The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Take To The Mic To Tell Their Tales In An Uplifting Musical. [49], Hedy Weiss of WTTW praises the musical as "sensational", singling out each performer in the Chicago cast. The Queens belittle Katherine Howard[b] for being "the least relevant Catherine". Live: Musical about Henry VIII's wives coming to Sydney", "SIX THE MUSICAL Will Tour Australia In 2020! But before previews start February 13, 2020, SIX is [6] Anne Boleyn features elements of Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus, and Lily Allen. According to Chris Jones the Chicago production was a likely Broadway tryout. MUMBAI (Aug 8, 2019) – Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in global cruise travel, today announced that SIX, the critically-acclaimed British pop musical about Henry VIII’s six wives will debut onboard Norwegian Bliss, Breakaway and Getaway beginning next month. . [2] The initial six wives' concert concept occurred to him in a poetry class, and he decided to get his friend Lucy Moss involved. The show premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017, and it recently announced plans to debut at the Brooks Atkinson on Broadway in spring 2020. "[5] Katherine Howard's story is recontextualized through her depiction which parallels young, sexualized pop stars like Britney Spears and Ariana Grande. The original principal cast is the same as the show's 2019 North American tour. Themes relating to ideas of female beauty are explored in Hans Holbein's painting studio, where the Queens parody a dating app site by presenting a choice of three women for Henry. Arthur Bliss was born in London on 2 August 1891. It has since gone on to professional productions in the West End and internationally. 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[29], The tour is due to be revived for a limited four week run at The Lowry, Manchester from 19 December 2020 to 17 January, followed by a two week run at The Mayflower, Southampton commencing on 20 January 2021. The U.S. Department of Transportation ruled this week that airlines do not have to recognize emotional support animals as service animals. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. Norwegian Cruise Line will feature the acclaimed musical, SIX: The Musical on Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Breakaway, and Norwegian Getaway. ID Travel Group Announces Newest Scholarship Recipient, Stats: 9 in 10 U.S. [44], Show co-creator Toby Marlow also filled in as Catherine Parr for two West End performances on 28 July 2019, due to a cast-wide illness. ID Travel Group has announced the winner of its third Bonham-Carter Graduate Scholarship at Oxford University. ***Production tags: Six 1st UK Tour, Six 2nd UK Tour, Six West End, Six 1st NA Tour, Six Broadway, Six Aus NZ Tour, Six Bliss, Six Breakaway, Six NCL, Bliss 1.0, Bliss 2.0, Breakaway 1.0 8 notes Nov 19th, 2020 Marlow and Moss are "gifted comic writers," he said, and he praised the "musical force of the intensely committed and talented actresses" in the Chicago cast. [15] [30] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour has since been further postponed. [6] Its popularity led to Six being invited back to Edinburgh Fringe the next summer, this time in one of the festival’s larger venues.[6]. [27], In June 2020, a drive-in style production at venues such as showgrounds, racecourses and airfields was planned,[28] but it too was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [3], The writers thought of various popular singers in fashioning their characters. Aspiring young playwrights Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss wrote the show, and it was produced by Andy and Wendy Barnes of the Global Musicals theatre company, songwriter George Stiles, West End producer Kenny Wax and Kevin McCollum. It was announced today that SIX, the critically-acclaimed British pop musical about Henry VIII's six wives will debut on board Norwegian Bliss, Breakaway and Getaway cruise ships beginning next month. SIX is currently available on board Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Breakaway. ... Becca Wickes from the Bliss 2.0 ship stopped by the show this week for a chat! and Tim Deiling’s arena-style lighting". [6] Boleyn also sports green to pay homage to "Greensleeves," referring to the myth that states that Henry VIII composed the song for Anne. The idea for the musical came to Toby Marlow while studying in his final year at Cambridge University, and despite uncertainties from collaborator Lucy Moss, the pair wrote part of the show while studying for their final exams. [50] According to Rachel Weinberg of Broadway World, "Six carries out [a] joyful and anachronistic takedown of the patriarchy" through the performances of a "brilliant" cast and a book and score with an inventive and sensational compositional method. December 2020. New Musical, SIX, to Debut on Norwegian Bliss, Breakaway and Getaway.