North American
Premiere
SIX
May 14
June 30, 2019
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage
North American
Production Sponsor
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. On the heels of its UK debut and wildly popular West End run, Chicago Shakespeare stages the North American premiere of SIX. The wives of Henry VIII join forces for an electrifying pop-concert spectacle—shining a spotlight on these six women as never before. The queens take the mic to reclaim their identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse—remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of twenty-first-century female empowerment. Backed by a band known as the “Ladies in Waiting,” the all-woman ensemble traverses the spectrum of modern-day pop with a soundtrack that has stormed to the top of the UK charts.
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Critical Acclaim
The Reviews Hub hails, “there really aren’t enough superlatives for this show. It’s edgy, modern...this musical about women from the 1500s firmly belongs in the 21st century.”
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SIX’s Six-Point Plan
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss knew they wanted a show that experimented with the form of a “traditional” musical, and wrote a manifesto of what they wanted to achieve.
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A Little Bit of Her-story…
A quick introduction to the six women featured in the show, including family ties, personal interests, and “Queenspirations” from today’s pop diva world.
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The Players
Creative Team
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Writers
Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage Directors
Joe Beighton Music Supervisor
Roberta Duchak Music Director
Emma Bailey Set Designer
Gabriella Slade Costumer Designer
Paul Gatehouse Sound Designer
Tim Deiling Lighting Designer
Tom Curran Orchestrator
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille Choreographer
Bob Mason Casting
Tara Rubin Casting/Peter Van Dam, CSA New York Casting
Melody Sinclair Associate Choreographer
Megan E. Farley Assistant Director
Julia Schade Assistant Music Director
Dionna PridGeon Assistant Choreographer
Jinni Pike Stage Manager
Sammy Brown Assistant Stage Manager
Cast
Adrianna Hicks Catherine of Aragon
Andrea Macasaet Anne Boleyn
Abby Mueller Jane Seymour
Brittney Mack Anna of Cleves
Samantha Pauly Katherine Howard
Anna Uzele Catherine Parr
Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert Alternate Queen
Mallory Maedke Alternate Queen
Additional Credits
Presented by arrangement with Kenny Wax, Global Musicals, George Stiles & Kevin McCollum
