Italian Tour 2009

Italy saw it's first non-replica national tour of Cats in late 2009. This production was also the first time the musical was performed in Italian.^[1] Running for three theatre seasons, the production closed in September 2011.

A cast recording for the production was also released, with audio taken from the first two cities where the show previewed.

Production Details[]

As a country with a long history of performing arts, the Italian production drew on design influences such as Commedia dell'arte and Venetian Carnival costumes, rather than the 1980s dancewear influence of John Napier's designs.

Tour Dates[]

2009/2010

Teatro dell'Aquila, Fermo - 10 to 11 October 2009 (Previews)
Teatro Giovanni da Udine, Udine - 14 to 18 October 2009 (Previews)
Palabrescia, Brescia - 20 to 21 October 2009 (Previews)
Teatro Comunale, Alessandria - 23 to 25 October 2009 (Previews)
Teatro Sistina, Rome - 28 October to 22 November 2009 (Official Opening)
Teatro Augusteo, Naples - 27 November to 9 December 2009
Teatroteam, Bari - 11 to 13 December 2009
Teatro Alfieri, Turin - 30 December 2009 to 10 January 2010
Teatro Verdi, Florence - 13 to 18 January 2010
Palabam, Mantova - 20 January 2010
Politeama Pratese, Prato - 23 to 24 January 2010
Allianz Teatro, Milan - 27 January to 14 February 2010
Teatro Europauditorium, Bologna - 17 to 21 February 2010
Teatro Sociale, Trento - 23 to 28 February 2010
Teatro Salieri, Legnago - 2 to 3 March 2010
Teatro Verdi, Pordenone - 5 to 8 March 2010
Palarossini, Ancona - 10 March 2010
Lyrick Theatre, Assisi - 12 to 14 March 2010
Teatro Creberg, Bergamo - 16 to 17 March 2010
Vaillant Palace, Genova - 19 to 20 March 2010
Gran Teatro, Padova - 23 to 24 March 2010
105 Stadium, Rimini - 26 to 27 March 2010
Teatro Valli, Reggio Emilia - 9 to 11 April 2010
Teatro Sistina, Rome - 14 April 2010

2010/2011

Teatro della Luna, Milan - 26 October to 7 November 2010
Palasport, Bolzano - 16 to 17 November 2010
Pala Livorno, Livorno - 20 November 2010
Teatro Alfieri, Turin - 23 to 28 November 2010
Teatro Civico, La Spezia - 30 November to 1 December 2010
Teatro Verdi, Firenze - 3 to 5 December 2010
Gran Teatro, Padova - 8 to 9 December 2010
Teatro Ponchielli, Cremona - 11 to 12 December 2010
Paladozza, Bologna - 16 December 2010
Teatro Comunale , Modena - 18 to 19 December 2010
Teatro Fraschini, Pavia - 31 December 2010 to 1 January 2011
Teatro Traiano, Civitavecchia - 5 to 6 January 2011
Teatro Carlo Gesualdo, Avellino - 8 to 9 January 2011
Teatro Verdi, Salerno - 12 to 16 January 2011
Teatro Politeama, Catanzaro - 18 to 19 January 2011
Teatro Metropolitan, Catania - 21 to 30 January 2011
Creberg Teatro, Bergamo - 8 to 9 February 2011
Palalottomatica, Rome - 12 to 13 February 2011
Teatro Lirico, Cagliari - 18 to 19 February 2011

2011

Arena Gigli, Porto Recanati - 17 to 18 August 2011
Festival La Versiliana, Marina di Pietrasanta - 20 to 21 August 2011
Catona Teatro, Catona - 24 August 2011
Teatro di Verdura, Palermo - 26 to 27 August 2011
Verona Arena, Verona - 21 September 2011

Cast and Creative Team[]

Production Credits[]

Director - Saverio Marconi
Production Company - Compagnia della Rancia^[2]
Choreographer and Associate Director - Daniel Ezralow
Lighting Design - Valerio Tiberi
Translation by - Michele Renzullo
Adaptation by - Saverio Marconi
Italian Lyrics by - Franco Travaglio
Set Design - Gabriele Moreschi
Costume Design - Enrico Coveri
Makeup Design - Zaira de Vincentiis
Musical Supervisor - Simone Manfredini
Musical Director - Enrico Arias
Conductor - Vincenzo La Torre
Lighting Design - Valerio Tiberi
Engineer Design? (Disegno fonico) - Enrico Porcelli
Assistant Choreographer - Michael Pena

October 2009 / 2010 / 2011 Casts
Role	Italian Name	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011
Alonzo		Simone De Rose
Asparagus		Fabio Monti		Giuseppe Galizia
Bombalurina	Bombalaurina	Azzurra Adinolfi
Cassandra		Silvana Isolani
Demeter	Demetra	Chiara Vecchi	Denise Brambillasca
Electra		Chiara Vinci
Exotica		Laura Safina		Silvia Contenti
Grizabella	Grisabella	Giulia Ottonello
Caligola / Growltiger	Caligola / Gattigre	Gianluca Ciatti		Cristian Ruiz
Gus		Fabio Monti		Michele Renzullo
Jellylorum / Griddlebone	Jellilora / Occhibui	Loredana Sartori		Floriana Monici
Jemima		Federica Baldi
Jennyanydots	Jennytuttapois	Stefania Fratepietro
Macavity / Plato	Macavity / Platone	Giuseppe Verzicco	Luca Giacomelli
Mistoffelees	Mr. Mistofeles	Alessandro Lanzillotti
Mungojerrie	Mangojerry	Massimiliano Pironti	Salvatore Marchione
Munkustrap	Munkostrap	Andrea Verzicco
Old Deuteronomy / Bustopher Jones	Deuteronomio / Ciccio Gourmet	Alessandro Neri
??	Paride	(role added later)		Fabio Monti
Pouncival	Parsifal	Tiziano Edini		Luca Spadaro
Quaxo	Quazo	Alessandro Lanzillotti		Jacopo Magistrelli
Rum Tum Tugger	Ram Tam Taggher	Andrea Rossi		Giuseppe Verzicco
Rumpleteazer	Zampalesta	Maria Silvia Roli		Roberta Miolla*
Skimbleshanks	Sghemboexpress	Roberto Colombo
Victoria		Roberta Miolla