US Tour 2

Los Angeles / US Tour 2
Location	Schubert Theatre, Los Angeles
Opening Date	January 11, 1985
Closing Date	November 30, 1986
Set Used	NAP ?
Production Team
Producers	Cameron Mackintosh Shubert Organization Really Useful Company David Geffen

The 2nd US Tour opened on 11th January 1985 and ran until 30th November 1986 at the Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles. While technically not a tour in this iteration, this sit-down production did go on to become the 4th US Tour.

The show was produced by Cameron Mackintosh, the Really Useful Company Limited, David Geffen and the Shubert Organization.

Creative Team

• Composer - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Executive producers - R. Tyler Gatchell Jr. and Peter Neufeld
• Director - Trevor Nunn
• Associate Director and Choreographer - Gillian Lynne
• Costume and Set Designer - John Napier
• Lighting Designer - David Hersey
• Sound Designer - Martin Levan
• Orchestrations - David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Musical Directors - Stanley Lebowsky and Kevin Farrell

Cast

1985

Character	January	August
Alonzo / Rumpus Cat	Derryl Yeager
Asparagus / Bustopher Jones / Growltiger	Norman Large
Bombalurina	Edyie Fleming
Cassandra	Leigh Webster
Coricopat	Serge Rodnunsky
Demeter	Sheri Cowart
Grizabella	Kim Criswell
Jellylorum / Griddlebone	Sally Spencer
Jennyanydots	Marsha Mercant
Mistoffelees	George de la Pena
Mungojerrie	Don Johanson
Munkustrap	Mark Morales
Old Deuteronomy	George Anthony Bell
Plato / Macavity	Jeff Adkins
Pouncival	Phineas Newborn III
Rumpleteazer	Kristi Lynes
Rum Tum Tugger	Michael Alan-Ross
Sillabub	Kathleen Dawson (01/85 - 04/86)
Skimbleshanks	Thom Keeling
Tantomile	Adrea Gibbs Muldoon
Tumblebrutus	Kenneth Jezek
Victoria	J Kathleen Lamb
Cats Chorus	Vincent Pirillo
Cats Chorus	Lance Roberts
Cats Chorus	Deborah Shulman
Cats Chorus	Linden Waddell
Swing	Gregory Donaldson
Swing	Steven Moore
Swing	Greg Minahan
Swing	Dean Scott
Swing	T Clark Bennett
Swing	Karen Babcock
Swing	Beth Cloninger
Swing	Nikki D'Amico	Susan Carr George
Swing	Janie Walton

1986

Character	April	October
Alonzo / Rumpus Cat	Derryl Yeager
Asparagus / Bustopher Jones / Growltiger	Peter Kevoian
Bombalurina	Edyie Fleming
Cassandra	Leigh Webster
Coricopat	Serge Rodnunsky	Marc C Oka (by 08/86)
Demeter	April Ortiz
Grizabella	Kim Criswell	Sandy Edgerton (by 08/86)
Jellylorum / Griddlebone	Sally Spencer	Linden Waddell (by 08/86)
Jennyanydots	Marsha Mercant	Beth Cloninger
Mistoffelees	Jamie Torcellini
Mungojerrie	Don Johanson	Roger Kachel (by 08/86)
Munkustrap	Mark Morales
Old Deuteronomy	George Anthony Bell
Plato / Macavity	Jeff Adkins
Pouncival	Phineas Newborn III	Rick Pessagno (from 10/86)
Rumpleteazer	Kristi Lynes	Cathy Carson (by 08/86)
Rum Tum Tugger	Gregory Donaldson	Steve Yudson
Sillabub	Susan Carr George (04/86 - 10/86)	Karen Babcock (10/86 - 11/86)
Skimbleshanks	Thom Keeling	Jason Ma (by 08/86) Thom Keeling (by 10/86)
Tantomile	Adrea Gibbs-Muldoon
Tumblebrutus	David Reitman
Victoria	J Kathleen Lamb
Cats Chorus	Vincent Pirillo
Cats Chorus	Lance Roberts
Cats Chorus	Rachelle Ottley	Rebecca Eichenberger (by 08/86)
Cats Chorus	Linden Waddell	Catherine Fries
Swing	Reece Holland
Swing	Steven Moore
Swing	Greg Minahan
Swing	Dean Scott	Eddie Buffum
Swing	T Clark Bennett
Swing	Karen Babcock	Cheryl Baxter
Swing	Beth Cloninger	Paula-Marie Benedetti
Swing	Cathy Carson	Beth Myatt (by 08/86)
Swing	Linda Hess	Rachelle Ottley

Gallery

Performances

Jellylorum, Tumblebrutus, Rumpleteazer

Backstage

Behind the scenes at the filming of Fame, 1985

Fame Screenshots

Media Coverage

• LA Times Review, JAN. 14, 1985

Trivia

• The US Tour 2 cast appeared in the episode A Place to Belong (S05E01) of the television series Fame, performing a dance sequence in a character's dream.

Fame featuring Cats musical cast (1985)