#rebecca wickes

[lightleckrereins]

i was just watching a mega six from becca’s UKT debut and i noticed something about her boots

they look like they just have 1 thin strap at the top instead of the usual double width straps and i dont think we’ve seen those boots anywhere else before?

i know she only wore these for a few months at most because she had the double width ones by the end of her contract but it just seems odd to have given her 2 pairs of boots when she was only in the show from like october-april

Those were temporary boots while hers were being made.

Custom LaDuca boots take between six and eight weeks to be made and for six boots its safe to asume those fall on the longer end because that type of heel with platform isnt used on their regular line so it has to be ordered. Unlike costumes where there are ways to accelerate the process (have two people work on it instead of one do cutouts in advance of fittings, etc) boots can't really be rushed.

We don't know the timeline details for Becca joining the tour after Jaina left, but Howard is by far the fastest costume to make. Even if we account for costume makers needing to slot in Becca's costume between other projects at an unplaned time. Her costume could have been finished as short as three weeks after she signed on for the tour. But her boots would still need another month to be ready. So temporary boots happen.

This is the best photo I could find. Boots look like a good visual match to the LaDuca six boots but I think the heel is lower. At the same time Chloe was also wearing a different pair of boots with lower heels (not the same as Becca) and also a thin stripe. The most likely scenario is that the costume team got both pairs and added the same strap as a quick fix while the new boots were made.

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[six-costume-refs]

Do you think they're going to give Esme a skirt for Seymour and Rachel a Bobo skirt now?

( @madrigalsandmaximoffs answering here. I swear I got another ask or two about this but for the life of me can’t find them in my inbox so hopefully y’all see this.)

It’s possible. There are two considerations: whether it’s logistically feasibly and whether they want to do it from a design perspective.

Let’s start with logistics and exactly why Esme likely got a new Boleyn. Costume makers are booked MONTHS in advance. West End recast was booked back in the spring. So they’re not always available to make a costume immediately if it’s not planned for quite a while in advance (which I talked about as being a likely factor in why Jessica Niles got her UKT costume so late and why Rebecca Wickes might have joined later too). That’s why I usually don’t expect we’ll get random variations significantly into the timeline of a show running. But in this scenario, those logistics actually might provide an argument for actors to get a new costume.

UK costume makers typically function like most other freelance contract-based jobs, where you’re booked in advance to spend a certain amount of time working on a project before a certain deadline. For instance, Six might contact the usual Boleyn maker and say “hey, we would like to book you to make two Boleyn costumes, ideally starting in August and finishing by October 1st,” and then would work out the details from there. But because costume makers can fill up quickly, you sometimes need to book significantly in advance. From what we know about the timeline, Six usually books the costume makers for the next cast change before the current actors are finalized as staying or leaving. But because it’s better to have costume slots booked with each of the needed makers than not and they might not know who all needs a costume, it’s easier to err on the side of caution and book costume makers for a full cast change (or very close to it). Depending on how many of the actors stay, that might mean there are unused costume slots that were booked but Six now doesn’t need. With this West End cast change, Claudia Kariuki stuck around as Seymour, Dionne Ward Anderson as Cleves, Roxanne Couch as Parr, Rachel Rawlinson as black alt, Esme Rothero as silver alt, Danielle Rose as B/H/orange alt. That means they had likely booked slots for a:

- Boleyn (alt)

- Seymour

- Cleves

- Howard (alt)

- Parr (principal)

- black alt

- silver alt

- potentially an orange alt or vague alt costume

that they now didn’t need for new West End actors. But those slots could also be used to replace any existing costumes that needed to be replaced, and that’s not necessarily constrained to purely West End. In fact, it seems like they used those slots to replace costumes for several actors in the UK Tour who needed new ones:

The Boleyn slot could have been used to make a new costume for Jennifer Caldwell, the Howard for Rebecca Wickes, and the Parr for Alana Robinson.

The silver alt slot was likely used to provide any needed updates to Esme’s costume. That obviously means they had the chance to make a new Boleyn skirt. It also could mean replacements for existing pieces or even another new variation.

That of course leaves Seymour, Cleves, black alt, and orange alt/vague alt unaccounted for. Those slots may have been cancelled, rescheduled for a different time,* and/or there could be costumes in progress that we just haven’t seen. With black alt specifically that would mean something like Esme’s silver, where Rachel might get any updates or replacements that is needed and maybe, just maybe, we could see a new variation.

And that brings me to a design perspective. Honestly, I’m not sure if they’d do either. Rachel has always had the full set of variations that Collette Guitart had before her - an open skirt for Aragon/Howard, a Seymour skirt, full Cleves with shorts used for Boleyn with the primary top, and Parr pants. This also means that Rachel and Esme now both have nearly a full set for one of their primary covers: an Aragon/Howard skirt, a Boleyn or Seymour (Boleyn for Esme likely as it’s her first cover, Seymour for Rachel as it’s hers), full Cleves, and Parr pants.

So….. though she doesn’t have a Boleyn skirt, black alt has used shorts for Boleyn long enough now that they might count that as a full set. But shorts for Boleyn doesn’t work for silver alt, so that may be why Esme got one but Rachel still might not.

With that in mind, I do think that Esme will only get a Seymour skirt if Rachel gets a Boleyn (and vise versa). I’m just not convinced that they’ll decide it’s definitely needed.

TL;DR: possible logistically, but they might not feel it’s necessary from a design perspective.

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*Claudia Kariuki and Jessica Niles both get some new costume pieces over this past summer. There’s a chance those were those slots but moved up.

Rachel’s Aragon skirt photo is by Pamela Raith. The rest are from the queens’ own Instagrams.

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Jack Marian on YouTube, 23 April 2023

Farewell, queens!

#six the musical #six 2022-23 uk tour #chloe hart #harriet caplan-dean #casey al-shaqsy #grace melville #rebecca wickes #alana robinson #leesa tulley #jessica niles #jennifer caldwell

[sixcostumerefs]

Performance Stats: 2022-23 UK Tour

As always: - There are likely some mistakes. I only have limited information from social media. - If you use this information, please credit and tag. sixcostumerefs here, six.costume.refs on Insta. Chlöe Hart: 370 performances - 349 in the UK and Ireland - 21 in South Korea

Jennifer Caldwell: 384 performances - 361 in the UK and Ireland - 21 in South Korea - 2 performances on the West End

Casey Al-Shaqsy: 352 performances - 328 in the UK and Ireland - 21 in South Korea - 3 performances on the West End

Aiesha Naomi Pease: 7 performances - 7 performances

Jessica Niles: 312 performances - 291 in the UK and Ireland - 21 in South Korea

Jaina Brock-Patel: 110 performances - 110 performances

Rebecca Wickes: 168 performances - 147 in the UK and Ireland - 21 in South Korea

Alana M Robinson: 346 performances - 333 in the UK and Ireland - 13 in South Korea Harriet Caplan-Dean: 88 performances - 85 in the UK and Ireland: 11 A, 9 B, 17 S, 8 C, 20 H, 20 P - 1 in South Korea (Parr) - 2 as E/C on the West End (Parr) - Total: 11 A, 9 B, 17 S, 8 C, 20 H, 23 P

Grace Melville: 181 performances - 115 as a regular alternate in the UK and Ireland: 64 A, 4 B, 46 C, 1 P - 4 in South Korea: 2 Aragon, 2 Cleves - 60 performances as T/R (Cleves) - 2 as E/C on the West End (Cleves) - Total: 66 A, 4 B, 110 C, 1 P

Leesa Tulley: 221 performances - 160 as a regular alternate in the UK and Ireland: 2 A, 51 B, 11 S, 1 C, 93 H, 2 P - 4 in South Korea: 2 Boleyn, 2 Howard - 57 Howard performances as T/R - Total: 2 A, 53 B, 11 S, 1 C, 152 H, 2 P

Natalie Pilkington: 174 performances - 157 as a regular alternate in the UK and Ireland: 2 A, 3 B, 72 S, 12 C, 1 H, 67 P - 11 in South Korea: 2 Seymour, 9 Parr - 6 as E/C on the West End (2 A, 1 S, 3 P; this only includes the E/C shows performed during the 22-23 UKT performance period) - Total: 4 A, 3 B, 75 S, 12 C, 1 H, 79 P  Emergency Covers: Elena Gyasi: 5 performances (Parr) Harriet Watson: 3 performances (Cleves) Roxanne Couch was also on standby for 7 performances but did not perform 

#six the musical #six stats #six uk tour #six 22 23 uk tour #chloe hart #jennifer caldwell #casey al-shaqsy #aiesha pease #jessica niles #jaina brock patel #rebecca wickes #alana robinson #harriet caplan dean #grace melville #leesa tulley #natalie pilkington #elena gyasi #harriet watson #roxanne couch #six musical

[janedances]

at last… the tour poster

#six #six the musical #six musical #six uk tour #chloe hart #jennifer caldwell #jen caldwell #casey al shaqsy #jessica niles #rebecca wickes #becca wickes #alana robinson #jane takes

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365 Days of Six Queens

↳ Day 149 → Rebecca Wickes as Katherine Howard

#six #six the musical #katherine howard #rebecca wickes #365queens

[dxntloseurhead]

we have our new tour howard! congrats becca and welcome back!

#six the musical #six uk tour #rebecca wickes

[unwrittenemmy]

Day one hundred and twenty-two of posting every six queen

DAY ONE TWENTY-TWO - REBECCA WICKES - KATHERINE HOWARD

#yeah idk why the gif looks like that but 🤷🏻‍♀️ #six the musical #six #six queens #beheaded #katherine howard #six uk tour #six bliss #six bliss 2.0 #rebecca wickes

[krystalhuntress]

Rebekah Wickes' Howard boots kinda look lesbian flag coloured lol

#six the musical #six uk tour #rebecca wickes #six costumes

[centrestagereviews]

Actor of the Week: Rebecca Wickes

Becca is currently performing in We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum Becca trained at Trinity Laban Musical Theatre Course 2018 Graduate Theatre Credits include: Katherine Howard (SIX – UK tour and South Korea), MILLENNIALS (The Other Palace Studio), Veronica Sawyer HEATHERS – UK Tour), Lead Vocalist (DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT – UK Tour), Katherine Howard (SIX THE MUSICAL – NCL), Scaramouche…

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#Actor of the Week #Becca Wickes #Centre Stage #London #Musical Theatre #Rebecca Wickes #theatre #We Will Rock You #West End

[oautincorrectquotes]

Regina: Okay, how do I flirt with Emma?

Zelena: Just try complimenting her.

Regina: I can't compliment her, she might think I like her.

Zelena:

Zelena: What the hell is wrong with you?

#rebecca mader #lana parrilla #jennifer morrison #storybrooke #the enchanted forest #emma x regina #regina x emma #mills x swan #swan queen #swan mills family #ouat emma swan #emma swan #emma ouat #ouat regina #the savior #regina ouat #regina mills #regina the evil queen #the evil queen #the wicked witch of the west #wicked always wins #wicked witch #zelena mills #ouat zelena #zelena ouat #incorrect quotes #ouat #once upon a time #ouat humor #ouat incorrect quotes

[six-costume-refs]

Tsemaye's wig seems to have purple in it, which I haven't noticed in any other Howard wigs. Am I imagining it or am I just blind?

Vicki Manser’s tour wig had purple, although the ombré went natural->pink-> purple while Tsemaye’s did natural->purple-> pink:

A few other wigs have leaned magenta as well but not quite purple. Samantha Pauly had probably the most magenta in some photos but a solid pink in others, probably a mix of actual color, photo filters, and changing dye colors (note that hers was her real hair dyed at that point):

Quite a few of the other recent UK wigs are a very vibrant peak that can lean towards a slight magenta tone, similar to that left wig on Sam, although they’re still distinctively quite pink and not purple:

(L-R: Becca Wickes, Leesa Tulley, Danielle Rose)

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All those are directly from their accounts or takeovers on the Six account. Far right photo of Sam is originally by jennyandersonphoto.

#six the musical #six wigs #katherine howard six #samantha pauly #vicki manser #rebecca wickes #leesa tulley #danielle rose #six west end #six 1st na tour #six broadway #six uk tour #six 21 22 west end #six 3rd uk tour #six 22 23 uk tour #six musical

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@/paigeleigh_photograpy on Instagram, 25 April 2023

Okay this is the last one I swear lol

#six the musical #six 2022-23 uk tour #chloe hart #harriet caplan-dean #casey al-shaqsy #grace melville #rebecca wickes #alana robinson #leesa tulley #jessica niles #jennifer caldwell

[whycantwegivellove]

Day 16 of @gelphiefemslashfeb: Crossover

in which Elphaba isn't the only one who gets a makeover

#gelphiefemslashfeb #gelphie #wicked #glinda upland #elphaba thropp #rebecca das musical #danvich #mrs danvers #ich #musicalgifs #this is a bit too niche i fear but oh well #cooter-n-tooter this one's for you #and maybe one other person iykyk #mycreations #mygifs

[janedances]

new uk tour photos! 💜

📷: Manuel Harlan

#six the musical #six #six musical #six uk tour #chloe hart #jennifer caldwell #casey al shaqsy #jessica niles #rebecca wickes #alana robinson #jane takes

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We Will Rock You | West End revival | July 27, 2023 | Matinee 

CAST: Ian Mcintosh (Galileo), Elena Skye (Scaramouche), Jenny O' Leary (alt. Killer Queen), Lee Mead (Khashoggi), Rebecca Wickes (u/s Meat), Shak Mancel James (u/s Brit), Ben Elton (Pop), Esme Bacalla Hayes (s/w Teacher), Maddison Swan (Tina Turner), Laura Ava-Scott (Lady Gaga), Liam Buckland (Madonna), Victoria Collins (Little Richard), Ryesha Higgs (David Bowie), David Mcintosh (Mr Blobby), Jarryd Nurden (Rod Stewart), Sam Robinson (Cliff Richard), David Burlin (Atomic Kitten) Glen Adamson, Leanne Garretty, Lucy Golver, Ellis Linford-Pill (s/w Shak's track), Danny Nattrass, Karen Walker (s/w Becca's track)

NOTES: its-all-green's master. NFT Until August 10. Shak's Brit debut! More minnor line changes and possibly first audio of Jenny singing all of Don't stop me now!

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#we will rock you #shak mancel james #becca wickes #rebecca wickes #audio trading