#etcetera

[bleachersgirl]

the thing that people who hear about the core four polycule via an article they saw on twitter will never understand is that it wasn’t like a crazy twist for shock value it was very much set up throughout the season

#archie never making up his all american mind. sometimes i crave a little cotton candy sometimes i wanna have some onion rings. #the beat poet thing and the reggie threesome. #etcetera #riverdale

[issacharmastersdp18]

Ultimately, the reason Cats (2019) didn’t work is that it never took itself seriously.

You may say “well, how could they possibly do that? The premise is ridiculous.”

Yes, the premise is ridiculous. But the show didn’t earn (at one point) the honor of “longest running show on Broadway” by simply being ridiculous.

People singing and dancing, dressed as cats, only works by suspension of disbelief.

You can’t suspend disbelief if the narrative isn’t trying to take itself seriously.

Will everyone enjoy the show, even when done right? No. There is, thus far, nothing everyone enjoys. We’re all different that way.

But this

Is not taking itself seriously.

They look more anatomically accurate and cost much more money to make, but that’s how they come across as less convincing.

Having the physical attributes. The exaggerated features to play off of is INVALUABLE to a Cats performer and their performance.

Cats (2019) doesn’t try too hard for feline mannerisms, but when they do, it doesn’t work. Why? Because there’s nothing actually there to play off of except imagination.

Imagination is a powerful thing, yes, but practical makeup, costumes, and effects are very useful. CGI is more beneficial when trying to create fully fictional or dangerous to film in landscapes. The ocean, an asteroid field, etc.

While humanoid cats aren’t a real thing, they have been created with practical means on stage for decades.

You can stack a cast until they reach the moon. You could have the absolutely most talented singers, dancers, and actors. It will all be meaningless if the overall production is not being taken seriously. Individual actors taking the project entirely seriously (Ian, Judi, etc.) will not make up for others (editing, effects, producers, etc.) not doing the same.

This absolutely goes for anything, with or without a ridiculous premise.

#cats the musical #cats the movie #mungojerrie #rumpleteazer #rumpus cat #George #macavity #alonzo #munkustrap #mr mistoffelees #andrew lloyd webber #tom hooper #taylor swift #ian mckellen #rebel wilson #jennifer hudson #judi dench #bombalurina #demeter #etcetera #old deuteronomy #cassandra #exotica #victoria #pouncival #jellylorum #plato #jemima #jellicle cats

[pwicniq]

i cant explain my poetry often

#i think this is funny only to me but. iygiygi 🙄 #as a lesbian im allowed to reclaim this image for nefarious toxic fmm triad purposes #three tumors #tgcf #etcetera

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

Cettie for your troubles

#and for my troubles tbh #CATS Musical #Etcetera #fanart #my art #idk what's going on i'm just vibing #i was going to do full bway makeup because it's more interesting tbh but i got lazy #so i just put some bits for flavour #also made her look very baby jelly like for reasons (that's her mom)

[eldstunga]

Lil doodle of Etcetera to tide you over and warm my wrists up. Thanks for sticking around while i get back to arting properly <3

#my art #ipad doodles #etcetera #Cet #blue devil #ksbd #kill six billion demons #is incredible and you should read it #demon #tiefling #not actually a tiefling but yknow that might help some people #whats important is we all love horns tails and pastel skin

[missing-sock-misto]

Dreidel with the kittens!

Description below cut, because the “ALT” likes to go right where I put my signature

A digital drawing of 5 kittens playing dreidel. they are standing on a teak brown coffee table with a blue place mat. the walls are light colored, with a lit menorah in the background. from left to right the kittens are: 2 white and russet kittens (Tumblebrutus and Pouncival), a black and orange tortoiseshell (Electra), a fluffy white, grey and cream kitten (Etcetera) and a black red and grey tabby kitten (Jemima)

#art #holiday #hanukkah #cats the musical #cats fanart #cats the musical fanart #tumblebrutus #pouncival #electra #etcetera #jemima #i arbitrarily decided that Demeter and Bomba live in a jewish household whuch means jemi lives there too #missing sock misto art #artactualcats #le gasp i’m not doing rtt and m? call the police XD

[logophile-18]

stop apologizing for bruce wayne. especially dick grayson fans!! like, what??? guys! you're failing dick if you're seriously defending anything bruce wayne has done to his kids SPECIFICALLY for the sake of this post, dick grayson!

kidnapped him

forced him to eat RATS

slapping him

fighting him several times

literally put him back into the orphanage

spanking him on his birthday?? guys that's still a form of abuse. and whoever changes that into a kink, fuck you. sincerely. do whatever you want, but don't romanticize an older man spanking a child on his birthday

... skinny dipping?? with dick?? and a bunch of other boys???

forcing him to fake his death & not caring abt the aftermath (made dick clean it up himself, the people that mourned him never really forgave him, and it wasn't even his fault)

forcing him to dig his own grave

having sex with barbara (i know it was before they were dating, but still. he had sex with a coworker and then literally caused babs' miscarriage due to rage and stress because he fucking TOLD dick behind babs' back??)

fired him, essentially

fucking ETCETERA

listen. i love a fix-it fic as much as everyone else does--i love silly headcanons and looking at au's where bruce is a good father. but in reality, he's not. and i personally see so many bruce wayne apologists on tumblr especially that are also dick grayson fans? how? don't you guys follow canon? don't you guys know what he did to him? there's more beyond this list. there's more beyond this list.

stop defending bruce wayne. he's not a good father. not to dick but also not to any of his other "kids."

#that man is an abuser #manipulator #liar #criminal #ETCETERA #dont even get me startedddd #bruce wayne #batman #batfamily #batfam #dick grayson #tw torture mentions kind of #BECAUSE THATS WHAT THAT IS #nightwing #dc #dc comics

[emimii]

could you draw obc etcetera and/or jemima

OBC CETTIE 4 U ANON!!!

#she is so cutie patootie and full of energy to me #i really love her round looking cheeks in the obc #i am a round cheek enjoyer if u cant tell #need more etcecetera love in the world #i think m spelling her name wrong thas okay #cats the musical #cats musical #etcetera #cats etcetera #art #emi’s asks

[noriseyebrow]

Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats

#cats 1998 #cats the musical #electra #etcetera #alonzo #victoria #mr mistoffelees #coricopat #tantomile #rum tum tugger #skimbleshanks #beardy gifs cats #** #i love the dancing so much omg

[lovedtogekiss]

the soup eclectic

#chonny jash #cccc #cj soul #chonnys charming chaos compendium #etcetera #is this anything

[effervescentha]

Nobody:

Mikan Tsumiki, of Danganronpa fame, Trial 3: I’m gonna go out on a limb

#danganronpa #super danganronpa 2 #mikan tsumiki #tsumiki mikan #bad. bad jokes here. my fault team #danganronpa 2 #goodbye despair #etcetera

[etchif]

#DO NOT ask me why plato is there. i know things you dont #cats #cats musical #etcetera #plato #demeter #victoria #bombalurina #rumpelteazer #rumpleteazer #etchif art #fanart #art #cats the musical #anthro #furry

[healthyhorrour]

based on this post

#metal gear solid #bbkaz #kazuhira miller #big boss #naked snake #etcetera

[nitadraws]

Chibi Etcetera

She just makes the best expresions all through the musical

She did end up being the caramel and chocolate kitten, and I do love that

As always, you can get all these cute stuff in my redbubble

#digital art #art #cats #cats the musical #cat #cats musical #cats 1998 #etcetera #etcetera cats #jellicle cats #jellicle #chibi

[white-cat-of-doom]

A gallery of Italian Tour cast portraits, taken by Simone Ragozzino.

With Viviana Salvo as Demeter, Giorgia Cino as Bombalurina, Gaia Soprano as Cassandra, Cristina La Gioia as Etcetera, Elga Martino as Tantomile, Michele Balzano as Coricopat, and Gianluca Pilla as Quaxo.

#CATS Musical #CATS the Musical #CATS Italian Tour 2023 #CATS Il Sistina 2022 #Demeter #Viviana Salvo #Bombalurina #Giorgia Cino #Etcetera #Cristina La Gioia #Tantomile #Elga Martino #Coricopat #Michele Balzano #Cassandra #Gaia Soprano #Quaxo #Gianluca Pilla

[clovenhoofedjester]

jellicle lineups; part 1/4

hi catsblur ! today i am presenting to you the fruits of my labor. my own little versions of the jellicle cats; obviously based on the replica designs With Fun Little Twists ! such as, they are not naked. ramble below the cut, both on designs and some personal thoughts on the characters

these designs are very much first-draft, subject to change, blah blah. you will very likely be seeing me drawing them differently if i post more of them. i just. urrbhhh. i had 2 draw them....

and the clothes ! even though they're very feline i draw them a bit too human-y for the nakedness to not look consistently weird. i will be drawing them closer to the stage designs in some instances but for rn. clothes. it was a fun exercise in character design too

the kittens are all young adults, think 18-20 ! as much as i love headcanons like demeter being sillabubs mother, it shrimply will not work out timeline-wise. so headcanons like that will be delegated to like... siblings and stuff

victoria | 🍧 💌 🩰

i started out with victoria's design not only because of her being the Main Kitten, but because she has such a concise and clear aesthetic to me. she actually started out with a simple pastel brown dance practice fit before i decided that i wanted to make the outfits ornate(ish) and ended up with a proper ballerina getup

i also quite like when victoria is not just solid white with some grey (love ones that are more yellow or brown) so i colored her fur with some blue and pink-ish tones not only to add more depth but to resemble the trans flag LOL

and i wanted to try something different with making her a bit more lavender than baby pink. i also based her overall look on obc victoria, portrayed by cynthia onrubia :^]

to move on to character interpretation, i think victoria is partially deaf and mute. she primarily communicates through dance. as one of the oldest kittens she'd be 19 in human years

plato | 💐 🕯 🍬

plato's design doesnt stray too far from his standard replica design but i tried to add my own flair . i tried to keep the creepy porcelain doll aesthetic going w their face added some more depth like some other designs with different colors and bold face stripes

i also really like the outfit i chose for them. the flower in their hair and on their shirt is a peony which is a popular wedding flower :") because im a sucker for platoria and very much subscribe to the idea that the ball we see is their funny cat wedding in a way

the outfit is based on standard ballerino costumes but i tried to stray from it with the silky half-skirt thing and pointe shoes. lets go queer cats lets go

i think plato is also very quiet and that's why he and victoria were so drawn to each other. i also quite like the idea that he was a bit of a troubled stray before he found the jellicles. they would be 20 in human years

electra |⚡🥭 🔔

boy i STRUGGLED with electra's clothes i struggled so hard. i think i'm happy with what i ended up with though—i originally gave her the babydoll dress that sillabub has (inspired by artsed electra) but figured that i wanted at least one of the girls to be more tomboyish/butchy. thank you to that one production which apparently had electra be one of the raffish crew and get in on some of the boys' choreography

im very happy with what i did with her fur colors as well. silly little tortoiseshell :] its based on a nonrep but i have no idea which one. enjoy her freckles too

i think electra deserves to be a little spunky. [whispers] i also think shes bombalurinas little sister. she'd be 18 in human years

etcetera | 🎠 🍯 🏅

i needed at least one cat with a circus aesthetic. say hello to my magnum opus: jacked tumbler acrobat etcetera. it was only a matter of time until someone said fuck it and let one of the girls perform lifts and stuff. this is mostly because ive always really liked how shes usually the cat to do the flying trapeze bit and wanted to push it further

i also struggled SO EXTREMELY HARD with making her colors look nice and makeup distinctive but i figured it out in the end—thank you obc cettie for the mismatched eyeshadow and such. i also wanted to give a cat a short bob type of head fur/hairstyle and she fit the bill

nothing much about specific character notes other than like... i want to make her related to some of the cats but cannot for the life of me figure out who 2 assign. also she'd be around 19 in human years, a couple months younger than vic

sillabub | 🌻 🧋 🎼

i think of all of these little fellas sillabub is my favorite. several elements are balanced in her design—the standard jemima with a darker/reddish palette, the more softer and lighter sillabub design, the red eye patch from il sistina jemima, and the overall aesthetic of obc jemima with the big hair and wide, deepset eyes

i've seen her typical design critiqued by some people and wanted to incorporate those critiques by making her look less similar to demeter/bombalurina, adding more red to her body fur, and making her makeup more distinct and less... wooo girl give us nothing. and i included the squiggly on her collarbone

i also really REALLY love her overall aesthetic of sweet kindhearted girl NAMED AFTER A DEMON WITH SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG COLORING AND GIGANTIC SPIKED COLLAR !!!! so i decided to push it by making the collar definitely too big for her, giving her a slightly "edgy" outfit and making her hair resemble devil horns

as for character stuff, i think she has magical powers though i haven't developed exactly What they are yet. beyond her sweet exterior they trouble her. [whispers] i also think shes demeters little sister. she would be 18 in human years, a few months younger than electra and tumblebrutus

pouncival | 🌱 🩹 🍵

i struggled with pouncival's clothing design like i did electra's because i didn't go into drawing him with a particular gimmick in mind. but i think i'm happy with the casual formal look. it makes him look like such a kind young man even if he's a little shit

i did have a lot of fun trying to make his makeup distinctive from tumblebrutus'—so many fellas with brown eyepatches ! so his colors are more dark and striking. i also tried to make him look less like Typical Cis Man by giving him a bit of black lipstick

enjoy his freckles too

but like. i think hes literally such a little cis guy. nothing else for me to add for my specific interpretation of him it's all laid out. this guy fucking loves rocket league, fishing and chess. he'd be 19 in human years

tumblebrutus | 🎡 🥊 🍦

SWEET TUMBLEBRUTUS. i think drawing him here gave me a soft spot for him. with his outfit mirroring cettie's i didn't much struggle with that. his colors are also based on obc tumblebrutus

when i was first conceptualizing my own versions of the cats i wanted at least one of them asides from grizabella to have wavy fur. and idk what it is, maybe it's the lack of content for him, but i was really drawn to the idea of curly tumblebrutus!

i wanted their design to be distinctive from pouncival's so i made their colors softer, kinda watercolor-y. OH AND THEIR FUR IS ALSO MEANT TO BE A LITTLE TRANS FLAG COLORED

as for character, i think he is also a bit troubled, as a son of grizabella's. you heard me, people. i'm probably the first person ever to headcanon that. he'd be 18 in human years

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT ! thank you for reading this far, have a great day and stay tuned for more designs in the days to come !

#cats the musical #cats 1998 #character design #chibi #sfw furry #victoria #plato #electra #etcetera #sillabub #pouncival #tried glazing this; didn't love the artifacting effect so it remains unglazed #i suppose i am laying down and dying at the hands of tech bros #tagging 98 because theyre all based on it as a baseline #my art