Toronto 1985

Cats toured Canada throughout the mid-late 1980s. Produced by Marlene Smith, Tina VanderHeyden and Ernie Rubinstein in a theatre owned by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the production followed the Broadway production closely. The production is credited for having kick-started Canada's commercial Musical Theatre scene.

Tour Dates[]

Cats ran for two years at the Elgin Theater in Toronto, playing 844 shows, and then went to Montréal at the Théâtre St-Denis for a 19-week run, followed by a tour of Western Canada and a second Toronto run at Massey Hall starting on Sept. 2, 1989, where it ran for several months. It had total office receipts of $78 million from almost 2 million tickets, making it the most successful Canadian stage production ever. ^[1]

Elgin Theatre, Toronto - March 14, 1985 - March 15, 1987

Théâtre St-Denis, Montréal (First Canadian Tour) - June 1, 1987 - January 3, 1988

Western Canada Tour (Second Canadian Tour) - July 4, 1988 - October 1, 1988

Massey Hall, Toronto (Third Canadian Tour) - January 24, 1989 - September 2, 1989

Cast[]

Cast Toronto March 1985 - March 1987[]

Toronto (03/1985 - 03/1987)
Character	March 1985	September 1985	January 1986^[2]	Later Replacements
Alonzo	Timothy French
Asparagus / Bustopher Jones	Sandy Winsby
Bombalurina	Susan Gattoni		Marianne McCord
Cassandra	Lyne Tremblay
Coricopat	Stelio Calagias
Demeter	Barbara Fulton			Kathryn Akin (by 06/86)
Grizabella	Kathy Michael McGlynn			Barbara Fulton (from 01/86)
Jellylorum / Griddlebone	Thea MacNeil
Jennyanydots	Mary Trainor
Mistoffelees	Alexandre Beaulieu			Gerard Michael McIsaac (by 07/86)
Mungojerrie	Gerard Michael McIsaac			?
Munkustrap	Barrie Wood
Old Deuteronomy	David Walden			Jimmie Earl Perry (by 06/86)
Plato / Macavity / Rumpus Cat	Lloyd Adams
Pouncival	Michael Arnold
Rumpleteazer	Lorena Cingolani
Rum Tum Tugger	Greg Bond
Sillabub	Janet Martin
Skimbleshanks	Larry Herbert		Jay Turvey	Hallam Banfield (1985)??
Tantomile	Sonja Kathleen McGirr
Tumblebrutus	Todd Noel
Victoria	Donna Kelly
Cats Chorus	Aggie Cekuta Elliot	Susan Cuthbert
	Claude Naubert
	Colleen Winton		Sherri McFarlane
	Rudy Webb
Swings	Kathryn Akin
	Darrin Carter	Jean Luke Cote	Scott Bolton
	Brad Cormier
	Stephen Foster
	David Malek
	Madeline Paul
	Diana Platts
	Rebecca Robertson
	Kim Scarcella
				Janet Kelley (from 05/86)

Cast June 1987 - January 1988[]

Canadian Tour I (06/1987 - 01/1988)^[3]
Alonzo	Stephen Foster
Asparagus / Bustopher Jones	Sandy Winsby Blaine Parker (alt)
Bombalurina	Marianne McCord
Cassandra	Dorothy Jordan
Coricopat	Stelio Calagias
Demeter	Kathryn Akin
Grizabella	Barbara Fulton
Jellylorum / Griddlebone	Martine Fugere Theresa Pitt (alt)
Jennyanydots	Sherri McFarlane
Mistoffelees	Gerard Michael McIsaac Michael Arnold (alt)
Mungojerrie	Brad Cormier
Munkustrap	Claude R Tessier
Old Deuteronomy	Jimmie Earl Perry
Plato / Macavity / Rumpus Cat	Richard Smith
Pouncival	Michael Arnold
Rumpleteazer	Lorena Cingolani
Rum Tum Tugger	Adam Fleck
Sillabub	Kim Scarcella
Skimbleshanks	Jay Turvey
Tantomile	Diana Platts
Tumblebrutus	Todd Noel
Victoria	Donna Kelly Janet Kelley (alt)
Cats Chorus	Ralph Cole
	Claude Hebert
	Monique Lund
	Blaine Parker
	Theresa Pitt
Swings	Michael Arnold
	Liza Balkan
	Scott Bolton
	Janie Brennan
	Karen Egan
	Mark Cassius Ferguson
	Janet Kelley
	David Malek
	Timothy French (Dance Capt)

Cast June - October 1988[]

Canadian Tour II (06/1988 - 10/1988)^[4]
Alonzo / Rumpus Cat	Martin Murphy
Asparagus / Bustopher Jones	Sandy Winsby
Bombalurina	Marianne McCord
Cassandra	Janie Brennan
Coricopat	Gino Berti
Demeter	Monique Lund
Grizabella	Barbara Fulton
Jellylorum / Griddlebone	Martine Fugere
Jennyanydots	Sherri McFarlane
Mistoffelees	Gerard Michael McIsaac
Mungojerrie	Scott Bolton
Munkustrap	David Malek
Old Deuteronomy	Jimmie Earl Perry
Plato / Macavity	Ron Proulx
Pouncival	Neil Giroday Vance Avery alt. (by 07/88)
Rumpleteazer	Shelley Stewart Hunt
Rum Tum Tugger	Adam Fleck
Sillabub	Frances Chiappetta
Skimbleshanks	Jay Turvey
Tantomile	Susan Burk
Tumblebrutus	Timothy J. Alex
Victoria	Donna Kelly
Cats Chorus	Mira Caldare
	Christina Gordon
	Blaine Parker
	Raphael Vigod
Swings	Dale Azzard
	Michael Fennell
	Kiki Moritsugu
	Kerri Lyn Wasylik
	Karen Egan
	Vance Avery
	Michael Ehlers
	Janet Kelley
	Timothy French (Dance Capt)

Cast January - August 1989[]

Canadian Tour III (01/1989 - 08/1989)^[5]
Alonzo / Rumpus Cat	Martin Murphy
Asparagus / Bustopher Jones	Blaine Parker (till 06/89) David Rogers (from 06/89)
Bombalurina	Kerri Lyn Wasylik
Cassandra	Janie Brennan
Coricopat	Gino Berti
Demeter	Monique Lund
Grizabella	Theresa Pitt
Jellylorum / Griddlebone	Martine Fugere
Jennyanydots	Martine Mackenzie
Mistoffelees	Gerard Michael McIsaac
Mungojerrie	Scott Bolton
Munkustrap	Michael Ehlers
Old Deuteronomy	Jimmie Earl Perry
Plato / Macavity	Ron Proulx
Pouncival	Dennis Lupien
Rumpleteazer	Kiri-Lyn Muir
Rum Tum Tugger	Adam Fleck
Sillabub	Karen Egan
Skimbleshanks	Jay Turvey
Tantomile	Susan Burk (till 07/89) Kiki Moritsugu (from 07/89)
Tumblebrutus	Timothy J. Alex
Victoria	Janet Kelley
Cats Chorus	Mira Caldare
	Christina Gordon
	David Rogers
	Raphael Vigod
Swings	Dale Azzard
	Hallam Banfield
	Frances Chiappetta
	Brad Cormier
	Dewi Fairclough
	Kiki Moritsugu
	Brenda Rundle
	Timothy French (Dance Capt)