Guess what's back! I was finally able to complete my sixsona backlog so lets do a few days of catchup. Alyssa Giannetti and Aubrey Matalon in the Aragon and Boleyn variations of peach. Got to finish all the sizes for this top which is one of my favorite things in this project as you can see how a design could look on different bodytypes.
Emerald/peacock and blue were made by @sixcostumerefs
oh my god… the all black broadway show tonight existed for all of 20 minutes but then leandra left after an injury and now aubrey is swinging on mid-show as boleyn 😭 six chaos is absolutely wilding right now
Aubrey has an incredible voice, but their sound is also SO distinctive and their version of this song is completely unique. Love every single choice made here. They sound NOTHING like any Seymour I've heard, and I've heard most of 'em.
Made this graphic back during pride month but since I was on hiatus I just never posted it. But better late than never, so here’s the belated 2023 pride post from me. As always, this list is certainly not comprehensive. There are likely other closeted actors and/or actors who are out but may not have explicitly stated their queerness. As identity is a sensitive topic I always err on the side of caution when creating these. And just like in past years, this only includes current actors.
Pictured:
Claudia Kariuki (West End)
Willow Dougherty (Bliss 6.0)
Leah Vassell (West End)
Aryn Bohannon (Boleyn Tour)
Caitlyn De Kuyper (Bliss 6.0)
Aubrey Matalon (Broadway)
Dionne Ward-Anderson (West End)
Haley Izurieta (Bliss 6.0)
Kelsee Kimmel (Aragon Tour)
Hailee Kaleem-Wright (Broadway)
Laura Dawn Pyatt (UK Tour)
Sunny Smith (Breakaway 5.0)
Baylie Carson (West End)
Taylor Pearlstein (Boleyn Tour)
Gabriela Francesca Carrillo (Aragon Tour)
Taylor Iman Jones (Broadway)
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Photos of Claudia, Dionne, Laura, and Baylie by Pamela Raith. Photos of Aryn, Aubrey, Hailee, Taylor P, Gabriela, and Taylor IJ by Joan Marcus. Others from personal accounts.
- khaila!aragon winked at me a few times and waved at me
- nasia!cleves also interacted with me a lot, including dancing with me during her part of the megasix
- taylor!parr almost fell over during the end of no way but caught herself before fully falling
- aubrey!seymour was very childlike. like she sounded like a little kid who would’ve made all 4 chairs turn on the voice. very much that like young singing competition contestant voice. also their yelling at aragon during “aw boo hoo little baby mary had the chicken pox…” was giving temper tantrum. btw I mean this as a compliment, he’s very talented.
- khaila!aragon and leandra!boleyn had such fun and low-key flirty interactions
- zoe!howard seemed a little out of it, I hope she’s okay
- leandra!boleyn kept doing this “hehehehe” laugh thing that was really funny
- aubrey!seymour did a little mocking curtsy with the skirt of their dress during the bit before parr’s monologue
- khaila!aragon had really good comedic timing and made me laugh on lines I had never laughed at before. her aragon had like slight anger issues so she yelled at a lot of the other queens then like took a moment to collect herself each time she did it
- like in general a lot of the queens got excited when they looked down and saw me (I did an aragon inspired outfit with a six opening night mask and both were very noticeable)
As soon as I heard Khaila Wilcoxon would be Aragon for the next month, I ran to the theatre to see her. I’ve been a fan of her for a while and was so sad I missed her and the whole Aragon Tour. She blew me away. Probably one of my favorite casts that I’ve seen, they all had such incredible chemistry. It’s always a pleasure to see Aubrey, Ayla and Holli’, and they all killed it! Aubrey has such an incredible voice and amazing comedic timing. Ayla’s Parr felt so comforting and was such a stark difference from seeing her Boleyn the week prior. She is such a strong belter and has such incredible range. Holli’ is so talented, I’ve seen her bring the sass with Aragon, bring the humor and bring the party down as Cleves, and be emotional and vulnerable as Howard; all while separating the 3 roles and making them their own and having such an incredible voice.
I’m so glad they brought them out after the Megasix (though they should’ve gotten a scheduled final show together IMO), definitely one of the most powerful bunches of alts ever and I’m gonna miss them. 😭