Etcetera

Etcetera is a minor character from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Cats. She appears in the 1998 Video production, the London production, but few other productions worldwide. Her name does not appear in "The Naming of Cats", but is likely a form of word-play on her being another kitten like Electra.

Appearance
Etcetera is a dilute tabby - a pale cat with ginger and grey stripes. She is usually portrayed as a very young kitten. The cat that she looks most similar to is Rumpleteaser.

Personality
Etcetera is one of the youngest members of the tribe. She's hyperactive, very excitable, a strong dancer and often an acrobat. She is the biggest fan of Rum Tum Tugger, squealing with excitement at the end of his song, and swooning over him throughout the show.

Role
Her role is minor and frequently cut from smaller productions. She is most known for her squeal during Rum Tum Tugger's song. In the film, she swung on the Trapeze during "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats".

Etcetera's role originated in the Broadway production when the song "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteaser " was re-imagined as a puppet show performed for Old Deutoronomy. The characters of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer didn't exist in their own right, they were played by Etcetera and Coricopat. However early in the run this dramatic device was dropped, Etcetera was re-named Rumpleteazer (and Carbucketty became Mungojerrie). This resulted in Broadway-style Rumpleteaser being much paler than the london design, looking much more like Etcetera, and Etcetera not appearing in Broadway-style productions.

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