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They were always worried about the possibility that Six could be terrible given its audacious concept.
Now, its finally on Broadway.
How exactly did history and diva worship coalesce into one remarkable show?
Marlow, Moss, and the American cast walked us through the creation of the six queens ofSix.
Her only child to survive was Mary (later, Bloody Mary).
He tried to dump her for Anne Boleyn, using her previous marriage to his brother as an excuse.
But the pope wouldnt grant him an annulment.
So Henry invented the Church of England so you can get one.
Her song: No Way, an up-tempo kiss-off number.
Before you then do interesting stuff.
(Note: Weve embedded links to the London cast recording for your reference and enjoyment.)
Even after he invented an entirely new church, still no male heirs.
Their only surviving child became Queen Elizabeth I.
In the end, Henry cooked up a pretext to have Anne beheaded so he could move on.
As a diva: Lily Allen meets Avril Lavigne meets all five Spice Girls.
Her song: Dont Lose Ur Head, a rude, punky patter number.
With over 18 million listens on Spotify, its the musicals most popular.
Fans often show up dressed as Anne, with a Greensleeves-green dress and spiky buns.
Standout lyric: Anne responds to Henrys excommunication with Everybody chill, its totes Gods will.
She died shortly after giving birth to Henrys son, Edward VI.
(She and Henry would eventually be buried next to each other.)
Rihanna should do a cover!, Marlow jokes.
Her song: Heart of Stone, a crescendoing series of vocal acrobatics built around her devotion to Henry.
The historical stereotype is that shes the boring one, she says.
I love that she gets to say, I wasnt stupid, I wasnt naive.
Six months in, she accepted an annulment and a generous settlement.
The show calls her Anna of Cleves.
But as a black woman portraying this role, I dont want to do that.
Standout Lyric: Okay, ladies, lets get in Reformation.
Moss and Marlow conceived of her as the survivor of sexual abuse.
The show spells her first name with aK.
The tone: The dark core of the bubblegum-packaged song isnt necessarily apparent out of context.
So the actress playing her has to bring out both sides of the music and lyrics.
I have to stay in this pop-show mode, Pauly says.
But I also have to make it clear things arent what they seem.
She survived him by a year and a half.
Were not going to do those actual things, but thats the vibe were going for.
