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Six Fun Fact

Because I'm obsessed with spreadsheets, I've been slowly adding more and more data to my little (ok it's big and slows my computer down hardcore) spreadsheet of Six information. After adding initial debut dates for every role each performer had, I came across a little fun fact: of the 73 unique debut orders performers in Six who performed 2 to 6 roles have had, there have, to this date, been 3 groups of people who debuted all the roles they have performed (again, to this date) in the exact same order; 2 groups of 3 who debuted 3 roles, and 1 group of 2 who debuted 2 roles:

Seymour/Howard/Parr

Elizabeth Walker (Breakaway 1.0)

Seymour Debut: 16 January 2020

Howard Debut: 18 February 2020

Parr Debut: 26 February 2020

Ellie Sharpe (Breakaway 2.0)

Seymour Debut: 11 October 2021

Howard Debut: 10 November 2021

Parr Debut: 14 February 2022

Jessie Davidson (Broadway 3.0)

Seymour Debut: 23 March 2024

Howard Debut: 7 April 2024

Parr Debut: 6 May 2024

Boleyn/Howard/Seymour

Bryony Duncan (Bliss 1.0)

Boleyn Debut: 8 September 2019

Howard Debut: 23 September 2019

Seymour Debut: 18 December 2019

Ashlee Waldbauer (Bliss 3.0)

Boleyn Debut: 22 November 2021 (First Show)

Howard Debut: 22 November 2021 (Second Show)

Seymour Debut: 3 January 2022

Izzy Formby-Jackson (Bliss 7.0)

Boleyn Debut: 30 November 2023

Howard Debut: 2 February 2023

Seymour Debut: 13 January 2024

Aragon/Cleves:

Shekinah McFarlane (West End 1.0)

Aragon Debut: 4 September 2019

Cleves Debut: 5 September 2019

Ella Burns (Australia 1.0)

Aragon Debut: 25 January 2020

Cleves Debut: 28 February 2020

*All photos taken from performers' and/or production members' social medias except the following:

Bryony Seymour (@tudorvonsnaps on Instagram)

Shekinah Aragon (@shonalosuise_photography on Instagram)

**Bryony's photo as Seymour was from her as a Swing in the West End 2.0 production and Shekinah's Cleves photo as Cleves was from her as Principal in the UK Tour 2.0 production, despite them debuting these roles in the Bliss 1.0 and West End 1.0 productions, respectively.

***Images were cropped so each one was cropped to equally fill a 10x5.63 inch full photo.

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@/izzyformbyjackson on Instagram, 26 February 2024

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The end of an era: Six cruise productions have officially closed

13 productions (plus two cancelled ones), four and a half years and 103 queens later. A chaotic but iconic era in six history is over.

Candace Furbert, Hazel Karooma-Brooker, Caitlin Tipping, Sophie Golden, Alicia Corrales, Viquichele Cross, Natalie Pilkington, Bryony Duncan, Lori McLare, Jasmine Jia Yung Shen, Kelly Sweeney, Amy Bridges, Jessica Niles, Georgia Carr, Amelia Walker, Liv Alexander, Elizabeth Walker, Jade Marvin, Lucy Aiston, Gabriella Stylianou, Scarlet Gabriel, Rebecca Wickes, Megan Leung, Abbi Hodgson, Sophie-Rose Middleton, Artemis Chrisoulakis, Ellie Sharpe, Melinda Porto, L'Oréal Roaché, Wesley Carpenter, Maya Christian, Brianna Brito Mooney, Meghan Dawson, Marilyn Caserta, Ashlee Waldbauer, Lauren Irving, Danielle Mendoza, Shelby Griswold, Kennedy Monica Carstens, Abigail Sparrow, Jarynn Whitney, Madeline Fansler, Channing Weir, Gabbi Mack, Casey Esbin, Ellie Wyman, Sasha Renae Brown, Nicole Lamb, Aja Simone Baitey, Willow Dougherty, Kayla McSorley, Jessie Bodner, Jasmine Hackett, Janice Rijssel, Lucia Valentino, Elena Breschi, Princess Sasha Victomé, Rae Davenport, Gianna Grosso, Kathryn Kilger, Reca Oakley, Jillian Worthing, Bethany McDonald, Sunayna Smith, Hannah Taylor, Sarah McFarlane, Eden Holmes, Fiorella Bamba, Lucinda Wilson, Haley Izurieta, Caitlyn De Kuyper, Amanda Simone Lee, Gabriella Boumford, Meghan Corbett, Analise Rios, Ruby Gibbs, Cydney Clark, Caroline Siegrist, Eloise Lord, Deirdre Duncan, Audrey Fisher, Lorren Santo-Quinn, Billie Kerr Amelia Atherton, Giulia Marolda, Izzy Formby-Jackson, Laura Blair, Maddison Firth, Emily Harrigan, Kara-Ami McCreanor, Sadie Hurst, Adrianna Glover, Alizé Ke'Aloha Cruz, Kristina Walz, Chelsea Lorraine Wargo, Emily Rose Lyons, Meg Dixon-Brasil, Lois Ellise, Jasmine Smith, Jaelle Laguerre, Kate Zulauf, Brooke Aneece, Hannah Lawton

Plus Gabrielle Davina Smith, Melissa Ford, Kaylah Attard, Fia Houston- Hamilton, Rhiannon Bacchus and Rhiannon Doyle who were set to join Breakaway before lockdown.

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"Sorry, not sorry 'bout what I said I'm just try'na have some fun Don't worry, don't worry, don't lose your head I didn't mean to hurt anyone LOL, say "Oh well!" or go to hell I'm sorry, not sorry 'bout what I said Don't lose your head"

[Grace Mouat; Vicki Manser; Mallory Maedke; Collette Guitart; Courtney Stapleton; Bryony Louise Duncan; Cherelle Jay; Jennifer Caldwell; Zara MacIntosh; Liv Alexander; Courtney Mack; Harriet Watson; Karis Oka; Natalie Pilkington; Abbi Hodgson; Esme Rothero; Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert; Ashlee Waldbauer; Danielle Rose; Roxanne Couch; Shannen Alyce Quan; Chiara Assetta; Rachel Rawlinson; Leesa Tulley; Channing Weir; Erin Ramirez; Cassie Silva; Grace Melville; Harriet Caplan-Dean; Kayla McSorley; Ayla Ciccone-Burton; Princess Sasha Victomé; Taylor Pearlstein; Aryn Bohannon; Monique Ashe-Palmer; Marilyn Caserta; Jillian Worthing; Madeline Fansler; Aubrey Matalon; Eden Holmes; Izi Maxwell; Willow Dougherty; Ellie Jane Grant; Darcy Stewart; Leah Vassell; Aleksandra Gotowicka; Shakira Simpson; Julia McLellan; Meg Dixon-Brasil; Audrey Fisher; Naomi Alade; Izzy Formby-Jackson]

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@/usernamethatslame on Instagram, 25 February 2024

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@/izzyformbyjackson, @/billiekerr_, and @/giuliamarolda on Instagram, 2 and 3 February 2024

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@/giuliamarolda, @/izzyformbyjackson and @/ameliaatherton on Instagram, 19 January 2024

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@/gabulousworldwide on Instagram, 17 January 2024

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@/izzyformbyjackson on Instagram, 16 January 2024

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Amelia Atherton Q&A

@/broadwayworks on Instagram, 27 January 2024

Some other questions that were asked:

Q: Where are you from? A: So I'm from a place called Bolton which is in North of England near Manchester, which is probably the biggest city nearby. Uh, but I actually live in London now.

Q: Have you met queens from other companies of Six? A: I've been fortunate enough to meet quite a few of the other lovely queens from Six. Uh, the ones I know best and love very dearly are, ehrm, my good friend Maiya Quansah-Breed who played Parr in the original West End cast, we had sixth form college together. Um, my wonderful, wonderful friend Monique (Ashe-Palmer) who was alternate Aragon/Cleves on the West End last year. I also know Harriet (Caplan-Dean) who was super swing on the tour and has played many many times on the West End - we also went to college together - and my god friend Scarlet (Gabriel) who played Cleves, ehrm, on the ship, and also Ellie (Eloise) Lord, my current Parr sister who just finished. Ehrm, we auditioned together this time. So we got the job at the same time which was so nice.

Q: Your fave alternate costume? A: I always wanted to be… on the tour in the orange - I think it was the alternate Seymour and Parr costume that they had on the UK Tour. I've wanted those orange trousers so badly. Orange, 100% for me.

Q: Who's a past/present queen who has inspired you? A: I have already loaded answer for this question. So I've always thought myself as an Aragon or a Cleves, until I saw Danielle Steers play Parr. And then I was like wait… maybe that's me. So yeah. Danielle Steers is my inspo 100%, ehrm, and lot of things she does like the Cher show too, like, sigh that would be a dream-dream-dream of mine. But yeah. So Danielle Steers is my biggest Parr inspo for sure.

Q: How many times has Izzy been on? Izzy (Formby-Jackson): Hello! Ehrm, so I've actually only been on four times because I did - I swing on for Boleyn, and obviously that was two shows - and then I did my debut as Howard for two shows too! So I've only actually done four! But yeah, there'll be some more to come, so… that's exciting!

Q: Is your wig your natural hair colour? A: Kind of… kind of not. Like, my natural hair is like, dark blonde. But I dye it. I've had like every hair colour under the sun, I've had red, black. This colour here is probably the closest to my natural that I've had in a long time. But yeah, ehrm, they asked me how I felt like being, like, a more blonde Parr and I said "I would love it" because basically we've got no other, like, blonde queens in the cast. So yeah, it's cool, and I like it. It's something different, and I like that it's unique.

Q: Why are the cruise contracts so small? A: So the answer to this question is actually that we're the final cruise cast of Six, which is why our contract was only four months long rather than the usual Six-month contract. Ehrm, they're also shroter than the land contract just because of laws to do with how long you can be on a ship for, how long you can be signed on as crew member. Also things like getting a visa for being in the US and working the US from - we're from the UK. That's why they're slightly shorter. But yeah, ours is particularly short this time around because we're the final cruise cast, which is crazy! But I also feel very fortunate to have that. Yeah! It's really cool.

Q: What songs did you sing for the audition? A: So, most of the times I've auditioned for the show it's just been shows from the show. Erhm, but the first time I auditioned I saw Wings by Little Mix and Best Thing I Never Had by Beyonce.

Q: What other queen would you be if you had the choice? Amelia: I've got a special guest! The face of BroadwayWorks… Sarah's here! Sarah (McFarlane): Hello! Amelia: Sarah plays Howard, and, yeah, we're gonna answer this question together because we just found out… Sarah: We have the same answer! Amelia: And what is that answer? Sarah: Seymoo! Amelia: Seymoo! Sarah: I wanna be Seymour! Amelia: Yeah, so would I, and I said earlie, I was like - "oh, maybe Aragon"… then Izzy was like, "what about Seymour?" and I was like, wait… yeah… Sarah: Well, I think I'd like choose Seymour or- or Parr, my other rehearsal swing covers Amelia: Yeah, I'd like to see you do both of them. Yeah, so I'd like to do Seymoo.

Q: Any on-stage mishaps? Sarah: Oh, we've got plenty. I - obviously, as you know, my song is 45-million years long, and there's lots of lyrics, and there's been a few occasions where I get in my little head, and I mess them up! And on the Henry verse, instead of singing "tall, large, Henry the Eighth", I sang "serious, tall and large…" and so no one knew who Henry was 'cause I didn't say his name! Amelia: It was very funny. And I was trying to keep a straight face, like this - purses her lips tightly to one side Sarah: I was like - gasp no! He's no the supreme head of the church of England I guess. Amelia: And mine was when I went to say "hashtag no Catholics"… I said "hashtag big Catholics… hashtag biiiig dowry"… BIG Catholics, BIGGER dowry- Sarah: Which is funny, because I'm- I am Amalia of Cleves, and I'm Irish, so. Amelia: Yeah! Sarah: Call me a big Catholic. Amelia: She's a big Catholic right there.

Q: If you weren't a performer, what would you be doing professionally? Amelia: Special guest Gabbi Mack! Aragon is here! And she's gonna answer a question? Gabbi: [reads question] If think I would be a librarian. Amelia: What? That's so cute! Gabbi: To do research and I like to look at… well, I like to look at picture books. Both: [laughing] Gabbi: But I think I would be a librarian. Amelia: That's so cute… oh my god! Gabbi: What would you do? Amelia: My obvious answer is to be a teacher, but I actually don't think these days that I can do that.

Q: Fave thing about being in Six? Amelia: Special guest unlocked! Janice (Rijssel) is here! [chuckle from Janice] Janice is gonna answer this question. Janice: So my favourite thing about being in Six is being called queen all day every day- [loud laughter] Amelia: And it's so true! 'Cause every week people are like, "hi queen! hi queen!" Janice: They don't even know my name, they say just, "oh hey queen, queen queen! Amelia: Yeah, we love that!

Q: Can you show us Boleyn and ask her what her favourite part of her costume is? Amelia: Okay, here she is, best for last! Hello! Lorren (Santo-Quinn): Hey! Amelia: What's your favourite part of your costume, Lorren? I love my wig and my hoops. Yeah. I love a good accessory. Amelia: Yes, good choice!