“Six” finally arrived in Louisville last month — just four years after it opened on Broadway and the Covid pandemic quickly forced its temporary hiatus.
It already had a stellar history from its impressive debut in the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the release of its powerful original studio cast soundtrack the next year. The songs took top spots on UK soundtracks and US and cast albums charts in the following years.
The North American Tour of “Six” (Boleyn Company). Photo by Joan Marcus. Courtesy PNC Broadway in Louisville.
Then in 2022, after its 2021 Broadway reopening, came the blockbuster album “Six: Live on Opening Night.” With the vocals of the Broadway cast, it premiered in the #1 spot on the Billboard's Cast Album charts. Moreover, two weeks after its release, it had been streamed more than 3.5 million times.
Many teens, including our reviewers, know “Six” through the songs. But when “Six” came to Louisville, they experienced it in new ways and in person. At times, it threw them a few surprises.
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• ‘Six’ Artists give voice to wronged women, and what amazing voices | By Amelia Dykes, Our Lady of Providence High School
• Dazzling vocals, stage tricks, etc., can’t mask dreadful stories of king’s ex-wives; need to spotlight herstory | By Monica Tanner, Mercy Academy
• ‘Six’: a harmony of riches transforms woeful stories into empowering messages | By Lucy Thompson, Presentation Academy
• Drenched in pop extravagance, dark side of ‘Six” lingers after traumas are told | By Marielle Treese, Assumption High School
— Elizabeth Kramer, Executive Director, Arts Angle Vantage
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