craig Nelson #Cassandra #Lexy Bittner #Complete aside: Learning it was Lexy's birthday yesterday I was not expecting to also learn that Taryn and Hank were/are dating

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junkyard-gifs · 1 year

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Nora DeGreen as Demeter and Erica Lee Cianciulli as Bombalurina; all others are first cast, except for Marisa Paull Gorst in her Victoria debut. US tour 6, October 2022.

#demelurina #demebomba #demeter cats #bombalurina #bombalurinaxdemeter #erica lee cianciulli #nora degreen #c: bombalurina #c: demeter #s: macavity #2022 us tour #cats the musical #221015 #marisa paull gorst #lexy bittner #reagan davidson #sam bello

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lozeyart · 2 years

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Lexy Bittner as Cassandra for her birthday a couple weeks ago!

Cassandra is kind of hard for me to draw but I really like how this drawing turned out!

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itsmyregularcat · 1 year

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Who gave the best performance at the show?

So not to cop out within the first sentence, but literally everyone brought their top game in my opinion. It was wholly more impressive than my previous time seeing the former non-equity cast (who were still great), and those who returned (aside from Michelle who was out as Jenny for the show), stepped up their performances as well.

Rather than choose one specific performer, I will go over those who I thought did well enough to be lauded directly, which is going to be most of them.

One of my favourite performers from the last time I saw Cats was Lexy as Cassandra, and she was even better this time around. Her higher energy and unique style as Cass is a good one to begin with, and it was all on full display. Her dancing and range of motion are remarkable. Plus, holy shit she is hot as Cassandra. My God.

Megan Arseneau did a really good job as Jenny during The Old Gumbie Cat, and maybe it was just me, but I feel like she went all out with the tap sequence, and added a bit of extra flair and attitude into it. Definitely would not have know she she was covering by the way she laid it out.

John Anker Bow was absolutely outstanding as Gus, and his vocal clarity still impresses me, even after seeing him twice before Sunday. His blood curdling noises were superb. Definitely the best ones I have heard. His foray as Rumpus Gus was also spectacular, and his Bustopher was amazing as well.

Nora played Demeter as very skittish, upset, and lowkey mad (particularly when Macavity is afoot), and they definitely got the characterization down pat. Their vocal style during Macavity was good, and the way they acted during the Macavity fight was really immersive.

I was not sure what expect from Erica as Bomba given her previous experience as part of the RCCL cast, but you can tell she has played the role it before. Specifically, her movements and mannerisms during Macavity were on the money. Her voice was interesting, and I cannot say it was a bad fit at all, so I am into it. I like when actors end up bringing their own self into a role. Also, definitely looked like how I imagine Bomba would look, so thumbs up for that.

Yuka as Victoria was a big highlight, and I already gushed about her here. I loved her performance, and she is probably my new favourite Victoria. Her smile 💕💕.

Cameron as Old Duet was quite good. You could appreciate that he has a classical training and history in opera. His voice and projection was impressive, and he peaked his mic during Old Deut for how powerful he was.

Taryn as Rumple was perfectly mischievous and bubbly, so she gets a good stamp of approval in my eyes. I do not have anything specific to really comment on, but noticed she liked being silly in background interactions with other cats.

Hank did very well as Tugger, and captured the spirit of the character much better than Zach did (sorry Zach). He played Tugger as sauve and boisterous rather than juvenile, and was the sexy cat he was supposed to be. Also, his energy during the time after the bows was awesome. He flew around that stage.

Sam as Sillabub and Reagan as Tanto were both great, and I was impressed by Sam's voice during the Moments Of Happiness. Much richer than I was expecting.

I guess that is it? Anyone else who performed that I did not mention were exceptional too do not get me wrong. There is SO MUCH going on during the show to pay good attention to everything and everyone.

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rice-pudding-slaps · 1 year

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I'm going to commit arson she is so cute oh my god oh my fucking god

(Lexy Bittner as Cassandra)

#cats the musical #cats us tour 6 #Cassandra Cats #Lexy Bittner #TIS THE FUCKING SEASON

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fleece-and-feltical-cats · 1 year

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A very special little Cass I made for Lexy Bittner to celebrate her 400th show with Cats! She asked if I could make Cass during Misto’s number when her costume gets lit up, and I said I would definitely try my best. Beads were on sale at my craft store so I went for it. It took a looooong time to sew all the beads on but I really think it was worth it, I love how she turned out. <3

#cats musical #cats the musical #jellicle cats #Jellicle Cat #cassandra cats #cats us tour 6

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jelliclekay · 8 months

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Bombalurina performer of the day: Lexy Bittner

US Tour 6 - 09/2021 - Cassandra

US Tour 6 - 09/2022 - Cassandra (cover Bombalurina, Tantomile)

#cats the musical #bombalurina #bomba of the day

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the-cat-at-the-theatre-door · 1 year

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Audio Gift

CATS - US Tour 6 (Minneappolis, Orpheum Theatre) - October 29th, 2022 (Matinee)

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Sam Bello (Sillabub), Lexy Bittner (Cassandra), John Anker Bow (Gus the Theatre Cat), Samuel Buchanan (Plato/Macavity), Michelle E. Carter (Jennyanydots), Ellie Chancellor (Bombalurina Act 2), Erica Lee Cianciulli (Bombalurina Act 1), Regan Davidson (Tantomile), Nora DeGreen (Demeter), Allyson Duarte (Jellylorum), Dominic Fortunato (Pouncival), Sammy Fossum (Alonzo),Taylor Harris (Grizabella), Wilson Livingston (Coricopat), Brendan Moran (Tumblebrutus),Brian Craig Nelson (Mungojerrie), Yuka Notsuka (Victoria), Hank Santos (Rum Tum Tugger), Cameron Shutza (Old Deuteronomy), Taryn Smithson (Rumpleteazer), Ibn Snell (Mr. Mistoffelees), Kade Wright (Munkustrap), John Zamborsky (Skimbleshanks)

Gracie Anderson, Megan Arseneau, Luke Bernier, Max Craven, Marisa Gorst, Rachel Haber, Clara Hevia,Kieran Macdonald, José Raúl Mangual, Tony Mowatt

Notes: Untracked. Includes full show to playout. Occasional crackling and rustling can be heard from time to time, particularly in Act 1, but nothing too distracting. Ellie Chancellor replaced Erica Lee Cianciulli as Bombalurina in Act 2.

https://mega.nz/folder/53gGzQrJ#jBByZS6E5tbNma4ZlnyL3Q

#you knew this was coming #gotta give you something #CATS on Tour #(US Tour 6)#jellicle songs #my posts #same rules as last time - don't share this link publicly and don't share with the performers either please and thanks

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theimpossiblescheme · 1 year

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Now I get to finally type out the notes I took during the show (and fill in any blanks I might have forgotten to originally write down)--this is my account of the Cats US tour experience!

If you’re a Tussandra, Demelurina, Alonzostrap, or Skimbledots shipper, this is your show. The first two flirted constantly, especially during Tugger’s song (Bomba actually had to push Cass out of the way to get Tugger’s attention), and the other pairs were basically attached at the hip throughout the show. Alonzo and Munk were so perfectly in sync at times they really did feel like a singe unit, and there was a cute moment where Skimble and Jenny stood on the car boot during the Jellicle Ball and looked like they were fussing over the kittens.

Nora DeGreen is such a wonderful Demeter who feels like they’re still getting the hang of life in the Junkyard again. They’re starting to loosen up and have fun, and they’re even quite comfortable around Tugger, but their social battery has a time limit (mood, honestly) and always runs back over to Bomba for comfort. Bomba really feels like Demeter’s security blanket here, and it’s really sweet.

Plato and Victoria are also adorable--they feel like that couple at prom who are so obviously and obnoxiously in love and find every excuse they can to snuggle. Yuka Notsuka is an absolutely precious Victoria, and her solo in Act One was lovely.

One of my notes just says “Cryptid!Cassandra. That’s it--that’s the comment.” I love Lexy Bittner’s energy as the character. She almost feels like I would expect a good Mistoffelees to feel--mysterious and aloof, but quirky and unpredictable at the same time. We also got a fair bit of Protector!Cass, which is always nice.

Hank Santos is a fucking delight as Tugger--some of the best moments in the show for me came from his interactions with the other cats. This one’s probably my favorite: he briefly gets his number hijacked by a high note from Jellylorum (which got some mid-song applause from the audience, so much that the orchestra stopped), but he kisses her paw during the outro to let her know all is forgiven. She’s flattered and beaming at him, but she remembers to be Scandalized(TM) when Jennyanydots rejoins her.

Speaking of Jenny, Megan Arseneau played her spacing out before the tap section like she was just staring out the window at something, and at one point she got this big smile on her face like there was a particularly enchanting bird out there. All oblivious to Misto trying to get her attention, of course. She’s such a fun Jenny--definitely the Cool Mom of the Junkyard.

Tumblebrutus really felt like Skimbleshanks’ son here. They had all kinds of cute background interactions, and Skimble had to literally wrestle Tumble away from dancing with Tugger during his song.

Sam Buchanan’s Plato is so adorably earnest, and he has some great “Protector in Training” moments that made my heart grow three sizes. My favorite was right at the end of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer’s number--he and Munkustrap make eye contact over grabbing their swag bags, and it’s like Munk’s saying, “All right, just like we practiced...”

Victoria is also shocked--shocked, I tell you!--that Jerrie and Teazer were caught stealing, and she looks like she’s rooting for them to escape.

There were a lot of little... what I can only call moments of reassurance between Skimble and Munk, where they would make eye contact over the other cats’ heads or Skimble would grab Munk’s paw. I got the impression of Skimble being like a mentor or parental figure to Munk in a way, and it was very sweet.

Kade Wright’s Munk is also a lot gentler than I’ve seen other Revival Style!Munkustraps, and he’s very attentive to the other cats. He doesn’t shoo Jerrie and Teazer away after the Invitation, instead giving them little back skritches before gently waving them off and taking a second for the others, and he and Tugger have a beautiful moment of connection during the “Old Deuteronomy” duet. His and Santos’ voices blend together so well (though on the whole I prefer Santos’ voice).

When Grizabella comes back on the second time, Gus gives her a... very curious, sort of coolly reserved look as she passes. Not like he’s shunning her, but more like he doesn’t know what to make of her.

Speaking of Grizabella, holy hell, does Tayler Harris have a gorgeous voice. Recordings don’t do it justice--I got chills multiple times listening to her. She’s a very proud Grizabella, but one who’s also aware of how utterly unfair her situation is and has a lot of quiet righteous anger about her, and she refused to back down any time one of the other cats got in her face. I wish dearly that I could pick hers and Kade Wright’s brains, too, because the relationship between Griz and Munk was fascinating.

Right at the top of Act Two, Coricopat and Tantomile went directly over to Old Deuteronomy, and it looked like Tanto was almost sitting in his lap as they had a moment regarding Grizabella.

Can John Anker Bow’s Gus adopt me? He was absolutely lovely--I remember seeing him in a much smaller part the US tour of Ragtime when it came to my university years ago, and it was wonderful to see him again. He seemed to have taken a cue from Christopher Gurr’s playbook of Gus not particularly wanting to have this song, even no-selling Jelly’s attempts to rib him about his pub habits, but eventually warming to the idea. His relationship with Allyson Duarte’s Jelly was adorable, too, always taking her paw or her shoulder whenever one of them needed a moment.

The kittens loved Gus, too (except for Tumble, who checked out after Gus’s comments about The Kids These Days)--Sillabub was hanging on his every word, and Pouncival reached out and very cutely touched his paw on the line “I could do it again...” And right as everyone got up to get ready for “The Pekes and the Pollicles”, Pounce and Sillabub did a little celebratory mirroring dance.

Also, Gus and Demeter, of all cats, had some really sweet background interactions--I can think of at least two moments where Demeter grabbed his shoulder and he reached back and squeezed their paw.

Also also, Gus and Skimble both do this adorable half-hug shoulder clasp thing with Old Deuteronomy at various points.

On Skimble’s “button you cold turn to make a breeze” line, it looked like Misto was trying to play a little prank on Demeter by summoning a cold wind to blow, but when they actually shivered he shrunk back and looked sorry.

I really really love Erica Lee Cianciulli’s voice as Bombalurina. It has this very distinctive raspiness to it that’s hard to describe, but I could listen to hers and DeGreen’s rendition of “Macavity the Mystery Cat” all day long.

Sillabub spends most of Macavity’s song sitting on the tire and listening to the other queens sing, only getting up for the last chorus. It felt like this was the first time she’d heard about Macavity in this much detail.

I’m not entirely sure if I caught this right, but it looked like Bomba was the one who helped Munk to his feet after the Macavity fight, even putting her shoulder under his and lifting him upright. Meanwhile, Tanto had gone to shield Demeter after Macavity let go, and then she helped them to safety once he was gone.

Alonzo’s moment of steeling himself to fight back for Demeter was fantastic, too. Sammy Fossum plays a really great “gallant and brave, but has his moments of doubt when he’s alone” Alonzo, and it made me wish he could have a shot at playing Goldenlonzo. Ah, well... all Revival Style!Alonzos are Goldenlonzos at heart to me.

Tugger looked like he was going to cry when Misto brought Old Deut back, and he pointed to himself and looked at everyone around him on “And we all say...” as if to say, “I told you so.” It really gave off the impression of “I knew it was going to work, but holy shit, it actually worked.” He also had a little cuddle with Victoria as Misto hugged Old Deut--it was such an adorable moment all around.

Demeter started off “Memory” all curled up on the ground and slowly unfolded as the song went on. Their reactions to the song were heartbreaking, and I so badly wish I could have met Nora DeGreen to tell them what a beautiful job they did.

Tayler Harris’s crescendo up to “Touch me” was... man, I wish I could bottle that moment. Again, chills. I wish I could have met her, too, even if I wouldn’t have been very articulate about it. 😄

Munk also looked like he was going to cry when Griz was chosen, which... same, my guy. And his earlier tone of awed happiness on “Now Old Deuteronomy just before dawn...” like he still can’t believe he’s back really had me choked up, too.

Also, they brought back the big shimmering claw for her ascent to the Heaviside! I was so happy to see that again!

Cameron Schutza’s voice as Old Deuteronomy was so powerful, and listening to his “Ad-Dressing of Cats” really made it sink in for me. Hearing that song live is really something special, and I’m so glad I got the chance!

#cats the musical #cats us tour 6 #the schemer speaks #I just need Harris; Bow; DeGreen; and Cianciulli to be in All Of The Things now. <3 #ETA: Now with corrected pronouns for the performers

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white-cat-of-doom · 11 months

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Some recent memories from US Tour 6 ahead of the last stop in Hawaii in a bit over a week.

Brendan Moran as Tumblebrutus, Sam Buchanan, Dominic Fortunato as Pouncival, Lexy Bittner as Cassandra, Luke Bernier covering Chorus Tugger, Sammy Fossum as Alonzo, and Wilson Brady Livingston as Coricopat.