Stuttgart 2001

Cats had its premiere in Stuttgart, Germany at 2nd March 2001. It was the second production in Germany after the Hamburg production had closed in January 2001 after almost 15 years. The show was mostly based on the Hamburg production but was slightly influenced by the London/Video version (e.g. Sillabub's costume, the staircase to the Heaviside Layer, etc.). The lyrics were taken over from Hamburg with a few changes (Rumpus-Katz became Raufbold-Katz; the Heaviside Layer was translated to Sphärisches Licht).

The show was originally supposed to run for 16 months before moving to Düsseldorf. After Stella Entertainment went bankrupt, the Stuttgart production closed at 30th June 2002. Stage Entertainment, the new producer of Cats, decided to bring the show to Berlin and then to Düsseldorf.

Like in Hamburg, the ensemble consisted of 22 cats (with no Electra) with Sillabub, Pouncival and Tumblebrutus instead of Jemima, Carbucketty and Bill Bailey. Also the costume and make-up designs were taken over from Hamburg.

The Set number was NAP 15 which was previously used for the Antwerp production.

Creative Team
Director / Associate Choreographer: Jo-Anne Robinson

Choreographer: Gillian Lynne

Dance Captain: Tim van der Straeten

Translation: Sabine Grohmann, Mark Henning, John Baer

Original Cast
Alonzo/Rumpus Katz - Bas Leijendekker

Bustopher Mürr/Asparagus/Growltiger - Kelly Robertson

Bombalurina - Melanie Philippson

Cassandra - Christine Haaga

Coricopat - Akos Tihanyi

Demeter - Tanja-Maria Meier

Grizabella - Nicole Sieger

Jellylorum/Griddlebone - Wiebke Wötzel

Jenny Fleckenfell/Gumbie Katze - Tersia Potgieter

Macavity/Plato - Markus Simander

Mistoffelees/Quaxo - Juan Jiminez Sanches

Mungojerrie/Dschingis - Enrique Segura

Munkustrap - Siegmar Tonk

Old Deuteronomy - Jonathan Agar

Pouncival - Wayne Norris

Rumpleteazer - Kristin Mancini

Rum Tum Tugger - Thierry Gondet

Sillabub - Emma King

Skimbleshanks - Anthony Kirwan

Tantomile - Nikki Dyer

Tumblebrutus - Daymon Montaigne-Jones

Victoria - Nicole Thomas

Final Cast
Alonzo/Raufbold Katz - David Boyd

Bustopher Mürr/Asparagus/Growltiger - Kelly Robertson

Bombalurina - Ellen Wawrzyniak

Cassandra - Christine Haaga

Coricopat - Jamie Karitzis

Demeter - Ramona Ludwig

Grizabella - Roimata Templeton/ Maryanne Kelly

Jellylorum/Griddlebone - Marion Wilmer

Jenny Fleckenfell/Gumbie Katz - Tersia Potgieter

Macavity/ Plato - Ray Hogg

Mr. Mistoffelees - Juan Jimenez Sanchez

Mungojerrie - Angus MacMillan

Munkustrap - Alexander Wengel

Old Deuteronomy - Jonathan Agar

Pouncival - Giuliano Mercoli

Rumpleteazer - Angela Gee

Rum Tum Tugger - Rob Fowler

Sillabub - Emma King

Skimbleshanks - Cary Chennell

Tantomile - Fiona Watters

Tumblebrutus - Daymon Montaigne-Jones

Victoria - Souzan Alavi

Swings: Brian Bowley, Rachael Crocker, Paul Channon, Andrew John Gardner, Cara Hamilton, Marc Leslie, Steven Loss, Roberto Miguel Macho, Louise Madison, Kristi Mancini, Tanja-Maria Meier, Andrew Millar, Leighton Morrison, Fabrizio Romagnoli, Nadja Solovieva, Jonathan Tilley