Italian Tour 2009

Italy saw the first local non-replica tour of Cats in late 2009.

Production Specifics
As a country with a long history of performing arts, the Italian production drew on design influences such as Commedia dell'arte, Venetian Carnival costumes, rather than the 1980s dancewear influence of John Napier's designs.

Production Credits

 * Director - Saverio Marconi
 * Production Company - Compagnia della Rancia
 * Choreographer and Director - Daniel Ezralow
 * Lighting Design - Valerio Tiberi
 * Translation by - Michele Renzullo
 * Adaptation by - Saverio Marconi
 * Italian Lyrics by - Franco Travaglio
 * Set Design - Gabriele Moreschi
 * Costume Design - Enrico Coveri
 * Makeup Design - Zaira de Vincentiis
 * Musical Supervisor - Simone Manfredini
 * Musical Director - Enrico Arias
 * Conductor - Vincent Latorre
 * Lighting Design - Valerio Tiberi
 * Engineer Design - Enrico Porcelli
 * Choreographer Assistant - Michael Pena
 * Associate Choreographer and Director - Daniel Ezralow

Tour Dates

 * Sistina theater - Rome, 27th October - 25 November
 * Teatro Augusteo - Naples, from 27 November
 * Tamteatro - Bari from 11 December
 * Alfieri - Turin from 30 December
 * Verdi - Florence from 13 January
 * Allianz - Milan from 27 January
 * Europauditorium - Bologna from 17 February

Cast Recording
Official cast recording of Compagnia della Rancia, the big Italian musical theatre company. First time in Italian language.
 * 1) Inni Jellicle Per Gatti Jellicle
 * 2) Come Dare Il Nome Ad Un Gatto
 * 3) Jennytuttapois
 * 4) Ram Tam Taggher
 * 5) Grisabella La Grande Star
 * 6) Ciccio Gourmet
 * 7) Mangojerry & Zampalesta
 * 8) Deuteronomio
 * 9) Momenti Di Felicitá
 * 10) Gis ll Gatto Del Teatro
 * 11) L'Ultima Battaglia Di Gattigre - Parte I
 * 12) La Ballata Di Billy M'Caw
 * 13) L'Ultima Battaglia Di Gattigre - Parte II
 * 14) Gis Il Gatto Del Teatro (Represa)
 * 15) Sghemboexpress Il Gato Ferroviere
 * 16) Macavity Il Gato Del Mistero
 * 17) Il Magico Mister Mistofeles
 * 18) Ricordi
 * 19) Viaggio Versio Il Dolce Aldillá
 * 20) Come Parlare Ad Un Gatto