SIX: THE MUSICAL

Diane and I travelled into Buffalo to Shea’s Performing Arts Center to watch Six: The Musical. We had seen Six on Broadway a couple years ago (you can read my review of that production here ) and Diane wanted to see it again.



This musical retelling of the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII with pop music fired up the Sold-Out crowd. Catherine of Aragon, the first and longest-lasting of King Henry’s wives, takes on the musical style of Beyonce and Shakira. The last wife, Catherine Parr, performs her songs in the style of Alicia Keyes. Jane Seymour, who claims she’s the wife Henry “truly loved,” does a great Adele impression with “Heart of Stone.” Anna of Cleves, the German wife who Henry married because he fell in love with Han Holbein’s portrait of her, does a great mix of Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. You get the idea.



We enjoyed Six: The Musical as much the second time around as we did the first. If this touring company shows up in your neighborhood, don’t miss it! GRADE: A



Musical numbers:




“Ex-Wives” – Company



“Ex-Wives (Reprise)” – Company †



“No Way” – Catherine of Aragon and Company



“Don’t Lose Ur Head” – Anne Boleyn and Company



“Heart of Stone” – Jane Seymour and Company



“Haus of Holbein” – Company



“Get Down” – Anna of Cleves and Company



“All You Wanna Do” – Katherine Howard and Company



“I Don’t Need Your Love” – Catherine Parr



“I Don’t Need Your Love (Remix)” – Catherine Parr and Company ††



“Six” – Company



“The Megasix (Encore)” – Company †