@storyweaverofgondor @uppastthejelliclemoon
I've been thinking about Cats Starlight Express plot exchange again, and I've come up with a better one for Cats then last time so,
Every year the Jellico cats have race around the junkyard for cats who to be protecters. Plato a young stray cat wants to race and be a protector as well as win the heart of Victoria the white cat who's looking for her dream tom. The thing is stay cats are looked down upon by cats who have humans owners. Which is why no one thinks he's strong enough to race since he doesn't get fed regularly or taken care of by humans. The racing cats must have partners even if the other cat doesn't want to a protecter.
Now as for the Greaseball and Dinah roles I'm going with Munjorries and Rumpletezer, since I just can't picture Munkustrap or Alonzo treating Demeter or Cassandra that way or them acting like Dinah, but I kinda of can see MJ and RT acting like them. Jerry is an agent of Macavity and they don't mention Teazer in the song anymore. Having Jerrie be a bully and cheat would be an interesting take on his character. I wouldn't have them as siblings in this so Teazer being heartbroken at Jerrie racing with Victoria would be more painful.
Electra the train not the kitten, role is Tugger with Bomba in the Joule's role, Tento in Volta's role, Cori in Purse's role, Gilber in Krupp's and Jellylourm in Wrench's role as his entourage.
For C.B. Macacity outwardly respectful and helpful inside he's into crime. Hight Style wide smile Macavity.
Poppa: Old D. He believes in Plato and stray cats. May or may not be singing to Plato as the Everlasting Cat.
Memphis Bell the Sleeping car: Grizabella the glamor cat. (Pre reveal design) Old D's old racing partner.
Dustin: Quaxo/Misto Even though he's not big like Dustin is I can see him filling the same role racing with Old D and later Plato and who knows maybe he had something to do with Plato's religious experience? Thinks Tugger is a terrible bore. Is not a stray, but no one believes him.
Ashley and Buffy: Cassandra and Demeter, while nether of them would be a smoking or buffet cat, they both would serves as friends to Victoria and Teazer and give them advise.
Flattop: I'm guessing maybe Alonzo since I don't know where else to put him.
The Rockies: Tumblebrutus, Pouncival and Carbucketty. A group of stray kittens.
For Control: Munkustrap, he's trying to organize this race and it slowly spiring out of control.
As for the other cats and swings I guess they'd other racers or marshals. though I have this idea of instead of 'A lotta locomotion' I'd have Jenny, Bustopher, Gus, and Skimbles sing about what kind of cats they are.
He whistled at me is changed to He meowed at me.
Poppa's blue would be changed to Moment's of happiness.
Bell the sleeping car would be changed to Memory.
AC/DC would be changed to The Rum Tum Tugger.
Pumping Iron changed to Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer which would then to be changed to Mungojerrie and Victoria for a bit.
Fright would be changed to Stray about song about how being to stray is great vs being a house cat.
Quaxo: I'm not a stray I have collar!
Tumblebrutus, Pouncival and Carbucketty.: It's just a piece of ribbon that you found thrown out-er.
As for the other songs if anyone else can think of some feel free to add.
Since I'm a tuggofflees shipper I have to throw something in, but it can be read as friendship. Basically after Tugger loses the race and sings 'No comeback' Quaxo goes to him and tells him to stop being a sore loser, that he won't care about it the next day and that it's time to go home before their owner misses them and if it'll make Tugger happy he can protect him on the way home which Tugger agrees to. Leaving the other cats shocked that Quaxo was telling the truth and that he lives with Tugger.
