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I can't remember if the Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer number was sung as a duet when I saw the first national tour in Boston in March 1984, but that change was there when I saw the show in 1992. I knew the actor playing the role at that time.

Updated On: 7/14/16 at 09:16 AM

DottieD'Luscia said: "I can't remember if the Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer number was sung as a duet when I saw the first national tour in Boston in March 1984, but that change was there when I saw the show in 1992. I knew the actor playing the role at that time."

I've never found a definitive answer for when they made the change on Broadway, but it's presented as a duet on the 1986 Australian cast recording so it may have been some time before or after '86. The London production always used the jazzy duet version of the song. "The Ballad of Billy McCaw" was also switched out in London in favor of the Italian aria at some point in the early 90s. It had definitely been swapped by 1992 as there is video evidence on YouTube.