nicholas played the original rum tum tugger in cats films.
nicholas played the original rum tum tugger in cats films.
who played the original rum tum tugger in cats films?
nicholas
partridge joined the touring cast of "cats" in 1988 and was dance captain from 1989 to 1990. he played the roles of "alonzo" and "rumpus cat" and understudied the roles of mr. mistoffelees and rum tum tugger. he later joined the west end production of the show at the new london theatre, playing the roles of "rum tum tugger" and "munkustrap" and in 1998, he appeared as "rum tum tugger" in the official film production of the show, produced by lloyd webber and filmed at the adelphi theatre. partridge later returned to the west end cast of the show prior to its closure in 2002 and has also appeared as "rum tum tugger" in the german production in düsseldorf.
john partridge (actor)
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rum tum tugger is one of the many feline characters in the poetry book "old possum's book of practical cats" by t. s. eliot, published in 1939, and in the musical "cats", which premiered in 1981 and is based on eliot's book. rum tum tugger is a rebellious jellicle cat who loves to be the centre of attention.
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