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Shannen Alyce Chin-Quan is a Chinese-Australian actress, singer, and dancer. They were one of five swings in the 2021-23 Australian Tour of Six the Musical, beginning on 19 December 2021. She left the show on 19 February 2023, playing their final show as Anne Boleyn.

Shannen previously filled the same role in the 2020 Australian Tour from 4 January until the show's early closure due to COVID-19 on 5 March 2020.

Personal Life[]

Shannen openly identifies as genderqueer and bisexual.[1][2][3] They use they/she pronouns.[4]

Roles[]

All Roles Covered[]

Role Debut Last Performance
Catherine of Aragon
AUS Tour 2.0: 4 January 2022 AUS Tour 2.0: 19 June 2022
Anne Boleyn
AUS Tour 2.0: 28 January 2022[5] AUS Tour 2.0: 11 February 2023
Jane Seymour
AUS Tour 2.0: 15 January 2022 AUS Tour 2.0: 11 December 2022
Anna of Cleves
AUS Tour 2.0: 11 February 2022[6] AUS Tour 2.0: 12 March 2022
Katherine Howard
AUS Tour 2.0: 18 March 2022 AUS Tour 2.0: 8 January 2023
Catherine Parr
AUS Tour 1.0: 15 February 2020
AUS Tour 2.0: 9 January 2022
AUS Tour 1.0: 23 February 2020
AUS Tour 2.0: 2 December 2022

Timeline[]

Production Timespan Understudy
First Australian Tour 4 January – 5 March 2020 All Queens
Second Australian Tour 19 December 2021 - 19 February 2023

Stage Credits[]

Stage Credits
Year Production Role Theatre
2011 Spring Awakening Wendla Bergmann National Theatre Melbourne
2012 Atlantis Maia ???
2014 Hair Crissy Geoff Gibbs Theatre
2015 Next to Normal Natalie Goodman Heath Ledger Theatre
2016 The Gathering Kelly Fortyfivedownstairs
2018 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Swing/Understudy Cynthia Australian Tour
2019 Post Seela The MC Showroom
2019 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Cynthia Norwegian Epic
2020-23 Six the Musical Swing Australian Tour
2021 Fangirls Swing Seymour Centre, Australian Tour
2023 Metropolis Maria/Robot Maria Hayes Theatre Co
2023 City of Angels Oolie/Donna Hayes Theatre Co
2023 The Dismissal Junie Morosi Seymour Centre
2024 Little Women Jo March JRP Australia

Trivia[]

  • Shannen was in the same production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Kara-Ami McCreanor and Rachel Rawlinson.
  • Shannen was in the same production of Fangirls as Karis Oka.[7]
  • Shannen is half Chinese and half white.
  • Shannen made their debut in the show as Catherine Parr.
  • Shannen sang as Jane Seymour in the Worldwide Six video.
  • Shannen’s favourite part of their costume is their top chest plate.
  • Shannen's favourite track to learn was Anne Boleyn.
  • Shannen says that the hardest track for her to learn was Catherine of Aragon.
  • Shannen was the first queen to wear an Anne Boleyn-styled skirt while playing a separate queen.
  • If Shannen could have another variation for their alternate costume, she would choose shorts.
  • Shannen was featured in the 33rd episode of The Queendom Podcast - A SIX: The Musical Podcast.
  • Shannen debuted as Anne Boleyn on 28 January 2022, exactly 475 years after Henry VIII died.
  • Although the Australian swings had no formal cover order, Shannen's most covered roles were Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, and Anne Boleyn.

Gallery[]

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References[]

Navigation[]

Australian Tour

The Queens Principals Chloé ZuelKala GareLoren HunterKiana DanieleCourtney MonsmaVidya Makan
Swings Ella BurnsKaris OkaShannen Alyce Quan
Ladies in Waiting Principals Debbie YapJessica DunnClaire HealyAli Foster
Subs Heidi Maguire

The Queens Principals Phoenix Jackson MendozaKala GareLoren HunterKiana DanieleChelsea DawsonVidya Makan
Swings Chiara AssettaKaris OkaShannen Alyce QuanMadeline Fansler
Alternate Swing Cristina D'Agostino
Ladies in Waiting Principals Debbie YapJessica DunnClaire HealyAlysa Portelli
Subs Amanda JenkinsHeidi MaguireKathryn Stammers

The Queens Principals Kimberley HodgsonDeirdre KhooLoren HunterZelia Rose KitokoChelsea DawsonGiorgia Kennedy
Swings Chiara AssettaGabriella BoumfordThalia Smith
Alternate Swing Cristina D'Agostino
Ladies in Waiting Principals Danielle ColliganAnn MetryClaire HealyKathryn Stammers
Subs Heidi Maguire

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