Alonzo

"Are you cock of the walk..."

- Line from "The Jellicle Song for the Jellicle Cats" in Cats film 1998 sung by Alonzo

Alonzo is a principal dancer in cats. His name is given in "The Naming of Cats".

Role

 * "Very good Dancer. Ensemble baritone."

Alonzo is often seen as the "second in command" to the Jellicle tribe. Whenever there is a threat, he is there to support Munkustrap. He plays a significant role in the fight with Macavity, rescuing Demeter from his clutches. In the Broadway production he takes the majority of the Macavity fight, and subesequently hooks up with Demeter. In the original London Production, initially Alonzo played Rumpus Cat, but soon George took over the job. However the black and white Rumpus Cat costume informed the development of his black and white design.

Appearance
In the film, Alonzo is one of the most easily recognizable characters in the show, because of his very strong block black and white coloring, this is the London costume design.He is a patched tom with a striking big black splotch on the left of his face, curled corner of his right eye, and a teardrop-shaped splotch that sweeps down from his nose to the right corner of his mouth.

In Broadway and subsequent productions that copied that style, he is usually depicted as being black and gold/tan, a fluffier, scruffier look than the neat and elegant black and white version.

Personality
Alonzo seems to have a nice balance going; he is responsible, he cares for his tribe, and nearly risks getting killed to protect them. Along with this, he's a bit of a Casanova. Throughout much of the show, you can see him dancing with (and giving flirtatious looks to) a variety of girls. He acts cocky and arrogant around the male cats, despite that, he seems to be more mature than most of his friends.

Cast
Original London 1981 - Roland Alexander

Winter Garden, New York 1982 - Hector Jaime Mercado

Auckland 1989-1990 - Matthew Barclay

Cats film 1998 - Jason Gardiner

New London, to October 2001 - Sebastian Rose

US Tour 2001 - Ronnie Nelson

Australian Tent tour, February 2001 - Phillip Darley

Stuttgart, March 2001 - Bas Leijendekker

London 2002 - Chris Jarvis

Shanghai 2003 - Clinton Meneses

US Tour 2003-2004 - Bo Broadwell, Anne Brummel

Beijing 2004 - Clinton Meneses

UK Tour 2004-2005 - Richard Peakman

UK Tour 2006 - Peter Tyler

Asia Pacific/ Australian Tour 2009-2010 - Glen Oliver

UK/ Europe Tour 2013-2014 - Adam Lake

Fandom
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