#Cats Asia Tour 2020

[statisticalcats2]

Asia Tour (2020)

Electra

[storyweaverofgondor]

[itsmyregularcat]

A few more festive Vics to round out Christmas day festivities.

Tyler Lotzof in the 2020 Asia Tour

Mykaila Symes from Cast 6 of the RCCL Oasis of the Seas production, with friends Mallory Gladman (Cassandra), Bradley Craig (Alonzo), and Pete Simpson (Misto).

[themagicoolcat]

man i wish i could be more like him i’d kill to steal his level of gender

photos of xavier pellin as misto in the asia tour - south korea 2020!!

[white-cat-of-doom]

What are the cool kids using to extract Instagram stories cleanly these days? I used to have an Android app I forget the name of, but eventually it got removed from the store and stopped working. Then I tried a desktop app called 4K Downloader and it broke my original account so Insta thinks I'm always trying to log in from an unrecognised device X_X

I haven't bothered trying anything else for over a year since then because it took the wind out of my sails a bit. I am getting increasingly tired of screenshotting or using developer tools to extract pics though.

Hello Anon,

Bold of you to assume that I am a cool kid ;).

I am unfortunately not the best person to ask this question to, as I use the native screen recorder that came with my device and I have never used an external or third party application.

Hopefully you can find something that works for you!

[rockcosplay]

Too cute

Plato and Victoria being superb together.

Tyler Lotzof and Thomas Inge, 2020 Asia tour, 27 March 2021 (X).

[catsamongthestars]

CUNTIEST cats the musical performers/performances

this came to me in a dream slash jay

adam hearn / joshua clayton - oasis of the seas 2014

MORE UNDER THE CUT !! THE LIST IS HUGE !!

jackson wood - MT Wichita

jean michelle sayeg (victoria) - us tour 5

matt krzan - blackpool / palladium , UK tour 2016 , asia tour

jal joshua - asia tour 2017/2020

emma johnson - china tour 2024

malika ayane - il sistina 2022

timothy scott - original broadway cast

phyllida crowley smith - '98 movie , london cast

lisette pagler (demeter) & karolina krigsman (bomb) - gothenburg

rachel marshall (bomb) & caroline frank (demeter) - tecklenburg

guy-paul (misto) & gilles vajou (tugger cover) - paris

djalenga scott (bomb) & sophie cambele (demeter) - kilworth house

john partridge (OBVIOUSLY) - '98 film , uk tour , etc

every single actor in cats: the jellicle ball

marlene danielle - obc

... and more to be added eventually

[magicalpeacekeepers]

So I think it's time for a quick run through on Roselia!

A popular goth rock band who went pro in late 2019-early 2020; they aim to reach the "peak" of the music industry. Originally very serious but have loosened up a bit mostly, and notoriously also deeply in love with music. Basically incapable of taking a real break, have toured around Japan in canon and out in to other areas of Asia for the sake of this blog.

From left to right:

Lisa Imai (bass): Yukina's childhood friend and now-fiancée; recently completed a degree in international studies. One of the band's two lyricists along with Yukina, some big sister and gyaru vibes, likes baking. She/her.

Rinko Shirokane (keyboard): Gamer, classically trained pianist, and Roselia's costume designer ever since they started. Was once very socially anxious but has been getting better. Recently completed a degree in music, and the piano especially. Very calm and gentle. Dating Ako. She/her.

Yukina Minato (vocals): Lisa's childhood friend and now-fiancée, and the leader, songwriter, lyricist, and vocalist of Roselia. Longed to reach the peak of the music career after her musician father was betrayed by his bassist bandmate. Serious vibes, but has come to enjoy doing things outside of music to widen his experiences for the good of Roselia. Likes cats and koalas, and will play any instrument you give them. Any/all.

Ako Udagawa (drums): Gamer and the youngest of the band by far. Had a huge growth spurt at some point. Was a big fan of Yukina, which led her to joining the band; started drumming to emulate her older sister, who's the drummer of Afterglow. Very chuuni. Dating Rinko. She/her.

Sayo Hikawa (guitar): Very serious law student who secretly loves dogs, a certain MMO, and baking. Formerly had a very bad relationship with her younger twin sister, the guitarist of Pastel✽Palettes, who enjoyed emulating everything she did but better, but they're getting along better now. Dating Tsugumi, the keyboardist of Afterglow. She/her.

[transfemgabriellamontez]

The Jellicle girlies hanging out and talking up Jenny

[mykpoplovers]

[PRE-EVENT PRESS RELEASE] INFINITE LEADER KIM SUNG KYU TAKING A TRIP TO MALAYSIA FOR TWO NIGHTS OF [LV3: LET'S VACAY] ASIA TOUR THIS AUGUST

Tickets come with fan benefits and will go on sale 17th July

(Kuala Lumpur, 9th July 2024) - Kim Sung Kyu, the leader of K-pop group INFINITE, sent  INSPIRIT – the boy band’s fandom – on a high with the announcement of his upcoming solo  Asia Tour, with two nights in Kuala Lumpur as his first stop! 

Organised by D-SHOW, with Offbeat and 43 as Promoters, 2024 Kim Sung Kyu Concert [LV3:  Let's Vacay] Asia Tour in Kuala Lumpur is scheduled for Saturday, 10th August at 8pm and  Sunday, 11th August at 4pm, taking place at Zepp Kuala Lumpur. 

INSPIRIT in Malaysia will have the privilege to be the first to experience the tour, which marks  Sung Kyu’s first time in the country after 11 years, as well as his debut solo performance here. 

With [LV3: Let's Vacay], Sung Kyu continues his [LV] solo tour after [LV2: Like Your Vibes] last year and [LV1: Light & Voice] the year before, it is definitely a not-to-be-missed occasion for fans anticipating his appearance.  

Always a well-known figure of K-pop, Sung Kyu debuted in 2010 as the leader of INFINITE  with their first mini album "First Invasion", which includes the lead single "Come Back Again" that cemented their reputation in the new K-pop generation. He would go on to carve out a  successful multifaceted career through music, films, TV shows, musicals and hosting. 

After completing military service in 2020, Sung Kyu jumped back into the scene with a three day “Shine Encore” solo concert in Seoul, appearances in shows and musicals, as well as the  release of his third mini album "Inside Me", maintaining an active presence since then. Since  his debut solo mini album "Another Me" in 2012, he has released 1 studio album and 5 mini  albums to date. 

Tickets will be available via www.etix.com from Wednesday, 17th July, 12 noon. Here are the  ticket categories and fan benefits, prices are subject to RM4 processing fee and RM10  transaction fee.  

∙ VIP – RM788 

[Fan benefits for all include Soundcheck Session, Photocard (1 set 2 versions) and  Official Poster; Fan benefits raffled through a random lucky draw consist of Group  Photo (20 per group) for 120 fans, Signed Poster for 40 fans and Signed Polaroid for  8 fans.] 

∙ VIP BOX – RM728 per pax, sold separately 

[Fan benefits for all include Soundcheck Session, Photocard (1 set 2 versions) and Official Poster; Fan benefits raffled through a random lucky draw consist of Group  Photo (20 per group) for 20 fans, Signed Poster for 10 fans and Signed Polaroid for 2  fans.] 

∙ CAT 1 – RM688 

[Fan benefits for all include Photocard (1 set 2 versions) and Official Poster; Fan  benefits raffled through a random lucky draw consist of Group Photo (20 per group) for  40 fans and Signed Poster for 30 fans.]

∙ CAT 2 – RM588 

[Fan benefits for all include Photocard (1 set 2 versions) and Official Poster; Fan  benefits raffled through a random lucky draw consist of Group Photo (20 per group) for  20 fans and Signed Poster for 20 fans.] 

For more information and the latest updates on Kim Sung Kyu’s two-night shows in Kuala  Lumpur, stay tuned to the following official social media pages: 

Promoter FB: 43 www.facebook.com/43ent 

Promoter IG: 43 www.instagram.com/43_ent

[statisticalcats2]

Asia Tour (2020)

Demeter

[jelliclekay]

Cute little tuggoff moment I had to gif (ft other cats having a good time) ♡

Source

[tending-the-hearth]

if i had a nickel for every time an actor who played carbucketty in a production of cats the musical was also in a production of newsies, i'd have two nickels...

which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice times

[iwasthylaonce]

[white-cat-of-doom]

I know it’s been said before, but the way newer productions try to standardize designs frustrates me quite a bit, because it feels like, as the variety gets stripped away, so does the charm. Do you have any thoughts on that?

This is something interesting for me to provide an opinion on because I tend to be more forgiving of the standardization in a way, up to a point, given that I tend to notice the very slight variations in how each individual performer in any production looks.

Saying that, however, the move largely after the 1998 film to have productions increasingly similar has made the musical lose some personality. There was such great variation through the 1990s between productions like London/UK Tour, Broadway/US Tour, German, Australian, Japanese, and other productions. The problem is (seemingly according to RUG and the other main creatives behind CATS still going) that only the 1998 film is immediately recognizable, being the main entry point for most individuals seeking to learn about the show, and thus everything should be just like it to welcome familiarity, even if in present day that is not necessarily the thought.

We are/were at an interesting point where the standardized designs (outside of the US, but we will see what happens now that the US Tour is finished for good; and Japan, always Japan) are changing to John Napier's newer designs, which is not something that might be worldwide. As with any major shift for CATS, the 1998 film and the 2014 Revival as the key points to recognize when things started to change in a sense. With the addition of the new Napier designs, we can add another.

If we think back to earlier this year, every production had a somewhat distinct look (aside from a few similar designs), between US Tour 6, UK/International Tour, Asia Tour, the RCCL, and Japan. Despite the designs for these productions (aside from Japan) being based on the UK standard, I could tell they were different, but I am perhaps too deep into recognizing differences. The majority would not pick those up I think. Even with the blending of the UK and Asia Tour design wise, you still had four productions with different enough designs to recognize.

The same observation of productions looking standardized could have been said over the last 15-20 years ago as well. The German (2002 and onwards), Dutch, and UK productions (and others like Madrid or Moscow) of the 2000s and 2010s all had similar UK based designs, with US Tour 5, Australasia, and Japan being the notable outliers. Things started to became more standard for Australian productions after the 2014 Revival changes, but it was not until Asia Tour 2017 that the full transition was basically completed.

What does the future hold? Given that the Asia Tour will be finished in just under one week, and that the RCCL has added the revival Grizabella design after close to ten years, I would not be surprised if the standardization of CATS in the last decade slowly moves to the standardization to the new Napier designs worldwide. There is not my much going on in CATS for the first time in a while, which is the perfect opportunity to push forward changes without affecting other productions. Only Japan and the RCCL will be running for the time being, and even if the UK/International Tour comes back (which I am surprised we have not heard more about), it has already fully transitioned over. The Asia Tour was half and half, strictly in my view because of the returning alumni from the previous tour in 2020/2022 and the ability to easily reuse those costumes, but the new performers and alumni coming from older or other productions had the changes to their characters, costume wise. Makeup wise everyone was the new Napier designs.

All this to say that the RCCL is probably next for the standardization, and the same if another US production comes up. Only then, once it is confirmed that the new designs are the only designs that will be used, will we have lost full variation in my opinion.

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

thinking abt jalbucketty... and crying...