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Ep152 - Rose Iannaccone, Rumpleteazer on US National Tour 6

"The main focus in the beginning was on Rumpleteazer and finding your individuality in your cat. Then after that was understanding where does your cat fit into the story?" This episode features Rose Iannaccone who played Rumpleteazer on the US National Tours 6 of CATS in 2019 before the pandemic... Read More

From the show: The Wrong Cat Died

44 mins
2/13/24

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"The main focus in the beginning was on Rumpleteazer and finding your individuality in your cat. Then after that was understanding where does your cat fit into the story?" This episode features Rose Iannaccone who played Rumpleteazer on the US National Tours 6 of CATS in 2019 before the pandemic. Hear Rose discuss dancing to the 1998 VHS as a two year old, how she came up with her Rumpleteazer backstory, and fun stories from being on tour during the buzz of the 2019 movie. Plus, Rose shares a fun memory when over 100 family and friends came to see her perform on tour one night.

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Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network

Social Media: @TheWrongCatDied

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[0:00] Mike Abrams: There's a cat over here. There's a cat over there. And the wrong one died. And the wrong one died.

[0:16] Mike Abrams: Welcome to The Wrong Cat Died, the podcast breakdown of The Cat's Tastrophe. I'm your host, Mike Abrams. Today we have another amazing guest. She was on the US National Tour 6, which was pre-COVID in 2019 and 2020 as Rumpleteazer. So welcome, Rose Iannaccone. Thank you for joining me.

[0:32] Rose Iannaccone: Hello. Thank you for having me.

[0:34] Mike Abrams: I'm excited to have you. Your stretch of this tour is fascinating to me because it was like the... I know you weren't there when it ended abruptly, but it was a very abrupt ending. But you also were the end of Broadway leading into the first tour and when the movie was happening. So you kind of were there during the peak Cats chaos.

[0:52] Rose Iannaccone: A lot of event.

[0:53] Mike Abrams: We will get to that. But I want to start, I always love starting at the beginning. What was your introduction to Cats? When was the first time you got to see it?

[1:01] Rose Iannaccone: I first saw Cats, the movie, the VHS. I was born in 1998 when it came out. So probably a couple years later. And I loved it. And I remember watching it in my living room as a kid and just doing my cartwheels in the living room and being all excited. Then I think I was only like five years old and it was coming through the Schubert in Connecticut, where I was from. And I got to see it live. And then from there, I was just kind of hooked. And then the year I moved to New York City was the Broadway revival. So then I sort of came back into my life there again. And then the tour happened.

[1:43] Mike Abrams: Okay. So you, were you a dancer as a kid? Like, was that the VHS is because you were dancing and so it really hit different. Okay. So you like really, yeah.

[1:53] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. Like out of the womb.

[1:54] Mike Abrams: Okay. So, so yeah, that's kind of be very like that is, so your parents bought that VHS of like, oh, she's dancing it too. Here's let's get, let's show her this, you know, this piece of theater that everyone loves from a dance perspective.

[2:06] Rose Iannaccone: Exactly.

[2:07] Mike Abrams: And then how old are you when you saw it in Connecticut?

[2:10] Rose Iannaccone: I think, I really think I was only like four or five. Like I was a kid, I was young.

[2:17] Rose Iannaccone: And this had been the fifth tour that went on for like 10, 12 years. Probably.

[2:24] Mike Abrams: And yeah. And so it's, it's in Connecticut, it's in your hometown and you're seeing a traveling tour. You're too young to get all the craziness at this point. So you're just, you're just loving to see it to dance.

[2:35] Rose Iannaccone: Yes. I remember that. I remember sitting, we were sitting in the front, like the front row of the mezzanine and looking over and I was like, oh my gosh, this is amazing. And then Green Eyes started and there's these cats in there next to it. And it was just an absolutely wild experience. I was so excited, so stimulated. Yeah. Like nothing else I'd experienced before.

[2:57] Mike Abrams: I love it. So Green Eyes terrified me. So I'm love that you guys four or five are like, oh, this is, here they are.

[3:01] Rose Iannaccone: This is awesome.

[3:04] Mike Abrams: Did the people go, cause the tour, it's every production does it slightly different. Did old Deuteronomy stay on stage in their mission and people go up to him?

[3:11] Rose Iannaccone: Yes, I think did. I feel like that's another memory I have, but I don't know. Don't quote me on that, but I feel like he did, but I could be confusing it with when I saw it on Broadway and you were allowed to go take a picture.

[3:25] Mike Abrams: Yeah. And that was fun because I find that part fascinating. Cause I also moved in 2016 to the city and I also saw it very early in previews or sometime in previews. And it was, it blew my mind of like, everyone come over and take a selfie with old Deuteronomy. But in Connecticut, you know, you might have a cell phone, but it's, you don't have a camera phone at that point. Like you're not going up and taking it. So it's like, you're either going up to actually interact with the actor or you maybe are getting a Polaroid. Like I don't know how they did it back then.

[3:54] Rose Iannaccone: I don't really know either. I can't, I can't exactly remember. So I won't, I won't take too much more on it.

[4:00] Mike Abrams: Yeah. So then did you see it in 2016 when you got to the city?

[4:04] Rose Iannaccone: I did. I think we saw it in, so the school I went to, um, the Institute for American Musical Theater, we got to see like one to two Broadway shows each semester. And that was a part of my first semester in school. Um, so it was like the fall, I feel like it was October and we got to see it right, like right when I got here.

[4:25] Mike Abrams: Okay. Now you see it now as an adult.

[4:28] Rose Iannaccone: Yes.

[4:29] Mike Abrams: What were the differences for you when you saw it as an adult versus the four or five-year-old you?

[4:35] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. I mean, I don't think I knew the story at all. I don't think I really knew anything that was going on. It was more just mesmerizing.

[4:42] Mike Abrams: Yeah.

[4:43] Rose Iannaccone: So as an adult, you're like, Oh, okay. Like I can see the story a little more.

[4:48] Mike Abrams: Yeah.

[4:49] Rose Iannaccone: It's still mesmerizing. And I had a different appreciation for like the set and like the climbing and the lighting, all things like that. Um, so mesmerizing still, but a little bit more of understanding maybe what was actually being said. And it wasn't like mumbo jumbo with the lyrics.

[5:07] Mike Abrams: Yeah. Did you pick up on some of like the innuendos and all the stuff that comes like as an adult?

[5:11] Rose Iannaccone: I definitely was because I didn't see it as a child. So as an adult, I'm like, wow, this is dark and crazy and has some stuff that's clearly happening there that I like a four-year-old is not going to notice.

[5:23] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. Honestly, I probably barely even noticed seeing it in 2016 too, because I think I was just excited and it was good, good, good. Like really just everything was happy, good, great. Um, so I probably missed it then too.

[5:39] Mike Abrams: Yeah. And someone who's, you're also studying, you know, theater and dance and everything at that point. How much of the differences between the choreography did you notice? Because I think in the Connecticut was probably Joanne Lynn versus Andy Blankenbuehler.

[5:53] Rose Iannaccone: Yes. I think too. Um, uh, it's kind of like I did my homework before I went, like, I went back, I watched videos cause I was getting ready to go see it again. Um, and I feel like I was like, what? There's like hip hop in this. What is that? What's this? But I loved it. And I, I knew it was different, but I liked it.

[6:12] Mike Abrams: Yeah. That's the part where, I mean, to me, someone told me and I'm like, cool. I, you know, it was all over my head. Um, now that I've seen the move, the 1998 movie, cause I saw it in reverse, I saw 2016 and then I was like, maybe I should watch this 1998 movie and I can, I can kind of pick up on it, but I don't study this. I don't know this. Um, but I do find it fascinating as someone who's in the career of like seeing something that's been around for so long, but has those tweaks still keep some of the essence, but does have some changes.

[6:40] Rose Iannaccone: Definitely. I think too, they kept like Andy kept the most iconic moments. So you didn't feel like you were missing anything or like, um, let down, like, you, you, you were expecting to see like, um, I don't know, like the signature moves and then they didn't happen. So all of that was still there. So everything in between was just bonus.

[7:03] Mike Abrams: Yeah. There's a lot of traditionalists of like, oh, it's Julian's show. But then it's like, I really liked the, he put us on spin on it while keeping the core, you know, and like honoring her what she did. So it's, it is kind of an interesting thing to see.

[7:17] Mike Abrams: Um, okay. So let's talk about then booking the tour. Cause this is 16 here now in 19, the show's ending on Broadway as you are about to go on tour, correct?

[7:28] Rose Iannaccone: Yes. Um, I don't know the exact timeline, but we started the audition before in the summer of 2018. So I had just gotten back from like the job where I got my equity card and it was my first, it was actually, it was my second audition as a member of actors equity. Um, and it was my second one, my first one was an hour before it was the same day. So day one, day one. Um, but so I, I remember that was 2018 in the summer, like in July or August. And then we rehearsed in December into January, checked it all. And we were open by like January 25th, I want to say of 2019.

[8:12] Mike Abrams: Yeah. So, cause you were in the original group that went right. So you did all of the, I know you had some of the Broadway people kind of come and there was a couple that joined you from Broadway that went on too early, but you did the whole Felinity school and like learning the story and all of that as a group. Right.

[8:31] Rose Iannaccone: Definitely. I got to experience all of that. Our first days of rehearsal were like learning the music, which was really like great because it's so much to learn. Um, but even just in learning the words, um, Kristen Blodgett, who was our music supervisor, she was like, and this means this, and you're saying this because it's your ritual. And right off the bat, everything was like given meaning. And then, yeah, we had like Felinity day where we sat in a circle and it was like, come out, like you five come out and now interact with each other as cats. And we were like, what are we doing? But we did it.

[9:17] Mike Abrams: That's the moment where someone who has a much more, I have, I would say what I would call a very traditional nine to five job. You go to work one day and you're like, I'm learning how to be a cat and this is what I'm being paid to do as my job. Like that has to be a very bizarre feeling at some point.

[9:31] Rose Iannaccone: There's definitely like, there was a realization where I was like, I'm what I'm crawling around. I'm getting paid to crawl around and dance. It's like such, I don't know. It's like, what is this? You can't even comprehend it.

[9:44] Mike Abrams: Yeah. And it's the extremes too. Cause like, you know, there's plenty of musicals where, you know, you, you're playing a character and it's very acting. It's like, Nope, you are a cat with a crazy name and crawling around and dancing around. What do you remember about what they told you when you did the story of like, here's what you need to know about rumple teaser?

[10:02] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. Well, okay. To me, that sounds like two questions. Cause I feel like the story is one thing, but like rumple teaser is another. I think that the main focus in the beginning was on rumple teaser, like finding your individuality and your cat. And then after that was like, where does your cat fit into the story?

[10:24] Rose Iannaccone: Okay. So you started with come up with your backstory.

[10:32] Rose Iannaccone: Yes. Which, you know, it was really fun. It was, I will say this is one of my favorite parts, um, of the beginning of the process was Chrissy Cartwright, who I don't know if you know that name was like very involved back in like the original production. So she had a lot of wisdom and knowledge to give to us. So probably on like our second day of rehearsal, she went around to each individual person and she gave you three adjectives to describe your cat. And I remember I sat there like wide eyed, open ears, ready to hear it. And she told me naughty, impressionable and effervescent. And I was like, okay, what does that mean? But I really kind of clung to those and that like sort of just sprung me off in my character. Um, and honestly, those three things felt very comfortable to me as like who I am and who I was during that time. So it felt easy to connect to rumple teaser in that way.

[11:32] Mike Abrams: So when you you're given your three words, you're kind of giving a loose outline, right? At that point of like who your cat is, were you given more or was it like, I think a lot about the relationships and stuff because you have an obvious relationship because you dance with Jerry. Yeah. But there's so many others that you play off with that you have to your stage near and you dance near during the ball and stuff like how much of that is told to you versus how much of that is, okay, these are my three words. I got to embody this persona and then I got to add to it based off of that.

[12:00] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. I think it kind of is a natural cycle. Like I was technically a kitten in the show. So it's like, you know, that I did a lot of the same dancing thing as Victoria tantamile and syllabub. And it's like, we're like, okay, we're little besties. And then it was like a lot of times Jenny was near me. So I was like, and she would because of her words and how she acted and she would interact with me. So it was like, oh, I think Jenny's my mom. Like, I think she's whipping me into shape. So as the staging came about is when we sort of formed those relationships and like being on tour or in any show in general, when you have like an understudy or a swing or someone in those relationships change, like just a little bit too, which always makes it fun.

[13:03] Mike Abrams: Yeah. So I always find that in a show like this, which is so open-ended, like there's a lot of interpretation to it is, were you told that Jenny is your mom or was it a, we're just making an assumption based off of the way. And Jenny's kind of also decided that she's going to play that too, which was, who did you have? Did you had, uh, I had, um, Emily Jean Phillips. Okay. So yeah. Okay. But no, we took that in our own hands for sure. Um, they never told anyone like you're their mom, you're their brother, even with rumble teaser and Mungo. It was never like, you guys are brother and sister in it. And that was like a fun thing too. Cause with Tony and I, my original partner, like we were brother and sister, like ride or die best friends. That was that. But then when I had, um, a different partner was like, oh no, we're just like, we're like, we're just friends. Then it was like, oh wait, maybe I have a crush on this Mungo. So the relationships were always different.

[14:04] Mike Abrams: Yeah. So I think that's one that is unanswered, right? Like you could be brother, sister, you could be dating, you could just be, you know, partners in body client partners in crime type of thing. So how deep did they go though? Like how much was the, this you can't change because this has to be key. Was it more about the overarching story or was it more of like a, you've got to play exactly this relationship? No, I think it was more of the overarching story and

[14:34] Mike Abrams: Welcome back to The Wrong Cat Died. Today, we have a very special guest, Rose Iannaccone, who played Rumpleteazer on the US National Tour 6 of CATS in 2019 before the pandemic. Rose, thank you for joining us!

[15:04] Rose Iannaccone: Thank you for having me! I'm so excited to be here.

[15:34] Mike Abrams: So, let's start from the beginning. How did you first get into CATS?

[15:44] Rose Iannaccone: I actually started dancing to the 1998 VHS when I was just two years old. My family would play it all the time, and I would just dance around the living room. It was such a big part of my childhood.

[15:54] Mike Abrams: That's amazing! So, when you got the role of Rumpleteazer, what was your process for developing that character?

[16:04] Rose Iannaccone: The main focus in the beginning was on Rumpleteazer and finding your individuality in your cat. Then after that was understanding where does your cat fit into the story. I really wanted to create a backstory that made sense for her.

[16:14] Mike Abrams: What kind of backstory did you come up with for Rumpleteazer?

[16:24] Rose Iannaccone: I imagined her as a mischievous cat who loves to play pranks and has a very playful spirit. She’s always getting into trouble with Mungojerrie, and I think that dynamic really adds to her character.

[16:34] Mike Abrams: That sounds like a lot of fun! Did you have any memorable experiences while on tour?

[16:44] Rose Iannaccone: Oh, absolutely! One of my favorite memories was when over 100 family and friends came to see me perform one night. It was such a special moment to have all of them there supporting me.

[16:54] Mike Abrams: That must have been incredible! How did it feel to perform in front of such a big crowd of loved ones?

[17:04] Rose Iannaccone: It was nerve-wracking but also so rewarding. I could feel their energy and support, which made the performance even more special.

[17:14] Mike Abrams: I can only imagine! Now, with the buzz of the 2019 movie, how did that affect your experience on tour?

[17:24] Rose Iannaccone: It was interesting because there was a lot of excitement surrounding the movie. Fans would come to the shows with their own expectations based on the film, and it was fun to see how they reacted to the live performance.

[17:34] Mike Abrams: Did you notice any differences in the audience's reactions compared to before the movie's release?

[17:44] Rose Iannaccone: Definitely! People were more engaged and had a lot of questions about the characters and the story. It felt like there was a renewed interest in CATS, which was really exciting for us as performers.

[17:54] Mike Abrams: That's great to hear! What do you think makes Rumpleteazer such a beloved character?

[18:04] Rose Iannaccone: I think her playful nature and the bond she shares with Mungojerrie really resonate with audiences. She’s fun, mischievous, and brings a lot of energy to the show.

[18:14] Mike Abrams: Absolutely! And what was your favorite part about playing Rumpleteazer?

[18:24] Rose Iannaccone: I loved the freedom to express myself through dance and character. Every night felt like a new adventure, and I enjoyed bringing that playful spirit to life on stage.

[18:34] Mike Abrams: That sounds amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us, Rose.

[18:44] Rose Iannaccone: Thank you for having me! It's been a pleasure.

[29:09] Mike Abrams: I feel like that's gotta be one of the coolest parts, especially so early in your career and at a younger age, being able to see so much of the country but also do this kind of very unique and cool thing in places that otherwise you would probably never step foot in.

[30:02] Rose Iannaccone: Oh, for sure. I remember three months in, calling my mom and being like, I would do this for free, but I'm getting paid. And like, what? And like, all of my friends are in college waking up at 6 AM for their classes and hustling and all this and I'm putting on silly makeup and a unitard every night and I'm traveling somewhere different every week. Like, I was like, this is a dream and a half.

[30:31] Mike Abrams: Yeah, that is, I can't even fathom. I want to do some rapid fire. So if you could go on for one night for any cat, male, female, doesn't matter if you could sing, dance, if you just one night, I'm going to go on, I can do it. Who am I going as? Who should you go on as?

[30:49] Rose Iannaccone: Macavity.

[30:51] Mike Abrams: You want to do Macavity? You want to be the villain?

[30:52] Rose Iannaccone: Yes, that's so fun.

[30:55] Mike Abrams: I love it. Who are your favorite and least favorite cats? So take actors out of it, just characters.

[34:01] Rose Iannaccone: Okay. I mean, obviously Rumpelteazer. I'm gonna take her. I'm not gonna allow Rumpelteazer because of course you're...

[34:08] Mike Abrams: Okay, fine, whatever. My favorite cats are probably Bomb Ballerina. I like Skimbleshanks a lot. Um, I like, you are not gonna like this, but I don't need Gus. I'm okay.

[34:26] Rose Iannaccone: Oh, okay. So Gus is the ow wow. Um, he's kind of on the outs for me.

[34:31] Mike Abrams: That is a hot take for a lot of listeners.

[34:35] Rose Iannaccone: It's a hot take. It's a hot take.

[34:37] Mike Abrams: Okay, that's not good for my last question. Honestly, you know, it's okay. Sorry, sorry. Um, but I guess like in the same vein, like Bustopher.

[34:48] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah, he's probably the most common answer when I ask about dislike is Bustopher, which is also the same person, right? It's Bustopher and Gus.

[34:55] Mike Abrams: Yes. Love. Okay. Favorite song from the show?

[35:00] Rose Iannaccone: It's Skimbleshanks. I want to bop. Someone told me to start running to it. And I'm like, it feels like a great running song.

[35:08] Rose Iannaccone: Ironically enough, it came up in a dream of mine. Like I haven't thought about cats in a while. And it came up in a dream of mine, like three weeks ago.

[35:15] Mike Abrams: Wow. That's good.

[35:18] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. Skimbleshanks.

[35:19] Mike Abrams: I have no follow-up questions there. Um, okay. This is my fun one. I always ask a fun one. And before we started recording, we talked about how during COVID you did some real estate, uh, on the side as a job. So which cat do you think would make the best real estate agent?

[35:36] Rose Iannaccone: Jenny.

[35:37] Mike Abrams: Jenny. That's a great answer. I think that was...

[35:40] Rose Iannaccone: Jenny. I feel like she is on top of her game. She's organized. She knows how to whip someone in shape. She's going to make sure that everything they're getting their pre-approval on time. They're getting their clear to close on the right day. She gets paid at closing, not a minute later.

[36:03] Mike Abrams: Yeah. I was thinking Jenny and Skimbleshanks because of the organization.

[36:07] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. And then I think I want, um, Mistoffelees doing my like staging and design.

[36:10] Mike Abrams: Oh, a hundred percent. You know, that's going to be fabulous.

[36:12] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. Okay. Most important question of this podcast. And I'm now nervous because Gus is your least favorite cat. Uh, I have argued at length. I don't think Grizabella is the correct Jellicle choice. So I want to hear you, Rose, are you going to pick Grizabella? And I want to hear your defense or are you going to pick a different Jellicle choice?

[36:31] Rose Iannaccone: Hmm. I'm ready. And I'm going to stick by Grizabella.

[36:37] Mike Abrams: Oh no. Okay. Give me the rationale.

[36:41] Rose Iannaccone: Okay. Here's, here's my thing. Grizabella, even though she was an outcast, she might've done wrong. She put herself out there. She worked hard on the night that it mattered most. She put in the work. She showed off. She was like, you want to hear me belt high? I'm going to do it. I'm you don't want me here, but in here early, I'm on time. I'm in the right outfit. I feel like she did every single thing right. And the whole point of the tribe is that we're supposed to stick by each other. So what kind of a tribe would we be if now when she needed us most, we just left her out, out in the rain.

[37:25] Mike Abrams: So I agree completely with that. But my next thing is why can't she spend the year with her family?

[37:30] Rose Iannaccone: Okay. I think she's been troubled. She has a lot going on.

[37:35] Mike Abrams: So she doesn't have another year. She's got to go now.

[37:38] Rose Iannaccone: I think this is it for her. And I, and she knows it too. That's why she's working so hard. It's why she's pleading. If she knew that there was like even an inch of hope for her, maybe next year, maybe she can get her life together. Maybe she'll start coming around for the holidays. No, she knows this is her last chance. So she goes, let's, let's say she goes this year when she does go this year. Cause that's the way the show ends. How does old Deuteronomy pick next year? Is there another cat out there in the ether that's coming back or is it a different criteria or how does this work annually?

[38:14] Rose Iannaccone: We're only given one night.

[38:16] Mike Abrams: Yeah. I think that this was a special occasion. This one was kind of different than any other because as you're, you know, going through the show, when you're hearing the invitation to the Jellicle ball, you hear about what the ideal Jellicle should be. And really you're like, oh, Grizabella is none of these things. But in the end we pick her because of what we are supposed to represent as a tribe. So I think that the following year, like we're probably not picking another Grizabella. I also think that, you know, it's old Deuteronomy. He is strategic and he knows she's around. He knows what she's doing and he wants it to be a learning experience for the rest of the tribe. And I think he's hoping that if we do this tonight, it's only going to better everyone else.

[39:06] Mike Abrams: Yeah. I don't disagree with that part at all. I just think that she's next year's choice. I think she should come back and spend a year with her family and get to, you know, reaccept her finally. And then it's like, cool, let's now let's murder you. Like, no, like let's reaccept you and let's enjoy time with our family. I just, I just feel like the bridge hadn't been burned so bad. And it was like, part of the reason why she was chosen is because we were reminded of all of those characteristics that make us Jellicles to begin with. Because on any normal day, if it was next Tuesday and she showed up, we're probably going to be like, no, we're not giving you another chance. But on that night where we're reminded of all of these things, that's why we are more accepting.

[39:58] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. Okay. I don't think I'm changing your mind, but that's okay.

[40:04] Mike Abrams: I don't think you are. I've got, uh, she still has less than half the votes, but she still is the most vote getter. And, um, I just, I didn't think when we did this, that I was going to ever get this close to getting more people say not Grizabella, but we're getting there slowly.

[40:21] Rose Iannaccone: No, I like Grizabella. You, how's that? I tell you why not Gus.

[40:26] Mike Abrams: Okay.

[40:28] Rose Iannaccone: A little different. I think the difference, the main difference for me between Gus and Grizabella is that I just don't think he worked as hard. And I think if he really wanted it, he could have proven it a little bit more.

[40:45] Mike Abrams: So is this number changing or is there other things happening to get him? Like he doesn't have to be, he just, he's not busted for it. So he just gotta, he gotta be Gus the whole night.

[40:54] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. I don't know. Be there. And like, part of me too, is like, you know what? I get it. And I feel like I'm, I'm sympathetic towards him and I know he's old and he has this great story and we let him relive his youth one last time. It's like, you know, after all these years, you couldn't convince us. So now like what's changed tonight?

[41:20] Mike Abrams: Yeah. So I think that's fair. I think Gus is the fallback answer because he's the old one that looks like he's about to die anyways. I still want, the world I want is I want it to be American Idol-ish, which means that as a live show, every night someone else is going to bring it. And there are going to be nights where Grizabella will win because memory is iconic and she will deliver an incredible performance. And there are going to be nights like in Hartford, Connecticut, where I bet you in front of 112 of your friends and family brought it that night. And I want Rumpelteazer to go. And so I think there are nights that, you know, it's eight shows a week. There are going to be nights where it's not going to be everyone's best or it's going to be a day, but someone probably had a stellar performance. And I think the audience will notice that. And I want a vote.

[42:17] Rose Iannaccone: I stand by that. That's actually such a great idea.

[42:21] Mike Abrams: It's just, you know, who puts the harness on and when?

[42:25] Rose Iannaccone: There's enough technology now that this is possible to happen.

[42:31] Mike Abrams: You're right. Where there's a will, there's a way.

[42:34] Rose Iannaccone: That's my dream is that I say this enough into this microphone on this show that somebody's like, you know what? That's not a bad idea. Let's do it.

[42:44] Mike Abrams: Let's do it.

[42:45] Rose Iannaccone: I will be there. Well, this has been so fun. How can people stay in touch with you and everything you're working on, social media and everything?

[42:52] Rose Iannaccone: Yeah. You could follow me on Instagram. It's rianaccone. That's my last name. I-A-N-N-A-C-C-O-N-E nine eight. Yeah. Instagram. Hang out with me.

[43:06] Mike Abrams: Thank you so much for coming on and sharing your stories and your fun. And it was a blast to have you.

[43:12] Rose Iannaccone: Thank you so much for having me. I had a ball.

[43:15] Mike Abrams: Amazing. Amazing. Well, thank you. And thanks, everyone, for listening to this episode of The Wrong Cat Died, the podcast breakdown of the cat's anatomy. To follow along, you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any of us on this podcast. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, threads and TikTok at TheWrongCatDied or check out our website, thewrongcatdied.com.

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