Willow Dougherty is an American actor, singer, dancer, and songwriter. She was a swing in the sixth Bliss Cruise Production of Six the Musical[1], beginning on 1 June 2023. She left the show on 13 November 2023.
Willow played the same role in the fourth Bliss Cruise Production[2] from 26 May to 1 December 2022.
Roles[]
Timeline[]
Production | Timespan | Covers |
Fourth Bliss Cruise Production | 26 May – 1 December 2022 | Catherine of Aragon |
Jane Seymour | ||
Katherine Howard | ||
Sixth Bliss Cruise Production | 1 June – 13 November 2023 | Anne Boleyn |
Jane Seymour | ||
Katherine Howard |
Performance Dates[]
Roles | Debut Performance | Final Performance |
Bliss 4.0: 6 July 2022 | Bliss 4.0: 2022 | |
Bliss 6.0: 23 July 2023 | Bliss 6.0: 2023 | |
Bliss 4.0: 16 June 2022 Bliss 6.0: 2 June 2023 |
Bliss 4.0: 8 November 2022 Bliss 6.0: 2023 | |
Bliss 4.0: 1 August 2022 Bliss 6.0: 11 June 2023 |
Bliss 4.0: 2022 Bliss 6.0: 2023 |
Personal Life[]
Willow is openly nonbinary and uses she/they pronouns.[3][4]
Stage Credits[]
Stage Credits | |||
Year | Production | Role | Theatre |
2017 | Godspell | Cast | Your Act Theatrical Company |
2017 | Murder Ballad | Narrator | Your Act Theatrical Company |
2018 | Lysistrata Jones | Robin | Shenandoah Conservatory |
2019 | Bonnie & Clyde | Trish/Understudy Blanche Barrow | Shenandoah Conservatory |
2019 | Mary Poppins | Featured Dancer | The Prizery |
2019 | Mamma Mia! | Sophie Sheridan | The Prizery |
2019 | Parade | Lucille Frank | Shenandoah Conservatory |
2022, 2023 | Six | Swing | Norwegian Bliss |
Trivia[]
- Willow can play the guitar, ukelele, harmonica, and box drum.[5]
- Willow is a certified yoga teacher and meditation instructor.[5]
- Willow has sectoral heterochromia; her left eye is mostly brown with a quarter portion of blue, while their right eye is blue in its entirety.[5]
- Willow initially auditioned for the roles of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Parr. She didn’t find out she was cast as a swing for Catherine of Aragon and Katherine Howard until costume fittings.[6]
- Willow’s favourite role that they cover is Jane Seymour.[4]
- Willow’s favourite costume that she wears is Catherine of Aragon’s.[7]
- Willow’s favourite song to perform is No Way.[4]
- Willow was initially meant to debut as Catherine of Aragon rather than Jane Seymour.[6]
- They found out that they would be going on for the role a day in advance.
- They consider Catherine Parr to be their dream role.[6]
- If Willow could only play one queen, she would want to play Jane Seymour.[7]
- If Willow could add another role to her covers, she would want to cover Maria, the drummer.
- Willow’s dream roles include Eurydice from Hadestown, the Narrator from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Maria from The Sound of Music.[7]
Gallery[]
"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Willow Dougherty gallery, click here. |
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CsJR0ZjIAaM/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc28OymIZcf/
- ↑ https://www.backstage.com/u/willowdougherty/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://sixthemusicalextras.tumblr.com/post/689178704045277184/willow-dougherty-takeover-qa-part-2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.aliwillowdougherty.com/headshot-resume
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://sixthemusicalextras.tumblr.com/post/689124318837407744/willow-dougherty-takeover-qa
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIqUkSLkZ7/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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