Focus Features will bring the film version of Broadway’s “Six” to the big screen this summer. It will be released in theaters in Japan on August 14th.
“Six” portrays Henry VIII’s wives as pop icons and presents the show like a concert. This performance was recorded at the original West End Queens revival at the Vaudeville Theater in London. Catherine of Aragon (Jarneia Richard-Noel), Anne Boleyn (Milly O’Connell), Jane Seymour (Natalie Parris), Anna of Cleves (Alexia Mackintosh), Catherine Howard (Amy Atkinson), and Catherine Parr (Mya Quansah Breed) are the main characters and central characters of The Six, written by Toby Marlowe and Lucy. moss.
The film version of Six has already set box office records in the UK and Australia, grossing more than $8.5 million. That’s a solid number for a live music event. “Six” was directed for the screen by Liz Clare and for the stage by Moss and Jamie Armitage. The film was produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy and Andy Burns, George Stiles, and Dione Orom.
“Six” premiered in the West End in 2019 and opened on Broadway in 2021, post-pandemic. By the time of the film’s release, the Tony Award-winning Broadway production would have played more than 2,000 performances. Six was subsequently performed in 16 countries, including Japan, China, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, and Switzerland.
“Six” joins a slew of Broadway productions, including “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Hamilton,” “Come From Away” and “Waitress,” which have been preserved on film and distributed by companies such as Sony Pictures Classics, Disney Plus, Apple TV+, and Bleecker Street.
