Six - "Ex-Wives" Olivier Awards Performance (Reaction!) : Behind the Curve Reacts

[@behindthecurvereacts]

Hey everyone! Just so you know pretty much immediately following this, I reacted to the entire show. I just couldn't help it 😂😂 Unfortunately it will not be uploaded to this channel, I really don't want it deleted again... But the entire reaction is available on my Patreon! With a new full Musical reaction every month! www.patreon.com/behind_thecurve Thank you all :)

[@wafflecat4784]

Which cast did you use for your reaction to the entire show?

[@behindthecurvereacts]

@@wafflecat4784 the west end cast. I believe it's the same cast that preforms here

[@karmic_punishment]

this is very understandable, this show was so good

[@MandiSings94]

My question is where did you find the entire show online to react to 😂 Help a sister out! Lmao

[@lyiansoria1013]

This show is less of a musical and its staged as a concert for a new girl group. They are trying to figure out who is gonna be the lead so they decide to have a whole “competition” on who had the worst time as a wife to Henry, and whoever had the worst time will be the lead. It’s a big commentary about how history has told these women’s stories in relation to Henry but never from their perspective and how media pits female pop stars against each other in competition and how much they have to endure in trying to make it in the industry

[@supercalime]

Just a slight correction: The one who died wasn’t the one who was with him for 24 years. The one who was with him for 24 years was the first one (Catherine of Aragon - first divorced). The one who died was Jane Seymour, the third one. I believe they were married for like 5 years max. I guess you already know, having seen the show, but still.

[@duketgg]

Jane married Henry on May the 30th, 1536. Jane died on October the 24th, 1537.

[@DelilahKStephans]

Jane died of childbirth complications. Love her song Heart of Stone. Beautiful ballad

[@bookclubish1689]

The little wordplay with "historemix" is so good, making that line my favourite part of the song. It's weird how the little things can make such a difference, and they really put in the work with the details in this musical

[@Traci1978]

I love "okay ladies, let's get in reformation."

[@missybarbour6885]

"I'm not what I seem or am I? Stick around and you'll suddenly see more." Two puns and a Broadway reference!

[@ellabella7621]

The whole show has s lot of these little wordplays. They just make it so much more unique than it already is

[@aaronelmore]

2 many years lost in HIS story

[@nuggetsplace8273]

@@aaronelmore they said that like 3 times and every single Time it was hilarious

[@valdoxtheunmerciful]

K Howard jumps in to stop Cleves from cussing because she avoids mature language, and knowing her story that really hurts my heart.

[@w4ggonwh33ls3]

If I'm not mistaken, the Jane Seymour and Katherine Howard in the clip also sang on the cast recording too. And in my own opinion, they're the two saddest songs on the track. They're all insanely talented.

[@connieblair9112]

Yes, Natalie and Aimee are the OG cast who did the studio cast recording and they were also apart of the very first UK tour

[@bobbihearn6168]

And Natalie (Jane) is still part of one of the performance groups(last I checked, I could be wrong)

[@merkensplasden1433]

I love how they made a mash up of Ex Wives & Six the song just for the show…

[@WhedonianPotterhead]

Olivier awards...not Oliver haha, they're named after the actor Laurence Olivier :-)

[@behindthecurvereacts]

Oh my goodness.........

[@WhedonianPotterhead]

@@behindthecurvereacts haha easy mistake xDD

[@sylviab8482]

@@behindthecurvereacts lol I use to say that to

[@cyrusdorian1175]

If you want to see more of Catherine Howard I would suggest her song 'All You Wanna do'

[@anniegros598]

I would also look around at different people’s performances, because imo Aimie *sings* her part absolutely the best, but there’s a live recording of Sam Pauly’s performance and the characterization she adds to it made me actually cry real people tears. I had to go to the mechanic and have him repair the malfunction.

[@LycanMOON]

This is the best Howard for me.i don’t know a lot bout each group but the cast recording a few months ago was nice.loved Anne there,this one would never lose her head

[@skrusha]

imo sam pauly adds so much emotion to her performance its amazing

[@leoral2228]

I’m sry it’s not Catherine. ITS KATHERINE....... that’s how her name is spelled 🥲

[@lmeenan5401]

@@leoral2228 They’re used interchangeably. Her official wiki page is actually spelled with a C

[@tray2811]

They did leave everything on stage for this performance but they had to race off afterwards for their evening performance at The Arts Theatre

[@andpeggy813]

So, if you do react to other songs They are Ex-Wives No Way (Catherine of Aragon) Don't lose ur head (Anne Boleyn) Heart of Stone (Jane Seymour) Haus of Holbein Get Down (Anna of Cleves) All you wanna do (Katherine Howard) I don't need your love (Catherine Parr) Six Mega-six

[@LauraW102]

Fun facts from Wikipedia if you didn't know: Catherine of Aragon is modelled on a mixture of Lemonade-era Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, and Jennifer Hudson. Her solo "No Way" incorporates components of real-life Catherine's Blackfriars speech. Anne Boleyn features elements of Avril Lavigne, Kate Nash, Miley Cyrus, and Lily Allen. In full-fledged productions, the actor portraying Boleyn typically wears space buns, which signals character roots in Miley Cyrus. Boleyn also sports green to pay homage to "Greensleeves", referring to the myth that states that Henry VIII composed the song for Anne. Marlow and Moss weave in the "Greensleeves" musical motif throughout the score. Anne Boleyn sports a choker, representing her "beheaded" means of death. Jane Seymour emulates pop balladeers such as Adele, Sia, Rihanna, and Celine Dion. Seymour's costume design consists of a black and white corset design which alludes to half-timbered houses. Anna of Cleves radiates Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé's "Feeling Myself", Lorde's "Royals", and Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX's "Fancy". Katherine Howard's story is recontextualized through her depiction which parallels young, sexualized pop stars like Britney Spears and Ariana Grande. As in Anne Boleyn's costume design, Katherine's also features a choker, serving as a representation of her being beheaded. Catherine Parr's characterization draws inspiration from Alicia Keys and Emeli Sandé. She typically wears trousers, unlike the other queens who appear in dresses with tights.

[@kaciebroadfield262]

fun fact: the costume designer for SiX also designed for the most recent Spice Girls tour!!

[@behindthecurvereacts]

Awesome! My mom may have taken me to see Spice World in the theater haha

[@dawnbarber3238]

You’re right you really do need to watch it. It is a spectacular show.

[@lurker1107]

I have this cast recording because it's the only one available and it's amazing!! But, I was lucky enough to see this show on Broadway in previews in February and I have to say, solely based on this live performance, the live vocals of the Broadway cast are much better. It's such a fun show!! Very different than any other musical I'd seen because of the concert feel.

[@penne4107]

Ahhh you’re so lucky to have seen it before everything happened. I really have to see it on broadway when it comes back

[@lurker1107]

@@penne4107 I was very lucky!! I also got to see Jagged Little Pill and I must say, that was also fantastic! I can't wait for theater to open back up!!

[@Defaultname00067]

The Broadway cast are great! But in defence of the West End cast, this performance happened in the evening after they'd already done two shows that day (they literally finished their second show, got ready in the theatre dressing rooms and drove straight to the Olivier Awards, they were late to the Red Carpet because of it), plus they were definitely nervous in this performance because the Oliviers are such a big deal. I think someone even said that Natalie's in-ear microphone wasn't working in this performance too. If you'd seen them in the West End in the theatre they're comfortable in, with their usual tech, when they haven't already belted through two full shows then their voices would definitely sound a lot better than in this performance (where they still sound great) and probably equal to the Broadway cast. Both casts are truly amazing and vocally talented (in fact, every six cast is!)

[@lurker1107]

@@Defaultname00067 I don't doubt it, which is why I specified my opinion was based on this performance alone. I'm an avid theater goer, on Broadway and Broadway tours in my city, so I'm very familiar with the Tony's (the equivalent of the Oliviers in the US). I've never seen a Tony performance that had the issue with the vocals this one did. Granted, during the Tony's the mayority of the main cast does not perform in their respective shows on that day, there are a lot of understudies and swings that get to perform instead. Maybe that's something that theaters on the West End should consider. 😊

[@Defaultname00067]

@@lurker1107 The problem with that is that Six simply doesn't have enough swings for the entire cast to have the show off. I don't know exactly how other shows did it for the Oliviers, but Six only had three alternates at the time, which means half the cast would still have to perform. Also I'm not very good at reading tone, but I feel like you were annoyed by my comment - I'm really sorry if my comment came across as condescending or rude in any way, it really wasn't my intention. I struggle to get my intent across over text, so if my comment was rude in any way then I really do apologise. I was honestly only trying to defend the West End cast, who I know are all phenomenal live vocalists because I've seen them all perform live at various times. I don't think I implied that you didn't know what the Oliviers are or that you were unfamiliar with theatre, but if I did then I'm sorry, that definitely wasn't what I intended when I wrote it. I just wanted to provide some context as to why they sounded a little off compared to how they normally do

[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

The theater here is Royal Albert Hall. It was just there because it was the Olivier Awards. It wasn't the normal theater the West End show was in.

[@jasminbeckler9799]

YEEES more Six reaction videos

[@LycanMOON]

This is one of my favorite casts.they match very well with the original characters and that singing is beautiful.they just really fit well (Ok my fav is Howard definitely)

[@katieflaggirl8518]

My god yaaaaasss!!!!!! Six is soooo good. There’s a bootleg from the Broadway New York show that’s actually really good quality of u decide to do the show. It’s the version with the Anne Boleyn u reacted to before

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

The way the British accent doesn't close the words with hard sounds almost counters the tone of the song.

[@greniuss2581]

Can you react to one of the Megasixes?

[@lorenee8902]

There’s like three group and then each has a solo. There’s the opening then the first three then a group “haus of houlbin”(definitely spelled that wrong) then the last three and the ending

[@SM-ky6pb]

It's Haus of Holbein

[@itzelgc4637]

Please do All you wanna do and Haus of Holbain!!!!

[@CoolPanda-nk6wq]

Please please do Abby muelers version of heart of stone from the show

[@jrblake03027]

It’s Olivier not Oliver.

[@craigm.rosenthal6244]

Olivier as in Laurence Olivier. Not Oliver.

[@lastationproductions]

I love how they used the stupid rhyme as k howard put it in a song

[@rebeccagutierrez3637]

You need to watch the one with same pauly

[@benjaminbackbite]

OH-LIV-E-YAH. Not Oliver.

[@RubyMadigan]

Have you watched any of matilda the musical yet? Totally brilliant. Their Oliv8er performance of Naughty is pretty great but also this performance of the song Revolting Children- kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKiymYCphb6Sa7c

[@bobbihearn6168]

Jane Seymour the only one.....who didn't get a coronation