The Six the musical 2023 covers - alternates, swings, rehearsal swings and emergency covers
Happy new year everyone. And welcome back to one of my favorite traditions. Complaining about unreleased alt promo photos. Putting together the six alts from the past year. And this time we get into non replica.
West End
Rachel Rawlinson: Swing, West End, joined November 2021 covering all six queens.
Esme Rothero: Swing, West End, joined November 2021 covering all six queens, left October 2023.
Danielle Rose: Alternate, West End; Joined November 2021 as alternate Boleyn/Howard, left October 2023.
Harriet Watson: Alternate, UK tour; alternate Seymour/Parr, left March 2022. Standby, UK productions; came back as standby alternate for both WE and UKT throughout 2022, left January 2023 only to return for a few shows throughout the year.
Monique Ashe-Palmer: Alternate, West End; Joined October 2022 as alternate Aragon/Cleves, left October 2023.
Leah Vassell: Alternate, West End; Joined October 2022 as alternate Seymour/Parr, left October 2023.
Chlöe Hart: Principal Aragon, UK tour; joined March 2022, left April 2023. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast for two shows in September 2023.
Meg Dixon-Brasil: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 4.0; covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard. Swing, West End; Joined October 2023 covering all six queens.
Gabriella Stylianou: Principal Seymour, Bliss 2.0. Alternate, West End; Joined October 2023 as alternate Aragon/Seymour; acted as temporary replacement Seymour from cast change until November 2023.
Naomi Alade: Alternate, West End; Joined October 2023 as alternate Boleyn/Cleves.
Hannah Lowter: Alternate, West End; Joined October 2023 as alternate Howard/Parr.
UK tour
Natalie Pilkington: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 1.0; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr, covered Seymour. Swing, alternate, UK tour, joined June 2021 as swing, became alternate Seymour/Parr March 2022, left April 2023; returned as emergency cover for a few shows in May 2023. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as alternate for a few shows in June 2022. Universal swing UK productions; came back in October 2023 as universal swing for West End and the UK tour covering all six queens.
Harriet Caplan-Dean: Swing, UK tour; joined March 2022, left April 2023. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as swing in April 2023 and September 2023.
Grace Melville: Alternate, UK tour; joined March 2022 as alternate Aragon/Cleves; acted as temporary replacement Cleves between March and May 2022, left April 2023. Emergency cover, West End; covered Cleves for one show in July 2022.
Leesa Tulley: Alternate, UK tour; joined March 2022 as alternate Boleyn/Howard; acted as temporary replacement Howard between August and October 2022, left April 2023.Emergency cover, West End; came back on standby between August and September 2023.
Shakira Simpson: Swing, UK tour; joined April 2023.
Ellie Jane Grant: Alternate, UK tour; joined April 2023 as alternate Aragon/Cleves.
Izi Maxwell: Alternate, UK tour; joined April 2023 as alternate Boleyn/Howard. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as alternate for a few shows in April 2023. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as alternate for a few shows in May 2023.
Tamara Morgan: Alternate, UK tour; joined April 2023 as alternate Seymour/Parr.
Broadway
Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert: Alternate, Chicago and North American tour; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr, was temporary principal Cleves during the St. Paul run. Alternate, Broadway; covering Aragon/Boleyn/Seymour/Cleves/Parr in 2020, switched to Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves in 2021, left December 2022; came back on standby late December 2022.
Marilyn Caserta: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 3.0; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr. Alternate, Broadway; joined the Broadway cast for two weeks in August 2022 as emergency alternate Aragon; took over as alternate Boleyn/Cleves/Parr between September and November 2023, left then. Universal alternate, US companies; Joined December 2022 as alternate for Broadway and both US tours, covering Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Parr, became Broadway alternate in September 2023.
Ayla Ciccone-Burton: Alternate, Broadway; Joined August 2022, covering Boleyn/Cleves/Parr, temporarily left between September and November 2023.
Holli’ Conway: Alternate, Broadway; Joined August 2022, originally said to be covering Aragon/Howard/Parr, switched to Aragon/Cleves/Howard shortly after, left December 2023.
Aubrey Matalon: Alternate, Broadway; Joined December 2022, covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard.
Kristina Leopold: Alternate, Broadway; Joined December 2022, covering Aragon/Seymour/Parr.
Sierra Fermin: Alternate, Broadway; Joined December 2023, covering Aragon/Cleves/Howard.
Wesley Carpenter: Principal Seymour, Bliss 3.0. Universal alternate, US companies; Returned September 2023 as alternate for Broadway and the Boleyn tour, covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard/Parr.
Aragon tour
Kelly Denice Taylor: Alternate, Aragon North American Tour; alternate Aragon/Seymour/Cleves. Standby, Broadway; became standby for broadway starting June 2022 with the same covers while still being alternate in the tour company. Standby, Boleyn North American Tour; joined the Boleyn tour for a few weeks in July and August 2023 but didn’t play any performances. Alternate, Boleyn north American tour; rejoined the company full time with her Aragon tour covers.
Cassie Silva: Alternate Broadway, joined January 2022 as alternate Howard, left March 2022. Alternate, Aragon North American Tour; alternate Boleyn/Cleves/Howard. Standby, Broadway; returned as a standby in July 2022 with her tour covers while still part of the tour company. Universal alternate, US companies; Returned September 2023 as alternate for Broadway and the Boleyn tour, covering Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Howard.
Kelsee Kimmel: Alternate, Aragon North American Tour; alternate Aragon/Seymour/Parr. Standby, Broadway; became standby for broadway starting September 2022 covering Seymour/Parr while still being alternate in the tour company. Alternate, Boleyn North American Tour; joined the Boleyn tour for a few weeks in September 2023. Temporary replacement, Canada; joined October 2023 as temporary principal Seymour.
Erin Palmer Ramirez: Alternate, Aragon North American Tour; alternate Boleyn/Howard/Parr.
Boleyn tour
Cecilia Snow: Alternate, Boleyn north American tour; alternate Aragon/Seymour/Cleves, left October 2023.
Aryn Bohannon: Alternate, Boleyn north American tour; alternate Boleyn/Seymour/Howard. Standby, Aragon tour, temporarily joined the Aragon tour with her three covers in January 2023.
Jana Larell Glover: Alternate, Boleyn north American tour; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr.
Taylor Pearlstein: Alternate, Boleyn north American tour; alternate Boleyn/Howard/Parr.
Canada
Hailey Lewis: Alternate, Canada; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr.
Julia McLellan: Alternate, Canada; alternate Boleyn/Seymour/Howard
Abigail Sparrow: Principal Howard, Breakaway 3.0. Alternate, Canada; alternate Seymour/Howard/Parr.
Darcy Stewart: Alternate, Canada; alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves
Australia
Karis Oka: Swing, Australia tour.
Shannen Alyce Quan: Swing, Australia tour.
Chiara Assetta: Swing, Australia tour; joined when the show reopened in December 2021
Cristina D’Agostino: Alternate swing, Australia tour; joined the company in June 2021 as resident choreographer, became alternate (emergency) swing in April 2022.
Madeline Fansler: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 3.0; alternate Aragon/Seymour/Parr. Temporary swing, Australia tour; joined the Australian cast for September 2022 as a temporary swing and later as full-time swing starting December 2022.
Norwegian Bliss
5.0
Bethany McDonald: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 5.0; alternate Seymour/Cleves/Parr.
Jillian Worthing: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 5.0; alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Howard.
Haley Izurieta: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Bliss 5.0; covering Boleyn/Cleves. Returned as principal Cleves for Bliss 6.0.
Lois Ellise: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Bliss 5.0; covering Aragon/Seymour/Parr.
Jasmine Smith: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Bliss 5.0; covering Seymour/Parr.
Alyssa Giannetti: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Bliss 5.0; covering Aragon/Seymour/Howard.
6.0
Willow Dougherty: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 4.0; alternate Aragon/Seymour/Howard. Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 6.0; returned this time as alternate Boleyn/Seymour/Howard.
Gabriella Boumford: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 6.0; covering Aragon/Cleves/Parr
Audrey Fisher: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Bliss 6.0; covering Aragon/Boleyn/Howard. Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 6.0; came back changing her covers to Boleyn/Seymour/Howard.
Brooke Aneece: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Bliss 6.0; covering Aragon/Cleves/Parr.
7.0
Izzy Formby-Jackson: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 7.0: covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard.
Hannah Lawton: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Bliss 7.0; covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard, her covers changed to Seymour/Howard/Parr during rehearsals.
Norwegian Breakaway
4.0
Ellie Sharpe: Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 2.0; alternate Seymour/Howard/Parr. Was previously cast in one of the unnanounced 2020 cruise casts. Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 4.0; returned with the same covers.
Princess Victomé: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 3.0; covering Seymour/Cleves/Parr. Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 4.0; came back changing her covers to Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves.
Sarah McFarlane: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 4.0; covering Seymour/Howard/Parr. Returned as principal Howard for Breakaway 5.0 and Bliss 7.0.
Reca Oakley: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 4.0; covering Aragon/Seymour/Cleves. Returned as principal Cleves for Bliss 5.0. Principal Cleves, West End starting October 2023.
5.0
Abbi Hodgson: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 2.0; alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves; did not debut before the production was cancelled because of lockdown. Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 2.0, came back with the same covers as before. Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 5.0; came back, this time covering Aragon/Cleves/Parr.
Eden Holmes: Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 5.0; covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard.
Jaelle Laguerre: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 5.0; announced to be covering Aragon/Cleves/Parr but only did Aragon in rehearsals.
Kate Zulauf: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 5.0; covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard
6.0
Deirdre Dunkin: Alternate, Norwegian Breakaway 6.0; covering Aragon/Cleves/Parr.
Giulia Marolda: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 6.0; covering Boleyn/Cleves/Parr. Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 7.0; came back changing her covers to Aragon/Cleves/Parr.
Poland
Agnieszka Rose: Alternate, Polish non-replica production; alternate Aragon/Seymour.
Aleksandra Gotowicka: Alternate, Polish non-replica production; alternate Boleyn/Howard.
Marta Skrzypczyńska: Alternate, Polish non-replica production; alternate Cleves/Parr.
Hungary
Mónika Horváth: Alternate, Hungarian non-replica production; alternate Aragon/Cleves.
Krisztina Magyar: Alternate, Hungarian non-replica production; alternate Boleyn/Howard.
Dóra Csonka: Alternate, Hungarian non-replica production; alternate S/P .
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State of the Queendom - August 2023
2nd August - Ellie Jane Grant makes her BOLEYN debut, completing her 2nd covers
7th August - Gabriella Boumford makes her ARAGON debut
9th August - The Breakaway 5.0 cast play their final performance, marking the final shows of Gabbi Mack, Sunayna Smith, Hannah Taylor, Sasha Renae Brown, Sarah McFarlane and Megan Leung
9th August - The West End 4.0 cast announce that their final shows will be on the 15th October, and that the entirety of the cast will be leaving.
12th August - The Canadian Production opens in Edmonton, marking the debuts of Jaz Robinson, Maggie Lacasse, Krystal Hernandez, Elysia Cruz and Lauren Mariasoosay
12th August - Darcy Stewart makes a last minute debut as BOLEYN for the opening previews in Edmonton!
18th August - Khaila Wilcoxon is announced as the temporary replacement for Aragon, while Hailee recovers from injury. She makes her redebut that night.
19th August - A workshop poster leaks that Danielle Fiamanya (who previously played Elsa in Frozen West End) will be in a new cast of SIX (presumably West End)
19th August - The Breakaway 6.0 cast debut, marking the debuts of Meghan Corbett, Analise Rios, Ruby Gibbs, Cydney Clark, Caroline Siegrist and Eloise Lord!
22nd August - Shakira Simpson makes her SEYMOUR debut
25th August - Tamara Morgan makes her PARR debut, completing her 1st covers
25th August - Leesa Tulley joins the West End production as a standby
29th August - Hailey Lewis makes her SIX and Cleves debut in the Canadian production
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Ex-Wives Solos:
I feel like we don’t talk enough about how the little solos each queen has sets up the sexist stereotype they are shoved into by society and then how they are broken down in their song.
“If you try to dump me, you won’t try that again” For Catherine of Aragon, it’s the petty, angry ex-wife. It reminds me of a crazy ex-girlfriend trope where the ex is basically painted as evil for trying to get revenge on her poor, nice guy ex. Then, in No Way, “Please tell me what you think I’ve done wrong... You’ve got nothing to say” totally flips the script, the audience realizes that it’s Henry that is the crazy one, trying to find all these ways to get rid of her be it sending her to a nunnery or saying she’s cursed with infertility. No Way shows us that Aragon not only has a right to be angry, but also that she has been biting her tongue this whole time to what Henry has been doing to her, in a show of restraint and strength.
“Why did I lose my head? Well, my sleeves may be green, but my lipstick’s red” makes it seem like Boleyn is using her sexuality as a weapon. Anne has been characterized this way in much of history, she is the classic “Other Woman”, the whore with “the plan to steal the man”. In DLUH, we see a different side of Anne, one where she seems a lot less calculating, more helpless and clueless. Superficially, this throws her into yet another stereotype, of the “Dumb Blonde”, so to speak. Looking deeper into the lyrics, however, a lot more is revealed. The people making many of the decisions are the men in her life. Her father tells her to get ahead. Henry pursues the relationship, breaks things off with the church, and cheats on her. Anne is subject to the environment she has been thrown into, reacting to things instead of acting a lot of the time. She “didn’t mean to hurt anyone” (although she does make many decisions that do hurt people), but pays the price of Henry’s insanity.
“Jane Seymour, the only one he truly loved” would make Seymour the “Perfect Wife”. She’s doting, she’s dutiful, in the picture perfect relationship. She has the perfect husband, she has the heir to the throne, even in death, she has the queen’s funeral (the only one out of six to receive it), and buried beside her love once he passes. However, in Heart of Stone, we see that not everything was as easy as it seemed. “You can tear me down”, “I’ll stand the test”, and the other descriptions of turmoil show that Henry was not as good to her as we’d like to believe. Although perhaps, in his own fucked up way, he did love her, he did not treat her well. Many like to say that Seymour was not abused and shouldn’t win the “competition” because she didn’t have to deal with much from him, but reading between the lines shows that she dealt with his abuses in silence. She was not weak, but she wanted so desperately to make it with him and Edward, that she stuck it through until her untimely end.
“But I didn’t look as good as I did in my pic” implies that Anna of Cleves A. believes that and B. accepts it, which is a stark contrasting point in Get Down. From the beginning of Get Down she paints the picture that while, yes, what happened to her is awful, she did not lie down and accept what Henry decided was to happen for her. She used what happened and made her life amazing, far more wonderful than it would’ve been if Henry was still involved in her life. Although historically this could be far from the truth, Six Cleves is one bad bitch flipping that rejection and making it a victory.
“Lock up your husbands, lock up your son, KHoward is here and the fun’s begun” is one of the most apparent flips once we get to AYWD. It’s carried through the song, as at first Katherine is “wanting” (don’t get me started on the statutory rape here) her encounters, but then we quickly learn the truth. She leads us to believe, like Henry believed, that she was a promiscuous woman not worthy of the throne, until we realize she was only a girl who was taken advantage of. Her stereotype is a very well-known and believed one as much as Anne Boleyn’s, so it’s refreshing and heartening to see the musical portray it in a different way for the KHoward character, and I’m so glad they did it this way.
“I’m the final wife…. I’m the survivor” For Catherine Parr, all she mentions in her intro is that she was the final wife, the one who survived, and other things to do with her being Henry’s 6th wife, or one of the Six. When we get to IDNYL, we are introduced to Catherine as a person, the things she did, the people she affected, outside of Henry. We are shown HER real story, not reliant on anyone else. Parr sets us up to believe that she was merely one of Six in order to make the reveal of her breaking off/having agency even more impactful. She went from one dimensional to 3D this way, which I think was a really cool way to segway into giving all the queens agency in the last part of the show.
Overall, I think it’s a really cool device that was used through the show, because of how rooted it is in our perceptions. Most people have a preconceived notion of these queens from their real lives and our understandings (or lack thereof) of what happened to them. For Six to break those really emphasizes how they are telling their own stories, “taking back the microphone”, and freeing themselves from abuse, which is always a story the world needs to hear. 💕
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