Ah, Oasis. That show which has been running for eight years, whose auditorium is relatively little policed compared to (eg) Broadway or Shiki, and yet of which we have as yet seen only isolated snippets here and there.
No full boot... until now. 👀
This footage is from cast 11, 13 April 2022. So, it's shortly before Benjamin McMillan (Munkustrap) left the tour, but after his boyfriend Jacob James Whawell (Alonzo) and friend Ryan Lay (Plato) left.
Mistoffelees is covered on this night by Will Geoghegan, first-cast Pouncival, and the footage is by a family friend of his, so it focusses on him a lot. (It also skips some measures here and there where, presumably, the editor thinks it's boring, like most of the overture, some of the white cat solo, etc.) Cori, Tanto, Tumble, and Pounce are not present on this night.
I'm still working out who's playing who, so I'll put a cast list below the cut. I'll add my commentary in reblogs, if anyone's interested in enthusing over it with me! But at a glance I can say definitely that Munk is Ben, Griz is Robyn, Bomba is Natalie, Teazer is Brittany, and Deut is Doug.
? before an actor's name means I haven't recognised them yet in that character, possibly because I just haven't focussed much on that character yet (I'm only a couple of numbers in and mostly I'm vibing instead of analysing). ? instead of an actor's name means 'i have no idea' (looking at you, alonzo).
Alonzo: Ryan Ocampo
Asparagus: ?Ryan William Bailey
Bombalurina: Natalie Moore
Cassandra: ?Megan Dillon
Demeter: Hannah Lancaster
Grizabella: Robyn Tempest
Jellylorum: Katie Hahn
Jennyanydots: Megan Carton
Mistoffelees: Will Geoghegan
Mungojerrie: Benjamin Stacey
Munkustrap: Benjamin McMillan
Old Deuteronomy: Doug Eskew
Plato / Macavity: Domenico Ramelli
Rumpelteazer: Brittany Tooms Peel
Rum Tum Tugger: Nick Woodford
Sillabub Hennessy: Sheehan
Skimbleshanks: Robert Wilkes
Victoria: Sarah-Anne Mclaren
MISSING CHARACTERS (whose actors may therefore be playing another role):
Coricopat: Deven Alexander
Tantomile: Jess DiForte
Tumblebrutus: Joshua Donald
Pouncival: Will Geoghegan (confirmed to be covering Misto)
(Logically Alonzo should be deven or joshua but i'm just. not seeing either of them in him?? outside change domenico's covering alonzo but plato looks exactly like domenico's plato so i am stumped. @white-cat-of-doom, any idea?)
Update: In a DM conversation with Ben McMillan I asked him who was playing Alonzo and his reply was that his first name is Ryan, he doesn't remember his surname, but he's now covering Munk until the new cast takes over. Further investigation reveals that this must be Ryan Ocampo from cast 8, a Plato actor who covered Munk and Tugger.
