Alonzo

Alonzo is one of the main characters in most productions. His name is given in "The Naming of Cats".

Appearance
In the film, Alonzo is one of the most easily recognizable characters in the show, because of his very distinctive black and white coloring. In live productions, his coloring can vary from black and white to a dark brown and black tabby coloring. He is portrayed at any age between older kitten and adult, depending on the performance.

Alonzo is often seen as the "second in command" to the Jellicle tribe. Whenever there is a threat, he is one to take charge along with Munkustrap.

For this cats personality, he seems to have a nice balance going. Alonzo is responsible, he cares for his tribe, and nearly risks getting killed to protect them. Along with this, he's a bit of a cassanova. Throughout much of the show, you can see him dancing with (and giving flirtatous looks to) a variety of girls, and acting cocky and arrogant around the male cats.

Alonzo seems to have a particular taste for Cassandra and Jemima. He is one of the cats who seems to like Grizabella the least. He saves Demeter from Macavity, and is the first to attack him after Munkustrap is injured.

In the US and the first German Productions, he is depicted as being black and gold. The part of Alonzo was originally created in the West End by Roland Alexander and on Broadway by Hector Jaime Mercado.