#shiki theatre

[ugaya-92]

[white-cat-of-doom]

makeup anon here- thank you for the response! Are there specific accounts you would reccomend for cosplay makeup questions? im really looking for how to do rumpleteazer makeup

Hello Anon,

There is not a Tumblr account that I can think of that strictly deals with questions related to CATS cosplay. I am also not the most comfortable specifically recommending accounts to ask questions to because I tend to not bother anyone in the fandom unless I am more closely acquainted with them :).

If you wanted a reference to Rumpleteazer makeup from the last few years, see the following for makeup process videos from a variety of productions:

US Tour 6

RCCL

Recent Asia Tour (or UK Tour) (newer John Napier design)

Vienna

Japan

Here are two of the reference sheets I mentioned, one made by Karen Dawson which was the standard used for UK based productions from the late 1980s onwards.

And the other aforementioned revised John Napier design.

There are accounts here on Tumblr that have done Rumpleteazer cosplay (like pixie-dust-jellicle, jelliclekay, or mercuriallily) that may be receptive to a quick question, but please keep in mind that they are hobbyists that are busy in their personal lives.

Hopefully this helps!

[cryptidvoidwritings]

Y'all I can't even.

This design. I just.

That's a garter and I.

Rum Tum Tugger, Wichita 2023

[sifasdt]

SIF2 Daily Theatre: 2024-03-05

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SIF 2 Daily Theatre for 2024-03-05

Feeling!

Tomari: To think something like this would happen... Shiki: Is something wrong? Tomari: Shiki-senpai, please take a look at this magazine. Shiki: Is this... Liella!? Tomari: Yes, it seems they've written an article about us. I never thought the day would come that we would be featured in a magazine. Shiki: ... Tomari: Shiki-senpai? Are you alright? Shiki: This picture of Mei is very cute... I may have to buy a copy for myself on my way home later. Tomari: ...For Mei-senpai? I suppose it is a good picture of her, but... Shiki: I'll need one to read and one to preserve, and I think I want at least 20 copies for propagation. Tomari: I don't understand what you're saying. Shiki: You don't need to understand the words, just feel them. Tomari: ...I don't think I can do that either.

[End transcription.]

[statisticalcats2]

Shiki (2018)

Gus, Jellylorum

[phantomchristinesuk]

海沼千明 (Chiaki Kainuma) played Christine at the final show in Yokohama yesterday (8月11日).

The next city for the show will be Fukuoka opening in autumn 2025.

Pictures: Shiki Theatre Company website

[freddiemercurylegendabovelegends]

1986, Japan - Freddie Mercury at the Japanese production for the musical 'Cats' at the Osaka Shiki Theatre

September/October 1986, Japan - Freddie Mercury during his holiday

👉 Towards the end of September 1986, Freddie Mercury leaves on his vacation to Japan with Jim Hutton

[real-reulbbr-band]

do you have any favorite victoria actor(s) ? and your favorite victoria designs !!

Oooo very good question, thank you! This post ended up being longer then intended so I'll make a separate one for just my favorite actresses. For now we focus on designs.

Miao Sijia - CATS China Tour, 2012.

Jabnia Sarai - CATS Mexico Tour, 2018.

Natalia Maria Wojciechowska - CATS Warsaw, 2004.

Mineko Baba - CATS Shiki Theatre company, 2014.

Ellis Van Evert - CATS Paris, 1990.

Yeira Geano - CATS Cibao Grand Theatre, 2021.

Annette Wimmer - CATS Zurich, 1992.

[shikishake]

today in "shiki finds something neat and proceeds to obsess over it for weeks or months", I started playing Project Sekai. y'know, the hatsune miku gacha game about lesbians and gays. that's what it's about, I promise.

that is, until I started fucking thinking about it more, and now I... well it's still about lesbians and gays, but also I think it's saying something about music. maybe. or maybe I'm projecting my own ideas about music onto a story, that could be it too. I did that with bandori but it was less comprehensive so I didn't post it.

so like. there's 5 units, each of 4 people, right? and they're like, entirely different groups, both in how they formed, what the dynamic is between them and what kind of music they make. leo/need is a group of childhood friends making a band, more more jump is an up and coming idol group headed by a newbie who re-ignited the passions of three retired/disillusioned veterans, vivid bad squad is a community-focused street group, wonderlandsxshowtime is a theme park musical theatre group, and nightcord at 25:00 is a group of depressed teenagers who met online coming together to make music about how depressed they are. that last one sounds negative but I don't know how else to describe it. they're my favorite though, so y'know. no hate.

but like. that's surface level stuff, obviously. and when you dig a little deeper, I think each of these units has a theme, more specifically a way to "use" music to express certain ideas.

leo/need is music as a way of connecting, and of staying connected, with the people you care about. it's a group of friends who had drifted apart, finding each other again through music. it's using music to take hold of the things that matter to you, the people you love, and keeping them tight against you. it's music as a way to stay grounded and aware of the people around you.

more more jump is music as a way of reaching for your dreams, of shooting for the stars. it's music as a way of igniting passions and inspiring hope. it's music as a goal, it's music as a goalpost to run toward, and it's music as a way to give others a reason to run with you. it's music as something that you give yourself to more and more and more.

vivid bad squad is music as community, as a way of reaching out and meeting new people, making new connections, finding new experiences, chasing new dreams. it's music as something that matters only in the moment it's made, it's music as something that doesn't need to be bought or sold, it's music as a group of people coming together to MAKE something. it's music that defines itself by the people who listen to it, not just the people who make it.

those three are kind of a trifecta of... not quite foils, but something close. they play off each other. leo/need's music as a way of staying connected with what you have vs vivid bad squads' music as a way of reaching out for something new. vivid bad squads' music as something home-grown and home-bound, something that reaches out NEAR to you, something for a community and by a community, for the people you know vs more more jump's music as something for the world, something kind of corporate but more than that something that reaches out FAR, made for the people that DON'T know you for anything except the image you put out. leo/need's passion for music as an end goal and more more jump's passion for music as a means TO an end, where leo/need strives to perform better because they want to have their music hit harder (aka for the sake of making better music) where more more jump strives to perform better because they want to reach more people.

and like. I KNOW what niigo, nightcord at 25:00, is. it's music as a way to heal, it's music as a way to preserve, it's music as a way to face the hardships of the past and keep going. it's music as life, as something that GRANTS life. it's music as a way to say "hey. life sucks. but it won't always." it's music as a way to save, as a way to find the light in a place that feels so so so dark, it's music as something that expresses the darkness, indulges in it, but at the end of the day it gives you a warm hug and says "it's dark and scary and painful, but we'll get out of here together." it's music that provides comfort specifically BY facing the dark head on.

but I struggled to figure out exactly what wonderlandsxshowtime was. there's the surface level answer, of music as a way to make people smile, but that's... like, have you read the lyrics to their commissioned songs? it's dark. the peppy tone and upbeat voices mask it well, but the things they're talking about aren't JUST about making you smile. but it's also not about masking pain WITH a smile, because they're too genuine. tsukasa, emu, rui and nene aren't hiding pain. they're not faking it. even when the stories show that they had troubles in the past or even still have troubles now, they're not a secret that has been uncovered, they're explanations and explorations of WHY they are who they are. tsukasa isn't faking his enthusiasm, his passion for acting and performing. his wish to become a star isn't FAKE, even through the loneliness of the past. emu isn't hiding some dark past, she's genuinely just like this, even during the more serious moments with her family. nene is shy, sure, but it's not like it took digging or even a lot of time for her to start being her true sassy self towards the rest. rui's lonely because him being himself scared people away, but it's not like he's NOT himself because of that. he's completely and fully his genuine self, and if people don't like that then so be it. he's the lonely alchemist, sure, but he never pretended to NOT be the alchemist.

so I struggled a little. until I realized that wxs and niigo are foils, too, in a very unexpected way.

wxs is death. it's endings. it's music as a way to acknowledge the inevitable end, and face that with a smile. it's music as the realization that everything you know, everything you love, will someday stop, and how to keep going despite that. it's music that looks at the hardships of the future and says "but even so, we'll smile". it's seeing the end of the ride coming into view but screaming and cheering even as it starts to reach the final descent. it's the merry-go-round that keeps spinning and spinning and spinning until it can't anymore, until it ALL stops.

niigo is life, the darkness surrounding you and the fire in the distance. wxs is death, fanning the flames with a smile as the dark encroaches.

niigo finds the light in the dark, wxs does its damnedest to keep hold of it.

niigo faces the massive road ahead and whispers "we haven't even started yet."

wxs approaches the end of the road and screams "we haven't even started yet".

[the-cat-at-the-theatre-door]

Mid-week teeny tiny giveaway just because. In this round, the winner will receive:

-ONE Winter Garden Theatre Playbill (Centennial Edition - April 1984)

-ONE London Showbill (July 2000)

-THREE Volume 1 Shiki Secret Character Charms (Growltiger, Griddlebone and Sillabub)

-TWO Shiki Round Two Volume 2 Character Charms (Rumpleteazer and Bustopher Jones)

-ONE Macavity trading card from Osaka (2001 - 2003)

RULES (Please read these carefully and follow them):

Entries will open today (JUNE 21st give or take the midnight mail) and will close JUNE 28th - in one week. You can enter at any time between now and then, but anything after than date will not be counted.

ONE entry per person - when you reblog THIS post, you will be assigned a random number, and the receiver will be picked by a random generator. Likes do not count as entries. You do not need to be following in order to enter. Multiple reblogs will not give you a higher chance - we want to make it fair for everyone. Entry doesn’t guarantee receiving, please play fair!

Shipping within North America will be easier for me, but I am willing to open this up to individuals overseas. HOWEVER, if you are picked and you are overseas, I would very much appreciate you going in half on any shipping/postage charges if they are ridiculous (and sometimes they are). Any import fees will most likely settle on the receiver, so please keep that in mind.

Obviously, you must be alright with providing me with shipping information - rest assured you will be providing me this information in confidence and I will not share it with anyone. If you are not comfortable sharing this information, that’s completely alright, but please do not enter as I won’t be able to send it to you.

A winner will be selected on June 29th, and will receive a message indicating that they’re getting a present. I will try to get it shipped out to you as soon as I can afterwards, and give an update once that happens.

I will do my absolute best to ensure the items arrive to the winner, but once it’s handed over to the post office, it’s unfortunately out of my hands.

[faded-florals]

Happy Phantom Merch Monday everyone! ✨

Can we please all agree that Shiki Theatre Company makes the prettiest Phantom trinkets? I have a few in my collection and each one is as lovely as the last.

[prfm-multiverse]

[Perfume COSTUME MUSEUM in Sapporo 🌟 ]

A sneak peek inside the venue, which opens tomorrow ☺️ The Sapporo venue is located in the former Hokkaido Shiki Theatre building, and makes use of the stage to create a unique exhibition space.

Venue: Former Hokkaido Shiki Theatre Period: Until October 27th.

[white-cat-of-doom]

A small Mistoffelees plush from the recent 'mascot' release of four characters in popular demand in Nagoya, here sealed in the original packaging. They were all so popular that only the theatre carries them now after being sold out on the Shiki Theatre webstore.

Standing at 17cm tall (or about 6.7 inches), this Mistoffelees plush features his song costume look, complete with big furry white ears and a bowtie. Included, much like older versions of the same plush, is a ball chain, but these new ones also come with a nice metal CATS charm.

He has a happy expression and a 'fluffy body that makes you want to squeeze him' according to the Shiki store. They also recommend bringing him wherever you go!

[sifasdt]

SIF2 Daily Theatre: 2024-03-25

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SIF 2 Daily Theatre for 2024-03-25

As Long as It's for Mei

Keke: Shiki, please look at this picture. Shiki: It's Mei! Keke: How is it? Pretty cute, don't you think? Shiki: Not just "pretty" cute. Undeniably cute. You're a genius, Keke-senpai. How much will I need to pay for you to let me have it? Keke: I'm glad you're that happy about it. But I don't need your money! Shiki: To simply hand it over to me... I'll never forget this kindness for as long as I live. Keke: Heh heh heh! Then I'll show you this one. It's special, just for you. Shiki: !!! ...For you to take such splendid pictures that show off Mei's appeal perfectly, you must be a pro. Please, teach me the way to take pictures as amazingly as you, Master. Keke: ...The training will be harsh. Are you prepared to rise to the challenge? Shiki: Yes, I will overcome whatever trials I must. Keke: Very well. Then, your first task is to watch a hundred hours of school idol videos!! Shiki: Hm? Is that necessary to improve my photography? Keke: Of course it is! To understand how to make your subject shine the brightest, first you must develop an eye for those moments! Thus, you must first "see" them! Now, begin!! Shiki: Understood. I look forward to our training, Master.

[End transcription.]

[statisticalcats2]

Shiki 2017

Demeter, Sillabub, Rumpleteazer, Gus, Mistoffelees, Grizabella, Munkustrap, Jennyanydots

[phantomchristinesuk]

Phantom celebrated their 36th Anniversary of performing in Japan at the end of April (4月29日).

藤原遥香 (Haruka Fujiwara) played Christine for the performance.

Pictures: Shiki Theatre Company