Candace Leanne "Candy" Furbert is a Bermudian actress, singer, and dancer. She played Catherine of Aragon in the first Bliss Cruise Production of Six the Musical[1], beginning on 6 September 2019. She left the show on 4 March 2020, and her role was taken over by Jade Marvin.
Personal Life[]
Candace gave birth to a son on 9 November 2020.[2]
Role[]
Timeline[]
| Production | Timespan | Principal |
| First Bliss Cruise Production | 6 September – 4 March 2020 | Catherine of Aragon |
Stage Credits[]
| Stage Credits | |||
| Year | Production | Role | Theatre |
| 2013 | The Book of Mormon | Ensemble | Prince of Wales Theatre |
| 2014-15 | Shrek the Musical | Dragon/Fairy Godmother, Cover Mamma Ogre | UK Tour |
| 2016 | The Color Purple | Celie | Troika Bermuda |
| 2017 | Dreamgirls | Ensemble/Cover Lorrelle Robinson and Effie Smith | Savoy Theatre |
| 2018 | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | Swing | Aldwych Theatre |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Time - The Lyrics of Robert Gould | Featured Vocalist | Union Theatre |
| 2019-20 | Six the Musical | Catherine of Aragon | Norwegian Bliss |
| 2025-26 | Hercules: The Musical | Thalia | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
Trivia[]
- Candace was the winner of Bermuda Teen Idol in 2008.
- Candace has the same birthday as Harriet Watson.
- Candace is the second cast member of Six known to have a child, after Alexia McIntosh.
- Candace was in the same production of Shrek as Nikki Bentley, Christina Modestou, and Jennifer Caldwell. Candace acted as Christina's understudy.
- Candace was in the same production of Dreamgirls as Carly Mercedes Dyer.
- Candace was in the same production of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical as Tsemaye Bob-Egbe and Kayleigh McKnight.[3]
- Genesis Lynea's mother also auditioned.
- Candace's favourite moment in the show is the very end of the acoustic version of Six right before the song begins.
- Candace's funniest memory was when one day during the argument scene with Anne Boleyn, she didn't have her microphone up to her mouth so she was just screaming the lines at the top of her lungs.
- If Candace could play any other queen, she would want to play Anna of Cleves or Catherine Parr.
- Candace was featured in the 16th episode of The Queendom Podcast - A SIX: The Musical Podcast, which was a reunion episode of the first Bliss Cruise cast.
Gallery[]
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"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Candace Furbert gallery, click here. |
References[]
| Bliss Cruise |