#non-replica

[cometomecosette]

Two more Les Mis highlights reels in honor of Barricade Day. Both from non-replica productions staged in the round at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts.

The first is from their 2007 production: Fred Inkley (Jean Valjean), Devin Richards (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Fantine), Charles Haggarty (Marius), Joanne Javien (Éponine), Renée Brna (Cosette), Charlie Brady (Enjolras), Ron Wisniski (Thénardier), Inga Ballard (Mme. Thénardier), Sebastian Hoffman (Gavroche), Joanna Rosen (Young Cosette)

The second is from their 2014 production: Will Ray (Jean Valjean), Danny Rothman (Javert), Daniella Dalli (Fantine), Blake Stadnik (Marius), Lizzie Klemperer (Éponine), Siri Howard (Cosette) Steve Czarnecki (Enjolras), Gary Troy (Thénardier), Tregony Shepherd (Mme. Thénardier), Gavin Swartz (Gavroche), Carly Williams (Young Cosette), and fan favorite Joseph Spieldenner (the Bishop/Grantaire)

[clovenhoofedjester]

NEW CATS NONREPLICA IDEA. ITS FURBIES. HI.

JUSTIFICATIONS UNDER THE CUT

i wanted the kittens to be furby babies for obvious reasons. they are so small

the adults are standard furbies and all the song cats (minus the OLLDDDD elders) are special edition/prize furbies

aforementioned elders are 2005 furbies. i love those things

i chose mostly off vibes. colors, cool features, names, gimmicks that matched--some are closer to their replica costumes and others are just. my desire for batshit colorful nonrep designs

pry angel macavity out of my Cold Dead Hands .

mungojerrie and rumpleteazer were switched before i realised i wanted to give teazer a cool hat

pouncival and george are rainbow because i want to

tantomile & coricopat wouldve been the autumn/witch furby if they were song cats

i think. my favorite choice here is sillabub. like thats her guys. lets go home

i really like asparagus jr being green. get it its likethegvegetabil

i struggled w electra like i really had no idea who to assign her since sillabub already had the bright orange/black furby. wavy stripes was originally going to be tumblebrutus until i became entranced by all 5 pixels of the grey squirrel furby. then everything was balanced once more

i have alternatives to the special edition furbies (that are closer to the replica designs/less colorful) tell me if you wanna see them

did not include booms onwards because i couldnt figure out a solid system for them. like who tf am i assigning a furby withNvm the rumpus cat. the rumpus cat would be a furby boom

i spent 4 hours on this thing

grizabella was originally going to be a peepy. imagine this thing singing memory

[noppan]

unpopular opinion but do we NEED another non-replica Wicked in Brazil starring the same actors? The last one didn’t even close down that long ago? What’s the point?

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[greenelectricsky]

OK, so we have overture ended and curtain falls on the scene. Munku and others appear one by one and sing their lines. Some of cats get curtain and take it away, what was cute. Of course everyone tries to get who is who, because non-replica and it's not so obvious. Vibrant colours, hypnotizing moves, smiles aimed at the audience. Actors work hard, it is a very energetic piece.

Naming of cats is magical. They have pieces of mirror, reflecting light on the audience. Cats move them all the time, and slowly start putting them into the mirror frame. They look into that, but what do they see? Their third name? Themselves as we see them? Themselves as they are? So many metaphors and meanings!

Victoria's solo is rather short but still graceful, ending with Alonzo's singing. As I said, Misto doesn't say a word and I mistake him with Alonzo, also because of that moment. ;)

Jennyanydot's number was really cool and probably the most accurate I've seen. Mice was cleaning the scene together with other cats, and she let them go only, when there wasn't even one spot! Jeanny had beautiful violet colours on herself. And that fluffy coat!!! Yup, Jennyanydot is on the left!

Tugger's song (on the right). I absolutely loved the big heart shaped lollipop as his guitar when he played in a frame of old broken telly! And in general a little different music here, more rocklike than usual. But he still was a full package, like always. With fangirls and fanboys doing everything to be with their idol for a short moment at last.

Later we had Grizabella. There was an absolutely wonderful moment when she walked in and everything seemed to be in slow motion!!! I think she was less ashamed of herself than usual but the rest of the cats were also more alarmed by her, closer to her, ready to strike in every moment.

Bustopher Jones appeared on the balcony, proud and round as usual. Cats were absolutely amazed by him, listening closely to every word. I loved the idea of soup tureen, smoking everywhere. I'm not a fan of that one moment when one of the cats (Victor? if I remember correctly) was hit by Bustopher for eating his soup and loudly burped. But I'm not a fan of that kind of humour in general...

Then Demeter shouted "Macavity" and before everyone ran away some girls singed a few lines of Macavity's song. It was very interesting and very very disturbing! Creepy even.

And now Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer! We have one of the girls, pushing a big safe. It was again more energetic, more interactions like pushing, pulling tails, gigging and all. Sisters or lovers? Vibes were both again. Here is one thing also, in Polish libretto we have boy and a girl singing this song and I have no idea why it wasn't changed, as we had two girls. Maybe it was impossible to change and sound good? Or maybe the whole song should be translated anew and there wasn't enough time? Thais or that way, it was strange to me...

Tugger and Munku's duet was wonderful as always, again with more playful energy than usual.

Here should be Pekes and Pollicles but nope.

Again Demeter warns everyone of Macavity and we have another group dance! And I don't remember Victoria's and Plato solo. Or it wasn't there or it could be Victoria and Alonzo again... Still, big bravo to dancers - they were amazing again.

Grizabella with Memory. I'm not a fan so well, it was memorable but that's all.

Jemima had a beautiful voice in the next song but it was her only one big moment.

And then Gus! Again the song is funny, Jellylorum does what she can and we have a red velvet curtain behind them. Gus becomes a... Rumpus Cat! Gus is a little pinkish - light lilac when young Gus is vibrant purple, with black-yellow cape. Pekes and Pellicles was sang by Munkustrap and Rumpus, which is great. But my favourite moment is when Old D. also sings and Rumpus is tapping his foot, clearly unhappy by this intrusion. And when Old D. finally gets it he is cutely embarrassed! It was so sweet and playful - old cat, and behave almost like a kitten! Also I'm sure I heard fragments of music from Growltiger in that number! I don't know how they do that but it was there for sure!

Skimbleshanks is the first and only number when Skimble actually dances. I don't know if it was an informed decision or maybe the actor wasn't in the best form, but still he usually was somewhere on the balcony or staircases, sometimes hanging with Munku or others. The choreography was wonderful! We didn't get a full train but it was funnier that way.

Oh and now Macavity!!! He is beautiful! And those nimble moves. And Old D. was kidnapped not with the net or something but Macavity's shadows hid him under a carton box! The box stays during Macavity's song.

Girls were utterly amazing in that. Some burlesque, some creepy vibes, old cans as stools... Sooooooooooooo coool!!!!!!!!!!!

When cats finally noticed the box and wanted to open it, looking - because of Old D's smell - their leader and they are frightened seeing there Macavity! Demeter tries to warn them but nobody listens to her!

Then is a fight - Alonzo is defeated fast and brutally, Macavity tries to kill him all the time. Demeter is covering poor tom with her own body and Munkustrap fights with Mac with swords from fish's bones. Like I said earlier, it was a little stiff but the idea was so so greeeeaaat! And when Munkustrap is seriously wounded and has no more strength to fight any longer Demeter, furious and frightened at the same time throws herself on Macavity, finally defeating him!!!!!

It's Misto turn! He is in the middle of the picture! We have fireworks, mute voo doo magician with top hat and a staff!! So graceful, so elegant and also mysterious, wild and nimble. Also we get some magic tricks with cloth, staff and flowers! Tugger tries to get attention but Misto is unresponsive to maine coon's charms. And believe me, Tugger does his best!

Old D. appears without any cloth and volunteers! It was nice!

And we have Memory in full blast! Grizabella wants to touch Jemima, who hides in Munkustrap's arms. He is very protective about her. Memory was performed incredibly, actresses give everything!

And finally it's Demeter who touches Grizabella!!! It is a really very emotional and beautiful moment, the actresses made it really touching! Again funny moment, when Munku also wants to touch Grizabella but Tugger is like "nope" and throws himself at Munku and pushes him away with quite a force! Their faces!

Windows disappeared, we have a full moon, Grizabella is going to a Heaviside layer and we have the last song. And Macavity!!!!! When all are near Old D. red magician appears on left balcony and slowly creep along it, then down on the staircase and behind everyone! The audience can easily spot him but cats have no idea he is here. He ran away in the moment when Old D. Sing you shouldn't shoo a cat. Everyone scattered in that moment on the scene and Macavity disappeared on the right side of the scene. And when the rest sing he steals something from the scene all the time. Wool ball, some cans... It's adorable!

Bows! Emotions! Truly magical night!

And a last part of my rambling! Ships!

1. Alonzo and Victoria.

2. Munkustrap and Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer - I don't know if it was both of them or only one but they were quite clingy to Munku.

3. Munkustrap and Alonzo - boys were hanging together quite often on the scene or balconies, looking at each other, touching and smiling.

4. Tugger and Alonzo - in Tugger's number we had that one delicious moment when Alonzo was dancing, happy and all and suddenly a wild Tugger appeared behind him and caught him. And Alonzo was surprised but liked it very much!

5. Munkustrap and Tugger - it was a funny dynamic, when in one moment they were hissing at each other and in second they were totally in sync, smiling at each other and looking adorably. Also they often looked at each other even without interactions.

6. Alonzo and Demeter - she was protecting him with her own body against Macavity's attacks, covering him

7. Munkustrap and Bombalurina - when Demeter was with Alonzo, Munkustrap was cheered on by Bombalurina, so both fighters had a girl with them.

8. Macavity and Demeter - yup, Bombalurina was clearly secondary in that version, Macavity carved for Demeter and only for her.

9. Bombalurina and Tugger - well, of course it was there, especially in Tugger's number, but probably only there.

10. Tugger and Misto - Misto was more occupied showing off his acrobatic skills than flirting, but Tugger was tireless in his advances, moving in the most sinful ways in the whole spectacle.

11. Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer and Coricopat & Tantomile - they often played together and had an absolutely adorable moment, when girls were on the balcony and boys layed on the floor below them and all four were exchanging paws, meows and silly faces.

12. Munkustrap and Skimbleshanks - yes, you could see them together a few times!

13. Bustopher Jones and Jeannyanydot! Confirmed if full force!

14. Bombalurina and Demeter - of course it was in Macavity's song!

14. The rest - I didn't see every interaction between everyone because it was impossible, also I don't remember everything so it is very very possible that if you like some ship it was there!

And this is the end of my rambling about a show. Probably it will be a little more in April if I muster enough time to see it again, because I'll be hyped again, but nothing as massive as this time, I promise!

Also because I can be back to rambling about my OCs ;)

Lovies! <3

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[cometomecosette]

I think the National Guard uniform is an especially interesting choice, because it means for the release scene, Javert and Valjean are dressed identically.

And I agree, the plaid coat is a crime.

JAVERT’S DISGUISE(S)

(across multiple productions)

the plaid coat is actually criminal. NO one else in the show is dressed like that . He’s so bad at this

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

Who is who in "Cats: the Jellicle Ball" aka Cats PAC NYC (part 1)

x

[vinestaff]

just a lovestruck fool

[milkhush]

I’ve spent all day foaming at the mouth at all the clips I can find of the Casa Mañana Theatre’s Texan-themed production of Cats. It’s 100% my favorite concept I’ve seen for a non-replica show.

I mean just LOOK at Misto.,..

link

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

everyone shut up i’m switching back into cats mode because of the circus cats at paramount theater

[smelly-welly69420]

Mr Mistoffelees from Casa Mañana's non replica production of CATS stimboard!!

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🖤 🐱 🖤

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[rabnerd28]

Clips from Paramount Theatre's Cats uploaded by Broadway World!

[cometomecosette]

Standout Moments from "Les Misérables" Recordings (audio and video), #5

1987 Original Tel Aviv Cast Recording

Dudu Fisher (Jean Valjean), Elior Yeini (Javert), Riki Gal (Fantine), Albert Cohen (Thénardier), Tiki Dayan (Mme. Thénardier), Shlomit Aharon (Éponine), Avi Toledano (Marius), Yovel Dor (Enjolras), Tal Amir (Cosette)

Tal Amir’s distraught “Papa!” at the end of "Attack on Rue Plumet."

This is a live recording of a non-replica production, with many unusual tempos, musical choices, and acting choices. One such acting choice is this brief yet effective moment from Tal Amir’s Cosette. At the end of “Attack on Rue Plumet,” after Dudu Fisher’s Valjean orders her to prepare to leave Paris – in much too harsh and impatient a tone for my personal taste, but that is a valid acting choice considering how terrified Valjean is at this point – she lets out a distraught, strangled half-shriek of “Papa!” as he pushes her into the house. Hardly any other Cosettes convey such raw anguish at suddenly being torn from Marius. I’m not sure it would even have been allowed in the London or Broadway productions, especially not in the early years, when Cameron Mackintosh was allegedly stricter about what the actors in replica productions were allowed to do. But in a foreign, non-replica staging, more freedom was allowed, and in the case of this Cosette, that freedom was used to good effect.

Honorable Mentions:

*The fact that the Hebrew translation of "Bring Him Home" uses the prayer-word "Elohai" ("my God") in place of "God on high." A beautiful poetic choice that preserves the same vowel sound as the English version, yet makes the song sound almost like a traditional Jewish prayer.

*Fisher’s Valjean sobs uncontrollably over the students’ deaths after “The Final Battle,” with a violent coughing fit between his sobs to foreshadow his own death. That's a moment I do like: I can imagine it was powerful onstage. By coincidence, it also foreshadows his later role as the voice of Moses in the Hebrew dub of The Prince of Egypt, who has a similar scene of sobbing over the mass deaths of young people after the Tenth Plague.

[mrjester27]

CATS MEXICO

My propaganda muehehhe, practicing how to draw them

Again

VÍCTORIA!

[noppan]

Design for ALW POTO masquerade costume

Butterfly

[mochatears]

HELLO CATS TUMBLR!! Is anyone still here? I got back into Cats last weekend, isn’t that fun? It’s been like three years!!

Here’s 1) my repeated attempts to find a Misto design I liked, 2) redesigns (?) of the trash puppet versions of Jerrie and Teazer, and (3) a bunch of doodles of non-replica productions I enjoy.

Please send me your fave non-replica designs, I want to draw them.

[real-reulbbr-band]

Compelled by the powerful joy of Skimbleshanks the railway cat…

Michael Di Leo as Mistoffelees and Payton Zemaitis as Victoria.

Cats Casa Mañana 2025