I'm Doing SO MANY Virtual Dance Workshops with Different Six Alternates!
All My Six Posts!
Six Alternate and Dance Captain Collette Guitart’s Dance Workshop and Q&A
Six Alternate Vicki Manser's Dance Workshop and Q&A!
Six UK Tour Alternate/Dance Captain Harriet Watson's Virtual Workshop!
The Historical and Modern Inspirations in the Costumes of Six the Musical: Wives 1-3
The Historical and Modern Inspirations in the Costumes of Six the Musical: Wives 4-6
Updated Six the Musical Costumes for Broadway!
The Alternate Costumes of Six the Musical
The Historical Inspirations and Costumes of the Ladies in Waiting of Six
The Tudor Fashion Elements of the Costumes in Six (with Painting References)
How the Six Alternates Change Their Styling for Each Queen
As I mentioned in my recent post on the dance workshop and Q&A with Harriet Watson (hosted by the brilliant Theatre Fan Parties), I’ve already signed up for a few others!
Me. A non-dancer. Doing numerous workshops with professional dancers in an intimate setting where they can TOTALLY watch me flail about badly. (Harriet was VERY NICE about my bad dancing in an Instagram comment, but let’s just be honest here)
Me. The person who avoids waking up before 10 am as much as possible. Getting up at 5 am on a weekend numerous times.
This is how committed I am to the Queendom and getting y’all good Six coverage for my blog, y’all. Also, realistically, with all this self-isolation, what else am I going to do?
[FYI - I’ve seen the Six alternates referred to as alternates, swings, and understudies, in just a ton of different outlets, so I’m using the terms interchangeably, although in most musicals, that’s not the case]
Here are all the classes I’m taking and when! I’ll update these with the blog links as I post them!
Vicki Manser as Anne Boleyn
Vicki Manser as Katherine Howard
Six Workshop with VIcki Manser, 5 am ET, Saturday, May 9
Manser was an alternate in the West End production of Six and was the first cover for Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard (although she did end up covering every role). She later played Katherine Howard. She left the show on December 15, 2019.
Collette Guitart
Collette Guitart, probably going on for Catherine Parr (based on the costume)
Six Workshop with Collette Guitart, 5 am ET, Saturday, May 16
Guitart is currently an alternate in the West End production of Six and also serves as the production’s dance captain.
Jen Caldwell going on as Boleyn
Jen Caldwell
Six Workshop with Jen Caldwell, 7 am ET, Saturday, May 23
Caldwell is a swing on the 2019-2020 UK tour of Six the Musical and also serves as their social media captain. She temporarily served as a swing in the West End production after performing as Anna of Cleves for several shows as an emergency cover. Her first cover is Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, but she’s played all the roles.
Cherelle Jay as Anne Boleyn
Cherelle Jay as Anne of Cleves
Jamie (presumably “Everybody’s talking about Jamie”) Workshop with Cherelle Jay, 7 am ET, Sunday, May 24
Jay is a swing in the West End production of Six. Her first cover is Anne Boleyn and Anna of Cleves. It doesn’t look like she’s covered for Catherine of Aragon or Katherine Howard yet.
Her workshop is for a dance from “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” but I’ve been told it’s okay to ask questions about Six.
Sam Pauly
Sam Pauly
Sam Pauly
ADDED TO POST 05/16/2020:
Six Broadway Workshop with Sam Pauly, 10 AM ET, Monday, May 25
Pauly is currently playing Katherine Howard in the Broadway production of Six. She also played the same role in the North American Tour.
Natalie Pilkington
Natalie Pilkington
Natalie Pilkington
ADDED TO POST 05/16/2020:
Six Workshop with Natalie Pilkington, 7 AM ET, Saturday, May 30
Pilkington was the show captain and one of two swings in the Norwegian Bliss cruise production of Six. Her first covers were Catherine of Aragon, Anna of Cleves, and Catherine Parr.
Grace Mouat
Grace Mouat, likely going on as Catherine of Aragon
& Juliet Workshop with Grace Mouat, 5 am ET, Sunday, May 31
Mouat was a swing and the dance captain in the West Production of Six and in the 2018 UK tour. She left the show on August 18, 2019 and currently plays Judith and serves as the first cover for Juliet in & Juliet. Her workshop is for a dance from “& Juliet,” but I’ve been told it’s okay to ask questions about Six.
What questions should I ask them, y’all? What burning thoughts do you have about being a Six alternate?
