Opera Singer Reacts to SIX The Musical | A Tony Awards Performance | Performance Analysis |

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[@mjgobet5601]

I teach this history. There is a very old diddy (poem) that they reference. Henry the eighth had 6 wives. Two divorced, one died. Two beheaded, one survived. I wrote a longer poem with more story line (back in the 1990's). And I had the kids act it out. It is amazing how they totally get the politics & the relationship drama even at 12 years old. When this musical came out I was like YES YES YES!!! someone has finally seen the treasure trove this bit of history has. So glad you are enjoying the vocals.

[@anyawillowfan]

I'm British and the opening, 'Divorced, Beheaded, Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived' is the rhyme I was taught. However I wasn't taught that Henry most likely had brain damage from a riding accident, which led to a complete personality change (putting on weight, and suddenly openly wanting other women) overnight. If you see the musical, they also mention how no one knows the wives of other Kings, because the fact he had six wives is what made them notable in history.

[@duketgg]

Trivia: 1) All the queens were not just related to Henry by marriage; most of them were related to him and to each other by birth: Anne Boleyn and Katheryn Howard were first cousins, and both were Jane Seymour’s second cousins. Jane Seymour, on her part, was Henry VIII’s fifth cousin. Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s sister-in-law (having married his older brother, Arthur, who died soon after having married), and the godmother of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth wife (this meaning Henry’s last wife was also his goddaughter). Both Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour had served as ladies-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. When Henry VIII died, Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour, one of the many brothers of Jane Seymour, Henry’s third wife. When Catherine Parr died, Thomas Seymour tried it on with his stepdaughter Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn’s daughter and the future Elizabeth I. 2) The young woman in white entusiastically clapping and bouncing up and down between 9:26' and 9:29' is Lucy Moss, one of the creators of the show. I'd be interested in seeing your reaction to the original West End cast's rendition of this song - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXvFkohqn5V9edE

[@CarleenMSpry]

This is the Broadway cast. I saw 4 of the 6 in Chicago when they did their North American premiere (prior to Broadway). You'll likely see one of the touring companies. Yes, each has a particular pop culture influence. Catherine of Aragon (Yellow) is, in fact, modeled on Beyoncé as well as Jennifer Hudson. Anne Boleyn (Green) is influenced by Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus and Avril Lavigne. Jane Seymour's (White) music is more focused toward Adele and Sia influences. Anna of Cleves (Red) is more Nicki Minaj and Charli XCX influenced. Katherine Howard (Pink) is very pop - think Britney Spears. Catherine Parr (Blue) is influenced by Alicia Keys. Your interest in their costumes is dead on. Note Boleyn and Howard have chokers - they were beheaded. Boleyn wears green for rather obvious reasons ("Greensleeves"). Parr is the only one who wears pants - she was quite the feminist in her time. Six won Tony awards for Best Costume Design and Best Score. The woman playing Jane Seymour in this performance is actually one of the "alternates' or swings. Abby Mueller came down with Covid just prior to the Tony's so Mallory Maedke jumped in that afternoon with very little rehearsal. It's an AWESOME show.

[@krazykookie23]

Yep! I do think Katherine H. takes some inspiration from Arianna grande, especially with the outfit.

[@legey5862]

the fact that jane seymour is an alt is so amazing to me she was the best of the six (not like they weren't amazing) what an easy and efortless vocal

[@agarvin1687]

Also wanted to add that, along w/ Parr, Cleves wears shorts and I think it’s so cool that the two wives who ended up outliving Henry are the ones who are wearing pants - the costumes are just so clever! 🥰

[@samhain1894]

@@agarvin1687Cleves is wearing lederhosen because she’s from Germany.

[@DeniseGlickler]

Good job noticing the pop influences. When the writers created this, they based each of the Queens on different pop influences: - Catherine of Aragon is a mix of Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, and Jennifer Hudson - Anne Boleyn is Avril Lavigne, Kate Nash, Miley Cyrus, and Lily Allen - Jane Seymore is based on Adele, Sia, Rihanna, and Celine Dionne - Anna of Cleves is Nicki Minaj, Beyonce, Lorde, Iggy Azalea, and Charli XCX - Katherine Howard is based on Britney Spears and Ariana Grande - Catherine Parr is Alicia Keys and Emeli Sande.

[@darkamousy9]

I hope this helps: Six on Broadway Cast: 1st wife - Yellow - Queen Catherine of Aragon - Adrianna Hicks 2nd wife - Green - Queen Anne Boleyn - Andrea Macasaet 3rd wife - White - Queen Jane Seymour - Abby Muller (Here was portrayed by Mallory Maedke, who is an alternate, due to COVID) 4th wife - Red - Queen Anna of Cleves - Brittney Mack 5th wife - Pink - Queen Katherine Howard - Samantha Pauly 6th wife - Blue - Queen Katherine Parr - Joy Woods I hope I didn't get anyone wrong, if I did feel free to correct me :) Also I'd love for you to react to the whole musical, broken down into parts, but I know it's probably not possible because of copyright laws.

[@CarleenMSpry]

In this video, Aragon was played by Adrianna Hicks. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the actress playing Parr in this performance. Anna Uzele had left the show by this point.

[@FelipeRoscoe]

@@CarleenMSpry It's Joy Woods

[@CarleenMSpry]

@@FelipeRoscoe Thank you! I couldn't remember her name.

[@darkamousy9]

@@CarleenMSpry Thank you! You're right, I'm totally out of date! I'll edit the comment so that it's correct! I've also found that Parr was played by Joy Woods :)

[@jillsokol4938]

I saw this this summer and I wish I had saved the program because I believe this cast is the cast that I saw and I could have shared information for you. The twists and turns in this musical, along with the creative musicality and wonderful Talent will have you wanting to see it again and again

[@nudgificator]

Two parts that make me unreasonably happy about this song every time - the little riff of Spanish guitar during Catherine of Aragon's introductory solo (just after 'paragon of royalty') because she was Spanish, and the triple joke of 'suddenly see more'.

[@cniknik9863]

Each queen is inspired by music queens of today. Differing in genre. In order it goes: Catharine Of Aragon (Divorced)- Beyonce & Shakira Anne Boleyn (Beheaded)- Avril Lavigne & Lily Allen Jane Seymour (Died)- Adele & Sia Anne of Cleves (Divorced)- Nicki Manaj & Rihanna Katharine Howard (Beheaded) -Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears Catharine Parr (Survived)- Alicia Keys & Emeli Sande

[@cniknik9863]

I saw this 2 days ago with my friend who was talking nonstop about it. We both are now obsessed.

[@jennifermorris6848]

I saw this musical in London in the West End. It is a good show. Short, no intermission. My trip to the UK really made me realize how much impact one man’s need to divorce had . . . Still has.

[@SWein66]

Oh, where to begin? I guess with THANK YOU for your thoughts on this. The piece that they sang is a bit of a mashup of a couple different songs, kind of highlights for the Tony performance. BTW, the woman in white clapping in the audience near the end of the performance is Lucy Moss, one of the creators and co-director of the Broadway production. She and co-creator Toby Marlow also wrote [non-Six] music for the Tony Awards show. Adrianna Hicks (Aragon; gold costume (this is apparently very heavy)) is currently starring in Some Like It Hot on Broadway; she previously did shows like The Color Purple and The Wiz. Andrea Macasaet (Boleyn, green) is Canadian and Six was her first big entry into US musical theatre. The Jane Seymour that you saw and loved is actually an alternate who took the stage because Abby Mueller [who is currently performing on tour as a solo singer and came to Six with a Broadway career already in place] tested positive for COVID and was barred from the performance. Instead, Mallory Maedke, who is amazing because she can sub for all of the roles (!!!) and is also the dance captain, took the stage. Slayed, for sure! (Ariana DeBose (who hosted the Tony Awards) called attention to Mallory, underscoring how swings, alternates, and understudies are heroes for keeping Broadway going amid all the uncertainty when theatres were allowed to reopen.) Brittney Mack (Cleves, red) is classically trained - yes, really - and has performed in regional theatre and on cruise ships. (Side note: she's really a soprano but this role - even though they raised the key quite a bit - may have made her into an alto, she says.) Samantha Pauly (Howard, pink) has done a lot of musical theatre in Chicago and has recently started doing solo concerts in NYC in addition to Six. Her voice is super powerful, she's a huge beltress. (She is also known as a performing beast because she did a show with two dislocated ribs (the alternate was already covering a different role, so she went on.)) Joy Woods (Parr, blue) came in as the replacement for Anna Uzele, the original Parr; her background is also musical theatre. On Broadway, there are currently replacements for Aragon, Seymour, and Parr. So Adrianna, Andrea, Abby, Britt, Sam, and Anna originated the US roles (it already had shows running in England) in Chicago and on Broadway after touring. In a cruel twist of fate, Broadway theatres were shuttered the afternoon of the day of Six's Opening Night, so that was delayed for something like 18 months. The remaining originators (Andrea, Britt, and Sam, along with longtime alternates Mallory, Courney Mack, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, and Keirsten Hodges, along with newer replacements) are all being terminated (contract non-renewed, it's a sore point) with their last performance on 12/4. Yes, each of the Queens has a different pop influence. Generally speaking (though newer cast members have different influences), Aragon's is primarily Beyonce, Boleyn's is primarily Avril Levigne, Seymour's are Adele and Sia, Cleves' are Nicki Minaj and Rhianna, Howard's is primarily Ariana Grande, and Parr's is primarily Alicia Keys. The show is mostly a concert with a thin story line. It's extremely high-energy, very women-centric (the 4-member onstage band is all women, too), and young women who see the show leave ready to take on the patriarchy. I've seen it twice in NYC (had to see Sam, Britt, and Andrea before they left!!) and already have tickets for Boston and Providence. Yes, a little obsessed. The show is so popular that in addition to Broadway there are two US tour casts (Aragon and Boleyn, get it?); also in the London West End; on tour in the UK and Ireland; Amsterdam; on tour in Australia and New Zealand; and I think still on Norwegian Cruise Lines. It has become a huge franchise. There are two recordings: the studio recording from London and the Opening Night recording from Broadway, which was just nominated for a Grammy (and has more than 23 million streams since its release in May). If you don't want to know what happens until you see the show, listen to the studio recording because the Broadway version includes some dialogue and a song that is not on the original. Anything else you want to know, let me know! I have way too much info in my head about this show!

[@shantei_odell]

Great reaction, as always!!!! I saw this musical with the Boleyn touring cast - and it was AMAZING!!!!! This musical is so joyous and fantabulous that it makes you want to see it again and again. 🥰😍👑

[@shantei_odell]

The cast for the CA shows is the Aragon tour: Aragon - Khaila Wilcoxon; Boleyn - Storm Lever,; Seymour - Jasmine Forsberg; Anna of Cleves - Olivia Donalson; Howard - Didi Romero; and Parr - Gabriella Carrillo.

[@jillsokol4938]

I love your observation about the unity and harmony reflecting the unity and Harmony and individualization in their relationships

[@yankee04]

Two of the queens were on Broadway in other roles after they left Six. Adrianna Hicks (Aragon) was in Some Like it Hot, and Anna Uzele (Parr) was in New York, New York.

[@Broadwaybaby707]

One cool thing at least for me when it comes to SIX is back when I was in HS and in history class I couldn’t really understand the Henry the 8th stuff and it bored me to death. And I think one time I argued with my teacher about it and I was saying I wish they made it into a musical or something so maybe I could learn better and actually get into it ! And then years later they make SIX the musical !!

[@BeyondSafewords]

None of these actresses are particularly well known. But they're all AMAZING

[@carr0760]

The one in black and white is Mallory Maedke. She's an alternate who was called in the day before the Tony's because Abby Mueller, who plays Jane Seymour, tested positive for COVID. As far as I know, this is her first Broadway role. Abby is considerably more well-known/experienced - her sister is Tony award winner Jessie Mueller. And no, this will not be the cast. If you see a touring production. This is the original Broadway cast, all of whom are preparing to leave the show in a couple of weeks. So even if you came to see it on Broadway, you wouldn't see this group of people. There is usually a completely different touring cast though occasionally one or two people from the original production also go on tour. As far as I know, none of these original cast members are part of the tour. I will also point out that this is not a musical in a traditional sense. It's quite short... There's no intermission, And there's effectively no dialogue or really even a plot. What you saw right here is a perfect representation of the show as a whole. It's basically a pop concert. The audience even treats it as such with a lot of hooting, hollering, yelling etc... behaviour that wouldn't even be remotely appropriate in an actual musical.

[@franciscojavierp.7162]

Very good again Jessica, keep on "adding and adding", there is nothing left for you to reach your 100,000 followers, something that I will applaud enormously, because you fully deserve them. A big hug,

[@rileymcmonnies]

The primary reason Henry took so many wives was because he was searching for something that his parents had, despite them having an arranged marriage, they had fallen in love and when Queen Elizabeth of York died, it’s said that all the lights went out in the court and her husband never fully recovered until he followed her into death. Henry also wouldn’t have even been king if it wasn’t for his elder brother’s death due to illness. Catherine was married to Prince Arthur, the eldest of the children, but he was taken sick and died as a result before he could consummate his marriage with Catherine, resulting in Henry taking Catherine as his wife, and setting the stage for his multiple wives in the following years.

[@BeyondSafewords]

7:31 yes that was deliberate. This was written by two students at Cambridge who wrote this show for the Edinburgh Fringe festival. The whole concept was what if the six wives of Henry VIII formed a pop group? Each queen was inspired by specific artists. Anne of Cleves song, "get down," has my favorite pop song/history nerd line of all time: "Okay ladies let's get in *reformation*." You see, because Beyonce Wrote Formation and the Reformation is when England split from the Catholic Church... It's... Funny...

[@rjjohnson43]

More and more of my new music is a result of my twin daughters; they introduced me to SIX and the power of these songs and performances. Thank you for your review of this song! If you want to marvel at a performance in motion I highly recommend you check Neil Patrick Harris's Tony opening from 2013. It is astonishing to behold!

[@waffles5860]

i love this musical so much

[@kurikuri6683]

Awesome! I hope she will react to the other songs as well :)

[@velky_reeds]

you did such a great job at catching the pop influences!!! its intentional, the queens are inspired by various female artists Aragon - Beyonce Boleyn - Lily Allen, Avril Lavigne Seymour - Adele Cleves - Rihanna, Beyonce Howard - Britney Spears, Ariana Grande Parr - Alicia Keys

[@johnroache32]

I took a couple semesters in re: the Tudor Family, CSUN, mainly because I married an English girl. I was fascinated by the head of the Church of England. 😁 that Renaissance period. No divorce? Ha ha🌸

[@meemermarie1977]

You ought to check out rob lundqust and austin brown from the accapella group home free trying their hand at nessun dorma

[@maryaprilavila5120]

I always love your reactions, Try to react on One sweet day cover by BUDAKHEL. 😊

[@KylinNicole11]

You need to do this year’s opening number by Ariana Debose

[@misatankosic1001]

System of a down - chop suey .. reaction. Thanks you very much.

[@CarlosGarcia-nt5eg]

Hello I think you should listen to Fourth Impact. I think you will like their voices.

[@genshin_archon-hydro]

I don't know if she liked Katherine Howard or not (0:55)

[@gabriellaadair2535]

I don't know what your listing to but that's to different songs