SIX | Concord Theatricals (original) (raw)
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- Cast Size
Cast Size
6w
- Duration
Duration
75 Minutes
- SubGenre
Subgenre
Biography, Docudrama/History
- Audience
Target Audience
Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
Accolades
- Winner! Two 2022 Tony Awards, including Best Score
Nominee: Eight 2022 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score
Winner! Three 2022 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Music and Lyrics
Nominee: Five 2019 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical
Winner! 2019 Whatsonstage Award for Best Off-West End Production
Winner! 2019 BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best West End Musical
Details
Summary
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
The New York Times says SIX is “pure entertainment!” and the Evening Standard hails SIX as “the most uplifting new British musical I have ever had the privilege to watch.”
History
SIX made its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017, presented by Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society. After a successful UK tour, the show opened on August 30, 2018 for a six-week run at the Arts Theatre in the West End. The current West End production, which opened on January 17, 2019, is now playing at the Lyric Theatre. In May 2019, SIX premiered in North America at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST). The Broadway production of SIX, scheduled to open on March 12, 2020, resumed performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on September 17, 2021, officially opening on October 3.
Keywords
- Betrayal
- Death
- Love
- Marriage
- Politics
- Religion
- Women's Experience
- Tony
- Olivier
- From Broadway
- From West End
CATHERINE OF ARAGON – A real badass monarch. Commanding, sure of herself, bold. She lights up the room.
ANNE BOLEYN– Fun-loving, always up for a laugh. Never takes anything too seriously, but at the same time lives for the drama. Some have described her as a “chaos goblin.”
JANE SEYMOUR – Kind and sincere. Loves a dad joke, but no one is ever impressed with Jane’s attempts at comedy.
ANNA OF CLEVES – Savvy, loves her life, won history and no one even knows it. Cleves is here for a good time.
KATHERINE HOWARD – Super smart with a wicked sense of humor. Remembered as “the promiscuous one” – but she is SO much more than that.
CATHERINE PARR – Grounded, thoughtful and warm. Loves the other queens. A champion of female empowerment.
- Time PeriodPresent Day, 16th Century/Elizabethan
- FeaturesContemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes
- Additional FeaturesNo Intermission
- Duration75 Minutes
Media
“Pure entertainment!” – The New York Times
“A riotous explosion of wit that speaks strongly and vibrantly to today. All hail!” – Vogue
Videos
SIX The Musical - 2019 Olivier Awards
"Ex-Wives" Studio Cast Recording: SIX The Musical
SIX The Musical - West End Trailer
SIX The Musical at West End Live
SIX on Broadway - Highlights from the NYC Launch Event
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Photos
Image: 2021 Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2021 Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2021 Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2021 Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2021 Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)
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Music
Music Samples
1. “Ex-Wives” – Company
1a. “Ex-Wives (Reprise)” – Company
2. “No Way” – Catherine of Aragon and Company
2a. “The One You’ve Been Waiting For” – Company minus Anne Boleyn
3. “Don't Lose Ur Head” – Anne Boleyn and Company
4. “Heart of Stone” – Jane Seymour and Company
5. “The Haus of Holbein” – Company
6. “Get Down” – Anna of Cleves and Company
7. “All You Wanna Do” – Katherine Howard and Company
8. “I Don't Need Your Love” – Catherine Parr and Company
9. “SIX” – Company
10. “MegaSIX” – Company
- Musical StylePop/Rock
- Vocal DemandsDifficult
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Authors
Lucy Moss is one half of Marlow and Moss, the writing duo behind the musical SIX (London's West End, UK Tour, two North American Tours, Australia, Korea, Canada and the Netherlands). She is also one half of the show’s directors, making her the youngest woman ever to direct a ...
Toby Marlow is the composer and co-writer of SIX, alongside Lucy Moss. Following the show’s debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, it has been performed in London's West End, on a UK Tour, on Broadway, on two North American Tours, and in Australia, Korea, Canada and the Nethe ...