![]() ![]() Jemima is not a kitten in this version she is featured as one of the Gumbie Trio (with Jellylorum and Tantomile) and sings " Grizabella: The Glamour Cat" with Jellylorum (instead of Demeter and Bombalurina). Sillabub is the youngest kitten she sings the " Moonlight" and " Daylight" refrains as well as " Memory" with Grizabella, and is the first cat to touch Grizabella (instead of Victoria). ![]() The show includes both Sillabub and Jemima. His costume is possibly based on that of the original Broadway Carbucketty. As the lead Siamese, he defeats Growltiger in a martial arts battle. The other male kitten is Gilbert, a small acrobatic ensemble character who swings on the trapeze in the opening number. His costume is not recognisably similar to that of western Tumblebrutus or any other Napier design. The name of Coricopat is instead used by the second of the two male kittens. There is no official word on their relationship, but their 2018 performers interpreted and played them as a couple instead of siblings. Cassandra and Tumblebrutus are featured as pair dancers throughout the show however, they have not always worn identical costumes, and are not always considered "twins", as is customary in most productions worldwide. The roles of the "twins", usually Coricopat and Tantomile, are instead Cassandra and Tumblebrutus in this production, with Tantomile wearing the smooth brown costume design normally identified as Cassandra. For the 1997 to 1998 Sapporo run, the ensemble Macavity was cut and Tumblebrutus doubled as Macavity instead. Admetus or Plato are not present in the production, while Macavity doubles as an ensemble character with a separate yellow costume design. Rumpus Cat doubles as an ensemble character along with his usual role in " The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles" since the 1998 overhaul, his ensemble design has resembled that of the black and white Alonzo costume. Carbucketty is an adult cat in this production, and his design is an interpretation of the Broadway Golden Alonzo costume. There is no Alonzo his role is covered by two ensemble characters, Carbucketty and Rumpus Cat. One unique element of the Japanese production is its ensemble characters, which differ significantly not only in design but in role compared to most other productions of Cats. The production has gone through two overhauls that saw major revisions to the show, first in 1998 and then in 2018. It has developed independently over the years without much influence from more western productions, leading to a strongly Japanese influenced production that still maintains a replica status. The Japanese production was one of the first productions worldwide, opening two years after the original London production on which it is based. ![]()
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