Mexico 2013

Cats opened at the San Rafael Theater (TEATRO SAN RAFAEL) on May 10, 2013, and closed on June 15, 2014. The production then played at the Cultural Center of Mexico City from July 19, 2014, to September 14, 2014, before touring the country and finally closing at the Cultural Center on December 30, 2014 (when the producer's license for the musical expired). It was seen by 500,000 people after more than 400 performances.

Production Details[]

The production has a particularly striking visual style and treads the line between Replica and Non-Replica, with designs clearly derived from John Napier's work via the original Mexico Tour 1991 and Buenos Aires 1993 designs. Those productions were replicas, with their own style adapted from the Broadway designs; this non-replica revival adapted those designs into something more colourful and abstract, resulting in a visual boldness which is echoed in the set and lighting.

The influence of the earlier South American productions is most obvious in the choice and design of named swings and chorus characters such as Quaxo, Admetus, and Etcetera. For example, Etcetera's design is based on that of Greycat, instead of looking like a paler version of Rumpleteazer. Several of the creative team and cast had also had roles in the earlier productions, notably Lilia Sixtos (Demeter in 1991, resident director in 2013), Marcela Valiente (Etcetera and costume design in 1991, costume design in 2013), and Manuel Landeta (Munkustrap in 1991, Deuteronomy in 2013).

Each show featured between 30 to 42 onstage performers, including aerial and floor acrobats, and 93 costume changes. Several of these characters and/or named swings were dropped for the subsequent Mexico Tour 2018: Tumblebrutus, Admetus, Quaxo, and the 'acrobats' (see below).

Cast and Creatives[]

Creative Team[]

Producer: Gerardo Quiroz
Director: Lilia Sixtos and Jaime Rojas
Translator & Adapter: Marco Villafán
Musical Director: Juan Manuel Míguez
Choreographer: Guillermo Téllez
Tap Choreographer: Roberto Ayala
Vocal Director (Chorus/Ensemble): Olga Cassab
Vocal Director (Solo): Raul Garduño
Lighting Design: Manolo Toledo
Sound Design: Isaias Jauregui
Scenographic Design: Paulette Lemble and Salvdor Núñez
Photographer: Miguel Ángel Briones
Costume Design: Marcela Valiente
Set Builder: José Luis Cervantes
Wigs: Gliberto Pérez
General Director of San Rafael Theater: Fela Fabregas

Crew[]

Coordinator: Lulú León Gallardo
Artistic Production Manager: Israel Casillas
Technical Production Manager: Chrystian Fernández
Stage Manager: Erick Araiza
Press: Emilio Morales
Artistic Coordinator: Arturo Saldivar
Technical Coordinator: Kadif Saldaña

Cast[]

Performers
Role	Translated	Cast ^[1]	Replacements
Admetus		César Iván Vázquez
Alonzo		Vinicio de la Vega
Bombalurina		Gloria Toba
Bustopher Jones / Gus	Gordocles Cruz	Luis René Aguirre Moisés Palacios	Manuel Gorka (from 09/2014)
Cassandra		Fernanda Patiño
Coricopat	Coricompás	Berch Skerly
Demeter		Lisette Garzón Carolina Laris
Electra		Carla Remes
Etcetera		Jabnia González
Exotica	Exótica	Paola Contreras
Grizabella		Filippa Giordano Natalia Sosa Lila Deneken Ana Cirré Myriam Montemayor Cruz	Rocío Banquells (from 19/07/2014)
Jellylorum	Agilorum	Olivia Bucio	Gaby Albo?
Jemima		Karla Salvador
Jennyanydots	Bombonachona	Maru Dueñas Gloria Aura (until 07/2013)	Lisset (alternating with Maru Dueñas from 27/09/2013)
Mistoffelees	Micifustófeles	Orville Alvarado
Mungojerrie	Pingurriento	Dante Hernández
Munkustrap		Julio Granados Marco Salazar
Old Deuteronomy	Gatusalém	Manuel Landeta	Francisco Céspedes (10/2013) Enrique del Olmo (09/2014) Victor Manzur (10/2014)
Plato / Macavity	Platon / Nefástulo	Gerry Pérez	Alex Carbajal?
Pouncival	Poncival	Pablo Rodríguez
Quaxo		Claudio González
Rum Tum Tugger	Punk Rock Terco	Juan Carlos Casasola Edgar Cañas
Rumpleteazer	Rompetrizas	Paulina de la Barrera Pahola Escalera
Sillabub	Silabub	Tzáitel Santini
Skimbleshanks	Mirringo	Luigi Vidal
Tantomile	Tantomil	Alejandra Munguia
Tumblebrutus	Tumbabrutus	Yair Maldonado	Gustavo Picasso?
Victoria		Sofia Rozanes
Covers / Booth Singers	Covers / Cantantes	Jimena Pares (cover Jellylorum)
		Renatta Bagó (cover Bombalurina)
		Karina Luna (cover Jennyanydots)
		Fernanda Medrano ("Singer")
		Mariana Morales (cover Cassandra)
		Hermes Angeles (cover Coricopat)
		Carmen Sarahí (swing)
		Jabnia Sarai (swing, cover Victoria and Rumpleteazer)
		Arturo Echeverría (cover Old Deuteronomy)
		Hector Guedea ("Singer")
		Raul Coronado (cover Rum Tum Tugger)
		Natalia Leal (cover Tantomile)
		Hugo Robles ("Singer")
		Naidelyn Navarrete ("Singer")
		Raul Avila ("Singer")

Acrobats ("Acrobata"): Natan Fridman, Joel Fridman

Gallery[]

Performance[]

Backstage[]

Swings / rare characters[]

Acrobats Joel Fridman and Natan Fridman: Judging by these photos, the 'acrobats' apparently doubled as Macavity's henchcats. The photo with Victoria was posted on Lisette Garzón's instagram and captioned 'evil/good union', suggesting that the other character in the photo is entirely a villain/henchcat, rather than an extra Jellicle.