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 Janiq Charles in the West End production of Six the Musical, and by Gabriela Carrillo in the Broadway production. In cast recordings, her role was played by Izuka Hoyle and Anna Uzele respectively.
Cast[]
Songs[]
- Ex-Wives
- Ex-Wives (Reprise)
- The One You've Been Waiting For
- Haus of Holbein
- Haus of Holbein (Playoff) (live only)
- I Don't Need Your Love
- I Don't Need Your Love (Remix)
- Six
- Megasix
Issue[]
- Mary Seymour (born 30 August 1548, died 1550?)
Debut Order[]
Debuts & Final Performances | |||||
Actor | Role(s) | First Performance | Final Performance | Emergency Covers | |
1 | Shimali de Silva |
Principal | 31 July 2017 | 14 October 2017 | |
2 | Izuka Hoyle |
Principal | 18 December 2017 | 22 January 2018 | |
3 | Maiya Quansah-Breed |
Principal | 11 July 2018 | 1 July 2022 | 13 December 2019 5 January 2020 |
4 | Grace Mouat |
Cover | 16 August 2018 | 28 December 2018 | |
5 | Courtney Stapleton |
Cover | 26 January 2019 | 11 October 2019 | |
6 | Vicki Manser |
Cover | 15 March 2019 | 26 September 2019 | |
7 | Anna Uzele |
Principal | 14 May 2019 | 13 March 2022 | |
8 | Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert |
Cover | 13 June 2019 | 5 March 2020 | |
9 | Toby Marlow |
Cover | 28 July 2019 | ||
10 | Collette Guitart |
Cover | 29 August 2019 | 12 December 2021 | |
11 | Viquichele Cross |
Principal | 6 September 2019 | 4 March 2020 | |
12 | Natalie Pilkington |
Cover | 18 September 2019 | 16 June 2024 | 3 June 2022 4 June 2022 12 May 2023 |
13 | Danielle Steers |
Principal | 15 October 2019 | 14 November 2021 | |
14 | Hana Stewart |
Cover | 20 October 2019 | 3 October 2024 | 12 August 2021 |
15 | Athena Collins |
Principal | 24 October 2019 | 14 March 2020 | |
Temporary Replacement | 6 July 2021 | 23 July 2021 | 29 June 2021 10 August 2021 21 August 2021 | ||
16 | Amelia Walker |
Principal | 16 November 2019 | 1 March 2022 | |
17 | Harriet Watson |
Cover | 15 November 2019 | 20 December 2022 | 16 June 2022 29 June 2024 |
18 | Cherelle Jay |
Cover | 17 November 2019 | 26 February 2022 | |
19 | Jennifer Caldwell |
Cover | 12 December 2019 | 29 January 2022 | |
20 | Vidya Makan |
Principal | 4 January 2020 | 19 February 2023 | |
21 | Shannen Alyce Quan |
Cover | 15 February 2020 | 2 December 2022 | |
22 | Elizabeth Walker |
Cover | 26 February 2020 | 2020 | |
23 | Megan Leung |
Principal | 13 March 2020 | 9 August 2023 | |
24 | Elèna Gyasi |
Principal | 8 June 2021 | 9 March 2022 | 12 July 2022 13 July 2022 14 July 2022 |
25 | Keirsten Nicole Hodgens |
Cover | 9 October 2021 | 19 November 2022 | |
26 | Meghan Dawson |
Principal | 26 October 2021 | 13 January 2022 | |
27 | Meesha Turner |
Principal | 16 November 2021 | 16 October 2022 | |
28 | Roxanne Couch |
Cover | 28 November 2021 | 1 September 2022 | |
Principal | 18 October 2022 | 15 October 2023 | |||
29 | Marilyn Caserta |
Cover | 29 November 2021 | 23 October 2023 | |
30 | Rachel Rawlinson |
Cover | 9 January 2022 | 14 October 2023 | |
31 | Esme Rothero |
Cover | 16 January 2022 | 10 October 2023 | |
32 | Karis Oka |
Cover | 23 January 2022 | 14 January 2023 | |
33 | Ellie Sharpe |
Cover | 14 February 2022 | 2022~23 | |
34 | Paisley Billings |
Cover | 27 February 2022 | 14 October 2022 | |
35 | Courtney Mack |
Cover | 6 March 2022 | 27 October 2022 | |
Temporary Replacement | 6 October 2023 | 19 November 2023 | |||
36 | Alana M. Robinson |
Principal | 10 March 2022 | 23 April 2023 | |
37 | Jarynn Whitney |
Principal | 12 March 2022 | 22 May 2023 | |
38 | Joy Woods |
Principal | 14 March 2022 | 31 July 2022 | |
39 | Harriet Caplan-Dean |
Cover | 17 March 2022 | 20 April 2023 | 6 April 2023 20 May 2023 5 September 2023 7 September 2023 9 September 2023 10 September 2023 12 September 2023 14 September 2023 15 September 2023 28 December 2023 20 April 2024 25 April 2024 |
40 | Chiara Assetta |
Cover | 29 March 2022 | Pending | |
41 | Gabriela Carillo |
Principal | 29 March 2022 | Ongoing | |
42 | Erin Ramirez |
Cover | 22 April 2022 | 21 May 2023 | |
43 | Leesa Tulley |
Cover | 11 May 2022 | 3 December 2022 | |
44 | Madeline Fansler |
Cover | 12 May 2022 | 11 September 2022 | |
45 | Aja Simone Baitey |
Principal | 26 May 2022 | 1 December 2022 | |
46 | Kelsee Kimmel |
Cover | 7 June 2022 | 28 June 2023 | 26 September 2023 27 September 2023 28 September 2023 |
47 | Cristina D'Agostino |
Cover | 12 July 2022 | 3 December 2022 | |
48 | Kayla McSorley |
Cover | 25 July 2022 | 2022 | |
49 | Brennyn Lark |
Principal | 9 August 2022 | 4 December 2022 | |
50 | Elena Breschi |
Principal | 3 September 2022 | 28 February 2023 | |
51 | Grace Melville |
Cover | 7 September 2022 | 7 September 2022 | |
52 | Sydney Parra |
Principal | 20 September 2022 | 8 September 2023 | |
53 | Ayla Ciccone-Burton |
Cover | 24 September 2022 | 2 March 2024 | |
54 | Danielle Rose |
Cover | 8 October 2022 | 4 May 2023 | |
55 | Leah Vassell |
Cover | 2 November 2022 | 14 October 2023 | |
56 | Jana Larell Glover |
Cover | 16 November 2022 | Ongoing | |
57 | Taylor Pearlstein |
Cover | 1 December 2022 | 6 April 2024 | 13 August 2024 14 August 2024 15 August 2024 |
58 | Taylor Iman Jones |
Principal | 5 December 2022 | 3 December 2023 | |
59 | Kristina Leopold |
Cover | 13 January 2023 | 25 February 2024 | |
60 | Bethany McDonald |
Cover | 9 February 2023 | 30 April 2023 | |
61 | Monique Ashe-Palmer |
Cover | 12 February 2023 | 1 September 2023 | |
62 | Abbi Hodgson |
Cover | 27 March 2023 | 1 August 2023 | |
63 | Yoo Ju-hye |
Principal | 31 March 2023 | 1 July 2023 | |
64 | Hong Ji-hee |
Principal | 1 April 2023 | 2 July 2023 | |
65 | Aoife Haakenson |
Principal | 25 April 2023 | 18 August 2024 | |
66 | Ellie Jane Grant |
Cover | 27 May 2023 | Ongoing | 21 July 2024 |
67 | Amanda Lee |
Principal | 1 June 2023 | 13 November 2023 | |
68 | Shakira Simpson |
Cover | 8 June 2023 | Ongoing | |
69 | Gabriella Boumford |
Cover | 10 July 2023 | Ongoing | |
70 | Lauren Mariasoosay |
Principal | 12 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | |
71 | Eloise Lord |
Principal | 19 August 2023 | Ongoing | |
72 | Tamara Morgan |
Cover | 25 August 2023 | 15 August 2024 | 25 June 2024 |
73 | Hailey Lewis |
Cover | 3 September 2023 | 8 May 2024 | |
74 | Natalia Kujawa |
Principal | 9 September 2023 | Ongoing | |
75 | Marta Skrzypczyńska |
Cover | 13 September 2023 | Ongoing | |
76 | Deirdre Dunkin |
Cover | 9 October 2023 | 14 December 2023 | |
77 | Veres Mónika |
Principal | 14 October 2023 | Ongoing | |
78 | Gallusz Nikolett |
Principal | 15 October 2023 | Ongoing | |
79 | Janiq Charles |
Principal | 17 October 2023 | Ongoing | |
80 | Abigail Sparrow |
Cover | 26 October 2023 | 22 May 2024 | |
81 | Hannah Lowther |
Cover | 8 November 2023 | Ongoing | |
82 | Adriana Scalice |
Principal | 21 November 2023 | 28 July 2024 | |
83 | Amelia Atherton |
Principal | 25 November 2023 | 20 February 2024 | |
84 | Giulia Marolda |
Cover | 2 January 2024 | 2024 | |
85 | Meg Dixon-Brasil |
Cover | 4 January 2024 | Ongoing | |
86 | Wesley Carpenter |
Cover | 13 January 2024 | 8 September 2024 | |
87 | Izi Maxwell |
Cover | 3 February 2024 | 9 August 2024 | |
88 | Csonka Dóra |
Cover | 4 March 2024 | Ongoing | |
89 | Taylor Sage Evans |
Cover | 26 April 2024 | Ongoing | |
90 | Carlina Parker |
Cover | 2 May 2024 | Ongoing | |
91 | Jessie Davidson |
Cover | 6 May 2024 | Ongoing | |
92 | Gabriella Stylianou |
Cover | 20 June 2024 | Ongoing | |
93 | Giorgia Kennedy |
Principal | 2 August 2024 | Ongoing | |
94 | Izzy Formby-Jackson |
Cover | 30 August 2024 | Ongoing | |
95 | Milly Willows |
Cover | 13 September 2024 | Ongoing | |
96 | Thalia Smith |
Cover | 4 October 2024 | Ongoing | |
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 role is most often paired with that of Catherine of Aragon and Anna of Cleves.
- 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".
- 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.[2]
- From 1 June to 9 August 2023, Catherine Parr was played by an American actress in every single production.
Gallery[]
"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Catherine Parr gallery, click here. |