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white-cat-of-doom · 7 months

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The intermission (Jellicle) ball goes a bit wayward and it is goalkeeper Mungojerrie to the rescue!

Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie, Il Sistina (07 October 2023).

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cryptidvoidwritings · 2 months

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Intermission CATS in Florence. Feb 16, 2024

George has deflated! Coricopat will investigate.

Verdict: Eh, he's probably fine.

No but Mungojerrie really likes that ball. So much that sometimes it gets played with too hard and winds up in the orchestra.

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afairytalestray · 4 months

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OK so on Saturday I got to go to Milan to see the Cats Il Sistina tour and HOLY GOD IT WAS AWESOME. I'm glad I studied the character designs in advance because a lot of the costumes are really different. I'm not typically a huge fan of nonreplicas but Il Sistina may well change that!

I've compiled my thoughts on the show here! Nb, I do not speak Italian so I'm not sure how close to the original lyrics the translation is 😅

There were no green goggles, but the Cats did come in through the audience. I had an aisle seat and Cassandra walked right past me! She was right there and so beautiful omg.

I've gotta get in right at the start that Simone Ragozzino is my new all-time favourite Mungojerrie. The most ever! A little guy. He got most of the acrobatics that Tumblebrutus usually does - apparently Simone used to be an acrobat/gymnast so that makes sense. He and Rumpleteazer were sufficiently chaotic but also clearly valued and beloved members of the tribe. Idk man Simone just got it. Tumble-jerrie ftw.

The cathedral from "round the cathedral" was changed to a Colosseum reference which I loved 😍

I'm obsessed with Demeter’s makeup from this tour actually. I'm personally not the biggest fan of cryptid-style makeup and looks in Cats in general, but I feel like Deme was balancing just on the edge and it really worked and I loved it. Maybe it was Viviana Salvo's acting as well - she was fabulous at toeing that line between stunning and unnerving!

Tugger and Munkustrap were super close! Munk was less annoyed by Tugger’s antics than normal and they did this thing at one point where Tugger was holding onto Munk who leant fully backwards off the edge of the stage - it was like a trust exercise and I was a fan. Their rendition of Old Deuteronomy was lovely and their voices worked so good together! Tugger was definitely Munkustrap’s second in command of the tribe. I wish Tugger was a bit more Tugger in appearance, he seemed very yellow with not a lot of detail on his costume, but the personality was hundo p present and accounted for. He did the "bite is worse than your bark" line in Jellicle Songs and legit barked at the end.

Jennyanydots was fabulous! Instead of a big coat she literally wore a giant ball of wool, and one of the props was giant knitting needles and the start of what might have been a giant scarf - it took 6 of the Cats to carry it. It actually worked super well for Milan, which is known for fashion and fabrics - there's even a giant sewing needle sculpture outside Cadorna Station! It was probably a happy coincidence but I enjoyed it!

Victoria's role was changed quite a bit, her solo was totally different and the pas de deux was gone. There also kinda just... wasn't the big small first touch Vic and Grizabella moment, which I was sad about, but if Griz's big moment wasn't "TOUCH MEEEEEE" in the translation, I'm not so bothered by it. I wish Vic had a bit bigger of a role because I love her, but she was killing it whenever she was on stage.

We are all stan pink Jemima, she had such a lovely voice too. Her and Alonzo were playing with a tennis ball during the interval and it was adorable.

My beloved Coricopat and Tantomile were lying in the Mouth of Truth prop after Moments of Happiness; they had their usual role of translating Old Doots through Jemima so I thought their placement here was deliberate! They weren't always fully in sync which I kinda liked, it was like they were allowed to be their own characters rather than just "the twins". I definitely got the impression that Tantomile was the older sister which hella backs up my hcs about her!

Gus was absolutely WILD. He comes in after Jellylorum has done her whole first part of the song in this raggedy old tradiotional Sherlock Holmes-style beige plaid coat instead of being there but kinda out of it the whole time. At first he wasnt keen on replaying any of his roles, but then all the others were like please please please and he relented. I think they were calling him (or his role) Romero? Idk if that's an Italian reference I just don't get? They did Pekes and Pollicles (one of the above had been changed to chihuahuas!) and then the bold Rumpus/Romero appeared... in a red satin bath robe and holding a sabre??? I need to look up this reference! Dude didn't just intimidate the pollicles, he straight up cut a couple of them down with his sword! Grandpa woke up and chose violence 😂

There was no trash train in Skimbleshanks 😭😭 there were giant glowstick things that changed colours though. Skimble and Bustopher were played by the same actor which is a combo I haven't seen before. Skimble was definitely still everyone's favourite train dad, all the characters were totally hyped for his song. HE DID TAP LIKE IN 2019. It was really cool how they did it, all the music stopped and he started a call and response tap dance with some of the other characters. The background showed an animated video of going through a train tunnel, like from the perspective of a train driver! The tap was gradually speeding up and became the sound effects of a train setting off and moving through the tunnel. I'm not explaining this super well but it was SO cool.

The Macavity Fight was quite different. There wasn't him disguised as Old Deuteronomy and then unmasked. What happened was he showed up and caused some shenanigans and then disappeared. There were about 4 of him around, so it looked like he was teleporting around the stage and audience! Bombalurina and Demeter performed his song which was absolutely fantastic (seriously how do these actresses actually manage to dance like that and sing at the same time?? Goddesses), after that he showed up again and the full cast was involved in the fight. Munkustrap still got the good choreography, but the whole tribe was involved trying to protect Old Deuteronomy. Tugger was definitely a protector in this production, he was very involved. Jerrie got KO'd a good few times, and Macavity absolutely destroyed poor Jenny! It felt like all of them were trying to protect their family and I really liked that. Despite that, Macavity was still able to win and successfully kidnap Old Doots!

"Mungojerrie, RUMPLETEAZER, Griddlebone" they let my girl do crime again!

Mistoffelees and Quaxo were besties, and Misto was REALLY enjoying Tugger's song I'm just saying. Delighted to announce Il Sistina Misto was a fruity little guy. He didn't get the terrible bore line, sad face, that went to Quaxo, but tbh idk how they translated that so it could be totally different! At one point Alonzo was holding him back at the start of Tugger’s song! We then saw a sponge-like Misto who picked up behaviours from the others around him, like he wasn't too sure of himself. This is actually one of my favourite Misto hcs so i was so chuffed to see it so clearly. He then helped Alonzo rein George (at least I think it was George!) in from going mental fanboy at Tugger. He was originally curious about Griz but then adjusted to hissing upon seeing the others. This fully went forward into his song. They did some big choreo changes. It was significantly less dance-heavy than traditional Misto performances and had a stronger focus on him being magic. There was a levitating box that they spent a lot of time with - Magician's Assistant Cass got in, but then she didn't disappear? She just popped back out again after the box had been rotated a few times. Some of the Kittens were waving their hands under the box to prove there was nothing holding it up and looking amazed which was adorable though. There was also a bit where Misto put some cards into a hat, the hat got passed down a line of Cats and then at the end they just sort of flew out? Like idk maybe they changed the lyrics where they're describing different magic tricks and it all makes sense! I THOUGHT THE CONJURING TURNS WERE GONE, but they were just moved to the very end of the song and cut down quite a bit.

Ok BUT LISTEN, à la 2019, the poor boy tried and failed twice to bring back Old Deuteronomy and then just sort of flopped in the corner all defeated but then BOYFRIEND TUGGER HELD HIS HANDS AND GOT RIGHT UP CLOSE AND WAS LIKE I BELIEVE IN YOU BABE and omg for real those actors knew EXACTLY what they were doing Tuggoff nation RISE. I'm always a red-sheet-turned-cape stan but I can definitely get behind the sparkly tail coat and playing card bowtie. He also had this handkerchief that he threw up in the air and it became a magic wand. I have no idea how and it was very silly so obviously I loved it. Although I wasn't massively into the choreo changes (ballet dancer Misto 5eva), Pierpaolo Scida was a magnificent Misto and I adored him - he was so cute! The little background actions and looks he did were so in character with how he interpreted Misto! Also he was beautiful you can't change my mind.

Malika was such an intense Grizabella - 10/10. She was proud but so vulnerable. She walked right past me when she first came in and lads, she did the whole show in these massive stilettos - absolute queen. At one point it literally rained on her on stage! During her first Memory, Old Deut was really watching her, and at the end of it he approached her, but she ran off when she saw him. I thought it was a super cool character moment, like she knew she wanted to be accepted, but wasn't quite ready for it. Even after the big Memory and Old Deuteronomy declared her the Jellicle Choice, Victoria approached her, but she was still too scared to let her, and it was Jemima who finally was able to reach her and bring her in. At the end she just kinda disappeared off stage - there were no flying tyres or magic stairs in the circus tent!

During the bit after the bows some of the cats were out in the audience and Tugger scared the absolute crap out of this one woman by poking his head in between her and the person sitting next to her. Iconic. Also during the latter part of the interval the audience was allowed to come up to the edge of the stage where some of the actors were goofing about in character. This mf pretended to cough up a hairball and now I have it on video. I also got some close ups of Teazer and the beautiful Bomba!

The Italian Junkyard was fabulous! It was mostly roman landmarks like Piazza Navona and Bocca della Verità, but there was also Michelangelo's David (which I'm pretty sure is in Florence) above the orchestra! There was also a giant marble foot, an Italian-style water fountain, and a broken column. My favourite prop was the bench, it's elevated at the back left of the stage and the cast were using it like a slide to enter the stage! Also it seemed to be Misto’s preferred location to lounge.

In conclusion, I will never get over this.

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margiehasson · 5 years

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“Apre” a Milano la Fabbrica del Cioccolato di Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka aprirà le porte della sua folle Fabbrica di Cioccolato in Italia! Dall’8 novembre, infatti, “Charlie e la Fabbrica del Cioccolato”, il musical basato sul romanzo di Roald Dahl, arriverà a Milano, unica città italiana a ospitare lo spettacolo che, per tutta la stagione teatrale 2019/2020 resterà alla Cattedrale della Fabbrica del Vapore (Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 4), per la prima volta in assoluto trasformata in un teatro. Lo spettacolo, per la regia di Federico Bellone (reduce dai successi dei musical di Mary Poppins, Dirty Dancing, Fame, The Bodyguard, West Side Story) è un mondo da scoprire, adatto a tutte le età: un viaggio surreale, in cui lo spettatore verrà trasportato insieme a Charlie, nella fabbrica di cioccolato più sorprendente che ci sia.

Oltre due ore di spettacolo, con musica dal vivo eseguita da 18 musicisti diretti dal Maestro Giovanni Maria Lori e coreografie curate nel dettaglio da Gillian Bruce, effetti speciali (curati da Paolo Carta) e costumi di scena, che fin da subito catturano l’attenzione del pubblico. Nel ruolo principale di Willy Wonka ci sarà Christian Ginepro, attore poliedrico e trasversale, ma sul palco saliranno anche i giovanissimi Jeesee (Gregorio Cattaneo)/Alberto Salve/Alessandro Notari (Charlie Bucket), gipeto (nonno Joe), Simona Samarelli (Mrs. Bucket), Lisa Angelillo (Sig.ra Tv), Russell Russell (Sig. Eugene Beauregarde), Fabrizio Corucci (Sig. Oleg Disalev), Stella Pecollo (Sig.ra Glup), Annamaria Schiattarella (nonna Georgina e regista residente), Roberto Colombo (nonno George), Marta Melchiorre (Veruca Disalev), Davide Marchese (Augustus Glup), Michelle Perera (Violetta Beauregarde), Simone Ragozzino (Mike Tv), Donato Altomare (Jerry), Rossella Contu (Cherry), Robert Ediogu (Sig.ra Green), oltre ai membri dell’ensemble Andrea Spata (capoballetto), Federica Laganà, Mary La Targia, Pietro Mattarelli, Antonio Orler, Manuel Primerano e Monica Ruggeri e agli swing Emanuela Fiore, Nicolina Iandico, Davide Tagliento e Roberto Torri. Supporter del musical, con le sue eccelse opere di cioccolato, sarà Ernst Knam, maître chocolatier e “Re del cioccolato”. Info su: www.lafabbricadicioccolatoilmusical.it

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white-cat-of-doom · 3 months

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The Italian Tour cast opened their stop in Bari on Thursday (25 January 2024) as they begin the last six weeks of the tour.

Cristina La Gioia as Etcetera presents her fluffiest self, and finds Sergio Giacomelli as Munkustrap and Pierpaolo Scida as Gatto Mistoffelees for a photo.

Monika Lepistö as Victoria gets caught by Natalía Scarpolini as Jellylorum.

An intermission huddle amongst the Tom's yesterday, with Gianluca Pilla as Quaxo, Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie, Pierpaolo Scida as Gatto Mistoffelees, Mario De Marzo as George, Michele Balzano as Coricopat, and Gabriele Aulisio as Bill Bailey.

The Queens makeup room.

Martina Peruzzi as Gatta Cucciola leads the celebration to wish the cast of Grease a happy opening.

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white-cat-of-doom · 5 months

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The first installment of a new series, 'The Adventures of Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer', from Italy.

Staring Simone Ragozzino and Rossella Lubrino as the titular Gatti.

#CATS Musical #CATS the Musical #CATS Italian Tour 2023 #CATS Il Sistina 2022 #Mungojerrie #Rumpleteazer #Rossella Lubrino #Simone Ragozzino

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white-cat-of-doom · 2 months

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Yesterday marked the penultimate day in the Italian Tour, with the cast celebrating one last Caturday in Reggio Emilia.

A trio of Queens captured by Giorgia Cino, with Natalía Scarpolini as Jellylorum, Elga Martino as Tantomile, and Cristina La Gioia as Etcetera.

A backstage Francesca Iannì as Syllabub.

A close-up of Rossana Vassallo as Electra.

Two troublemakers, Rossella Lubrino as Rumpleteazer and Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie sneaking around backstage prior to their song.

A warm-up with dance captain Sergio Giacomelli as Munkustrap.

One last show today!

02 March 2024.

#CATS Musical #CATS the Musical #CATS Italian Tour 2023 #CATS Il Sistina 2022 #Jellylorum #Natalía Scarpolini #Tantomile #Elga Martino #Etcetera #Cristina La Gioia #Sillabub #Francesca Iannì #Electra #Rossana Vassallo #Rumpleteazer #Rossella Lubrino #Mungojerrie #Simone Ragozzino

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white-cat-of-doom · 2 months

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The final week of the Italian Tour is upon us, and as the cast gets ready for opening night in Reggio Emilia, we have more wonderful portraits taken by Simone Ragozzino.

Soon it will all be a blur.

With Viviana Salvo as Demeter, Martina Peruzzi as Gatta Cucciola, Elga Martino as Tantomile, Mario De Marzo as George, Gaia Soprano as Cassandra, Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie, Gabriele Aulisio as Bill Bailey, and Natalía Scarpolini as Jellylorum.

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white-cat-of-doom · 2 months

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Tomorrow marks the beginning of the last week in Firenze (and the second last week overall) for the Italian Tour cast, and some performers are looking ahead.

Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie gets candid (thanks to Mario De Marzo).

Natalía Scarpolini as Jellylorum in the middle of the process of becoming a Cat.

#CATS Musical #CATS the Musical #CATS Italian Tour 2023 #CATS Il Sistina 2022 #Mungojerrie #Simone Ragozzino #Jellylorum #Natalía Scarpolini

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white-cat-of-doom · 4 months

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The first double show day in Milan is lifting the Gatti to new heights!

Giorgia Cino as Bombalurina gets catapulted by Gabriele Aulisio as Bill Bailey.

Francesca Iannì as Syllabub shares a photo, as well as Cristina La Gioia covering Tantomile from her debut on Friday with Michele Balzano as Coricopat.

Mirror photos of many Gattini.

With Elga Martino as Tantomile, Michele Balzano as Coricopat, Gaia Soprano as Cassandra, Gabriele Aulisio as Bill Bailey, Simone Giovannini as Alonzo, Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie, and Simone Nocerino as Admetus.

Giorgio Adamo as Gatto Rock Tugger relaxes backstage with Rossana Vassallo as Electra.

Giorgio also finds a group, made up of Martina Peruzzi as Gatta Cucciola, Viviana Salvo as Demeter, Pierpaolo Scida as Gatto Mistoffelees, and Gianluca Pilla as Quaxo, decorating a tree between shows.

Other ways to pass time included sitting in a hallway backstage, vocal warmups, and perhaps a cat nap.

With Gaia Soprano as Cassandra, Pierpaolo Scida as Gatto Mistoffelees, Sergio Giacomelli as Munkustrap, Michele Balzano as Coricopat, Mario De Marzo as a three way Cat split (George/Gatto Giò/Freccia Rossa Gatto Star), Gabriele Aulisio as Bill Bailey, Rossana Vassallo as Electra, and Malika Ayane as Grizabella.

16 December 2023.

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white-cat-of-doom · 3 months

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Caturday in Trieste as the Italian Tour cast was another busy two show day.

Sometimes all you can get out is a 'meow', featuring Martina Peruzzi as Gatta Cucciola and Gaia Soprano as Cassandra.

The tired toll is being felt by Giorgia Cino as Bombalurina.

Cristina La Gioia as Etcetera is always eager to show off friends Pierpaolo Scida as Gatto Mistoffelees and Gaia Soprano as Cassandra.

A surprised Jacopo Pelliccia as Freccia Rosa Gatto Star and Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie.

Two different reactions to the two show day, with Giorgio Adamo as Gatto Rock Tugger and Chiara Canzian as Grizabella.

Sergio Giacomelli as Mummu-strap, and the experienced duo of Fabrizio Corucci and Jacopo Pelliccia.

Gianluca Pilla as Quaxo got through the day.

10 February 2024.

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cryptidvoidwritings · 2 months

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Intermission CATS in Florence. Feb 15, 2024

(Mungojerrie really loves his ball)

In some theaters the audience has been able to get up much closer - alas the Florence theater has a massive orchestra pit dividing the audience from the stage. But we make do.

#il sistina tour 2023 #pierpaolo scida #mr mistoffelees #cristina la gioia #etcetera (cats)#monika lepistö #victoria (cats)#martina peruzzi #jennyanydots #giorgia cino #bombalurina #mario de marzo #george (cats)#simone ragozzino #mungojerrie #simone giovannini #alonzo (cats)#stage cats

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white-cat-of-doom · 7 months

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Highlights from the start of a new week, the second since restarting the Il Sistina production; 12 October 2023.

Martina Peruzzi as Gatta Cucciola relaxed during the day, while the night is full of hussle and bussle.

Cristina La Gioia as Etcetera shows off her friend Giorgia Cino as Bombalurina, who is also captured by Simone Giovannini as Alonzo with Gabriele Aulisio as Bill Bailey.

Alessandra Somma as Jemima and Viviana Salvo as Demeter get ready for the show.

A group of Gattini with Michele Balzano as Coricopat, Gianluca Pilla as Quaxo, Monika Lepistö as Victoria, Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie, Alessandra Somma as Jemima, Simone Giovannini as Alonzo, and Gabriele Aulisio as Bill Bailey.

Simone Ragozzino as Mungojerrie gets some glamour shots from Giorgia Cino.

After all the rush of the first half of the show, the cast takes an intermission break. With Michele Balzano as Coricopat, Rossella Lubrino as Rumpleteazer, and Pierpaolo Scida as Mistoffelees.