Felidae (Musical)

Felidae: The Musical is a Broadway musical based upon the 1994 German film Felidae and the 1989 German thriller novel of the same name of which the film was based upon. It follows the book a little more closely than the movie does, but takes many creative liberties as well, far more than the film, and is made much shorter than the novel, but longer than the movie. It is 2 hours and 30 minutes long, with a 15 minute intermission. It was adapted into a musical by TBD, with songs written by Boy George, Nada Surf, and Stephen Sondheim. It premiered on Broadway November 3, 2044, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the movie release, and premiered in Germany later that year.

Act 1

 * "Overture" - A Composition Played Before The Musical
 * "Felidae" - Sung By Francis As He Describes The Story Itself Beforehand, Only Song From The Movie
 * "New Moon Rising" - Sung By Francis After Discovering The First Murder
 * "No Escape" - Sung By Professor Julius Preterius And The Ensemble During Francis' Nightmare, One Of The Most Intense Songs In The Musical
 * "Blood Red Sky" - Sung By Felicity When She First Meets Francis, As She Informs Francis Of Her Information, And Is Joined In By Francis Later In The Song
 * "Bits Of Data" - Sung By Pascal/Claudandus As He Shows Francis The Program He'll Store All Data Of The Murderer Inside A Computer, Of Which He Knows How To Utilize Mysteriously
 * "Francis Has Come" - Sung By Francis, As He Declares He'll Do Whatever It Takes To Discover The Killer, The Final Song Of Act 1

Act 2

 * TBA

Original Broadway Cast

 * TBA as Francis
 * TBA as Bluebeard

Differences From The Film/Novel

 * The musical is slightly closer to the novel than the movie, adding back in the removed nightmare sequence, changing the video diary from the film back into a journal like in the book, changing Pepeline's breed back to a black and white Harlequin, like in the novel, and Francis calls The Guardian Of The Dead to the cult meeting. However, it also maintains many elements of the movie.
 * The musical is also noticeably lighter than both the movie or novel, sparing Felicity, developing her and Francis' relationship, and making many of the deaths less gruesome.
 * Felicity is spared in the musical, develops a romantic relationship with Francis, and becomes his mate.
 * Felicity is given a far, far larger, much, much, much more prominent role in the musical for this reason, becoming a main character.
 * Pepeline is given a much larger, much more prominent role in the musical, but not as large as Felicity.
 * The character Nhozemphtekh is completely cut from the musical, though she is seen, or at least a similarly dressed/looking she-cat in the ensemble.
 * Pepeline is also changed back into a black and white Harlequin, like in the novel, unlike in the movie, in which she was a Turkish Van.
 * In the novel and movie, during the final battle with Claudandus/Pascal, only Francis is present. However, in the musical, Bluebeard, Felicity, and Pepeline are also present, and witness the event.