#cats warsaw trivia

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

so the macavity song for the triva ask

Ok, i don't have much about the song itself but I'll try my best, i hope you don't mind some trivia about Mac himself too

In Warsaw version of this song Macavity doesn't cheat at cards, he in fact has a weakness for playing them

Also the cats mentioned as famous for their crimes are Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer and Bombalurina

Macavity is played by a separate actor, and his 2 henchcats are in fact female

His name got translated to Makiawel which means Machiavelli. It's a departure form previous translations of the poems, 'cuz there he was just Makawity

When his actor first saw either Cats 98 or one of the productions running in the late 90s (he didn't specify) he thought that they could never ever do Cats in Poland

Also he wasn't really concerned with the fact that he could possibly break a leg when falling to catch old D

#cats warsaw #cats warsaw trivia #cats the musical #Macavity #macavity the mystery cat #ask game

[sevenkittensinatrenchcoat]

Okay, I’m Really Bored, So...

Here’s a little ask game I just thought up.

Send asks with the name of a character, song, or production of Cats and include the word “fact” for a piece of trivia, or “opinion” for...well, an opinion on it. I haven’t seen every production ever and I don’t know everything, so if I get an ask I don’t have an answer for, I’ll answer with an apology and a random scribbled screenshot from 1998, Tecklenburg, or Warsaw as a consolation prize.

#ask game time #ask me questions #learn a fact #hear an opinion #or otherwise get a funny screenshot if i got nothing

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

Do you know any cool facts about Warsaw Victoria?

Yup, in fact i do!

Natalia Wojciechowska who played her didn't plan on going to casting. She suffered a serious back injury and after recovering thought about giving up dancing and going to an acting school. There her friend saw the casting announcement and asked her to go with him 'cuz he was really nervous. She agreed, they went together and she got a role while he didn't

She also was 20 when she got it

Victoria was deliberately made to look as not cat as possible. Everything from her wig and costume to make up was more on the imaginary side and as up to the fashion of the day as possible. I have no idea why

At first her eyelashes were supposed to glow in blacklight but they didn't actually use the light so these eyelashes weren't used either. Instead she got silk ones

This is less of a trivia but just a fun thing i noticed: since Victoria is one of the youngest if not the youngest kittens in the tribe, she accordingly behaves as a little kitten most of the time. One of the ways she shows it is by trying to eat fabric at least a few different times and batting at ribbons and other's hair with her paw. I find the former hilarious and the latter adorable

#cats warsaw #cats warsaw trivia #cats the musical #victoria cats #ask game

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

Warsaw facts! Warsaw trivia!! Please bless us!!!! I will take any fact!!!!!!

Michał Piróg, who played Tumblebrutus and the Rumpus Cat, came to the casting completely unprepared, improvised 5-min dance routine on the spot, and was very surprised that not only the jury hadn't thrown him out of that room, but that he actually got the role

Once, during the workshop,s he greeted the interviewer who wanted to talk to him by standing on one hand and then doing a few flips

He also coached and helped everyone with the modern dance parts of the choreography

And by his own admission, if it had been clear they couldn't prepare the show on time, he was ready to quit on the spot as late as in early December. Which considering the show opened in early January with previews in late December, is pretty late

#it's maybe not the most exciting thing ever but i can't get that ouu of my head #cats warsaw #cats warsaw trivia #cats the musical #tumblebrutus #rumpus cat #ask game

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

Your FAVOURITE piece of cats warsaw trivia!

Oh, i can't pick just one!!! Let's go with 3 then!

There were two minor fires 'cuz they were so pressed on time they didn't have the time to test the pyrotechnics before actually using them on stage (unclear if that happened during stage rehearsals or the previews)

Kris Swaczyna (Mistoffelees) didn't know he was going to a Cats casting, he in fact thought it was for something completely different.

He also wanted to get a role in a musical cuz he was bored with dancing only ballet

Old Deuteronomy's coat was at first bright orange and more kinda tiger like, but the costume designer changed her mind last minute and they decided to try and dye it overnight. It was really risky but they did it anyway. It was a bad idea as most of the fabric disintegrated

#please count Kris facts as one bigger one #cats warsaw #cats warsaw trivia #cats the musical #mistoffelees #old deuteronomy #ask game

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

Since "miau" sounds like "miał", every "miau" in Cats Warsaw also means "he had/he [will] have" in the sentence they are in and this is another place where the translator saw his chance and grabbed it with both hands

#cats warsaw #random trivia #these are not the only puns and word plays #i think the translator had a blast translating it #despite being afraid to come to the rehearsals #cats the musical

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

Hey people, send me an ask and you'll get a piece of Cats Warsaw trivia!

I remembered some anecdotes/ fun facts about the production itself, the production team and the actors and i wanna share them (you can specify which category you want)

#cats warsaw #cats the musical #ask game #please ask #please