Six by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (review)

[...]the audience's laughter belied the fact that if we remove ourselves from the historical context of the English king's "divine right" to order the execution of his second and fifth wives, we are hearing from a woman who, simply put, was murdered at the behest of her husband....

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Published inTheatre Journal Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 77 - 79
Main Author Sierra, Horacio
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.03.2022
Subjects
Audiences
Broadway theater
Catherine of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, (1485-1536)
Divorce
Domestic violence
Empathy
Feminism
Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547)
Kings
Laughter
Musical theater
Protestant Reformation
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Wives
United States > US
New York City New York
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Summary:[...]the audience's laughter belied the fact that if we remove ourselves from the historical context of the English king's "divine right" to order the execution of his second and fifth wives, we are hearing from a woman who, simply put, was murdered at the behest of her husband. See PDF ] Jane Seymour's (Abby Mueller) sub-par Adele-inspired torch song "Heart of Stone" attempted to imbue the king with empathy. [...]the show must go on, and so Catherine delivered the self-affirming mid-tempo number "I Don't Need Your Love" in the spirit of Alicia Keys. SIX. By Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. Directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage. Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City. October 9, 2021.
ISSN:0192-2882
1086-332X
1086-332X
DOI:10.1353/tj.2022.0005