CALLING ALL UK CATS!!
From the RUG site:

Clear Channel Entertainment Presents
CATS UK TOUR 2003/04
Auditions: from 3rd September 2003

Rehearsals: from 20th October 2003 (5 weeks)
1st performance: Tuesday 25th November 2003
Contract length up to 12 months

We are looking for the following principals:

GRIZABELLA
Strong singer/actress with powerful high belt (to D Flat). Sings ?Memory?. A ?survivor? but vulnerable. She was once very glamorous but with age her beauty is fading

OLD DEUTERONOMY
The beloved leader of the cats. He must be able to express age, authority, dignity, wisdom and humility. Also great warmth and fun.
High baritone/tenor (to G sharp). Small amount of movement required.

RUMTUMTUGGER
Rock star cat. He requires rough, street, rock voice and a wild, comedic sexuality. Age 25-35. Must move well but preferably dance.

MUNKUSTRAP
Son of Old Deuteronomy and leader in his absence.
Must sing and act excellently and move very well. A performer with charm and dignity, maturity and power. Baritone. Age 25-35

MISTOFFELEES
The magician. Max height 5?8. Impish, expansive personality. Excellent dancer and strong singer. He must have strong ballet technique (triple pirouettes, double tours etc.) Strong tap. High baritone.

JENNYANYDOTS AND JELLYLORUM
Both Female 25-40. Must have great comic instincts. Both must be able to dance at least a small amount.
Jennyanydots must tap well, have a strong voice and may be a little plump. She is a motherly type, and Edwardian do-gooder. Comedy required.
Jellylorum must have an excellent soprano voice. Practical and loving.

SKIMBLESHANKS
The railway cat. Mid 20?s High baritone/tenor. Must have excellent classical training with a strong authoritative voice.
A fastidious neat and ordered cat. He is obsessed with punctuality and cleanliness yet possesses a big heart and sense of exuberance.

BOMBALURINA
Tall statuesque girl (min height 5?8?) excellent dancer / singer. Age 20?s ?35
Is one half of the duo who sings ?Macavity?
Lightly sexual female who is also a fierce protector of the Jellicle tribe.

DEMETER
Excellent dancer/singer. Age 25-30
Is one half of the duo who sings ?Macavity? A neurotic but highly intuitive girl.

MUNGOJERRIE & RUMPLETEAZER
A male and female duo. Cheeky, irreverent, young and full of energy. Excellent dancers with aerobatic skills, strong voices and loads of personality.

ENSEMBLE
Looking for excellent dancers with strong training. Good vocals required. Note many of the named cats in the ensemble cover the principal roles.

EXCELLENT SWINGS ALSO REQUIRED

PLEASE SUBMIT PHOTOS AND CV
NO LATER THAN MONDAY AUGUST 18TH, 2003
TO
STACEY HAYNES
CATS AUDITIONS
CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT
35/36 GROSVENOR STREET
LONDON
W1K 4QX

Further information from my source who posted this on Musicals.Net says apparently the cast only have 1yr contracts. They hold open auditions for all cast positions to get a listing of possible replacements, union rules or something require yearly auditions.
However unsure as to what this advert means at present for the UK Tour. Could mean complete cast change, part cast change, or nothing at all. ;)

Another New UK Tour Date
According to Syra, the UK Tour will move to Leicester after Glasgow in February/March 2004.

More information on my UK Tours page. :)

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Also not really directly linked to this site, but Stageholding, I believe, have confirmed plans for a Cats European Tour. However Milan has been left out of this too.

So if Cats Europe isn't going there, what does that say about the UK Tour's plans? Speculation would point in two opposite directions...

Conflicting Milan Reports
Seems that ClearChannel are misinforming their CATS UK Tour people.

You may remember I posted more recently that Justin Webb had said in his bio that CATS UK would be moving to Milan for a few shows.
According to a representative at ClearChannel UK (who I snail mailed out of interest over brochures and then emailed about the whole Milan concept) the Tour is NOT going to Milan after all.

I await further news on this, if any, although he DID confirm the Glasgow date as correct.

Heads Up..
Seems the UK CATS tour site is down for some reason. I didnt post it here for several days because I wasnt sure if it was the server or what's going on.

For some STRANGE reason I smell a update looming. Or...like I say, could be the server. Take a look:

http://www.catstour.co.uk

EDIT: 18th July 2003 ~ Was the server. Sorry for the false alarm...

Competition Time...
ClearChannel's UK site is putting on a competition to win a pair of tickets to see CATS at a venue of your choice. Visit the site for more details.

06/07/2003: New Location!
Thank you to Carbucketty for this idea of creating such a blog to host all the news stories that filter onto this site. I hope you like it.

Currently working on News updates. Meanwhile, feel free to browse the archives I have below.

~Demeta~

January 2003 - May 2003 archive

June 2002 - December 2002 archive

CATS Closing Down News Stories

Some Other Articles

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