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A year has passed since closing night in Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas, and Ebony Jayne Kitts looks back on her time as Victoria.

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@godnattakatta asked for my favorite Victoria actresses in a previous message so here they all are!

Hyla Mayrose Wright (US Tour 6, 2021)

Her Victoria takes and her understanding of her overall are just so intriguing to me, I feel like she understands who Victoria is but also what can be expanded about her, like her saying Victoria has an actual connection to the Jellicle moon itself was everything to me and it still is, because it makes sense; the moon can symbolizes femininity but also (at least in some interpretations) the ebb and flow of time, which relates quite well to Victoria’s arc of coming of age. Focusing on her performance though, I kept finding myself looking for her in the crowd- she has such cute background interactions with the other jellicles that each have their own uniqueness to them, like she thought of how Victoria feels about each and everyone. Granted, the US Tours do seem to have had some direction to further character interactions among the cast but Hyla’s really stuck out to me. I was so focused on her during the ball- which I think is saying a lot since so much happens in the US tour choreography she’s just so fun to watch and can really capture your attention.

Georgina Pazcoguin (2016, Broadway revival)

Her expressions during the white cat solo are everything- and she really evokes the feeling of being captured by these strange feelings she's having and still being intrigued by them as much as she's nervous. She wants to and then does surrender to the feelings, and her heavy breathing by the end of the solo (whether intentional or just because of exhaustion) I think adds a really nice touch. I'm really partial to her expression at the end of the solo and how she interacts with Mistoffelees afterwards. Very good stuff but no surprise since it was directed by Gillian Lynne! Also she's what drew me to Victoria in the first place so I have to include her.

Hanna Kenna Thomas (Various London productions and Vienna revival)

Her Victoria comes off a little more playful and even sassy to me, which is really fun to watch. A notable moment for me is when she's encouraging Jemima to play with Jenny's tail and whenever she interacts with Munk. I also like the subtlety of her acting during the solo, she moves very beautifully and her expressions when lowering into the splits- so good. I also think she has an overall excellent reading on Victoria (though I do disagree with one thing she said) but I do think she's ultimately right that there is an innocence in discovering yourself and your body for the first time and it's beautifully presented in the solo.

Honorable mentions: 

Ellis Van Evert (Amsterdam and Original Paris Production)

Ellis really embodies the "Unselfconscious" trait the best for me, like she doesn't even expect the pas de deux to happen because she's so deeply caught with these feelings inside and overall she's just really cute. Particularly during Skimble’s song, she’s very excited about creating the train and being in the front, she starts twirling with the cowcatcher- again super cute. Like on my first watch of cats Paris I was taking physical notes and pausing every other second because I was so into her performance.

Ebony Jayne Kitts (RCCL Cast 12) 

Ebony’s performance as Victoria, to me, really showcases the ‘loving life’ aspects of Victoria’s character and just seeing her perform makes me happy, her Victoria is so smiley and cute she’s become a newer favorite of mine. She has this very timid but excited energy during the pas de deux which is very fun to see and her acting flows very well with her movements during the white cat solo. I’ll admit there’s some small bias here because I did see Ebony perform live, it just wasn’t as Victoria but even then her movements were so fluid and gorgeous to watch just like the clips I’ve seen.

 I don’t think there are any Victoria performances I dislike- so I like just about any Victoria, as long as the performer gets those key moments down like the white cat solo and Grizabella’s first touch I’m happy.

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Confirmed cast members for the Middle East tour:

Rachel Bird

David Burilin

Ester Cameron

Grace Chapman

Maria Conneely

Paul Erbs

Daniel Jagusz-Holley

Michael Kirby

Ebony Jayne Kitts

Rhidian Marc

Rebecca Ridout

Nikki Skinner

These people have been confirmed to be part of the tour by their agents or Spotlight cvs.

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And here's Ebony Jayne Kitts' Jellicle Ball highlight reel.

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I'm so in love with Ebony Jayne Kitts you don't even understand

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Girls' time!

Ebony Jayne Kitts as Victoria leading the girls of Oasis cast 12 (plus Henry Rhodes as Mistoffelees spinning at the back). Late June 2022 (X).

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Backdrapes and wings in Andrew Riley's Masquerade

Ebony Jayne Kitts, Riyadh

Ebony Jayne Kitts, Riyadh

Unidentified and Ebony Jayne Kitts, Riyadh or Dubai

Ben Forster and unidentified, Athens

Ester Cameron, Riyadh

Ester Cameron Riyadh

Unidentified, Riyadh

Kamilla Tell Aronsen (?) and Astrid Giske, Oslo

Corps de Ballet, Riyadh

Bridget Costello and Corps de Ballet, Riyadh

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A closing night White Cat Solo in honour of World Theatre Day from Ebony Jayne Kitts.

Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas, 28 January 2023.

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Ebony Jayne Kitts continues to miss her time as Victoria in Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas.

With Rina Punwani as Rumpleteazer.

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Start your morning right! A nice leap out of bed into the nothingness of the new day! (Yay!)

Victoria, played by Ebony Jayne Kitts, shows how it is done.

Be careful of rogue tails, however, trying to dampen your spirits!

Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas.

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Two celebratory photos for World Theatre Day from Lucy Rice as Bombalurina and Ebony Jayne Kitts as Victoria, in Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas.

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In addition to Ebony's post, Adam Hearn shared photos of his Mistoffelees cover debut in Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas, 04 January 2023.

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If you need more White Cat Solo, Ebony Jayne Kitts provided some photos, missing her time as Victoria in Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas.

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Domenico Ramelli's quest to cover every Cat in Cast 12 continues, as yesterday he covered Plato/Macavity for the first time since he was a Swing in Cast 11.

He also got to throw around the White Cat a bit, and Ebony Jayne Kitts did not seem to mind having a new Plato to have fun with.

Only six more weeks of this Victoria!

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