Catherine Parr was Queen of England and Ireland from 1543 to 1547 due to her marriage to King Henry VIII. She was his sixth and final wife. She is currently being played by Danielle Steers in the West End production of Six the Musical, and by Anna Uzele in the Broadway production. In the original cast recording, her role was played by Izuka Hoyle.
Cast[]
Original Edinburgh and Cambridge Production
Original Arts Theatre Production
2018 U.K. Tour, Original West End Production
West End Production
2019 North American Tour, Original Broadway Production
2019-20 U.K. Tour, West End Production (temporary)
2021-22 UK Tour
2019-20 Bliss Cruise Production
2020 Bliss Cruise Production
2021-22 Bliss Cruise Production
2019-20 Breakaway Cruise Production, 2021-22 Breakaway Cruise Production
2020 Australian / New Zealand Tour
2018 U.K. Tour
West End Production
West End Production
2021-22 U.K. Tour, West End Production
2021-22 U.K. Tour, West End Production
Original Broadway Production
Original Broadway Production
Original Broadway Production
Original Broadway Production
2021-22 U.K. Tour
2020-22 Australian / New Zealand Tour
2020-22 Australian / New Zealand Tour
2020 Australian / New Zealand Tour
2021-22 Australian / New Zealand Tour
Original West End Production
West End Production
2019 North American Tour
2019-20 U.K. Tour
2019-20 Bliss Cruise Production
2020 Bliss Cruise Production
2021-22 Bliss Cruise Production
2019-20 Breakaway Cruise Production
2021-22 Breakaway Cruise Production
Original West End Production
West End Production
Cancelled Drive-In Tour
2019-20 U.K. Tour
Original West End Production
West End Production
2019-20 U.K. Tour
2019-20 Bliss Cruise Production
2020-21 Bliss Cruise Production
2019-20 Breakaway Cruise Production
2021-22 Bliss Cruise Production
West End Production
2019-20 U.K. Tour, West End Production
West End Production
Songs[]
- Ex-Wives
- Ex-Wives (Reprise) (live only)
- Anne Boleyn (Interlude) (live only)
- Haus of Holbein
- Haus of Holbein (Playoff) (live only)
- I Don't Need Your Love
- Six
- Megasix (live only)
Issue[]
- Mary Seymour (born 30 August 1548, died 1550?)
Debut Order[]
| First Performance | Final Performance | Emergency Covers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimali de Silva | 31 July 2017 | 14 October 2017 | |
| Izuka Hoyle | 18 December 2017 | 22 January 2018 | |
| Maiya Quansah-Breed | 11 July 2018 | 13 October 2019 | 13 December 2019 5 January 2020 |
| Grace Mouat | 16 August 2018 | 28 December 2018 | |
| Courtney Stapleton | 26 January 2019 | 11 October 2019 | |
| Vicki Manser | 15 March 2019 | 26 September 2019 | |
| Anna Uzele | 14 May 2019 | ??? | |
| Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert | 13 June 2019 | ??? | |
| Toby Marlow | 28 July 2019 | ||
| Collette Guitart | 29 August 2019 | ??? | |
| Viquichele Cross | 6 September 2019 | 4 March 2020 | |
| Natalie Pilkington | 18 September 2019 | ||
| Danielle Steers | 15 October 2019 | ??? | |
| Hana Stewart | 20 October 2019 | ??? | 12 June 2021 12 August 2021 19 August 2021 |
| Athena Collins | 24 October 2019 | 21 August 2021 | 10 August 2021 |
| Amelia Walker | 17 November 2019 | ??? | |
| Harriet Watson | 15 November 2019 | ??? | |
| Cherelle Jay | 17 November 2019 | ??? | 1 February 2020 |
| Jennifer Caldwell | 12 December 2019 | ??? | 9 January 2020 |
| Vidya Makan | 4 January 2020 | ??? | |
| Shannen Quan | 14 February 2020 | ??? | |
| Elizabeth Walker | 27 February 2020 | ||
| Megan Leung | 13 March 2020 | 14 March 2020 | |
| Elèna Gyasi | 8 June 2021 | ??? | |
| Keirsten Hodgens | 9 October 2021 | ??? |
*Bolded names are representative of principal actresses, while italicized names are representative of alternates. Bold and italicized names are representative of actresses who have been both alternates and principals.
Trivia[]
- Catherine was the goddaughter of Catherine of Aragon, and it is believed that she was named after her godmother.
- Catherine Parr's mother, Maud Green, was a close friend and lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon.
- After the death of Henry VIII, Catherine married Thomas Seymour, who was the brother of Henry's third wife Jane Seymour. This would have made the two sisters-in-law.
- Out of all of Henry's queens, he was most closely related to Catherine Parr and Catherine of Aragon.
- Catherine's daughter, Mary Seymour, is the only one of the queens' children that is not mentioned within the show, although most of the children only receive brief mentions.
- Although it is widely presumed that Mary died at the age of two since she disappeared from historical record completely after 1550, some historians claim otherwise.
- For swings and alternates that have two first covers, the role of Catherine Parr is most often paired with that of Jane Seymour.
- For swings and alternates that have three first covers, the previous pair with the addition of the role of Katherine Howard is the most common.
- Over all, out of the four alternate costumes, the orange costume is most associated with the role of Parr; three out of the four actresses cast as the orange alternate have had Parr as one of their intended first covers.
- Although her name is most commonly spelled as "Catherine" it is also sometimes spelled "Katherine" or "Kathryn"
- Catherine Parr is the only principal role in Six which has only been played by women of colour.
- In the musical, Catherine's 'queenspirations' were Alicia Keys and Emeli Sandé.
- In an Instagram story, Toby Marlow stated that if Six were to be made into a movie, he would like either Beyoncé or Alicia Keys to play Catherine.[1]
- In the show, Catherine's stage directions and blocking have changed more than any other queen in the show.
- Toby Marlow, one of the show's co-writers, stepped in to play Catherine for both performances on 28 July 2019 due to cast illness. This made the role the first and only queen to be played by a man in a professional production.[2]
Gallery[]
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