Statcat's official list of favorite Cats performers
(I'm horrible with specific ranking so performers are listed in alphabetical order gfiuedw)
Alonzo: Jason Gardiner, Matt Huet
Bombalurina: Erica Lee Cianiculli, Rosemarie Ford, Chelsea Nicole Mitchell, Christine Cornish Smith
Cassandra: Lexy Bittner, Emily Pynenburg, Mette Towley
Demeter: Nora DeGreen, Kim Faure, Juliann Kuchocki, Aeva May, Madison Mitchell, Cornelia Waibel
Electra: Lili Froehlich
Grizabella: Tayler Harris, Jennifer Hudson, Elaine Paige, Mamie Parris
Gus: Christopher Gurr, John Mills, Tony Mowatt
Jellylorum: Sara Jean Ford, Kayli Jamison
Jemima/Sillabub: Arianna Rosario, Ahren Victory
Jennyanydots: Eloise Kropp, Susie McKenna, Emily Jeanne Phillips
Macavity: Daniel Gaymon
Mistoffelees: Jacob Brent, Tion Gaston
Mungojerrie: Danny Collins, Max Craven, John Thornton, Drew Varley
Munkustrap: Robbie Fairchild, Michael Gruber, Matthew Pike, Kade Wright
Old Deuteronomy: Ken Page
Plato: Daniel Gaymon, Tyler John Logan
Rum Tum Tugger: Jason Derulo, John Partridge, Hank Santos, Siegmar Tonk
Rumpleteazer: Jo Gibb, Shonica Gooden, Bonnie Langford, Taryn Smithson
Skimbleshanks: Jeremy Davis, Geoffrey Garratt, Steven McRae, Christopher Salvaggio
Tumblebrutus: Daymon Montaigne-Jones, Devin Neilson
Victoria: Phyllida Crowley Smith, Francesca Hayward, Yuka Notsuka, Georgina Pazcoguin
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My favourite blog is accepting asks? Yes! Can you tell us your top 9 Cats performers? Idc which Cat they play.
(sorry if this is something you've stated before)
First off, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am honoured that I am your favourite blog! You really should find someone better than me.
You put a smile on my face!
This is going to get a bit long, but here we go.
I have one person who is my absolute favourite performer (and person), Noaimh Morgan, who was Rumpleteazer in CATS (2019) and in the UK International Tour 2018. I went into the reasons in a separate post, if you curious as to why.
Just look at her! I LOVE HER SO MUCH! (This is my tablet wallpaper if anyone cared). She is an absolute joy in the 2019 movie, and is my favourite character in that film. She is part of the reason why I am in this fandom.
Now in no particular order, eight other wonderful performers in CATS:
Susan Jane Tanner - Original London Cast (1981-1982) Jellylorum/Griddlebone and CATS (1998) Jellylorum
She IS Jellylorum, and one of my two favourite Jellylorum performers. She originated the character in London, and I adore her singing voice and the ways she portrays Jelly. She is so kind and gentle! Some people dislike her in the 1998 film due to her singing and the fact she is older, but those people are very much wrong. In my opinion she is underappreciated in CATS.
Here is a photo of her from rehearsals in 1981. I love this darker Jelly design! I wish I could find more detailed pictures of it.
Bonnie Simmons - Original Broadway Cast Jellylorum/Griddlebone (1982-1992)
My other favourite Jellylorum, and my favourite Griddlebone. I ADORE her singing and wish I could have seen her perform! This is some footage of her as Griddlebone that I would recommend anyone watch, as Growltiger's Last Stand on Broadway was an EVENT.
Another very underappreciated performer, considering she was the third longest serving original cast member in the original Broadway production, behind only Susan Powers (1982-1997) and Marlene Danielle, who stayed for all 18 years until 2000!
Phyllida Crowley Smith - London (1992-1993) and CATS (1998) Victoria
My favourite Victoria perfromer. She is so beautiful as Victoria, and her dancing and movements are so graceful! I do not think there is anyone better than her as Victoria, even if they are more technically trained.
She is so pretty and I love her!
Hannah Kenna Thomas - UK Tour (2014), Palladium (2015-2016), UK International Tour (2018-2019), Vienna Revival (2019-Present) Victoria
My second favourite Victoria performer, Hannah is someone who I believe loves being in CATS (which I very much appreciate). She is absolutely gorgeous as Victoria and perfectly embodies the character.
Being a part of the Vienna revival always makes me wonder if she can speak German at all. Regardless, that Vienna 2019 promotional video of her performing the White Cat Solo lives in my mind at all times.
Freya Rowley - UK Tour (2013) Swing, UK Tour (2014) Tantomile, CATS (2019) Jellylorum
I feel in love with the tall, orange background Cat in the 2019 movie, who is beautiful and cheerful! Freya initiated my love for Jellylorum, even if she is the most unconventional Jelly to have ever existed.
She is so pretty and is my second favourite character in the movie. She is always so happy and having fun, all while never being the center of attention.
Lili Froehlich - Broadway Revival (2016-2017) Electra
Another person who is beautiful and so incredibly cute! I love her, and she brings such positivity to her primary role of Electra, and the other roles she covered.
Immensely talented as well, she served as a dance captain in the Broadway Revival, and was an assistant choreographer in the US Tour 6.
I admire Lili as well, as she helped me figure out and become more comfortable with my sexuality, as she showed me that not everything is straightforward to figure out, and there is a fluidity to that may change in the future.
Eloise Kropp - Broadway Revival (2016-2017) Jennyanydots
She has such a fantastic charm to her performance and is a phenomenal tap dancer! Eloise and The Old Gumbie Cat performance is one of the better parts of the revival changes, although I still adore the standard Gumbie performance.
I mean, look at that smiling face (and that AMAZING Jenny design)! Eloise has made me fall in love with Jenny!
Jo Bingham - London (1991) Etcetera, London (1992) Rumpleteazer, London (1997) Demeter, CATS (1998) Etcetera
A trailblazer and a personification of absolute joy mixed with chaos, Jo Bingham took a character and them her own. She did what she wanted in the 1998 film and it does not look like anyone involved had more fun than her.
I wish I could have seen Jo perform as Demeter! We never had the chance for her to sing in the 1998 film and I NEED to hear her sing Macavity!
Thank you so much for the ask!
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