Macavity/Yellow Mac

In the Japanese production, Macavity's chorus identity is not given his own name. This ensemble character is a yellow/cream-coloured tom.

He has been present in the Japanese production since it premiered in 1983, but was temporarily cut in 1997-1998 (Sapporo run), with Tumblebrutus doubling as Macavity instead.

Role
He is a very quiet cat who generally stays in the background. He supports Gilbert's aerial swings during "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats", and as Grizabella begins her ascension to the Heaviside Layer, he removes the steps leading up the giant tire such that the tire can move to the front of the stage as it lifts off the ground.

Similar to his western counterparts Admetus and Plato, the character is generally paired with Victoria and they briefly dance together after "The Moments of Happiness".

The performer sneaks off stage during "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" to change into the Macavity costume. He returns as this ensemble character after Old Deuteronomy is brought back, joining the cats in celebrating Mistoffelees.

As the double for Macavity, the performer is usually one of the tallest males, as well as being a strong dancer/tumbler.

Tokyo 1983

 * Yoshiaki Sugitani

Tokyo 1995

 * Yuji Aoyama

Osaka 2001

 * Kenji Akase
 * Mitsunori Minamiyama
 * Yuji Aoyama

Tokyo 2004

 * Ueda Tatsuo
 * Kenji Akase
 * Sakae Akira
 * Takashi Katayama
 * Retsu Kanehisa
 * Mitsuru Yasushi
 * Yuji Aoyama

Yokohama 2009

 * Retsu Kanehisa
 * Yuji Aoyama
 * Ken Hiyama
 * Takashi Katayama
 * Sho Kawano
 * Masafumi Aki

Hiroshima 2012

 * Sho Kawano
 * Masafumi Aki
 * Ken Hiyama

Sendai 2013

 * Ken Hiyama
 * Masafumi Aki

Shizuoka 2013

 * Junpei Sano

Fukuoka 2014

 * Jun Nishihashi

Sapporo 2015

 * Jun Nishihashi
 * Suguru Fuminaga
 * Junpei Sano
 * John Ueshima
 * Yusuke Tagawa

Osaka 2016

 * Suguru Fuminaga
 * Yusuke Tagawa
 * Satoshi Nakamura
 * Sho Kawano

Tokyo 2018

 * Suguru Fuminaga
 * Keisuke Araki
 * Satoshi Nakamura

Fukuoka 2021

 * Satoshi Nakamura
 * Suguru Fuminaga
 * Hikaru Kitani