Six The Musical - review of the empowering, feel-good show which everyone needs to see

Hi! Since July I have been obsessed with the Six the Musical soundtrack and a couple of months ago I finally got to go and see it at the Arts Theatre with my mum and sister. It's now 100% my favourite musical ever, and I can't wait to go and see it again after corona has gone. I thought I'd do a little review of Six, for those of you who haven't seen it.

SIX the musical is a fairly new show (it premiered in 2017), and now it's on in the West End, Broadway, Australia and has a UK tour. (Obviously it's not actually running right now due to corona, but it will be when that's all over!) It's about the six wives of Henry VIII, but from their perspectives. As I'm sure you'll all agree, in school we only really learn about Henry and the rhyme 'divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived' and we don't actually go in detail about the wives' stories and how tragic they truly are. SIX takes the wives and tells their stories through the format of a modern, up-beat pop concert.

My photo.

The music in this show is all so catchy and fun, and I have genuinely had the soundtrack on repeat since July 2019 (I'm pretty sure Get Down was my most played song of 2019, despite the fact I only discovered it halfway through the year). Even if you aren't able to watch the show, I genuinely recommend putting the soundtrack on (my personal recommendations are Get Down, No Way and All You Wanna Do, but it's all absolutely amazing). You may have heard snippets of a couple of the songs on TikTok by the way, as some lines have gone TikTok viral (like 'I think we can all agree I'm a 10 amongst these 3s').

The show itself is amazing! It's only 75 minutes which I love because I have an awful attention span and can't sit still for much longer than that. It has a great meaning behind it; it's all about girl power and coming together to re-define how people see the wives. Not only that, but it's super funny and made me full-on laugh out loud so much. I love that it was told with a modern twist as for me that made it more engaging. Finally, the cast are all super lovely, unproblematic and talented; they're a very diverse group of women, which I think is so important as it empowers girls of all different ethnicities, sizes and sexualities.

My sister and I!

I very highly recommend this show whether you're a history buff or not - the music is amazing and you will definitely leave the theatre feeling empowered. One of the very first things I'm doing after quarantine is over (obviously other than seeing my grandparents and friends!!) is booking tickets to see it again at least once (I really want to see it more than that, but I'm not sure my bank account will allow me!). Also if all this wasn't impressive enough, Lucy Moss the co-writer of the show is officially the youngest female director on a Broadway show - how amazing is that?!

My friend is a super talented singer, dancer and actress and she's definitely going to audition for Anne Boleyn when she's old enough (I really wish I could be one of the queens myself but I cannot dance or sing to save my life!!).

Have you heard of SIX? Have you seen it? You can get your tickets for the West End show here, the UK tour here, Broadway here and Australia here. Hope you liked this little review and you're all staying safe and healthy. Remember to stay home!

Lexie

An American In Paris musical

Hola Lexicans! So a few weeks ago, my school took some of their Year 9 students (including me) to a theatre trip viewing An American In Paris. My mum had seen the musical a few months before me and absolutely loved it, I had seen a lot of advertising for it (particularly when we went to California in the Easter) and it looks quite La La Land-esque (and I did really love La La Land!!) so I was really excited to go and see the show.

Before I share my opinions on the musical, I wanted to just give a quick summary of the show. An American In Paris tells the story of Jerry, an American who is still in Paris after fighting in World War I, Adam a kind soldier who helped Jerry and Henri, son of two wealthy French people. They all then begin to bond and become good friends. Until one by one, they all but Lise - a charming French lady who they all fall in love with. I won't go into any more depth as I want to spoilt it but yah:)

I did really really enjoy this musical, particularly the ending. I think what really stood out to me as being amazing was how skilled the singing, dancing and design of the whole musical was. The dancers really were talented and I thought the set was one of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. And yes, if you've ever read one of my reviews of another show before you will know I pretty much always mention the set and how amazing it is, BUT IT'S TRUE!!

I loved the storyline of An American In Paris, it was slightly cliché in my opinion, but so beautiful and pure. I do have to admit that at points I found it very confusing aha but then again, it isn't made for young teenagers. One other slight criticism is that I (and a lot of the other girls in my class) think that the end dragged on a little bit, particularly the final dance (but it was beautiful so that made up for it!!)

Overall I loved this show a lot and would recommend it to adults and teenagers. It's not the most family-friendly musical, as I think anyone under 12 would probably be confused for most of it, but if you haven't seen it yet, and you live fairly near the Dominion Theatre, go give it a try - you won't regret it!

Xxx