Michael Gruber as Munkustrap in the 1998 Cats film.
Munkustrap is a Jellicle cat from T. S. Eliot's 1939 poem "The Naming of Cats".[1] He is a principal character and the main narrator in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical Cats, which is based on Eliot's poems.
Munkustrap is the storyteller and guardian of his tribe. The role was originated by Jeff Shankley in the West End in 1981, and by Harry Groener on Broadway in 1982. Then, in the 1998 video production, Munkustrap was performed by Michael Gruber. Robbie Fairchild portrayed the role in the 2019 film adaptation.
Munkustrap is a Jellicle cat from T. S. Eliot's 1939 poem "The Naming of Cats". He is a principal character and the main narrator in Andrew Lloyd Webber's...
originating the role Jerry Mulligan in the musical An American in Paris, and as Munkustrap in the 2019 film Cats. He was a principal dancer at the New York City...
about how talented he is. His older brother, the serious and responsible Munkustrap, often has to keep him in line. Rum Tum Tugger is often portrayed as a...
yet "dignified", and Eliot's examples include the invented names of "Munkustrap, Quaxo, Coricopat, Bombalurina, and Jellylorum." Robbins speculates that...
of Andrew Lloyd Webber for whom he originated several roles, including Munkustrap in the original London production of Cats at the New London Theatre in...
Superstar, Evita, Guys and Dolls, and Camelot, before playing the role of Munkustrap in the original Vienna cast of Cats, at the Theater an der Wien. At the...
time signature 6 8 as part of a play within the musical. It is sung by Munkustrap and describes a legendary battle between two neighbouring dog tribes,...
Will Parker in Oklahoma! (Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award), Munkustrap in Cats (Tony Award nomination), Georges/George in Sunday in the Park...
then returns disguised as Old Deuteronomy, but is unmasked by Demeter. Munkustrap and Alonzo come to her defense and, in a dramatic cat fight, battle him...
Fold at the Duchess Theatre and on the UK tour of Wonderland, and as Munkustrap in the Royal Caribbean production of Cats. In 2018, he appeared in The...
stage. He played the Prince in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Munkustrap in Cats, Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Teen Angel in Grease...
1983 (37th) Charles Coles My One and Only Mr. Magix Harry Groener Cats Munkustrap Stephen Hanan Bustopher Jones / Asparagus / Growltiger Lara Teeter On...
include The Phantom and Monsieur Firmin in The Phantom of the Opera, Munkustrap in Cats, Joe in Sunset Boulevard, Levi and the Pharaoh in Joseph and the...
Notes 1979 Purlie the Musical 1990–1998 Cats Various (Alonzo, Macavity, Munkustrap, Plato, Rum Tug Tugger) Hamburg (1990–1991) London (1996–1998) 1993–1996...
Goodgame has performed in the German tour of Cats, playing the lead role of Munkustrap. Matthew Goodgame starred in The Thorn Birds (A New Musical), playing...
involves her leading the cast in a tap dancing number. It is sung by Munkustrap and the "Gumbie Trio" (Bombalurina, Demeter and Jellylorum). During the...
1996 – Dames at Sea – Dick – Ambassador's Theatre London 1997 – Cats – Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Alonzo and Gus – New London Theatre 1998 – Oklahoma!...
Naledi Award Nomination for Best Performance in a Musical 2009-2011 Cats Munkustrap Pieter Toerien Productions 2011 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas Iscariot...
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