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clovenhoofedjester · 2 months

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jellicle lineups; part 3/4

LETS GO PEOPLE!! LETS GO !! sorry for taking so long to get around to this one !

demeter | 🔒 🍰 🌇

DEETER

ive seen a lot of complaints about demeters design being toned down over the years so i decided to bring some of the bolder design choices back for mine. mullet demeter is REAL now ! honestly i couldve done more w/ their makeup but shhh its ok....

i tried to push the gold in their design by making the eyeshadow really obvious and giving them gold lips. enjoy their lacy dress too... i tried to design something which they could dance comfortably in

demeters newer 3 words (nervous, sensual, secretive) mean everything to me. love them so much. i think theyd be 29 in human years

bombalurina | 🌹 🍓 🛼

so i totally based her hair on that concept art for drag queen bomba. the bob is too cute ! i had a blast doing her design for the most part. i struggled w that makeup and the color of her dress but its ok.

i also tried to give her something she could dance in—just like. imagine the length of the dress a little shorter. im not going back and fixing it

i based her color palette/patterns directly on her concept art because tbh, i dont love blond/ginger bomba ! so black/white/red hair bomba it is

i think she would be 27 in human years

hysperia | 🪴 ⌚ 🍡

this is my version of exotica, renamed hysperia, because i do not love her og name. its not fun. the name hysperia is taken from an ensemble kitten character from the og london production

i also based her design on a multitude of things, asides from her 2 costumes in 98—like some nbq/greycat designs since i feel like that design not becoming a common ensemble character was a waste. A WASTE I TELL YOU! ive also based her fur length on warsaw victoria because oh my godddd that design is so good. peak

her neck bow is a nod to the 2019 movie... the macavity girls w/ those bow collars. they were onto something there

she would have a much more prominent role than the few times she cameo'd in 98, still retaining the elegant/shy personality she shows in the film. shed be 29 in human years

cassandra | 🪐 ♠️ 🥯

i originally made her makeup a lot closer to her replica designs but decided to go for something a little different based on a makeup look i saw on pinterest LOL. so like. enjoy her slight earthy gothic vibes. i also didnt struggled too much on her outfit since i came into this knowing that i wanted her to be wearing something formfitting and bejeweled. a little circus-y too

more people have got to play up her disdainfulness. she'd be 26 in human years

alonzo | 🎹 🍢 🎳

once again, another design pretty similar to his standard replica one. i just tried to make the black patch on his face a little greyer and with some white detailing. because tbh every alonzo with white mascara makes me go crazy its so cute

i also tried to make his head fur/bangs a little distinctive—inspired by a random pic from a production i dont know the name of

enjoy his little cute fit too. pinklonzo. pastelonzo

that one gif of him pantomiming eating a playing card IS canon to me. he'd be 28 in human years

munkustrap | 📼 🥧🎙

verrrry similar to standard replica munks makeup-wise ! however, fur wise.... say hi to mulletstrap. to manestrap. 2 me he is tuggers brother so he gets that. i have no justification for the mullet other than idk, looks good, is funny, and the oslo 1985 production was right to give him one. also he and demeter can match now

i do like when theyre seen as something of a prince... so say hi to the gothenburg and opera populaire-esque epaulettes. theyre cayoot. they also get warsaw munks Big Pant Vibes

give this man a break. hed be 30 in human years

macavity | 🔥 🥂 🎯

he was actually one of the first cats i made design notes for when i started hyperfixating on this musical like.... two months ago. i really tried to mix elements from a bunch of different designs 4 him.... and sorry yall hes a deut brother too. im predictable

the manginess, mane, more ginger-y head fur, tugger-ness and the mouth markings from the 2016 revival... the big big hair, white fur and general makeup from his replica design... and the stylings of il sistina mac with the fitted coat. he also gets unique eyelashes like tugger—this time white instead of gold. he also gets that ominous magic cat eye shading

i think he would act a lot like 2019 mac... suave. but also not as dorky and desperate as he is in that movie LOL. he'd be 33 in human years

ONLY ONE MORE LEFT..... THE OLDIES........ MAYBE... I MIGHT MAKE DESIGNS FOR SOME OF THE SWINGS TOO LOL

#cats the musical #cats musical #sfw furry #character design #chibi #my art #demeter #bombalurina #hysperia #exotica #cassandra #alonzo #munkustrap #macavity

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lightingelectratwo · 1 month

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Grey cat/Hysperia, Wisteria, and NBQ

#there all different cats to me #cats the musical #jellicle cats #grey cat #NBQ #cats swing character #Hysperia

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flame-x · 1 year

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do you have any bomba headcanons

hell yes of course i do sorry it took me so long to answer!

Demeter is her sister and they're inseparable! Bomba's the older one and Griz is their mother. Victoria is their half-sister though they don't know it. Demeter has the bigger grudge against Grizabella for abandoning them

Cettie and Electra are her daughters!

She's a disaster bi and Hysperia is her mate. (Although past Tuggerlurina was a thing but now they're just friends who flirt- a lot)

She never joined Macavity- she stayed with the tribe

She has owners and lives in the same neighbourhood as Demeter

Her den is by far the most luxurious in the Junkyard- it's full of blankets and pillows and stuffed animals and other toys the girls found over the years. Easily one of the most lived-in dens in the Junkyard. There’s always somecat inside, visiting the inhabitants. The walls are decorated in a red, romantic theme, with little scraps of luxurious fabric here and there. But Bombalurina’s prize position is a jewelled cat crown, gifted to her by her owners (she knows they aren’t real jewels, but she likes to pretend they are. Besides, it’s sparkly, so she doesn’t really care anyway). Etcetera has a collection of nature-y things in one corner— since the Junkyard is in a city, she likes to collect what she can. She has one large pinecone she found on one of her first patrols she particularly favours, and a few nice dried flowers from when Bomba went through a flower-pressing phase. Electra likes to keep books she finds and try to make sense of the words. She’s making progress, but she’s nowhere near as accomplished as Demeter, who is by far the best at reading in the tribe, followed by Quaxo. Hysperia moves in at some point, and she adds slightly more colour to the den— golds and rose-golds in particular. She also brought little figures made of china she’s collected over time— they sit up on a ledge near the roof, out of harm’s way. (Also more cushions!)

Her favourite colour is of course red, although she's partial to deep, royal purple too

These are all canon in my au

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thatbostonbooknerd · 1 year

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going to start posting my most unhinged red rising theories like an absolute menace

that is all.

#red rising #pierce brown #iron gold #dark age #iron gold trilogy #light bringer #red god #idk why Lysander's eyes are important but they are #its gonna end with Lysander vs a Raa #Atlas v Diomedes?#the Rim will have to choose between revenge on Darrow or revenge on the Jackal #that hellhole Hysperia they keep talking about was the Rath Brothers' brothel we heard about in book one

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quasi-normalcy · 2 months

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#star trek #star trek lower decks #caitian #andorian #tamarian #vulcan

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sunshines-child · 4 months

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Character designing

My handwriting is shit so here are the big texts: “She has a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. Their names are Hyperion and Hysperia” “a seductress and dancer. She is often a mistress for rich men and sometimes immortals” “Very strong! It’s mainly from her farm work, but her area believes the stronger the woman the healthier the child/children” (I took this idea after Sparta) “She can make her hair sort of a malleable fire on whim. It’s very cool. (Although it mostly happens when she gets angry)”

#character design #original character #oc spreadsheet #art

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white-cat-of-doom · 2 years

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I have not posted new acquisitions to my CATS collection on Tumblr in almost two years (and maybe I will start again soon, we will see), but this is an item I did not think I would have a chance to own.

It looks like an ordinary programme for the most part, but the little theatre company name at the top makes it a special one.

It is an Italian Tour 2009 programme that I obtained, with the help of kind friend (heel erg bedankt @hysperia!), from Bologna, Italy.

It has many wonderful pictures from the show, many which I have never seen, along with a full set of information about the production such as cast, creative, and band bios, theatre company details, and synopsis of the musical and songs throughout.

Roberta Miolla as Victoria.

Stefania Fratepietro as Jennytuttapois.

Andrea Rossi as Ram Tam Taggher with some excited Queens, even Jenny!

Massimiliano Pironti as Mangojerry and Maria Silvia Roli as Zampalesta.

Loredana Sartori as Jellilora and Fabio Monti as Gus.

Loredana Sartori as Occhibui and Gianluca Ciatti as Gattigre (who plays a chrous Cat named Caligola).

Alessandro Neri as Deuteronomio and the rest of the cast.

Alessandro Lanzillotti as Mr. Mistofeles.

A tender acceptance of Giulia Ottobello as Grisabella and Alessandro Neri as Deuteronomio.

I was lucky to come across this looking for the cast recording CD, which I have not found yet, but this programme is not a poor compromise, is it?

@the-cat-at-the-theatre-door

I will let you know if you come across another Jemi, because I know you would love own one of these as well!

#Merchandiscial CATS #CATS Musical #CATS the Musical #CATS Italian Tour 2009 #There are so many great photos in here I may just make another post

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space-robot-named-data2 · 2 months

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THERES (at least) TWO PLANETS IN STAR TREK THAT HAVE NATIVE DRAGONS??? (Berengaria 7 & Hysperia) What the hell is going ON out there (space)

#star trek

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namethat-i-oughttohavetoldyou · 2 years

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Firsts in Sixth

Dear @hysperia, this is for you! Mini-dance lessons for Victoria. :) This brought back memories from my first lessons when I was 5, I’m telling you. I had lots of fun writing this! Usually, baby’s first ballet lessons isn’t like what a lot of people might think it is (at least how I know it as “Tänzerische Früherziehung”) so I hope y’all won’t be too disappointed! Ssdjfksf All my love to everyone who reads/likes/reblogs! ♥

“You forgot, didn’t you?”

“Hrmh?”

“Shame on you.”

Alonzo blinked against the sun, shining brightly and warming his patched coat, limbs sprawled and eyelids still heavy from his catnap.

Victoria came into view, shyly looking down at her feet, front paws politely clasped before her.

Cassandra next to her lifted an eyebrow. “And here I thought you were ecstatic to be able to teach her.”

“Oh,” said Alonzo, realization trickling through. “Oh!”

In less than a second, he melted off the old pushchair he had napped on and rubbed his head on Victoria’s in greeting, getting a small trill in return.

Cassandra was still scornful, but since he was up now, there was nothing to complain about anymore, so she just huffed a calming breath and lead them to the area she had prepared for their lesson.

A thin layer of foam stripped from old gym mats covered the floor, to soften falls and providing a more forgiving ground for young, tired paws; any obstacles and otherwise distracting and disruptive objects had been moved aside, leaving them with a decently big clear space mostly out of sight so that they wouldn’t be disturbed.

The second Victoria’s feet touched the soft floor, she began to bounce, running back and forth, squealing and giggling as the material tickled her paw pads.

Cassandra and Alonzo didn’t interfere, instead standing at the side and watching her, silently observing how she ran and jumped, trying to make out any possible mal- and misalignments as well as strengths in certain positions and movements.

“Look Alonzo, I can touch my toes!”

Alonzo looked. “Very good.”

“Asparagus can’t touch his toes, does that mean I’m better at dancing than him?”

“No,” Cassandra replied, carefully hiding her amusement, “most of the time, flexibility has little to do with dancing. Mobility is much more important.”

“Aha,” Victoria said, visibly at a loss. She had stopped bouncing, only stepping from one leg onto the other whenever her paws sank into the foam.

“We’ll get to that later,” Alonzo told her, directing her to sit next to him, legs outstretched in front of her.

Cassandra sat in front of her, turning Victoria’s legs so that her knees pointed to the sky and her feet were parallel. “Now, can you point your toes for me?”

Victoria did so, and Cassandra subtly admired her arch. “Very good. This might start to hurt when you do it for too long at the start, so be sure to stop and stretch. Sometimes dancing is difficult and challenging, and some positions and movements might be more uncomfortable than others, but it’s not supposed to hurt, alright? Never, never, never. Repeat after me.”

“Never, never, never,” Victoria said obediently and stopped pointing her feet when her toes began to cramp, stretching them just like Cassandra showed her.

“That being said, pointing your feet is very important when you dance Ballet,” Cassandra continued, shaking out her legs and waiting for Victoria to copy her, patiently showing her a few ways to relax tensed muscles. “I can only think of a few steps where you’re not allowed to point them, actually. It’s okay if you forget about it from time to time, it’s a lot at once to think off at the start, but do your best, alright?”

Victoria nodded eagerly, wiggling her toes.

“Copy me now,” Alonzo said, sitting up straight, arms outstretched at his sides, fingertips brushing the floor and toes pointed. “You can steady yourself on the floor if you can’t hold yourself up- yes, just like that.”

Victoria had visibly no problem with the sitting position, her core muscles strong enough to hold her up. She beamed at him.

“Now we’ll warm up our legs and feet. Just follow me.”

Alonzo counted them in while Cassandra went to the side to get a few hoops that had been part of a potted plant once, placing them on the floor with a step distance between them and watching Alonzo guiding their little pupil through the exercise, right foot flex, left foot flex, bend your knees and point! Again!, moving her tail in time with the rhythm absentmindedly.

They moved through different exercises; heels pressed together and upper torso nodding forwards, then stretching and opening the legs into a straddle, arms straight out, torso leaning to the right, then to the left, legs bending and feet flexing and then snapping back to outstretched and pointed and back to the starting position, saying silly little sentences out loud to keep the time: Where is our little mouse? Snap and a big stra-ddle! Nothing on the right, nothing on the left, spider, gone! And close! Again!

Victoria seemed to bloom under the attention and the lessons, following their every word and move with starry eyes and an enthusiasm Alonzo hadn’t seen since he had asked Tumblebrutus to show him his tumbles. She picked up on the exercises remarkably fast, often only needing two or three repetitions to not falter and look at her two teachers for guidance.

When they were all starting to sweat a little, Cassandra deemed them warmed up enough to get up from the floor. When Alonzo threw a small glance at the makeshift barre standing at the side, Cassandra subtly shook her head.

“She’s a little too young yet. We shan’t overwhelm her.”

An agreeing nod, and Alonzo began to bounce on the spot, loosening his hips and arms, not bothering to hide a smile when Victoria copied him, not quite as fluent and slinky yet, but almost bouncy ball-like in her movements.

Cassandra began to skip around them, arms akimbo and back straight, pulling her knees up as far as they would go.

“Remember to point your feet!” she said when Victoria copied her with a delighted mew.

“Am I doing well?” Victoria asked happily, feet accurately pointed and tail whipping so excitedly that it almost threw her off balance.

Alonzo made a show of thinking a little while the two queens skipped around him in a circle. “Why, I’d say you’re remarkable. You have really impressed us today, Victoria.”

A happy squeal. “It’s much easier than I thought!” Victoria marvelled, following Cassandra in pulling her knees up and jumping higher with every skip to not bump against the hoops laying on the floor, covertly learning how to time her leaps to travel a certain distance.

“That’s good,” Cassandra said proudly, “it’s supposed to be fun, isn’t it?”

Victoria thought of Munkustrap’s big, dramatic steps across the junkyard when he told stories but didn’t dare to try it herself, unwilling to step on or hit one of the hoops. “Yes, it’s supposed to. And it’s important, too, Skimbleshanks said so. He didn’t say why, though.”

“You’ll have to find that out for yourself.”

Victoria nodded thoughtfully and fell silent, taking a skippy run up to clear two hoops at the same time.

Eventually they stopped at one corner of their little training area.

“Do you like to watch birds, Victoria?”

The white kitten nodded excitedly, hopping on the spot.

“We’ll do an exercise now that’s called the ‘bird princess’.”

“Bird princess?” Victoria breathed, eyes big and eager.

Cassandra didn’t bother to hide her smile. “Exactly. Show me how a bird flies.”

Victoria thought for a moment, then she started to wave her arms about, flapping them like wings.

“Very good! Now, did you know that the princesses that you see in the picture books have to train to have a good posture?”

“They have to train?”

“Certainly. They put a book or a tray on their heads and walk around with it without it falling off.”

“Wow,” Victoria marveled, trying to imagine a proper princess balancing a stack of books. Now that was a feat to be envious of! On the other hand...

“How do they fit the book on their heads? They’re wearing crowns, aren’t they?”

Cassandra faltered, but of course, a princess needed a crown. “They put the crown on top of the book. It’s an extra challenge, they don’t want the crown to fall off.”

Victoria thought that to be very reasonable and nodded. Cassandra waved Alonzo off, who was doubled over, cackling under his breath.

“In any way, for this exercise, we’re going to play pretend.”

The kitten perked up even more. How delightful!

“You are the beautiful princess Victoria,” Cassandra began, her deep voice dropping to a regal rumble, “and the cruel witch Alonzo has turned you into a bird, because, er... he was jealous of your snow-white coat.”

A snort from the side.

“So jealous, in fact,” Alonzo continued, sticking out his tongue at Cassandra, “that I transformed lady Cassandra into a duck, as well, just to make a point.”

Victoria squealed with laughter. Cassandra bore it with dignity and only lifted one eyebrow.

“In any case...”

With her whiskers quivering with glee, Victoria pressed her paws in front of her mouth to muffle her continuous giggling.

“We have turned into birds, but we still remember our hard training, and some new wings won’t make us forget all about it, will they?”

“No!” Victoria squeaked gleefully.

“That’s right. So now we will follow the mean witch until he turns us back. Remember, straight posture, imagine your delicate crown balanced on top of the book on your head.” With that, Cassandra straightened her back, lifted her chin and heels and tip-toed after the slowly retreating Alonzo, moving her arms up and down like wings with careful precision.

Victoria squeezed her eyes shut for a moment to properly imagine herself becoming a bird who was actually a princess, then she stalked after Cassandra. And even though she didn’t move quite as noiselessly and precise, she still felt very enchanted and majestic.

They walked from one corner to the other until Victoria’s arms began to tire and her calves began to burn. Just as she was about to complain, Cassandra came to a stop in front of Alonzo, a pert paw shooting out to bop him on the nose.

Victoria scampered closer and tried to bap him as well, but Alonzo was very long and her arm was not. She settled on pawing at the black tip of his tail, the imaginary crown quickly forgotten.

Wrinkling his nose, Alonzo swiped his own paw at Cassandra’s ears, promptly missing when she doubled down to pick the white kitten up under her arms and holding her up, as if to inspect her.

With a giggle she pulled her legs to her chest reflexively, the kittenish scruffing posture still ingrained in her.

When Cassandra playfully raised her eyebrow at Victoria’s feet, they were pointed immediately.

“Oh, she’s a natural,” she purred, setting the kitten back down and nudging Alonzo’s shoulder, who was still wrinkling his nose from the unsolicited attack a few moments earlier. “How lucky we are with such a pupil.”

“Indeed,” Alonzo said contently, taking Victoria’s paws and standing straight, legs together and feet parallel. Victoria was quick to follow, frowning at his feet.

“Don’t you have to turn them out?”

“This is the sixth position,” Alonzo explained, silently thanking whoever was responsible for his genetics and therefore his differently patterned legs. It was a lot easier to see the difference than with both legs having the same colour; it had also helped many a kitten to not mix up left and right.

“It might look easy, but I want you to press your heels together as much as you can, especially when you go on tiptoes. Wouldn’t want you to hurt your ankles, would we?”

Victoria frowned harder in concentration, straightened her knees and pressed her heels together, carefully rolling up on tiptoes. Alonzo held her hands a while longer, then he let got of one, then the other, and quickly gripped them again when Victoria began to wobble.

“Oh!” she said, surprise evident in her voice.

“You could hurt your ankles even worse if you tried that in first position, so lets build up some strength first and learn how to find our centre, what do you think?”

“I think that’s a good idea,” Victoria said bravely, even though Alonzo could see her disappointment at not being able to do what she had seen Cassandra do so many times.

“It will take time,” Cassandra told her gently, “but wanting quick results ends in frustration often enough, anyway. That’s just not how a body works, it needs time to get used to it. But since you’re still so young, it will take you much less time than it would take me or Alonzo.”

Victoria’s eyes grew round. “Really?”

“Of course! I’m sure a kitten your age could even learn to fly, if they set their mind to it.”

A giggle, hidden behind the white fluff of a small paw. “Don’t be silly, Alonzo. Cats can’t fly.”

“Ah, in my age and time…” Alonzo teased, half-thinking of a certain tuxedo tomcat dissolving into a glittery cloud and drifting towards the ceiling beams.

“Don’t listen to him,” Cassandra snorted, stooping down to gather up one of the hoops. “The point is, if you’re ambitious and don’t get discouraged by a few bad days, because you will always have those at some point, you can level up to first position in no time. And later even on only one leg, how does that sound?”

Another giggle, this time unashamed and loud. “And with no legs, too?”

“Well… I’m sure we would come up with something.”

Victoria threw her fluffy little head back and laughed, hanging off Alonzo’s paws like a small sack of flour.

And as both Alonzo as well as Cassandra couldn’t help but join in at this display of unrestrained joy, none of them noticed that Victoria’s feet, although currently dangling rather limply, were perfectly pointed.

Ahh, memories.... 😊 I hope you enjoyed, thank you for reading! ♥

#cats the musical #victoria #cassandra #alonzo #namethat-i writes #catsiversary: the sequel

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stcrmhund · 1 year

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concept: i give nikolai another star trek au based on a planet from lower decks (hysperia - a planet populated by ren faire types a few hundred years ago so they have technology and chose to have this weird funny aesthetic)

and, this is how the prince becomes king:

#i love trek so freaking much #˗ˏˋ ― sea shanties intensify. ， out of character.

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boydykedevo · 10 months

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all the real ones are rarely used/swings to ensure no one's seen me talk about them before lol

#and the fake one is an old old oc i rarely touch these days #secretly this is a test of how smoothly my oc name blends in with ts elliot's names ladshfkjafh #tho idk if a couple of these are directly taken from his work #icarus is talking

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fleece-and-feltical-cats · 2 years

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Commission I did for @hysperia, with a bit of a fun challenge on this one. We have Demeter and Bomba of course, but also a fun little blend of Steve Barton’s Munkustrap and Graf von Krolock from Tanz der Vampire. (Also.. played by Steve Barton...) So essentially vampire Munkustrap.

I will basically make anything if I know I can make it work, lol. Also go watch Tanz der Vampire it’s great.

#cats the musical #cats musical #jellicle cats #jellicle cat #bombalurina #demeter cats #uhhh #graf von krolock #sure #the tanz people are gonna be like why is this in our tag #munkustrap

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flame-x · 1 year

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A list of named swings and such

So. I know one of these already exists. BUT. I'm doing another. because i can

Old London Swings (pre-Revival, mostly late 80s and the 90s) Greycat/Hysperia/NBQ (nameless brown queen)- Greycat was sometimes known as NBQ, it depended on her costume, which ranged from grey to tan. Hysperia is a different cat who has sometimes been called NBQ by fans even though she isn't Greycat/NBQ AJ- "Almost Jemima". Female kitten Tabbygirl- more mature queen (usually covered adult roles) Patches- male kitten, often resembles Admetus Calico- male or female Caramel- male, looks very similar to Victor Victor- originated here but used in productions worldwide

Post-revival London Swings Electra (also Lightning Ellectra) George Pouncival Victor

Early Broadway Swings (80s and 90s) Spike- young male George- young male AJ- young female Greycat- female Carbucketty- male kitten, later cut when Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer became actual cats and not trash puppets Babygriz's design was also used as a swing

US Tour Swing Spike- different design. male.

China 2012 Grumbuskin Jemima Oliva Murad Quaxo Noilly Prat Latter four have since been used in other productions

Gothenburg 2006 Isis Ramses Garbo Shakespeare Tintomara Agustus Moses Savannah

Warsaw 2004 Fraszka Fantasia Sierściuch Zyleta/Kocik Le Miau Angelika Mamrotka Turbo Ptys Menello Bianco Kara Kotek

Tecklenburg 2015 Rocketta Eris Barnaby Buttons Bonzo Mab

Thunerseespiele 2017 Ishtar Luna Roxy

2009 Italian Tour Caligola Paride

Helsinki 1986 Aprilli Gilbert Lilli Marina Meijuli Grumbuskin/Rokkonen Russu Sibylla

Oslo 1985 Kvesesta Potefar Godnattakatt

The Named Swings Some of these are full ensemble characters in certain productions but when other productions cut that character or use an alternative, that name is often used for a swing. Admetus- when he's replaced by Plato, Admetus is sometimes used by a male/female swing Augustus Autumn Bill Bailey Carbucketty Electra Etcetera Exotica- first used to create a cameo for Femi Taylor (who played Tantomile in the OLC I'm pretty sure) in the 1998 film but has since been used for swings in large productions George- male kitten Jemima- female kitten Jonathan- male Murad- young male Noilly Prat- young female Olivia- young female Peter Quaxo- young male Victor- kind of an elderly male? his performer usually covers the older roles like Gus and Old Deuteronomy There's also a swing Babygriz in the current UK Tour

And now the mindfuck that is alternatives: Bill Bailey/Tumblebrutus- Bill Bailey originated in the original London production. Tumblebrutus was used instead of him on Broadway and in the 1998 film (the latter to maintain international something or other). In the 98 film it was Bill Bailey under the name Tumblebrutus. Carbucketty/Pouncival- Carbucketty originated in the original London production. As with Bill Bailey/Tumblebrutus, Pouncival was used instead of his London counterpart on Broadway and in the 1998 film. In the 98 film it was Carbucketty under the name Pouncival. Pouncival/George- the 2014 London Palladium production included a third male kitten aside from Carbucketty and Bil Bailey named Pouncival, who's design was actually much closer to the original London George character than to Carbucketty.

Quaxo/Mistoffelees- Big mindfuck! In UK-style productions, the performer is credited as Quaxo up until his song, where he is revealed to be The Magical Mr. Mistoffelees. This is usually explained as Mr. Mistoffelees being Quaxo's stage name. However, in some productions they're completely different cats, with Quaxo using a totally different design. Also, as Quaxo/Misto used to dance a tap dance duel against Jennyanydots while dressed as the lead beetle. Because of this, all pre-revival London productions attached the name Quaxo to the lead tap dancing beetle regardles of whether or not it was played by Mistoffelees. Plato/Admetus- Even bigger mindfuck! Admetus was the original double for Macavity in London and I think London-based prodctions still use Admetus. Plato is the Broadway version of the same cat. The Plato you see in the 1998 film is the Admetus design. Plato's design originally had a lot of brown and grey but since the 98 film, which used the Admetus design, you get a lot of "Admetus costume and makeup but named Plato". In productions where Plato is the Macavity double, the name Admetus is sometimes used for a swing (this is common in Australian-style productions) Admetus/George- This one is purely to do with the 98 film. Frank Thompson was credited with playing the Rumpus Cat and Admetus. Fans assumed the cat who was actually using the George design was Admetus, but it is unknown if the renaling of the George design to Admetus was intentional or not. Jemima/Sillabub- Jemima originated from the original London production but was renamed Sillabub in the US and in US-based prosuctions to avoid any negative racial connotations. Since then, the name Sillabub is used more often outside of Europe, though in productions where Sillabub is used as the principle version, the name Jemima is sometimes used for a female swing. Jemima is a named swing in the China 2012 and Shiki productions.

Other names There are two names in Old Possum's that haven't been used in any production (that I know of): James and Cat Morgan. Then there's Socrates, who is exclusive to the 2019 film.

So! That's that! Wow this got long and kinda detailed. If you've any questions/additions/whatever, send them in an ask and I'll do my best to answer.

There are many, many, more unnamed swings, but this is a compiled list of named swings.

I got the majority of my information from the wiki and also from this post by @/theimpossiblescheme.

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