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 |
| AUS Tour 2.0: 4 January 2022 | AUS Tour 2.0: 19 June 2022 | |
| AUS Tour 2.0: 28 January 2022[5] | AUS Tour 2.0: 11 February 2023 | |
| AUS Tour 2.0: 15 January 2022 | AUS Tour 2.0: 11 December 2022 | |
| AUS Tour 2.0: 11 February 2022[6] | AUS Tour 2.0: 12 March 2022 | |
| AUS Tour 2.0: 18 March 2022 | AUS Tour 2.0: 8 January 2023 | |
| 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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"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Shannen Alyce Quan gallery, click here. |
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbv3Mo8JKNv/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/shannenalycequan/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPeI5KHWnc/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CWg0eSQh0KX/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/shannenquan/status/1486877104155205638
- ↑ https://twitter.com/shannenquan/status/1491906261952000004
- ↑ https://belvoir.com.au/productions/fangirls-3/
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| Australian Tour |