Monday, 9 September 2019

NEWS: Smash-hit Musical SIX returns to The Lowry Salford in time for Christmas!

The West End Smash Hit Musical SIX announces full casting for The Lowry Christmas Season
The West End smash hit musical SIX written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, today announces the full cast for its 2019/20 UK Tour. The touring Queens will be played by Lauren Drew (Catherine of Aragon), Maddison Bulleyment (Anne Boleyn), Lauren Byrne (Jane Seymour), Shekinah McFarlane (Anna of Cleves), Jodie Steele (Katherine Howard) and Athena Collins (Catherine Parr), with Alternates Jennifer CaldwellCassandra Lee and Harriet Watson. The cast are backed by the show’s all-female band, The Ladies in Waiting.

SIX is at The Lowry over the Christmas season from Tue 3 December to Sun 5 January.

The SIX phenomenon shows no sign of abating. Two years to the day since the show premiered as a student production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, SIX announced its Broadway transfer to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York following sold out runs in Chicago and Boston. Back in London where SIX continues to sell every seat for every performance at the Arts Theatre, the show was nominated for five 2019 OIivier Awards, including Best New Musical, Best Choreography and Best Costume Design. The show will open at the Sydney Opera House in January and is due to reopen in Chicago next summer. Productions are being planned for China, Japan, South Korea and Canada.

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, SIX sees the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their own personal tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. The songs from the show have proved to be a chart storming sensation racking up 50 million streams and adding 300,000 daily. Ann Boleyn’s song ‘Don’t Lose Ur Head’ has been shared over half a billion times on the TIK TOK app.

These Queens may have green sleeves, but their lipstick is rebellious red. Think you know the rhyme, think again… Divorced. Beheaded. LIVE! SIX is co-directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, featuring choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. The design team includes Emma Bailey (Set Design), Gabriella Slade (Costume Design), Paul Gatehouse (Sound Design) and Tim Deiling (Lighting Design). The score features orchestrations by Tom Curran with music supervision and vocal arrangements by Joe Beighton. Associate Choreographer Freya Sands, Musical Director Katy Richardson, Associate Musical Director Arlene McNaught. SIX is produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes and George Stiles.
 
WINNER! BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL The BroadwayWorld Awards 2018

WINNER! BEST COSTUME DESIGNER The BroadwayWorld Awards 2018

WINNER! BEST UK CAST RECORDING The Curtain Up Show Album of The Year Awards 2018

WINNER! MUSICAL OF THE YEAR The Spy in the Stalls Awards 2018

WINNER! BEST OFF WEST END PRODUCTION WhatsOnStage Awards 2019

NOMINATED FOR SIX WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS Best New Musical Best Off-West End Production Best Original Cast Recording Best Choreography Best Lighting Design  Best Costume Design

NOMINATED FOR FIVE LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS Best New Musical Outstanding Achievement in Music Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical (The Queens) Best Theatre Choreographer Best Costume Design
 
Listings Information
SIX
Dates: Tue 3 December - Sun 5 January
Tickets: £23.50 - £29.50
thelowry.com

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