#swing cats

[jellyfuljellicle]

Jellicle art requests #1!

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“Draw your favorite obscure swing cat!”

Which has to be.. AJ! Also known as Almost-Jemima. To be honest, I haven’t looked that far into particular swing cats but for Jellicle January that I hosted last year I had the opportunity to design a few swing cats! AJ was one of my faves, and I could explain her design choices in the future possibly 🤫 what do you think? Who is your favorite swing and from what production?

[graveyyyb]

MORE MORE CATS YIPPEE

I drew these very late at night so they look bad I passed out after drawing fraska and fantazia

[gotham-native]

Me and @elegantpopularity were talking and decided the Carmel is a OBC demelonzo kitten

[littlejelliclemonster]

Jellicle January Day 6: Etcetera as Etcetera from "Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum," a 90s Brazilian children's show. Bonus: Trapeze Cat (Alessandro Marba) as Etevaldo (Etcetera’s brother).

Since Etcetera doesn’t exist in the Brazilian production of Cats, I decided to draw her anyway. As a complement, I drew Trapeze Cat—a swing exclusive to the Brazilian production—as Etevaldo.

Since I didn’t grow up in the 90s, I looked up information on the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum Wiki to learn more about them.

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum takes place in a sort of magical castle filled with talking animals and magical creatures. The show stars a boy named Nino, who lives in the castle with his aunt and uncle, his friends from the neighborhood, and various residents and visitors.

Etevaldo (Wagner Bello) is an alien boy from the planet Rehe. His first visit to our planet included his first contact with the people at the castle. After reading a dictionary in a matter of seconds, he learned the human language, though he still makes some Portuguese mistakes. He traveled to Earth in his spaceship looking for fun and visits the castle frequently.

Etcetera (Siomara Schröder) is Etevaldo's younger sister and appeared only a few times. She was introduced to replace actor Wagner Bello after his passing. Interestingly, the actress had previously played the mother of both Etevaldo and Etcetera. In the plot, she is sent by Etevaldo because he couldn't make it to the castle that day. When she first arrives to meet Nino and the kids, she is poorly received and feels embarrassed, which leaves the group intrigued. However, they work it out, and she becomes friends with the children.

When asked where her brother is, Etcetera replies that he is "playing among the stars"—a beautiful tribute to the late Wagner Bello.

Fun Fact: Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum was originally meant to have only one season, intended just to fill a gap in the programming of TV Cultura (the station where it aired). However, it became a massive hit and was renewed for more seasons, defining an entire generation. In fact, this was the favorite show of both my mother and my aunt when they were kids!

[hysterical-cats]

Any of the swing cats are cool--you don't see much art of them!

i went back and forth on which swing i should draw but i went with AJ because i loveee her

bonus heres Almost Jemima with Real Jemima because i think the differences and similarities are so fun

[mochatears]

I also have some Gothenburg original ensemble pictures to share!

Probably Tintomara, Shakespeare, Moses???, and Ramses along the back there!

And here’s some 09 prod! Isis and Shakespeare, Isis with Electra (who has an adorable heart on her forehead in this pic!) and a makeup only Isis too!

[statisticalcats2]

Broadway (1991)

Swing

[rockcosplay]

I think I have a new cosplan...... I have 15 all ready..... Someone talk sense to me.....