page_title: Victoria the White Cat
hierarchical_section_title: Victoria the White Cat
caption_attribution_description: Cats in Mannheim
context_page_description: Victoria is a principal character in the 1981 musical Cats, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on T. S. Eliot's 1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Primarily a dance role with no solo singing parts, playing Victoria demands extensive ballet training and a high degree of flexibility. The character is featured in a ballet solo as well as a pas de deux in the musical, and leads most of the ensemble dance routines.
  The role was originated by Finola Hughes in the West End in 1981, and by Cynthia Onrubia on Broadway in 1982.
  In the 2019 movie adaptation, the role is played by Francesca Hayward. Unlike her stage counterpart, this version is made the de facto protagonist of the film and has more of a singing role. She performs the film's sole new song "Beautiful Ghosts", as well as taking over Jemima's part in "Memory".
context_section_description: Victoria (also known as the White Cat) is a principal character in the 1981 musical Cats, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on T. S. Eliot's 1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Primarily a dance role with no solo singing parts, playing Victoria demands extensive ballet training and a high degree of flexibility. The character is featured in a ballet solo ("White Cat Solo") as well as a pas de deux in the musical, and leads most of the ensemble dance routines.
  The role was originated by Finola Hughes in the West End in 1981, and by Cynthia Onrubia on Broadway in 1982.
  In the 2019 movie adaptation, the role is played by Francesca Hayward. Unlike her stage counterpart, this version is made the de facto protagonist of the film and has more of a singing role. She performs the film's sole new song "Beautiful Ghosts", as well as taking over Jemima's part in "Memory".
caption: Victoria, from a promotional event in Germany in 2011
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