SVN are a seven-piece vocal harmony girl group made up of West End and Six the Musical stars
SVN are a seven-piece vocal harmony girl group made up of West End and Six the Musical stars, Millie O’Connell, Aimee Atkinson, Natalie Paris, Grace Mouat, Maiya Quansah-Breed, Jarneia Richard-Noel and Alexia Mcintosh.
The girls will be featured artists at Musical Con later this month. Musical Con is…
Hey y'all! The long awaited HCP/pro-shot breakdown is finally here.
There are some key differences in the makers + construction of some of these Hampton Court costumes, so throughout this post I'll be talking a lot about the different costume makers + studios that make both the Hampton Court costumes and the longer term productions. I have a write-up here on what the different costume makers are and and what productions/costumes they’ve worked on.
A couple broadly applicable notes:
- Everyone got a new costume.
- With the exception of Lexi, everyone seems to have gotten new boots.
- Everyone got the Roman numeral earrings.
- Most of the crowns are new (made by Dean Burke Hats per the usual)
- With the exception of Lexi and potentially Natalie May Paris, everyone got a new wig.
Jarneia Richard Noel (@/jrichardnoel, @/lewis.haythorpe, @/jrichardnoel, @/karontwinkleeyes_sw)
Jaye'J had a costume with the most recent costume update; she got it in Feb 2020 and wore it through her departure from the show in 2021 (pictured top left). She is not wearing that costume but instead a new one. That’s not surprising; over time costumes break down and the fit and structure won’t work as well for the actor, and for the pro-shot they would want new costumes.
The fit of her costume, especially the shape of the peplum and its’ alignment with the skirt, is fairly different. It looks like this costume was made with the peplum attached to the top, whereas her 2020-21 had the peplum attached to the skirt.
Jaye’J got the updated necklace design with the black ribbon laced through the chains. She had previously only had flat La Ducas but got new heeled ones for Hampton Court, which I talk about more here.
Millie O'Connell (L-R: @/karontwinkleeyes_sw, @/isaacgrinnellphoto, @/hollylouisehmua, @/lewis.haythorpe)
Millie's costume is made by Costumes by Wendy. They had made almost all of the early UK principal costumes but haven't worked on recent productions. I've gotten a few comments about how Millie's HCP costume looks more like Millie's old costumes (which were made by Costumes by Wendy) than some of the new UK Boleyns (which are made by Ashleigh Cherry Costumes and/or Plunge Creations), and that's why! There's also one notable difference: Millie's HCP uses the monochromatic dark green vinyl with a clear vinyl layer on top. Up until now, that had only been used on some of the John Kristiansen costumes.
Her makeup in the bottom left photo was done by Holly Louise Davies.
Natalie May Paris (@/nataliemayparis, @/nataliemayparis, @/karontwinkleeyes_sw, @/ellisleighladd)
Like Jaye’J, Natalie also got a new costume. It’s presumably made by the usual UK maker, although I have yet to be able to identify who that is. The bodice is fit very differently than her 2021-21 West End bodice, but there aren’t any design changes.
Lexi McIntosh (@/msleximcintosh, @/lewis.haythorpe, @/kiiii_x, @/nataliemayparis)
Lexi also got a new costume made by Paul Aspinall Costumes and Amanda Barrow, who are the usual UK Cleves makers. The biggest change between her Hampton Court and West End costumes is that the HCP has the updated mesh used on the 2021 West End and 2022 UK Tour cast change costumes. She is seemingly wearing her old thigh high boots.
Aimie Atkinson (Pamela Raith/@/peachyraith, @/kiiii_x, @/aimieatkinson, @/karontwinkleeyes_sw)
Aimie received the updated costume design. It was made by Rainbow Mascots. To my knowledge this is the first time they’ve made any Howard costumes, as most recently they’ve been made by Ella McGowan/Dancewear by Ella.
Aimie’s costume has the single studded cross on the neckline, which is a first for the UK. Up until now UK has used double with US-based John Kristiansen makes using single. The skirt construction and mesh line up with the typical UK makes. Otherwise, nothing of note.
Maiya Quansah-Breed (@/kiiii_x, @/lewis.haythorpe, @/aimieatkinson, @/lewis.haythorpe)
Maiya’s costume was made by Jennifer Adgey. The lacing on the side of the pants matches up more with the John Kristiansen style than the typical UK. Otherwise it’s very standard for the recent UK Parr costumes.
The boots are, as always, custom La Ducas with some beautiful embellishment by Crystalled by Jane. They didn’t receive any major updates in the crystal patterns, following the most recent designs used for the 2021-22 West End and 2022-23 UK Tour casts. However, while the strap widths and number are usually differed, these boots all use the single double width strap.
With the original west end cast too. This exactly what I wanted when it involves SIX. I am so happy. I wonder where will the recording be released. Anyways I’m here for it.
Instances of principal cast members in Six being out during opening and closing performances
UK Tour V1 closing (12/30/18) - Jarneia Richard-Noel and Alexia McIntosh were out, so Renee Lamb emergency covered Aragon and Grace Mouat covered Cleves
Pre-Broadway Tour closing (12/22/19) - Abby Mueller and Brittney Mack were injured, so Mallory Maedke and Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert took over the roles of Seymour and Cleves respectively for the duration of the St. Paul stop
UK Tour V3 opening (6/8/21) - Maddison Bulleyment was ill, so Jennifer Caldwell covered Boleyn
UK Tour V3 closing (3/6/22) - The tour's run was extended by a few days during which Vicki Manser was unable to perform, so Harriet Watson covered Howard
Aragon Tour opening (3/29/22) - Olivia Donalson was ill, so Keirsten Nicole Hodgens was flown out to emergency cover Cleves
Aragon Tour closing (7/30/23) - Natalie Paris was unable to perform, so Kelly Denice Taylor covered Seymour
Canadian Production opening (8/12/23) - Julia Pulo was unable to perform, so Darcy Stewart covered Boleyn
All are legally-obtained and of current/former cast members performing the songs in full (including soundtrack versions). I didn’t include any megasixes, ex-wives/six mashups, singalongs, or partial songs. If I missed something, send me the link and I’ll add it (and if I included anything I shouldn’t have, let me know that as well)!
Full performances (six queens + costumes + choreography) are listed at the top of each section followed by others. Organized by production opening date, cover order, chronologically, and then alphabetically.
Ex-Wives
Original Broadway Cast [Full Performance, 2021 First Show]
Original Aragon Tour Cast + Keirsten Hodgens [Full Performance, First Chicago Preview]
Wanted to procrastinate, so I decided to calculate which queen has performed with the most other queens because why not
I had three criteria for a queen to be considered for this so I didn’t have to make a full list of queens that every single queen performed with:
Performance refers to a full on Six performance, not something like West End Live. Standbys who did not go on (i.e. Courtney Stapleton) do not count for this rule, but emergency covers do.
The queen had to have performed in at least one of the UK casts –– there have not been enough queens in the US/Australia casts for them to be considered. For the sake of the count, I assumed that any cruise jumpers (pretty much just the Breakaway 2.0) wouldn’t have been able to perform with more than 16 queens max.
If the queen started off in the UK and not a cruise, they had to have performed with both town and tour casts. Jaye’j, Natalie Paris, and Lexi were the only exceptions given how long their London runs were.
I will have to go over it again to make sure I didn’t miss anything, but these are the cast members who have performed with the most other queens in Six, starting from the most queens. I only listed queens who performed with at least 20 other queens.
Collette Guitart (West End 2019, 2019-21, 2021-22, UK Tour 2019-20) – 31 queens
Liv Alexander (Breakaway 1.0 and 2.0, West End 2019-21, UK Tour 2021) – 29 queens
Vicki Manser (West End 2019, 2019-21, UK Tour 2021) – 28 queens
Jennifer Caldwell (UK Tour 2019-20, 2021, West End 2019-21) – 24 queens
Natalie Paris (Studio Cast, West End 2019, West End 2019-21) – 23 queens
Bryony Duncan (Bliss 1.0, West End 2019-21, UK Tour 2021) – 22 queens
Athena Collins (UK Tour 2019-21, 2021, West End 2019-21) – 21 queens
Shekinah McFarlane (West End 2019, UK Tour 2019-20, 2021) – 21 queens
Jarneia Richard-Noel (UK Tour 2018, West End 2019, 2019-21, 2021) – 21 queens
Alexia Mcintosh (UK Tour 2018, West End 2019, 2019-21, 2021) – 21 queens
Out of all of these, Vicki Manser has performed with the most queens in a regular capacity at 27 queens –– as Liv and Collette’s queen counts are buffed by their stints in the 2021 UK Tour and 2021-22 West End casts, respectively. Which makes sense, as she has had a 2 month stint as a West End principal on top of 2 full runs on the show with completely different casts.