Düsseldorf 2004

Cats played at the Capitol Theater in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 3rd April 2004 - 27th March 2005. The second Düsseldorf cast went on tour through Germany and Switzerland afterwards.

Düsseldorf was the fourth German production (after Hamburg, Stuttgart and Berlin) of Cats. Costumes and make-up were based on the Berlin production (mostly Hamburg/Stuttgart based unitards and UK based wigs and make-up design); the score was the same one that was used for the UK Tour III which made Düsseldorf the first German production to include The Ballad of Billy McCaw instead of the Italian area In Una Tepida Notte.

The set was NAP 15, which had already been used for Antwerp (Belgium), Stuttgart and Berlin by this time.

When the production started, the show should stay in Düsseldorf for just a few months as part of a tour. After the huge success that Cats had in Düsseldorf, the producers Maik Klokow (Stage Entertainment) and Thomas Krauth (then-owner of the Capitol Theater) decided to extend the run. After one year, the show finally went on tour.

Theatre
Cats played at the Capitol Theater in Düsseldorf.

Creative Team
Director: Chrissie Cartwright (after Trevor Nunn) Choreographer: Gillian Lynne, assisted by Chrissie Cartwright

Assistant Director: Fergus Logan

Resident Director: Jacqui Dunnley-Wendt

Dance Captain: Karin Michelle Sang

Assistant Dance Captain: Giuliano Mercoli

Musical Director: Heiko Lippmann

Translation by: Michael Kunze

Set Designer: Christoph Weyers & Raymond Huessy (after John Napier)

Make-up Designer: Karen Dawson

Associate Sound Designer: Greg Pink

Associate Lightning Designer: Howard Eaton (after David Hersey)

Original Cast
March 2004 - February 2005

Alonzo ~ Dominik Hofbauer (u/s Plato, Tugger)

Alt Deuteronimus ~ John Wiseman

Bombalurina ~ Rachel Marshall (till Oct 04) / Florence Kasumba

Bustopher Jones/Asparagus/Growltiger ~ Claus Dam

Cassandra ~ Constanze Möricke (u/s Bombalurina)

Coricopat ~ Christian de Varas (u/s Pouncival, Mungojerrie)

Demeter ~ Abigail Rosser

Electra ~ Lara Glew (u/s Victoria, Tantomile)

Grizabella ~ Nadja Solovieva (till Sept 04) / Cornelia Drese

Jellylorum ~ Maaike Schuurmans (u/s Grizabella)

Jenny Fleckenreich ~ Colleen Besset (u/s Grizabella, Jellylorum)

Mr. Mistoffelees ~ Mark John Richardson

Mungojerrie ~ Markus Giess (u/s Skimble)

Munkustrap ~ Mathias Sanders (till Dec 04)

Plato/Macavity ~ Vanni Viscusi (u/s Tugger, Munkustrap)

Pouncival ~ Drew McOnie (u/s Misto)

Rum Tum Tugger ~ John Partridge

Rumpleteazer ~ Selma Rudalics

Sillabub ~ Marides Lazo (u/s Rumple)

Skimbleshanks ~ Ralf Schaedler (u/s Tugger)

Tantomile ~ Patricia Meeden (u/s Rumple, Electra)

Tumblebrutus ~ Daymon Montaigne-Jones

Victoria ~ Tiziana Doneda

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Swings:

Michelle Marier: Tantomile, Sillabub, Victoria, Cassandra, Bombalurina

Karin Sang: Tantomile, Rumpleteazer, Electra, Sillabub

Bridie Rack (till Dec 04): Sillabub, Electra, Victoria, Cassandra, Demeter

Petra Kübitz (till Dec 04): Grizabella, Gumbie, Jellylorum

Francesca Taverni: Demeter, Bombalurina, Grizabella, Jellylorum, Gumbie

Hanny Aden: Gumbie, Bombalurina, Cassandra, Demeter

Barbara Tartaglia (from Oct 04): Gumbie, Jellylorum, Demeter

Natalie Holtom (from Dec 04): Cassandra, Demeter, Electra, Tantomile, Victoria

Gido Schimanski: Tugger, Plato, Munkus, Skimble, (for a short time also Gus)

Stephan Zenker: Alonzo, Pounce, Skimble, Mungo, Misto

Thomas Margies: Coricopat, Alonzo, Plato, Tumble

Damo: Alonzo, Tumble, Mungo, Munkus

Jason Scerri (till Dec 04): Misto, Pounce, Tumble, Cori

Giuliano Mercoli (from Jan 05): Misto, Pounce, Tumble, Cori

Daniel Chrétien: Gus, Alt Deut

Christian Schleicher (till Dec 04): Gus, Alt Deut

Lasinga Koloamatangi (from Jan 05): Gus, Alt Deut

2nd Cast
This cast went on tour after the Düsseldorf production had closed.

Alonzo ~ Dominik Hofbauer (u/s Plato, Tugger)

Alt Deuteronimus ~ Reinhard Brussmann (till Oct 05) / Anton Rattinger

Bombalurina ~ Florence Kasumba (till May 05) / Carien Keizer (from July 05)

Bustopher ~ Claus Dam (till May 05) / Hardy Rudolz

Cassandra ~ E’lia Eleonora Bonin (u/s Bombalurina)

Coricopat ~ Christian de Varas (u/s Pouncival, Mungojerrie)

Demeter ~ Lada Kummer

Electra ~ Lara Glew (u/s Victoria, Tantomile, Sillabub)

Grizabella ~ Maaike Schuurmans

Jellylorum ~ Eva Gullvag Aasgard (u/s Grizabella)

Jenny Fleckenreich ~ Patricia Gressley (u/s Grizabella, Jellylorum)

Mr. Mistoffelees ~ Mark John Richardson

Mungojerrie ~ Markus Giess

Munkustrap ~ Jack Rebaldi (till March 05, from Oct 05) / Gido Schimanski (till July 05)

Plato/Macavity ~ Vanni Viscusi (u/s Tugger, Munkustrap)

Pouncival ~ Andrea Casati (u/s Misto)

Rum Tum Tugger ~ Arne Stephan

Rumpleteazer ~ Selma Rudalics

Sillabub ~ Marides Lazo (u/s Rumple)

Skimbleshanks ~ Uli Scherbel (u/s Munkus; till Oct 05) / Nils Sundberg (u/s Munkus; from Dec 05)

Tantomile ~ Patricia Meeden (u/s Rumple, Electra)

Tumblebrutus ~ Daymon Montaigne-Jones

Victoria ~ Karen Williams

Swings:

Michelle Marier: Tantomile, Demeter, Victoria, Cassandra, Bombalurina

Karin Sang: Tantomile, Rumpleteazer, Electra, Sillabub

Ellen Wawrzyniak: Cassandra, Bombalurina, Demeter, Gumbie

Gemma West: Victoria, Demeter, Sillabub, Electra, Cassandra

Monica Gugganig: Grizabella, Gumbie, Jellylorum

Caroline Sommer: Jellylorum, Gumbie

Stephan Zenker: Alonzo, Pounce, Skimble, Mungo, Misto, Coricopat

Andrew Waters: Coricopat, Alonzo, Plato, Tumble

Damo: Skimble, Tumble, Mungo, Munkus

Giuliano Mercoli: Misto, Pounce, Tumble, Cori

Pepe Munoz: Tugger, Plato, Alonzo, 2x Munkus (from July 05)

Michael Knese: Munkus, Tugger, Gus, Alt Deut (from Feb 06)

Anton Perez: Pounce, Skimble, Coricopat, Mungo (from Feb 06)

Brian Bowley: Gus, Alt Deut

Lasinga Koloamatangi (from May 05): Gus, Alt Deut