The Moulin Rouge heels/skirts/female ensemble part two
Bria Jene Williams (Broadway), Heather Makalani (Broadway), Sarah Bowden (Broadway), Lauren Celentano (swing, Broadway), Olivia Cece (swing, Broadway), Stefanie Renee Salyers (first US tour)
Jimena Flores Sanchez (first US tour), Chloe Rae Kehm (first US tour), Halli Toland (swing, first US tour), Jada Simone Clark (swing, first US tour), Bree Stephens (Australia), Avigalle Mendoza (Australia)
Natalie Foti (Australia), Danielle Gibson (onstage swing, Australia), Brittany Page (swing, Australia), Honey Joseph (West End), Shiobhán James (West End), Catrin Thomas (West End)
Katie Deacon (West End), Alice Readie (West End), Vicky Riddoch (Germany), Lina Leter (Germany), Elle Ma-Kinga N´zuzi (Germany), Daisy Quainton (Germany)
Roxanne Karsten (Germany), Sixtine Vanderschooten (Germany), JulieThomas (swing, Germany), Gabrielle D’Anthouard (swing, Germany), Grace Simmons (swing, Germany), Azzurra Adinolfi (swing, Germany)
홍윤영 | yunyeong hong (한국 | South Korea), 하유진 | Eugene Ha (한국 | South Korea), 이슬이 | Seul Yi Lee (한국 | South Korea), 이승은 | Lee Seungeun* (한국 | South Korea), 김현지 | Hyunji Kim (한국 | South Korea), 박신별 | Shinbyul park (한국 | South Korea)
김주현 | Juny (스윙, 한국 | Swing, South Korea), 김영은 | Rachel/Youngeun Kim (스윙, 한국 | Swing, South Korea), 최하은 | Choi Ha Eun (스윙, 한국 | Swing, South Korea), 平井琴望 | Kotomi Hirai (日本 | Japan), 富田 亜希 | Aki Tomita (日本 | Japan), 加藤さや香 | Sayaka Kato (日本 | Japan/swing, Australia)
加島 茜 | Akane Kashima (日本 | Japan), 杉原由梨乃 | Yurino Sugihara (日本 | Japan), 田口恵那 | Ena Taguchi (日本 | Japan), まいまい | Mai Wada (スウィング, 日本 | swing, Japan), 篠本りの | Rino Shinomoto (スウィング, 日本 | swing, Japan), よねしまふみこ | Fumiko Yoneshima (スウィング, 日本 | swing, Japan)
Part one
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Vienna curtain Call footage and show notes from April 9
Notes are chaotic and probably out of order. Also there is more you-know-what about you-know-who 😌
There was a child a few seats over and the Cats were SUPER CUTE with them!!
Tonight we have!
Alex Snova as Alonzo
Lucius Wolter as Old D
Anneke Brunekreeft as Bombalurina
Nathan Luke as Coricopat
Susannah Murphy as Electra
Riccardo Sinisi as Admetus/Macavity
Tommie Luyben as Mungojerrie
Vicky Riddoch as Rumpelteazer
Jan-Eike Majert as Skimbleshanks
I was SO SAD during this show because I knew it would be the Very Last (spoiler: it wasn’t. But I didn’t know that!!)
(I was also sad because I was on the other side of the stage from elegantly lounging staring into your soul with his pretty eyes Alexanderstrap. XD )
The guy sitting next to me was SO not happy to be there. It looked like he had been dragged to the show by his very enthusiastic girlfriend, who was decked out to the nines in glitter and sparkles with cat ears and SHE was obviously super excited to me there. Mr. Wet Blanket kept looking at his watch and didn’t clap or react to anything. So I had to be extra enthusiastic to make up for it. Fortunately there was a child a few seats over and it is always so lovely to watch how the performers interact with children.
Today we have Sinisi!Admetus! He decided to hang out on the ladder on my side for Naming of Cats so for @cryptidvoidwritings I stared HIM Down. And Got a Hiss and Paw Bat for it! 😋 (Spicy boy!)
I would just like to register my appreciation for the little swaying bit that Munkustrap does while singing Gumbi. Thank you. (Also his beautiful little leg lifts--excuse me delicate leggies, per @whitmerule 😌)
Also the world’s most adorable little toe tap in the back with Mistoffelees.
Oh my GOD watching Munkustrap during Tugger is hysterical. I really like the way they play the friendly relationship between Munk and Tugger in Vienna! There may be eyerolls, but they are exasperated or affectionate—not hostile. Munkustrap is really concerned about getting everyone out of the way for Tugger’s number! Bomba in particular gets shooed away (Munk probably considers her an enabler).
BUT once he’s out of the way and on the tire he goes with it. When Admetus takes a break from making Heart Eyes at Tugger he goes to hang out by Munk and Munk repeatedly needs to push his leg down because Admetus is blocking his view and preventing him from crawling forward on the tire.
OH and Bill Bailey gets a little overwhelmed by everything and requires Munkustrap cuddles. When he gets a little antsy Munkustrap covers his eyes 🥺
(The fact that this was Alex and Matt just made it that much funnier)
But the time Tugger is done everyone—Misto and Munkustrap and all—are bopping right along and Munkustrap 100% starts swinging his hips too and Everyone’s having a grand time until who is that weird cat?
The Vienna Cats do NOT like Grizabella. Lots of hissing. Skimble guides Jemima out of the way and Jemima spends the rest of the number making 🥺 eyes at him. (Anastasia Bertinshaw is 100% a Cryptid Jemima)
All the other kittens get snatched out of the way pretty aggressively. Carbucketty is once again tossed to the wolves by his fellow toms and scratches Grizabella pretty much out of fear. Munkustrap rears up and hisses at them AND Grizabella, and everyone cowers.
The STARE DOWN between Grizabella and Munk during “Remark the Cat” gave me chills. Munkustrap practically had Murder in his eyes and deliberately towers over her.
Demeter tries to reach out to Grizabella several times during the show and each time Munkustrap stops her.
Anneke is a warm and sensual Bombalurina—I really liked her.
Alas I do not get a chance to get nudged by Bustopher’s Spoon this time around but I do get a front row seat to the Adorableness that is Carbucketty and Bill Bailey pouncing on Bustopher’s fuzzy Spats. Jenny loses it when she gets the rose 😊
Every single pair I have watched as Jerrie and Teazer are fantastic and these two are no exception!
Vicky Riddoch and Tommie Luyben have definitely more of a “twins” vibe than the more “gazing into each other’s eyes” vibes than Jo Lucy and Jan-Eike were giving off. They are cuddly and adorable.
When Tugger appears Munk runs up to the tire to greet him—and shushes Jerrie and Teazer who thought it was time to do the Tugger Number—because Tugger is Doing a Serious for once and this is Important!
Once again I just love how the performers handle this moment—there is no Munkustrap eyeroll—only a sudden headtilt and surprised sideglance before the dawning realization on Munkustrap face that yes! This is Tugger! And Yes! He is not here to cause chaos but to be supportive and genuine. It’s lovely.
Lucius Wolter as Old D takes his time while entering to nod and wave with dignity at the audience. It’s sweet.
Munkustrap is once again smiling so proudly at his line of Pollicles doing their March and gesturing to Old D. “Dad! Dad look! Dad look at what I did! Aren’t they great!”
I have a note here that says: “Got a LOOK from Auler during P&P” so I’m going to presume that’s a thing that happened XD
Jellicle Ball is gorgeous and amazing and I never ever want to stop watching it.
After intermission the cats begin to come back on stage and Aulerstrap starts creeping elegantly past me to his place in Moments of Happiness. And as he is moving he sees me looking at him (probably with desperate, puppy dog look) and holds my eyes with his (lovely, gentle, smiling, enigmatic, soft eyed direct) gaze and gives me a meow!! 😭😭😭😭😭
Raffish Crew time!
I wonder who is in charge of vacuuming that stage and how many little white fluffs they find from Griddlebone’s costume?
Oh my GOD the guy next to me actually starts checking his watch when it’s time for Skimble and what can I do except try and be extra enthusiastic to make up for him? (Honestly how is anyone in the audience not bopping their heads and going “Woo woo!” during Skimble?) There’s a part in Skimble where the kittens are on the ground basically doing “The Hundred” from Pilates I never noticed that before XD
Tugger gets to help Old D follow the Train!
Also Aulerstrap runs past Mr. “What time is this show over” to get his wheel and sees me and gives me a Paw and a Big Grin!
Munkustrap is SO happy during Skimble and make the Big Wheel go Super Fast!
(Seriously this makes me almost cry-in a happy way—because during so much of this show you can see hints of Kitten!Munkustrap. Imagine how excited and adorable he must have been at Jellicle Balls when he was younger, and how incredibly important all these fun activities and stories are to him now)
Sinisi!Macavity is SUPER intense. Very much feeling himself (it is Sinisi after all), but very quick moving and feral. A really excellent Macavity.
(Let me watch the Mistoffelees number forever and ever please it is so much fun and so gorgeous)
All the cats really want to be Misto’s assistant EXCEPT Cassandra, but Tugger doesn’t let her escape. Under the blanket she goes!
(Munkustrap excitedly points to Victoria, who is sitting below him, and has to console her when she isn’t picked)
When Misto blows out the spotlight all the stars on the ceiling roll back as well. It’s so beautiful.
This time I have a view of the Old D group during Memory, and watching Munkustrap’s face journey is one of my favorite parts of the show. Victoria stares right at Grizabella the whole time, and the kittens turn first. Everyone welcomes Grizabella back, Munk goes to Old D to confirm the choice, and Up, Up, Up to the Heavyside layer they go—with Old D enveloping Grizabella in his arms and Munkustrap leading the cats in a whole body bow to her.
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