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the-cat-at-the-theatre-door · 11 months

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do you have any headcanons or ideas when the current adult cats like Munkustrap, Macavity or Tugger reach their senior age? What becomes of them? How’s the tribe like etc.

Sorry if I worded this question weird it’s been on my mind for a while and I figured you might have some interesting ideas about it :)

That's actually a super interesting question! I stuck with the three prompted in the ask, but I'm happy to talk about others as well, if you'd like!

(Slight TWs for mention of illness and death)

🎸 - Tugger gains weight as he gets older, around the middle and face particularly - the slowing metabolism catches up to him, even with his picky eating habits. No shame in that; he's healthy, lives a good life and he's happy. He has a very prominent nasolabial fold on the right side of his face that no longer goes away when he stops smiling, because he would half smile and smirk so often that the muscles in his face got weaker on the left, leaving it permanently crooked (no less charming though), and the smile lines on one side are far deeper. Like is tradition, he lets his fur get even longer, but pays a little less attention to it, so it's often wild (he digs it - says it looks "very bad boy" which has his kids and niblings and grandkids groaning at him). Gives him a very regal "king of the jungle" type of look, and that combined with the lower tilt of his brow give off the impression that he's grown more serious, but he hasn't. One quick grin will attest to that. He's secretly *very* self conscious about his aging (let's be real, he was the type to have started dying his hair the minute anything even resembling grey showed up in there - grey only exists on his dad and Munk), particularly that the others may start to lose interest in him (and Tugger does love his attention), but does a good job at hiding it, and lbh if you know anything about any rockstar, it's that aging eliminates absolutely zero appeal to their fans - a sex symbol is a sex symbol.

His role in the clowder stays mostly the same. He never really moves up or into any real role of responsibility, though he does stay on as an advisor after Sillabub steps up. Most of his troublemaking is now quietly whispered and advised to the next generation, with "old innocent Uncle Tugger" watching gleefully from a distance. Gotta train them young, y'know? He also takes up the Grandpa Gus mantel in nicknaming everyone with very particular calling cards, or settling on the more neutral "babe" and "honey" - particularly for the younger kittens. He also came into his own as quite the storyteller, when you get him to sit still long enough (which isn't often but they'll take what they can get).

A fully senior Tugger started developing problems with wandering off and mobility, but his family keeps close tabs on him (even though it annoys him).

🌙 - Munkustrap has taken remarkably after Old Deuteronomy in that he aged very slowly, and then almost all at once. For the longest time, it seemed like he would never age; every year that passed he looked the same (having grey fur already does wonders for hiding the grey that pops forward). Maybe a little fuller in the figure, maybe with a few deeper lines around the eyes, but still the same old Munk he'd always been even a dozen years ago. He isn't at all concerned with appearances; he takes them as they come.

He's mellowed out over the years in stress levels (not good for the blood pressure, you know - he has several cats who pointedly remind him of that when he starts), though you know when something doesn't please him; that familial look of disapproval is very strong in him. But it doesn't stop him from following in Aunt Jenny and Uncle Skimble's footsteps in that "slowing down" are not words in his vocabulary. He's still as busy a body as ever, and remained in charge of the yearly plays at the Ball until he needed to be forcibly retired (at least in being the lead director - he still goes to every practice). Part of that comes from the rather severe arthritis he develops later down the line, which was part of the contribution to that "all at once" aging I mentioned earlier, but he remains cheerful and as active as is tolerable with it. He (regrettably if you ask his daughters and grandchildren) has become the "back in my day", kind of guy, which you can tell he's about to launch into when he manages a claw up and pointing. He absolutely adores his grandchildren and grandniblings, and takes over his father's spot as the first cat that often gets to meet very new kittens (and pass on their teachings), and while he doesn't have Old Deuteronomy's full knack for it (doesn't quite have the developed magic for it), it is still a time honoured tradition and you know Munkustrap adores babies (and they all adore Granddad).

Munk remains the leading song-storyteller in the clowder, and takes on a role as one of their mentors/teachers until his fading memory prevents him from doing so. He is very proud of his apprentices that take up after him, and takes up every opportunity to tell any cat how good they are and how he taught them everything they know. He ends up passing peacefully in his home at around 32 years of feline age after being sick a while - not bad for a cat; the Deuteronomys live rather long, you know.

💀 - Macavity...is Macavity. No, actually, you know what scratch that. Macavity becomes who he was meant to be the entire time: Professor Moriarty (but like book canon Moriarty - think like Victor Evgrafov). His shoulders droop forward and begin to protrude as he loses more weight, as though wings would sprout from the shoulder blades behind him, his jaw and whiskers begin to sag and his fur gets thinner (even moreso) and that "highly domed" head of his becomes literal as the "fur line" pushes back further. He is patchy and unkempt, but somehow retains his cool, unbothered posturing (kinda...unless he's angry, but that doesn't come with age). The cataracts he develops (and, with no desire to be anywhere in the vicinity of humans, retains) are white and clouded, and while this means the intensity of his gaze has softened a notch (literally and figuratively - his vision is permanently blurred), it is somehow even more frightening than before.

He no longer goes out to do any of his bidding (though he never really did to begin with - having a web has its perks in that you don't get the paws dirty) - they are brought to him. Not particularly difficult, as he has abandoned a *lot* of his threads - he grew bored of them; they no longer interested him. His voice has become softer, more difficult to hear, but it's bone chilling. He's often caught talking to cats who aren't there (or at least that no one else can see), and staring blankly at walls, and his paranoia has tripled. Possibly CDS; no one was close enough to him to really know.

Macavity disappears one day; no one really knows what happened to him, though you can take a few guesses.

#The Rum Tum Tugger #Munkustrap #Macavity #my headcanons #jellicles ask because jellicles dare #realreulbberband #macavity does not reenter jellicle society - honestly if he reaches older age i'd be surprised #thank you for the ask it was really cool!#this is something i never fully considered but also you know what? i love talking about older munk and tugger

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millenari · 3 months

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Munkustrap for the ask game? 🥺

1. Canon I outright reject

I CANNOT find the post but there's this one Jack Rebaldi interview where he mentions something about how 'no one likes Munkustrap because he's the leader and nobody really likes the guy always giving you orders' and as much as I love Jack Rebaldi's Munk I just don't agree with that interpretation. Everybody loves Munk. To Me.

2. A canon or headcanon hill I will die on

On the flip side of Munk actor interviews, Michael Gruber saying

'[Munk is] entrusted with giving the information to the other, maybe younger cats who have not been to the Jellicle Ball before. He gets up and says exactly what they're here to do. He's also caretaker of the kittens. He wants to make sure everybody's safe; in all the Macavity scares, he's there to protect the tribe. So he is the protector'

about Munk is really fundamental for me and how I see Munk, Munk's role in the tribe, and Munk's role in the story.

3. Obscure headcanon

His owner is an old unmarried lady who lives in an apartment by herself; she calls him Felix and he feels responsible for her bc she 'has no colony'.

4. Favorite line

Michael Gruber's American-ass delivery of 'or hairier' in Pekes is my favorite comedy moment in any and all versions of Cats I've seen, it gets me every time.

5. Best personality trait

He cares, deeply and personally, about pretty much everyone, and never hesitates to put himself out there to assist if someone needs it. He's a natural leader and a quick decision maker even under pressure, but he's still patient and compassionate with everyone he meets-- even when he's stressed or angry, he still makes efforts to be kind.

6. Worst personality trait

Munk physically cannot remove himself from a situation if he thinks he's needed, even if he's actively making it worse. He also is one of those people who refuses to let people just vent at him and tries to solve everyone's problems even if they don't want a solution to their problem.

7. Age/height/weight headcanon

Munk is shorter than Tugger but significantly stronger than him, so he can just scoop Tugger up in a fireman's carry and remove him from a situation if he's being annoying.

8. Unpopular opinion about them

Honestly I think I'm even more normie about Munk than about Tugger. I don't think I have any truly unpopular hot takes about him.

9. Scene that first made me love (or hate) the character

I do love his part of Jenny's song-- the way he's singing directly to the kittens on the ground, and his section of the song has this lullaby feeling to it that's just so calming and tender. I really love how for that song it's a duet (sort of) between a young dude and an older lady, but the older lady gets the snappy upbeat part and the younger dude gets the slow & sweet part. It really just establishes Munk as this soft and nurturing figure from the beginning.

10. Best moment on screen (or in the book)

Bway revival Macavity fight imo. It's just so damn good.

11. Faceclaim for the role

Michael Gruber is rlly my Munk, even the unique shape of his wig in 98 sticks out to me as a Fundamental Munk Thing™.

In human aus he's kind of this lighter-skinned 'racially ambiguous' kind of guy with dark hair, smile lines, a little bit of stubble, and a frequently worn sweater vest.

12. Crack headcanon

I feel like his human version would be a Beyonce fan, but like in the cringiest middle-aged-dad way possible.

13. Dumbest thing they’ve ever done

Munk's always been a pretty level-headed and mature guy, even when he was young, so there isn't much that he's done that I can label as 'stupid' except perhaps jumping into dangerous situations to protect someone without considering his own safety first. My hc for how Plato joined the Junkyard starts with Munk running straight into traffic on a busy street bc he saw baby Plato abandoned between two lanes and petrified from fear.

Random ass kitten Munk had never seen before in his life, and he charged right into mortal danger without a second's thought about it. Brave, but also stupid.

14. Most heroic moment

Munk's doing heroic shit all the time. My previous answer is actually a good example, plus, you know, he's tangled with Macavity more than once.

15. Worst thing they’ve ever done

Munkustrap Has Never Done Anything Wrong, Ever, In His Entire Life.

16. Deepest darkest secret they won’t even admit to themselves

I don't know if this is 'never admit to himself' levels but Munk wonders a lot if he shares some blame for how Macavity ended up. He and Mac grew up together, and while he always knew his older brother had a temper, he really and truly thought Mac was just rough around the edges, and that he really did care about Munk and the rest of the tribe deep down. But when Macavity betrayed the tribe and started doing Evil Deeds, Munk was left wondering if Macavity had always been rotten deep down, and hid it from all of them for all those years, or if he'd just.... snapped somehow, from the pressure of being Deuteronomy's heir, or something, and maybe there was something Munk could have done to help him before things got too bad.

As is, Munk may never know.

17. Quotes, songs, poems, etc. that I associate with them

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”

18. What they’d go to see a therapist about

Stress & setting too-high standards for himself, probably.

19. Vices/bad habits

Never resting, for one. He basically never gets enough sleep. It's funny, in my human aus both Tugger and Mac suffer from insomnia, but Munk is oftentimes just as sleep deprived as those two despite being the only Deut bro without insomnia, just because he's always doing things. That man is responding to his work emails at 1:24AM for no goddamn reason.

20. Scars

He's got plenty of scars, most of them not huge, but he's been in all sorts of fights and even if asked he wouldn't even be able to identify how or when he got them.

21. Drink of choice (not just alcoholic)

I think he drinks wine in one scene in my human/celeb/soulmate fic, otherwise he's a real coffee man.

22. Best physical feature

I don't know what other cats would consider his best feature! By cat standards Munk is a handsome dude, but kind of in a normal, average way. Just, you know, a handsome guy you'd see on the street. Honestly I think his general vibes are his most attractive trait, though that's not physical. But nobody in all the world can look at a large muscular man being sweet and cute and patient with little kids and go 'nah 3/10 for me'.

23. If they were a scented candle, what would they smell like?

I'm thinking like... forest or campfire or something like that.

24. Most annoying habit

Asking someone to complete a task for him and then changing his mind and completing it himself before they can get to it.

25. 3 things they’d want to take with them if they were dropped off in the middle of nowhere

Again I need more details for this question but a book for sure regardless.

26. What they would do if stuck in an elevator with [insert character of your choice from the same fandom]

Munk I think is a pretty boring character as far as getting-stuck-in-an-elevator shenanigans go. Except for Macavity, that would probably be interesting. Anyone else would probably just be the two trying to escape together and then rock paper scissors for the next six hours.

27. Their guilty pleasure

Human Munk probably has a variety of snackies he considers guilty pleasures, like special chocolates or whatever. Cat Munk would probably say it's 'oh sometimes I go off somewhere in the Junkyard by myself and just sit for a while and enjoy the silence' and the person he's talking to is like THATS NOT A GUILTY PLEASURE THATS JUST KEEPING YOURSELF SANE

28. How they feel about [insert character of your choice from the same fandom]

I headcanon Jemima as being Bomba and Macavity's daughter, though this is a fact Bomba very much keeps to herself-- she's only admitted it to two people and Munk is not one of them. However Munk.... has eyes & he's perfectly aware of who Jemima's father is, though he's never gotten Bomba to actually admit it. This kind of creates a. .. . not 'weird' relationship, but a kind-of sad one, because Munkustrap knows he's this delightful little girl's uncle but she doesn't know it in return, and her finding out will probably be more devastating than anything, because it would come with the knowledge of who her father is.

So Munk just kind of has to treat Jemima just like he does the rest of the kittens and keep the knowledge of their relationship to himself, though he's always wanted a big family.

29. Eating habits

Munk is a Deuteronomy, so in both cat and human aus he can eat for fucking forever. Human Munk likes to cook and bake as well, and he and Demeter make their dinner together every afternoon, and very rarely order takeout.

30. Sleeping habits

Whoops, I already talked about this. He doesn't sleep as much as he should, but he sleeps soundly whenever he does get around to putting his head down.

31. If the had a tumblr what would it look like?

Probably politics. Plus some pictures or art or such that he finds interesting.

32. Something guaranteed to make them smile/laugh

Kittens being cute will very easily get a smile out of him, though he doesn't laugh-laugh terribly often. One thing people don't know about him is that Tugger suffering something that he 1000% brought upon himself absolutely will get an evil grin or two out of Munk.

33. Something guaranteed to make them cry

Just like Tugger's answer, Deuteronomy's death. Munk's not a big crier I don't think, but when he does cry he's usually pretty quiet.

34. How they react when they are feeling X emotion (sad, angry, excited, scared, etc.—can specify as many as you like)

Most of these I think would result in Munk throwing himself into his work with vigor to get his mind off of the Bad Feelings. Munk's not quick to anger but he is quick to calm down after an outburst, and his excitement is usually going to be expressed through singing or dancing.

35. Their idea of a perfect day

This man will honestly be like 'yeah the perfect day would be a bunch of relaxation with my tribemates watching the kittens play and so on and so forth' and then refuse to stop working for ten minutes to make it happen.

36. Their favorite season

Late winter/early spring, the time of the Jellicle Ball and the incoming of the warm season.

37. What they really think about themselves

Munk struggles a lot wondering if he makes the right decisions as a leader and measures himself up to Deuteronomy all the time. He really wishes he could do more even though he's already always busy, and worries a lot whether the trust that the tribe places in him is justified.

38. Favorite holiday

Christmas bitch. Probably also a thanksgiving bitch as well.

39. Favorite game

He probably likes Monopoly. Like an insane person.

40. Favorite book

I imagine he likes reading but I'm not sure what I would say is his favorite book! He probably likes books about history and such a lot, and the occasional historical fiction.

41. If they could have lunch with anyone in the world (living or dead, from any fictional universe or the real world), who would it be?

Probably his mother, whom he doesn't remember well.

42. 3 comfort items

UHH for human aus: he loves the old scrapbooks from when he and his brothers were kids, his favorite flannel jacket, and uh........ does his wife count as a comfort item,,,,

43. 3 favorite foods and 3 they despise

You KNOW Munk has got to be a steak guy. Unlike Tugger he can probably enjoy a good salad, and box mac and cheese is probably one of those things he whips up every once in a while for childhood nostalgia reasons. There probably aren't a ton of foods Munk even dislikes, much less despises.

44. Their happiest memory

Like I mentioned before, this question is hard for me. I hc that he and Demeter have triplets at some point after the events of the musical, so maybe when they were born.

45. Their favorite celebrity

He seems like the type of guy to like Elvis, idk why.

46. The person they most admire

Deuteronomy. I feel like that one is easy lmao

47. Their dream job

I don't think he really had big career aspirations, more of a family man.

48. Scariest moment of their life

Probably when Macavity betrayed the tribe.

49. Favorite toy as a child

He seems like a stuffed elephant kind of guy. Or maybe his collection of the little green plastic army men.

50. A memory they’ve blocked out

I don't think he really has any memories he's consciously or subconsciously blocked out. There are things he tries not to think about or remember, but not on the level of fully blocking anything from his head.

#my answers started getting lame near the end but alas #thank you for the ask! 🥰🥰

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munkustance · 2 months

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What's your height headcanons??

I'm gonna make it easier for myself and put everyone in catogories from the tallest cat to the smallest bean, who's totally not Jemima.

Tallest:

I don't think this is much of a surprise but Plato is definitely the tallest of the bunch (which makes the height difference between him and Vic even better). Although despite his height he is definitely also the softest cat in the tribe.

The other cats at this height are Alonzo and Macavity. Both also have very slim bodies but for vastly different reasons.

Tall:

'Jellicle cats are rather small' my ass- Anyway, on the top here we got Coricopat. He's just short enough for me to not make it into the tallest group. After him we got Bombalurina and then Tantomile being just slightly shorter than her.

Tugger, Munkustrap and Cassandra I see being mostly the same height with only centimeters being the difference. And the last two are Old Deuteronomy and Jellylorum, both of them were taller but got shorter with age.

Taller than average:

Let's keep this short (pun intended) and simple. Skimbleshanks, Asparagus Jr, Bustopher Jones and our lovely Jellicle dog George.

Average:

Starting us of we have Jennyanydots who, just like Coricopat, is just missing out on the group above. Then we have Gus and Grizabella being practically the same height. Mungojerrie comes in right after with Demeter being just slightly shorter, and last we have Rumpleteazer (Does Mungo teaze her for being shorter than him? Yes, yes he does.)

Shorter than Average:

Once again we have our sweet boy Tumblebrutus just missing out on being the average height but as he grows up he'll definitively be up there with his dads. And only because he himself refuses to be called short again we have Mistoffelees. Will he also grow taller with age? Probably not.

Short:

With Plato being the tallest it only fair for Victoria to be one of the shortest. Right, that's how it works. After her we have Pouncival and Electra being mostly the same height.

Shortest:

Now although she's here now Etcetera will definitely grow to be a lot taller, probably around Jennyanydots's height. And of course our little bean Jemima is the shortest of them all and we have Veerle Casteleyn to thank for that. I think I'll actually make another post about why I think Jemima being so short is such a good detail if anyone is interested (or even if nobody is).

#sorry this took so long. haven't been on tumblr so much these last few days #either way thank you for the ask!#also sorry if I missed someone but I don't think I did #cats the musical #cats 1998 #asks and replies #my post

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afairytalestray · 1 year

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So last week I saw the UK/Int tour of Cats in Switzerland and oh. My. GOD. I have thoughts and I am going to share them right now! I have vaguely attempted to keep them organised by timeline/character but I scribbled these down at the intermission and on the bus back to my hotel as quickly as I could before I forgot anything (fully made myself travel sick but it was worth it).

Act 1

First thing I noticed was that Demeter, at the start, was so shy and skittish around the other Cats. I think they were definitely playing into the idea that she had just escaped Macavity and come home. The only one she was ok with right away was Bombalurina. They two were so sweet together – Bomba was always making sure she was ok. Dem got really into her role in the Gumbie trio and was having a great old time.

TumbleBailey got to ride on the flying trapeze during JSFJC and he was living his best life. The boy was not happy unless he was gymnastic-ing.

The lift that Munkustrap and Victoria did in ‘98 was done by Coricopat and Tantomile which I thought was fun! Always happy for my boy to get more screen time 💪

Side note: This is my third time seeing Cats, but because of Covid it was my first time getting to see the Cats all come in down the aisles at the start wearing the green goggles! I was in the front row, so I didn’t get the full effect, but it was still cool.

Tugger’s song was so much fun. Harrison Wilde was so energetic! During the number he came down off the stage into the audience (again the first time I got to see this!), and began twirling the security lady and dancing with her. 11/10. Bomba was SO PUT OUT when he said “no” and booped her away – like, she was raging, it was so funny. Munk was so annoyed the whole time. Peak big brother energy.

I got the impression almost right away that Jennyanydots is Cori and Tanto’s mum, they were interacting quite a lot and she was always looking after them. Ditto with Skimbleshanks and Jemima - he was definitely her dad - he was so protective of her when Grizabella showed up, it was adorable! I hadn’t considered that relationship before (despite my love of Skimbledad), so it was super fun.

This Misto does not like rice pudding, this is not a drill! The face he pulled during that line in Bustopher Jones was hilarious, he looked so disgusted. Misto was definitely more of an adult than he was in ‘98 or the Broadway Revival. Liam Mower is a bloody FANTASTIC dancer; I couldn’t take my eyes off him! He was clearly loving life and I appreciated every moment.

This production said Casslonzo RIGHTS and we love to see it. They kept on snuggling up to each other when they were in the background and you can bet your ass I noticed EVERY TIME. We stan a power couple of protectors. Alonzo’s actor Sebastian Goffin's voice was so deep and I was LIVING. Like I was not expecting this voice to come out of this man. Twas brilliant. Cassandra was so beautiful I nearly cried like ma’am PLEASE HAVE MERCY. She was definitely an obvious protector with how she was always looking out for the other Cats. Also during the first song she was lying right in front of me and I had to try so hard not to explode.

Old Deuteronomy was such a loving dad to everyone, he had such a warm vibe and energy and I just wanted to hug him! Like all of these Cats were his babies and he adored them all. He and Jerrie and Teazer had a wee “oh, you”/slightly nervous giggling moment when they had just come back on stage after getting busted in their number and it was excellent.

Cori and Tanto were definitely portrayed as younger than they were in ‘98. Cori in particular reminded me of Misto from ‘98; like an adult and everything, but a young one who still had a bit of kittenish energy. Their wigs were pleated up the sides which I thought was unique and cool, I don’t think I’ve seen Cats wigs like that before! Cori was so pissed when Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer ran under his and Tanto’s arms during the back-and-forth dialogue-y bit of the Jellicle Ball and interrupted them. He enjoyed hissing a lot which I can respect. Nothing but love for my hissy prince. I actually think Milan was covered by a swing on my night. There wasn’t anything saying so, but I don’t think it was Milan? Idk, it could’ve just been the lights or my position. Either way, loved her. This tour gave the twins so many characteristics unique to it and they will definitely affect my headcanons from now on.

RETURN OF THE SKIMBLETABLE.

Ok but every time Grizabella showed up, Munk genuinely looked like he wanted to/was about to cry, which I thought was an awesome bit of character work. I really got the impression that she was his mum, and she had abandoned him when she left the tribe. Russell Dickson was trying to make me feel things and he succeeded, I was so invested in his performance.

Also, during the ball, he was sitting just below Old Doots on his tyre who was patting his shoulders. A WHOLE DAD AND HIS BOY.

Jemima’s actress Lottie Stephens was also a fantastic dancer who was leaning just on the edge of cryptid and I loved it.

Plato spent a lot of time trying to look like a very distinguished boy and it was so cute. He definitely still had some kittenish moments though. He wass definitely learning to be a protector; every time there was a protector moment on stage he was there, just to the side or behind the others, looking nervous but wanting to make Munk and co. proud.

Act 2

OK OK OK Moments of Happiness? Not usually my favourite song of the show, but there were two excellent moments of personal happiness for me. First, Shakeel’s Cori slinked right over in front of my seat and I became even more unhinged than before, to the surprise of probably 0 people. But SECOND was omg, so Demeter and Munk were sitting a bit apart at the front of the stage and the atmosphere and chemistry between them was literally off the charts. Dem had become more comfy around most of the other Cats throughout Act 1, but here she was acting really nervous and shy. So the two of them locked eyes for a moment and it was EVERYTHING. Like I cannot describe in a human language what they made me feel at that moment but it was SO MANY. Dem almost immediately looked away all shy like, but Munk kept looking at her until the end of the song in the most softest beautiful way. Like omg the acting was SO GOOD and I’m still not normal about it. Like you could tell both of them really liked each other but were too nervous to do anything about it and inside I was screeching infinitely.

Jellylorum my Queen. Aimee Hodnett was actually mind blowing I was totally enraptured. Her expressions and vocals were outstanding. When Old Doots said to Gus “you could do it again” before Pekes and Polls her face was like ‘exsqueeze me sir what are you doing? Desist immediately!’ But then she got involved and it was great.

I really enjoyed that Gus and Munk shared the narration of Pekes and Polls. Gus’ actor Hal Fowler was so expressive and dramatic and everyone was loving it and laughing along with him, and Munk still got his stressed-theatre-director moment.

TumbleBailey was super put out when Gus had his “youths today” lines, like, he proper turned around, folded his arms, and sulked. He was a whole baby and it was precious. PounceBucketty looked a bit more maturely cowed (he was definitelythe big brother of the two), but Cori was actually DEVO’D. Like my boy was so hurt, he needed a big hug from Tanto before Skimble’s song started. Tbh my reaction to Shakeel’s acting throughout the show was practically feral. On the outside I was calm, but inside it was like Guy Fawkes Night, Christmas, and Hogmanay all rolled into one.

Both Cori and Jerrie seemed to be close pals with Tugger – Cori even got a Tugger hug at one point. Shakeel’s Cori is very cuddly and I love it with all my soul. He doesn’t seem to like Jerrie all that much though, which is hilarious to me as a dedicated Coricojerrie stan. Good thing enemies to lovers is a popular trope amirite 👀

Jerrie has so much respect for Skimble it was so sweet. He was really active all throughout his song, helping him out and pointing out when others weren’t doing what they should be (the irony) during the “hilarity and riot” lines. Top notch stuff. He was also the bottom step of the Skimblestairs at the end of the song.

He definitely has respect for Alonzo as well, he was always on his best behaviour when Lonz was nearby. I loved these little character relationship decisions SO MUCH, like you could tell the actors had put a lot of thought into their characters and that they truly cared about the show.

Bomba was in the background for parts of Skimbleshanks, but she started making flexing motions at the “weak or strong” line and Tugger was next to her ooh-ing and ahh-ing appropriately. It sparked so much joy y’all I love her forever.

SPEAKING OF BOMBA HYPE – Macavity. Omg the song slapped! Dem was super spooked, but Bomba? She was absolutely ripping the piss out of Macavity and I loved every second. Not a single facial expression missed, every one clearly read: oh, you think you’re hot stuff? You’ve got NOTHING YOU LOSER. She was so smirky and sassy, almost like she was challenging him to come and have a go.

Macavity Fight was A++ 5 gold stars stuff. Demeter has a moment when “Old Doots” comes back, and it was great how at first everyone was like, “girl wtf get a grip,” only to be like OMG MACAVITY when my Queen rips into him. Mac starts to drag Dem away and then Munk starts to batter him. The fight was super dramatic and gripping, and when Munk went down he went down HARD. But then we got this magical moment when the whole tribe was like “NOT TODAY SATAN” and started fighting back together, and I feel like this production made more out of this moment than others do. Of course it wrecked me, because I am weak. (Also the Cat standing over Munk and protecting him was my angel Cori so I was delighted by that.) After that, Dem and Munk said Demestrap supremacy and the image was so magical of them nuzzling in the light of the single lamp when everything else was dark, it was *chef's kiss*.

So like, I was never sure why I wasn’t the biggest fan of the new Quaxo look for this tour, but now I think it’s because it’s just a bit too different from the Mistoffelees costume? Like I know Jenny also has a really dramatic costume change, but that change happens on stage and we see her transform. But for Misto, this change happens off-stage and we don’t get to see it, so it just seems a bit less smooth of a transition. I know Mistoffelees is kinda like the stage persona of Quaxo, but I guess I prefer it when they’re clearly the same Cat. I presume this was intentional but, and you’re supposed to be like, omg is that really him? But idk, just not my personal fave.

Having said that, IT WAS STILL LITERALLY THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW FOR ME. Because I’m Misto trash so I guess it doesn’t matter. I really liked that they made it a Tugger solo again, I like that a bit better than the duet. Everyone was appropriately surprised and awed at the magic, but it obviously was not new information to Tugger, who was standing there like, “oh, haven’t you heard?”. And the only word for his expression when the dance solo started was adoration, it was so lovely how enamoured he was. And the slow lines when Tugger addresses Old D were so soft and loving and I die. So my hc for this production is that they were close friends up till this point (and Tugger is the only one who knew about the magic), and this is when Tugger realises, oh, I LIKE like him. May write a thing around this later because I am predictable and basic and easily pleased. Also Cass was so nervous about being Misto’s chosen assistant – she wasn’t even volunteering when he picked her! It was such a cute moment.

Then there was more Casslonzo lounging in the background when Grizzy showed up again. Ok so all throughout the show I was worried about Memory, because Jacinta White started really strong in Act 1, and she did again with her big solo and I was like, oh no this is going to fizzle where can it go from here? I have never been happier to be a fool and a jester. That woman has some set of pipes I was blown away. Think my jaw might have literally dropped.

The bows were fab, but especially TumbleBailey. He came out last as usual and did his flippy flips across the stage, but then he decided to do an extra backwards one, and I don't think it was planned as he nearly kicked Jacinta and Martin (Doots) in the face and they looked surprised. Either that or they're really good actors! Everyone was fine though, and they were laughing about it.

But yeah. So glad I splurged on my Swiss weekend and saw this show. Worth it.

FIN

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Ok things I noticed/thoughts after seeing tour 6!!

I really had so much fun however I am being a bit of a hater at times just a warning

The choreography really heavily featured the kittens, I was missing the adults, particularly Munkustrap, Alonzo, and Bombalurina, where were they?

Tayler Harris was awesome! She didn’t ignore the detail that Grizabella is old and washed up, not just washed up. Her acting was so satisfying to watch I loved it.

Michelle E. Carter’s facial expressions were a gift and so was her amazing tap dancing. During bows she and Tayler were doing a little routine together it was cute.

Speaking of bows, Hank Santos and Tayler did their little handshake, I loved it.

I’m really sad about the new Bustopher Jones arrangement and staging, I did not like it at all. The performance itself was fine, but the material they were working with wasn’t great.

PEKES AND POLLICLES WAS FANTASTIC. 100% best number in the show, it was so much fun, especially the moments where Gus and Munkustrap were playing off each other. I just wish they kept Tugger’s bagpipe interruptions

Gus was fantastic in general, John Anker Bow’s voice was beautiful and round and. Well maybe I’m biased because Gus is already my fave but he left everyone in the DUST.

The transition from Rumpus Cat to Skimbleshanks was a little weird, because Gus didn’t have his last “moment of mystery”, which I guess makes sense as he didn’t have a flashback, he got to actually play Rumpus Cat.

LAST THJNF ABOUT GUS WHEN HE SAID “I ONCE PLAYED THE RUMPUS CAT” AND THEN OLD DEUTERONOMY RESPONDED “SO DO IT AGAIN” MY HEART MELTEDDDDDD

BRIAN AND TARYN REALLY SAID MUNGOTEAZER RIGHTS LMAO GOOD FOR THEM they were cuddling during Gus’s song it was adorable.

Brian’s voice holy shit I’m in love with it. Taryn too by all means not to shove her to the side but Brian really knows how to work that fry in there. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer were just a delight to watch and listen to, loved every second.

Skimbledots, Demelurina, Jellypher, Cassoffelees and Tuggoffelees also got a lot of moments it was cute

Misto had a lot of interaction with the oldies, particularly Jennyanydots and Old Deuteronomy, but he was strangely absent during Bustopher Jones, it was instead Jenny who was helping him around.

Tugger was strangely absent after his number. During the Jellicle Ball he did very little, and he rarely left the sidelines, I was sad not to see him that much :(

Loved Hank Santos but the new Rum Tum Tugger choreo really is doing him dirty, he could go so much further with the old choreography.

There were two little kids sitting in front of me and they were absolutely adorable. They did not understand what was going on during Pekes and Pollicles and their dad was explaining it to them 🥺

The stage was very small and there was no aisle access, so they didn’t do green eyes or any of the aisle dancing in anything which was unfortunate but eh what can you do

In addition to the lack of aisle access, it was clear they had next to no fly space. They had the star lights and scrim, the ring-of-lights thing, and basically nothing else. The staircase to the Heaviside Layer extended awkwardly from stage right, and it didn’t retract fully back into the wing. It didn’t look terrible but it was a little clunky.

Multiple times throughout the show, most notably in the Macavity Fight and the Jellicle Ball, the tempo felt like it was dragging just slightly. The more hip-hop choreography is not as fluid as the ballet, so when the tempo is slower the choreo can’t flow with it, it just feels like it’s pausing and playing.

The Victor costume that Deuteronomy wears during JSFJC was so slay actually he had a little duster and a little tunic it was great I loved it.

I know I have been a hater of tour 6 wigs and makeup before. I still wasn’t big on the wigs but the makeup looked good from the audience! It still could have looked a bit more cat-like but it was a nice effect overall, especially Ibn Snell, Kade Wright, and Tayler Harris. The wigs were still yucky but it was tolerable.

Bombalurina and Demeter were fantastic! Their voices were gorgeous and I’m mad we didn’t see more of them, Bombalurina particularly, she was really sidelined.

Sam Buchanan as Macavity was not interesting to watch sorry. However I did find it interesting that the new choreo and arrangement makes a point to draw parallels between Tugger and Macavity, hearing some of the same motives was a nice Easter egg.

Andy Blankehuehduehalebgjer sure loves lifts, huh. They got boring after a while and I don’t think they were really very cat-like. His additions in general really didn’t mesh super well with the original choreo. In places like the Mistoffelees dance break, where it was just his stuff, it worked alright but in Frankenstein numbers like the Jellicle Ball his choreography stuck out like a sore thumb.

Kade’s singing voice does not match his speaking voice holy shit I was surprised

Hank Santos is shorter than I expected

The bit in Moments of Happiness where the twins are channeling Old Deut’s wisdom into Sillabub was restaged for whatever reason and now it just looked stupid?? Old Deuteronomy just. Bopped Coricopat on the head and then Tantomile bopped Sillabub on the head and they went away it was so dumb.

As I was driving away from the theater I saw Dominic Fortunato and I believe Max Craven walking on the sidewalk and I rolled down the window to drive-by-compliment them and they yelled thank you at me it was funny

All in all I had a freaking fantastic time!!!!!!!!

#blue’s thoughts #cats the musical #long post #cats us tour 6 #favorite posts #< so I can find this later

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uppastthejelliclemoon · 2 years

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uppast's new tour comments!!

ok, so i saw the tour back in September, and i saw their first set of performances

after watching the two, i can definitely tell a difference in how everyone performed! they all just seemed so much more comfortable and able to settle into their roles, and seemed more comfortable with playing with each other and goofing around a little bit!

Act One:

ok first i have to say thank you to Sean for validating my "Jelly is Tumble's Mom" hc because during Jenny's song Tumble was playing with Jelly's tail and then with her paw and i was s o b b i n g

SKIMBLE WAS PROTECTING JERRIE WHEN GRIZABELLA SHOWED UP WOOP WOOP DAD!SKIMBLE SON!JERRIE ALERT

Misto is besties with Jerrie and Teazer, they kept giggling with each other and touching paws and they were so cute

Tugger had a super sweet moment with Gus during "Jellicle Songs" and if you all don't start talking about how Tugger absolutely loves the older cats i'm going to lose it

Munkustrap and Demeter were ALWAYS worried about each other, just looking to each other for reassurance when everything was happening, and just making sure they were both safe!!

Act Two:

so. many. nuzzles

that's definitely one thing i notice about this cast that i love!! their versions of the cats are so much more physically affectionate, they touch paws whenever they get close, they pat each other's fur, they cuddle, i absolutely love it!!

Munkustrap told Demeter to stay back when Macavity showed up, like he was very insistent and kept looking back at her like "it's okay, stay back, i've got this, please stay back" and good LORD Nick's Munkustrap had me crying he was so sweet!!!

that's it for the stuff i noticed different!! i'm about to make a separate post for Nickustrap because he was a PRECIOUS Munkus!!!

#uppast's tour comments #cats the musical #cats us tour 6 #demestrap #demeter #munkustrap #rum tum tugger #mr mistoffelees #skimbleshanks #mungojerrie #rumpleteazer #tumblebrutus #jellylorum

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herooffire101 · 2 years

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So, for Tuggerlurina week, I wrote some fics. As I wrote them, I realized that they are in my Human Au. Here we go.

Also, Happy birthday to me.

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A childhood promise under the star-lit sky

Mid-September 1996

After what seemed like a long time waiting for her sister to fall asleep, Beatrice, or as she knows and calls herself, Bombalurina, managed to sneak out of hers and her sister’s room, after what she witnessed earlier that day, which caused her friend Travis, or as everyone called him the Rum Tum Tugger, Tugger for short, to run to her house and spend the night. Mac lashed out on all three of them; her, Tugger, and Marcus, otherwise known as Munkustrap and Tugger ended up with a nasty looking bruise on his cheek; just because Grizabella left only a month ago and Mac took out his anger on them, Tugger most of all. (Unbeknownst to them, Grizabella left that day wearing makeup to cover up a nasty black eye Mac gave her after she tried to stop him from attacking his brothers). Bomba’s Mom, Jellylorum, took one look at his while Bomba gave her the explanation of how Mac was being mean (an understatement), and gave him an ice pack and pain relief, a hug, and assurances that he could stay the night. Bomba looked into the guest room where Tugger was supposed to be in and saw that he wasn’t there. Quietly walking towards the kitchen, pausing each time she heard her dad snore and when the floor creaked, she noticed that the sliding door was open, and the screen door was closed shut. Bomba, curious, gracefully creeped up to the screen like a cat, and noticed that her best friend was standing on her porch, looking up in the clear early September night sky, at the stars, in his pajamas that luckily his dad Old Deut brought over after supper. Bomba opened the screen door, stepped out and closed it behind her. Tugger didn’t look bothered at the sound of the screen door, as she padded up to him. “Penny for your thoughts, Tugger?” Bomba murmured, keeping her voice low in fear of her mom waking up.

Not moving to look at her, his eyes stayed focused at the stars. “Do you think that’s there more to why she left?” He asked, quietly, not expecting an answer from his mother’s favorite student and his best friend.

“I know that she had her reasons.” Bomba spat, hurt still laced her voice at the mention of Grizabella, slightly unbecoming of an eight-year-old, “But with Mac becoming worse to us, and how she looked when she left, I think that Mac was the last straw.”

“How do you know, Bomba?” Tugger asked, glancing at her.

“I overheard Mom and Jenny talking. Said that while her words hurt us, she didn’t know what to do with Mac.” Bomba said, relaying what she overheard accidentally, “Didn’t hear the rest of it, though. Ran. But I think that Mac hurt her more than us, and Mac is hurting us more now since she’s gone.” Some of her words laced with a light Irish accent.

Tugger gave a watery laugh. “She ran away to be glamorous because how Mac was hurting us? Hah, that’s stupid.” Though Bomba could tell that he wasn’t believing it. “She didn’t want to deal with Mac and me. Mac was her favorite, getting all of the attention.”

“Tugger, you were her favorite. Both of us were. She tried to stop Mac from hurting us. Remember, we’re little compared to Mac. Big kids aren’t meant to be hurting little kids. She gave him attention because he was, what did Mom say? Jealous. Yeah, that’s it. Jealous.” Bomba said, thinking back on how Grizabella treated them compared to Mac. “Mom explained to me that she was jealous of me!”

“You, Bomba? She was teaching you.” Tugger said, in disbelief, “I thought that she was proud of you and Demeter?”

“Proud and jealous, Tugs. Mom explained that to me.” Bomba expanded, “The Ball, Tugger. I accidentally shown her up at the Ball.”

“When you danced with me?” He asked, confused, “Bea, we’re eight. How can mom be jealous of eight-year-olds?”

“I don’t know, Trav!” Bomba harshly whispered, “Me and Demmy are dance prodigies, and you’re not far behind. I’m still asking myself on why she got into her head that a seven- and eight-year-old exceeded her teachings during the Jellicle Ball!”

Tugger ran a hand through his curly dirty blond hair, looking older than he really is. “We’re kids, Bomba. She shouldn’t of ran because of jealously.” A quiet moment ran between them, both of them looked towards the stars. Orion’s Belt glimmered in the sky as a thought ran through his head. “Bomba, do you think…Mac did something that caused her to leave?”

Bomba nodded. “Must of. He’s a mean cat, deceitful too. Like a…Macavity.”

Tugger snorted, realizing that she gave him an actual Jellicle name. “Like Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes?”

“What? Don’t like it?”

Tugger blushed in the pale moon light, looking so much like Grizabella in that moment. “No! It…fits him. He’s always able to make trouble and not get in trouble.”

“He always has an alibi.” Bomba rolled her eyes, thinking of all the times in the past several months since Grizabella left how much worse Mac had gotten, “And one or two to spare.”

A comfortable silence between them, Tugger weaving his arm around her as they both look at the stars. After a while, he broke the silence. “Promise me.”

Bomba gave him a confused look. “Promise you what, Travis?”

“Promise me you won’t leave me, like Grizabella.”

Bomba looked at him, in the pale moonlight. “I never want to be like her, running from my problems, rather face them head on. I promise to not leave you, Travis.”

“Pinky promise?”

“Pinky promise.”

Ten years later, 2006, about in early November…

Tugger stood on the deck, right above the stage area of the Heaviside Bar & Grill. He could hear the muffled sounds of the customers enjoying themselves. Looking up at the stars, his leather jacket a comforting weight on his shoulders. Not the first time he’s thought about how the years went by with him and his best friend Bomba, he thought about the promise they made back when they were eight and confused on why his eldest brother was hurting them and why Grizabella left them. While the newer members of the Jellicle Dance Troupe thought that the Rum Tum Tugger didn’t look back, only those close to him knew otherwise. While he was the most annoying, the most impulsive out all of them, he was the most caring, the most kind of all of them, especially with Bomba by his side.

“Penny for your thoughts?” The voice of his lover cut into his thoughts. He turned around to see that as always, nimble, and sneaky like a cat, Bombalurina still manages to sneak up to him.

“Oh, just thinking.” Tugger said, giving her his smile that he only gave to those he loved.

“Well start the presses, the Rum Tum Tugger is actually thinking.” She sashayed to his side, sarcasm lacing her voice, “Demeter still thinks that you don’t think at all, sometimes.”

He looked into her emerald green eyes, her left one still slightly swollen from last month when she finally punched Mac and got one in return, breaking her left cheekbone, and subsequently having plates put in. Still recovering from the surgery, Tugger still felt so proud that Bomba, finally after years of torment, abuse, and trauma, was able to finally punch Mac in the face, her rage and desire to protect her sister and their daughter leading her to do get over that fear of physical retaliation. “Hah, it’s more like my head gets so jumbled that I have to give into my impulses time to time and not think.” He said, still breathless at the sight of her. “Jem finally asleep?”

“After being a little fussy, yes.” Bomba said, holding a baby monitor in her right hand, “So is Plato, by the way.”

“I think that Jemmy scared that mommy would be hurt by that bad cat again.” Tugger easily said, “I think that Mom is right, that she’s more aware about what’s going on around her than we think.” Pulling her into an easy embrace, Bomba leaning her head onto his shoulder.

Bomba chuckled. “Another thing that she got from me.” Pride lacing her voice. The light coming from their apartment above Heaviside shone onto her, lighting up her eyes and dark red hair, the waves in her hair reflecting the light, making Tugger fall in even more in love with her.

“You’re so beautiful, Beatrice.” Tugger murmured into her hair, kissing her forehead. He squeezed her with the right amount of pressure that she liked. “I was thinking about our promise.”

“Mhmm, which promise, Annwyl?” Bomba muttered, wiggling herself closer to him. “We made each other a lot of promises.”

“The one we made when we were eight and on your mom’s porch.” Tugger expanded on which promise he was thinking about, “The one where you’ll never leave me.”

She lifted her head so that she could look at him. “Well, I haven’t broken that promise. We have a lifetime to get through to see if I break it.”

Tugger laughed. Of course, she would say that. “I would say that you haven’t broken it yet. And you do face your problems head on. Your, uh, face shows it.” He gave her a cringing smile, hoping that he didn’t get slapped for his comment.

Bomba gave him a glare, and rolled her eyes, sending a twinge of pain into her expression. “Bast, I hope that it’ll stop twinging after a while.” “You and me both.” He agreed, giving her a soft smile. Together, they faced the star-lit sky, just enjoying each other’s presence.

#tuggerlurina week #tuggerlurina #cats human au #cats the musical #bombalurina #rum tum tugger

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profictiontheatre · 1 year

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Self-insert lore: 2, 3, 9, 16 for Princeton?

2. when in canon does your self insert come in? do you have a scene in mind for your entrance?

This one's interesting for Cats, but I imagine that Princeton's a long time member of the Jellicle tribe, however he's not one which is around very often because he lives in a rather wealthy house (same humans as M&R); but unlike his house-mates he's a lot more reserved and kinda lazy. So he doesn't really venture about much, except of course, for the Jellicle ball. I feel like his "entrance" scene would likely be kinda similar to Plato's role in the 1998 film. In the 2019-verse, I feel like he'd be introduced towards the end of M&R's scene, maybe being the one to help Victoria after those two run from the dog.

3. how do the other characters generally feel about your self insert?

I think honestly most of them probably aren't too sure LOL

He's not around long enough to form many opinions, but he's also never done anything *wrong* in the eyes of the tribe either.

Though I don't hc Munkustrap as related to Victoria at all, I imagine he's a Dad ™️ to the kittens, and even though she's aging out of that label, he's a bit protective of her (especially in the 2019-verse). So if anyone were to be side-eying Princeton a little, it's PROBABLY Munk asdjkdsfkl

9. who are your self insert’s closest friends?

As much as he hates to admit it, I think he's very close with M&R in a very older sibling type of way. Though I don't think he's blood related due to how much older he is than them, he cares about them a lot and tends to bail them out of trouble if anything happens.

I also imagine that he's close with a lot of the older cats like Skimbleshanks and Bustopher. While he's not quite as old as them, he's kind of a proper guy, so they get along well. During the ball, he tends to stay with them and watch some of the younger kittens.

16. freebie! name a fact about your self insert you want everyone to know.

Fun fact: Princeton is his second name, chosen by himself. His family calls him Chocolate Chip, or "Chip" for short, due to his coat color

#Thanks so much for asking!! I actually loved writing these #I'm bad at finishing fics but this boy can write so many disconnected paragraphs of random oc information skdjkdfdsj #cats #cats musical #cats the musical #self insert #princeton #f/o tag: the white cat #jellicle oc #cats oc #self shipping #answered asks #self ship community #selfshipping #oc x canon

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the-metaphorical-jellicle-cat · 2 years

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My Play

If you follow me on my main, you know I am a big fan of the band AJR for many reasons. One of those reasons is how relatable the lyrics are and how wonderful the orchestration is for each song. Their music is perfect for writing inspiration which is what I have done for this short. ‘My Play’ (from their album OK ORCHESTRA) is about a young boy experiencing his parent's divorce and having to move with his father. I took a lot of inspiration from the lyrics and the music video.

Anyway, when I first listened to this song, my mind immediately went to Munkustrap who (in one of my headcanons) wrote plays as a child to show his creativity which helped him become a director as an adult. I will warn you that this story will make you cry without a doubt.

Yes, I will be posting this on AO3 eventually.

Summary: Munkustrap knew something was wrong when their mother stayed out of the house longer than she used to. Sometimes staying out overnight which caused so much pain to everyone in the family. When she was home, she and dad were always arguing nonstop. Nothing could stop them. It was those times where he would try and make it a game with his younger brother as an older sibling should

Characters: Munkustrap, Tugger (meantioned), Grizabella (mentioned), Macavity (mentioned), Deuteronomy (mentioned), Demeter (mentioned)

Warnings: Divource, emotions

Prompt: My Play by AJR (Link to Music Video)

Munkustrap knew something was wrong when their mother stayed out of the house longer than she used to. Sometimes staying out overnight which caused so much pain to everyone in the family.

When she was home, she and dad were always arguing nonstop. Nothing could stop them.

It was those times where he would try and make it a game with his younger brother as an older sibling should.

But then it really shattered when he was told to start packing his things into boxes. He asked his dad what was happening but was told they were going on another adventure.

Without mom.

And so he kept his mouth shut to his mother knowing he wouldn't get answers from her. He stopped talking to his older brother Mac. It was his younger brother who tried to make him smile though he had trouble understanding what was going on.

When they moved in and settled into the new house without mom, Munkustrap kept thinking. He kept thinking about the plays he wrote and put on for his family. It was one of the few times he caught everyone smiling and laughing.

Then it came crashing. The old house was a place of love and where he and his brothers’ imagination thrived. Kind of like that spaceship they drew on the basement wall that no one had the heart to clean.

He wondered if it was still there.

The years went by and Munkustrap witnessed Mac leave for good and Tugger pull away. He saw what finding love did to his father. Love caused his family to break. What good was it for him to love?

There were times where he wrote in his notebook of plays that made sense to only him and no one else. He kept it hidden from everyone for it was the only place where no one could sense his true emotions of anger, abandonment, or even loss. But damn if he didn’t want his mother to be here in the moment to watch him give a soliloquy from one of his plays.

Now as an adult. Now learning what it truly meant to be lonely. Watching Tugger find love. It was now his turn to find his place in the world that he’d rather isolate himself from. For what would happen if his relationship were to turn out like his parent’s.But then he met her.

Demeter was a woman that he never thought he could possibly talk to. She was beautiful inside and out, charismatic, and brought out sides of him that he forgot about.

On their first date he brought her flowers, all while trying to be great for at least an hour. It lasted for almost 4 hours. But that fear still lingered. That fear dissipated after the 5th date when he asked her to be his girlfriend.

Of course he added to the notebook over time with new plays and ideas, most of them were about family and love. A turn around from what he was writing as a young adult.

Though he still wished to share his experiences with his mother for whom he hadn't seen in years. Or maybe his older brother who still held anger at their father.

By the time he himself became a father to his daughters, he flashed back to being a child with the piles of boxes in every room. He wished. He desperately wished he could go back in time and spend one more day with his mother and brother. Showing them a play they just might have brought their family together. Or maybe tear or even further apart.

@storyweaverofgondor @uppastthejelliclemoon @roxycake @is-it-mungojerry-or-rumpelteazer @the-pied-pipers-assistant @the-bunny-wife @thunderwhenhepurrs @queen-with-the-quill @dramatical-cat @falasta

#cats the musical fandom #cats the musical fan fiction #music prompt #munkustrap #cw: divorce #feelings #cats the musical #human au #family #rum tum tugger #old deuteronomy #grizabella #macavity #though this does take from a lot of different hcs that i use I'm my writing #i highly suggest listening to the song

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jelliclekay · 2 years

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When Tugger found out Bombalurina was pregnant, he was sorta quiet at first (which is never like Tugger), so she began to worry a little. But after a while, he wore a huge grin and happy eyes brimmed with happy tears. He embraced Bombalurina gently, telling her how happy he was they were gonna have a family, and then ran around the Junkyard yelling "I'M GONNA BE A DAD, I'M GONNA BE A DAD!!!!" (In a similar fashion to how Munkustrap was when Demeter was pregnant). Everyone is so happy for the father-to-be, while some of the other cats are like "Well, it's about time!!" (As 'active' as Tuggs & Bomby are 🤭🤣)

Hope this helps & feel better!

Omg anon this is so cute and super in line with my headcanons for how Tugger would react to Bomba being pregnant.

I love the older cats playfully rolling their eyes like "it's about time!" Especially Jelly and Jenny.

#im super sick still but this cheered me up!#love excited to be father tugger

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greenelectricsky · 19 days

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How do you end your day?

Admetus: Going to sleep. What do you want?

Adonis: Doing something at home, around a home, with my husbands, with my family... Just doing something.

AlmonDisco: Catching my boyfriend, taking him into my arms and finally hugging him as much as I like!

Amberlina: As usual.

Amun: How you do that, how you do this... Can you just leave me alone?

Asparagus Jr: If I'm not looking for someone? With mum and dad, helping her to keep him in line. He loves to sneak away to the theatre!

Bill Bailey: Having fun with the rest! If they tell you otherwise, they are lying!

Bombalurina: Treating myself like a queen.

Bustopher Jones: Supper, second supper and some snacks in the middle of the night.

Carbucketty: Evening zoomies!!!

Cassandra: Talking with Everlasting Cat or those who aren't here anymore.

Coricopat: Wishing away all those shadows and vile powers who want to hurt my fellow cats.

Cream: With my husbands, smiling at their antics.

Cysiek: Duh, being fabulous at some party!

Demeter: Regretting most of their decisions.

EarthyRose: Catching up with my friends, family and enemies.

Electra: Oh! Oh! Ohhhh!!!! Snuggling with family or making their life miserable!

Etcetera: Kissing Tugger's photo wishing him "goodnight"!!

Exotica: Doing my stuff, as far away from hoomans as I can.

FanFanGrace: With my fur care routine, with my claws care routine, with my ears care routine...

FinFun: Trying to figure out what was happening in the last twelve hours... and what was my fault and what wasn't.

FlowerFlow: With a smile. Happy or sadistic, it's up to you and what have you done.

George: Running away from chores! Like always! Bye!!!

Grizabella, making big, sweet eyes: Hoping for a warm place and some food... and maybe some pets...

Gus: Remembering all those beautiful times when I was young and strong, so I could be with actors without sleeping, listening to their stories, learning new roles...

Haze: I also didn't end anything. I'm not responsible for that. Nope.

HoneyTrap: Kissing, snuggling and having fun with my boyfriends. And you? Jealous?

Jellylorum: With Jenny, talking, gossiping, drinking tea and planning some dea...

Jennyanydots: Definitely nice and sweet things.

Jemima, digging something (grave): Happy and loving everyone!

Jemmysweets: Having fun looking at my son in law when he tries to get forgiveness from my son...

Macavity: If you ask me about anything again I'll just curse you!

Mistoffelees: Making the most beautiful and silent fireworks!

Mirage: After I terrorise the last customer? I go to the junkyard and wonder how it is to live only with cats.

Moon: Coming back from my travels and guessing what Sun fucked up today.

Mungojerrie: Thinking how much mischief I can cause the next day!

Munkustrap: My day never ends... I'm in the neverending limbo of... Oh, for Cat's sake, what now???

Alonzo: Trying to persuade Munku to go home and stop worrying about... Munkustrap, sit down, I take care of that...

Plato: Hoping without hope Alonzo does something before Munkustrap explodes...

Old Deuteronomy: Trying to guess what they messed up the whole day...

Oranglow: If I'm still alive? Trying to keep that way. If I'm dead? Being eaten by something, probably.

Papyrus: Reading a book and falling asleep. Always the same mistake...

Pouncival: Usually showing off with my abilities and acrobatics! Everyone love it!

Quaxo: Playing with stars and clouds, telling kittens stories.

Rum Tum Tugger: Being wonderful and clever, as always!

Rumpleteazer: Burglar and crimes! Oh, and sweets of course!

Rumpus Cat: Being wild and hairy!

Shyny: Surprising my boyfriend with hugs from the shadows!

Silenia: With murder.

FinFun: Yep, usually murder on my father.

Sillabub: Wishing everyone "beautiful dreams"!

Skimbleshanks: Trying not to go crazy with everyone's madness... Hoomans are absolutely unpredictable!

Sky: ...

: Uhm, you're right, I just... I just go away... Sorry...

SpicyJuice: Wishing all those who irritated me today so they don't meet me tomorrow.

Star: Looking at the moon and hoping Everlasting Cat is happy and petted enough.

Sun: Giving myself all the love I deserve!

Tango, twirl and run away. Fucker.

Tantomile: I'm thankful for no one irritated me enough to send on them the wrath of gods...

Tumblebrutus: Pranks!!!!!

TuśTuś: Probably with some new ideas I need to write down before I forget them! Oh! I'm sorry, I need to... Where is my notebook...?

Vaniliarity: Singing sweet lullabies for everyone and when I'm sure they will have sweet dreams I also go to sleep.

Victoria: Chatting with Everlasting Cat. She is really nice, you know?

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One of the YouTube comments of all time oh my GOD

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[Image ID: A YouTube comment from user @sire-dame-sander It reads:

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as promised here in MY Insane Cats Fandom Story. formatting this greentext style bc it’d be fucking unreadable as a big block of text - be me - cats the musical fan, dumb teenager - in groupchat with several other cats the musical fans - our number one group activity is keeping up with this one fanfic, “the silver protector and me” - it’s 70k words of munkustrap x the author’s self insert oc - from the moment you pick TPSAM up it’s not great from a writing perspective but the further you read the more unhinged the plotlines get - everyone can shapeshift into normal cats with no explanation. the main character is french n everybody else is incredibly aroused by it. all the girl cats frequently body shame the main character for being too skinny. the love interest is abusive towards his son because he thinks he might be gay. there’s a bunch of sex slavery just like an insane amount - this isn’t really that alarming to us. obviously the author might sort of be goin through it but at the end of the day it’s just a fanfic - however. there is also an author’s note at the end of every chapter where the author (we’ll call her jazzie after her self insert) shares wayyyyy too much about her life - we learn a bunch through these. she’s british. she has a terrible ex. she loves the guy who’s she’s currently dating but he hates cats the musical. she’s been to cats the musical 115 times. she has a 7 year old son - she also links her instagram + tumblr. maybe this was a dick move of us but being teenagers we check them out - jazzie’s instagram is pretty normal other than the fact that everyone but her looks miserable in every photo - whatever. they might just have resting bitch face - jazzie’s tumblr is CRAZY - we discover that she’s been in several bona fide large scale scandals - you name it jazzie has posted it. most recently she’s gotten in trouble for comparing the traditional body modification of various unrelated african cultures to, and I quote, “dumb bimbos getting too much plastic surgery” - she’s also fighting on a daily basis with people who hate her fanfic over its various Issues, including one heated debate with an actual sex trafficking survivor - about a week after we start checking in on jazzie’s tumblr, she posts that she’s going to be taking a break n moving all her mutuals into a discord server - this server will also house the live drafting of new chapters of TPSAM - being idiot teenagers we decide we HAVE to get into this server to watch TPSAM get drafted live. its siren song is far too strong for morals to assuage us - in an attempt to gain mutualhood before jazzie leaves for good, I create my cishetsona - her name is abi n she’s a 17 year old girl living in indiana who loves only two things: cats the musical and her homophobic 23 year old fiancée who works in his dad’s garage - she’s a closet tuggoffelees shipper as well but she openly ships mistoffellees/victoria (which is for some reason the default straight ship in cats even though victoria canonically hooks up with plato. no I’m not sure why either) - abi begins participating in the cats the musical fandom by posting annoyingly heterosexual content - within one (1) week, this has gotten her into jazzie’s discord - a few of my co conspirators have played the same trick. there’s maybe four or five of us in there - inside this discord we are exposed to fandom drama we never even knew existed - jazzie frequently complains to the server about her current boyfriend. she hates how much he dislikes cats the musical, n hates even more that he’s always telling her to pay more attention to their kids (plural) instead of writing cats the musical sex slave fic - do you remember how I only mentioned the 7 year old son earlier. this is the first mention we hear of another kid - the next day something terrible happens

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- we MEET the other kid - he is 12 years old n he is a SERVER MODERATOR - this means he’s been fully privy to the active drafts of his mother’s super explicit cats the musical sex slave fanfic - apparently nobody on the server was aware this moderator was jazzie’s son either, because her genuine mutuals seem just as shocked as we do - at this point one of the real mutuals snaps n tells jazzie that while she loves TPSAM, kids shouldn’t be anywhere near it. a good half of the server enthusiastically agrees with this - jazzie takes this as a personal attack on her parenting abilities n the server fucking implodes - a couple days later the whole thing gets taken offline - abi gets a message from jazzie apologizing for the whole situation n thanking her for not attacking her like everyone else - I don’t have the energy left to tell her abi isn’t real, so abi says “thank you. it’s no problem” - there is brief discussion of reporting jazzie to some kind of authority, but we decide that’ll probably only make it worse for her kids, so we don’t - we figure she got the message to not involve her preteen son in the drafting of her sex slave fanfiction when all of her friends left her - TPSAM has not updated since. I really hope it’s because jazzie stopped neglecting her kids for it - it’s for the best she stopped. I hope her family is doing better now - but frankly I’m a bit sad we’ll never get lines like “can I cum in you?” “oui!” ever again

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#cats #cats the musical #cats musical #couldn't not share #maybe this drama has alreadu circulated but this is the first i'm hearing of it #fandom nonsense #child abuse tw

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Day 24 of Cats-pril by @storyweaverofgondor - Everlasting Cat! Ft. Old Deuteronomy and his youngest son, Tugger, when he was a Kitten. Also on Ao3 here.

“What’s the Everlasting Cat?” Tugger asked, poking his head up from in front of the tyre where Old Deuteronomy was sitting. His father chuckled, his son was such a curious Kitten. He leaned down and pulled his youngest up onto his lap.

“The Everlasting Cat is the mystical divinity of unashamed felinity,” he replied. Tugger pouted.

“Dad, you’re just making up words. What is it? Is it friendly?” he grumbled.

Old Deuteronomy smiled, that was an awfully grand concept for a Kitten, to be sure.

“The Everlasting Cat watches over us and guides us,” he explained.

“Like a protector?” Tugger asked. “Munk wants to be a protector!”

“A bit like that, yes. She is a magical being, who-”

“Bomba said she lives on the moon, is that true?” Tugger interrupted, looking up at him with wide eyes.

“Not quite; the moon is like her eye, and when it is in the sky, she watches over us.”

“What if it’s cloudy?”

“She can still see us if it’s cloudy.”

“She must be huge if the moon is her eye!”

“She can be huge, or she can be small.”

“She can’t be big and small at the same time, Dad!” Tugger said, in the exasperated voice of a Kitten trying to explain something very simple (to them) to an adult Cat. “Unless… is she magic? Mac can make himself look different with magic!”

“I suppose she is magical, yes.” He should simplify it, he thought. How else could one explain such a concept to a Kitten? “She can change her appearance as she pleases, but most of the time she prefers to stay invisible.”

“Well, obviously. If she’s so big she’d scare everyone!”

“She is friendly, though,” Old Deuteronomy continued, running a paw over his son’s ears. Tugger squirmed, shaking off the attempt to groom him. Of course, Tugger preferred physical affection to be on his terms only. He resisted the urge to hug him; his middle Kit, Munkustrap, seemed to be the only one who had inherited the cuddly gene. “She looks after all us Cats, and she will speak to the Jellicle Leader at the Ball, to inform them of the Jellicle Choice.”

“Like how that old guy went up on the tyre to get reborn?”

Old Deuteronomy resisted the urge to laugh at the description of the distinguished father of Bustopher Jones as ‘that old guy’.

“Yes, she offers the opportunity for the Cat chosen as the Jellicle Choice to be reborn into a new life.”

“And she tells you this at the Jellicle Ball?”

“She does.”

“That’s cool, I guess. You’re the Jellicle Leader, what does she sound like when she talks?”

“Like the whisper of the wind through the trees at night.”

Tugger rolled his eyes so dramatically it would make Gus proud. But there was no other way to describe it really, it was barely a voice, more of a pull, a feeling.

“Munk is much better at telling stories than you, Dad. He talks normal!”

Old Deuteronomy did laugh out loud at that.

“Yes, Munkustrap is a gifted storyteller, I imagine it will be one of his roles one day.”

“He wants to be a protector but,” Tugger said, his brow furrowing in confusion.

“He could do both.”

“Sounds like a lot of boring work,” Tugger declared, pulling a face. “I’m gonna be a rockstar.”

“You’ll be spectacular, my son.”

“Yup! I should go practise the bagpipes!”

Without another word, Tugger jumped down to the ground and scampered off into the Junkyard. Old Deuteronomy smiled – Tugger could be quite the butterfly. How, exactly, bagpipes fit into his vision of a rockstar, Old Deuteronomy didn’t know, but he was sure it would be quite the show.

#cats-pril2023 #cats-prilday24 #old deuteronomy #the rum tum tugger #cats the musical

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