Mexico Tour 1991

Full Cast Mexico 1991.jpgCats was performed at the Silvia Pinal Theater, Mexico City, in 1991, in a dedicated Spanish translation of the show. The production opened in April 1991 and ran until September 1992, for more than 400 shows. The production then went on to two further venues in Mexico.

Production Specifics
The Spanish-language premiere of Cats took place on April 19, 1991, at the Silvia Pinal Theater in Mexico City. The production was based on the original Broadway version, with lyrics adapted to Spanish by Marco Villafán, in a version that changed the names of the main characters to make them closer to the Mexican viewer.

The title of the musical remained the same: "Сats". The producers conducted a survey to see if the public wanted the musical to be called Gatos, and the answer in favor of keeping the original title in English was unanimous.

Production Credits

 * Jeff Lee - director
 * Richard Stafford - Choreographer
 * Willy Gutiérrez - music director

Tour Dates
After playing in the capital, the show went on a tour of several Mexican cities:
 * Mexico City - 04/1991 - 09/1992
 * Guadalajara - 10/1992 - 11/1992
 * Monterrey - 11/1992 - 12/1992

Cast

 * Due to a casting mixup, 4 new roles had to be created; Admetus, Etcetera, Jemima, and Quaxo. These roles were then cut when the tour went to Guadalajara and Monterrey. These characters were not identical with the characters of the same names in London, Broadway, and Vienna: Admetus and Quaxo's design seem both to have drawn on the original Carbucketty (Admetus using his unitard and Quaxo using his makeup), and Etcetera's on the London/Broadway swing known as Greycat. (Judging by Buenos Aires 1993, Jemima's design may have been based on the London/Broadway swing AJ.)

Trivia

 * Due to a near-miss accident due to the stage being too slippery, they mopped the stage with soda to make it sticky.