If I had a nickel for every time an alternate/swing in Six initially covered Aragon/Cleves/Parr and then on a new contract either swapped Parr for Boleyn or added Boleyn as a fourth queen, I'd have exactly 5 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird it's happened five times (with two additional honorable mentions/other instances):
Swapped Parr for Boleyn:
Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert: Alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr on the 2019 Pre-Broadway Tour, later became Alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves in the 2021-22 Broadway Company. (note: she did end up going on as Parr during initial Broadway Previews in 2020, though this was under the very short-lived Broadway Pre-Pandemic cover system where the alternates had two first covers and three second covers)
Hailey Alexis Lewis: Standby Aragon/Cleves/Parr in the 2023-24 Canadian Production, later became Alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves in the 2024-25 Boleyn Tour Company (and currently Principal Cleves in the 2025-26 Boleyn Tour Company)
Added Boleyn as a Fourth Queen:
Marilyn Caserta: Swing Aragon/Cleves/Parr on Bliss 3.0, later Universal Alternate covering Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Parr for the Broadway, Aragon Tour, and Boleyn Tour Companies from 2022 to 2023.
Jana Larell Glover: Alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr in the 2022-23 Boleyn Tour Company, later became Alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Parr in both the 2023-25 and 2025-26 Broadway Company.
Carlina Parker: Alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr in both the 2024 and 2024-25 Boleyn Tour Company, later Alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Parr in the 2025-26 Boleyn Tour Company.
Honorable Mentions/Other Instances:
These performers covered/performed specifically these four roles, though under different circumstances. It felt wrong and incomplete not to include them in this post.
Abi Hodgson: Swing Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves on Bliss 2.0 and Breakaway 2.0, later Swing Aragon/Cleves/Parr on Breakaway 5.0.
Grace Melville: Alternate Aragon/Cleves in the 2022-23 UK Tour Company, later debuting Boleyn as a second cover and Parr as a third cover.
Calling all Six fans, what alternate/swing/standby/superswing/emergency cover queen have you seen and what role did they play. Repost this and tell your story.
The Six the musical 2024 covers - alternates, swings, rehearsal swings and emergency covers
End of the year means alts post and a new round of complaining about the fact that US (and Canada) alt promo photos are not always released. And last year of cruises which also means last time rehearsal alts show up in this.
West End
Meg Dixon-Brasil: Rehearsal swing, Norwegian Breakaway 4.0; covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard. Swing, West End; Joined October 2023 covering all six queens. Emergency cover, UK and International tour; joined the tour as a swing during the Italy tour stop in April 2024.
Gabriella Stylianou: Principal Seymour, Bliss 2.0. Alternate, West End; Joined October 2023 as alternate Aragon/Seymour, acted as temporary replacement Seymour from cast change until November 2023 and between May and September 2024.
Naomi Alade: Alternate, West End; Joined October 2023 as alternate Boleyn/Cleves.
Hannah Lowter: Alternate, West End; Joined October 2023 as alternate Howard/Parr. Emergency cover UK tour; joined the tour for one show in July 2024.
Natalie Pilkington: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 1.0; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr, covered Seymour. Swing, alternate, UK tour; joined June 2021 as swing, became alternate Seymour/Parr March 2022, left April 2023; returned as emergency cover for a few shows in May 2023. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as alternate for a few shows in June 2022. Universal swing, UK productions; came back in October 2023 as universal swing for West End and the UK tour covering all six queens, left June 2024.
Leesa Tulley: Alternate, UK tour; joined March 2022 as alternate Boleyn/Howard; acted as temporary replacement Howard between August and October 2022, left April 2023. Emergency cover, West End; came back on standby between August and September 2023; returned as standby on and off between February and July 2024.
Danielle Rose: Alternate, West End; Joined November 2021 as alternate Boleyn/Howard, left October 2023; returned as alternate Boleyn/Seymour/Howard between June and September 2024.
Hana Stewart: Alternate, West End; joined October 2019 as alternate Seymour/Parr, left November 2021. Alternate, Broadway; joined March 2022 as alternate Aragon/Seymour/Parr, left April 2022. Swing, West End; returned between June and September 2024 covering all six queens.
Claudia Kariuki: Principal Seymour West End; joined November 2021, left October 2023. Emergency cover, West End; returned for one show in June 2024.
Harriet Watson: Alternate, UK tour; alternate Seymour/Parr, left March 2022. Standby, UK productions. Universal swing, UK productions; came back as standby cover for both WE and UKT throughout 2022, left January 2023, returned for a few shows throughout the year. Emergency cover, UK productions; returned to the UK tour in June 2024 and to West End in August 2024.
Esme Rothero: Swing, West End; joined November 2021 covering all six queens, left October 2023; returned as swing between November 2024 and January 2025.
UK and International tour
Shakira Simpson: Swing, UK and international tour; joined April 2023. Universal swing, UK productions; came back in September 2024 as universal swing for West End and the UK tour covering all six queens.
Ellie Jane Grant: Alternate, UK and international tour; joined April 2023 as alternate Aragon/Cleves. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as alternate for a few shows in July and August 2024. Universal swing, UK productions; came back in October 2024 as universal swing for West End and the UK tour covering all six queens.
Izi Maxwell: Alternate, UK and international tour; joined April 2023 as alternate Boleyn/Howard; acted as temporary replacement Boleyn between March and May 2024. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as alternate for a few shows in April and May 2023
Tamara Morgan: Alternate, UK and international tour; joined April 2023 as alternate Seymour/Parr. Emergency cover, West End; joined for a few shows in June 2024.
Harriet Caplan-Dean: Swing, UK tour; joined March 2022, left April 2023. Emergency cover, West End; joined the cast as swing in April 2023 and September 2023. Emergency cover UK and international tour; returned as swing during the April 2024 international tour stops.
Milly Willows: Alternate, UK and international tour; joined August 2024 as alternate Aragon/Parr.
Erin Summerhayes: Alternate, UK and international tour; joined August 2024 as alternate Boleyn/Seymour.
Lorren Santo-Quinn: Principal Boleyn, Bliss 7.0. Alternate, UK and international tour; joined August 2024 as alternate Cleves/Howard.
Broadway
Ayla Ciccone-Burton: Alternate, Broadway; Joined August 2022, covering Boleyn/Cleves/Parr, temporarily left between September and November 2023; left March 2024.
Aubrey Matalon: Alternate, Broadway; Joined December 2022, covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard, left March 2024. Emergency cover, Broadway; returned for a few shows in August 2024.
Kristina Leopold: Alternate, Broadway; Joined December 2022, covering Aragon/Seymour/Parr, left March 2024. Principal Aragon, Boleyn tour; joined April 2024, left July 2024.
Cassie Silva: Alternate, Broadway; joined January 2022 as alternate Howard, left March 2022. Alternate, Aragon Tour; alternate Boleyn/Cleves/Howard. Standby, Broadway; returned as a standby in July 2022 with her tour covers while still part of the tour company. Universal alternate, US companies; returned September 2023 as alternate for Broadway and the Boleyn tour, covering Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Howard, left March 2024. Principal Boleyn, Boleyn tour; joined April 2024, left July 2024.
Sierra Fermin: Alternate, Broadway; Joined December 2023, covering Aragon/Cleves/Howard.
Wesley Carpenter: Principal Seymour, Bliss 3.0. Universal alternate, US companies; Returned September 2023 as alternate for Broadway and the Boleyn tour, covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard/Parr, left September 2024.
Jessie Davidson: Alternate, Broadway; Joined March 2024, covering Seymour/Howard/Parr.
Jenny Mollet: Alternate, Broadway; Joined March 2024, covering Aragon/Boleyn/Seymour.
Zoe Jensen: Principal Howard, Broadway; joined December 2022, left December 2023. Temporary replacement, Broadway; returned as principal between August and September 2024.
Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert: Alternate, Chicago and North American tour; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr was temporary principal Cleves during the St. Paul run. Alternate, Broadway; covering Aragon/Boleyn/Seymour/Cleves/Parr in 2020, switched to Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves in 2021, left December 2022; came back on standby late December 2022; returned between December 2024 and January 2025 as alternate Aragon/Cleves.
Boleyn tour
Aryn Bohannon: Alternate, Boleyn tour; alternate Boleyn/Seymour/Howard, left July 2024. Standby, Aragon tour; temporarily joined the Aragon tour with her three covers. Alternate, Broadway; joined October 2024 with her Aragon tour covers.
Jana Larell Glover: Alternate, Boleyn tour; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr, left April 2024. Alternate, Broadway; joined April 2024 changing her covers to Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Parr.
Taylor Pearlstein: Alternate, Boleyn tour; alternate Boleyn/Howard/Parr, left April 2024. Alternate, Broadway; joined temporarily in August 2024 with her tour covers.
Kelly Denice Taylor: Alternate, Aragon Tour; alternate Aragon/Seymour/Cleves. Standby, Broadway; became standby for Broadway starting June 2022 with the same covers while still being alternate in the tour company. Standby, Boleyn Tour; joined the Boleyn tour for a few weeks in July and August 2023 but didn’t play any performances. Alternate, Boleyn tour; rejoined the company full time with her Aragon tour covers. , became principal Seymour, Boleyn tour; became principal in April 2024.
Amaya White: Alternate, Boleyn tour; alternate Aragon/Seymour/Cleves, Joined April 2024.
Carlina Parker: Alternate, Boleyn tour; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr, Joined April 2024.
Taylor Sage Evans: Alternate, Boleyn tour; alternate Boleyn/Howard/Parr, Joined April 2024.
Caroline Siegrist: Principal Howard, Breakaway 6.0. Alternate, Boleyn tour; alternate Seymour/Howard/Parr, Joined November 2024.
Canada
Hailey Lewis: Alternate, Canada; alternate Aragon/Cleves/Parr. Alternate, Boleyn tour; joined November 2024 as alternate Aragon/Boleyn/Cleves/Parr.
Julia McLellan: Alternate, Canada; alternate Boleyn/Seymour/Howard
Abigail Sparrow: Principal Howard, Breakaway 3.0. Alternate, Canada; alternate Seymour/Howard/Parr.
Chiara Assetta: Swing, Australian tour; joined when the show reopened in December 2021; returned in August 2024 for the second run.
Cristina D’Agostino: Alternate swing, Australian tour; joined the company in June 2021 as resident choreographer, became alternate (emergency) swing in April 2022; returned in August 2024 for the second run.
Gabriella Boumford: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 6.0; covering Aragon/Cleves/Parr. Swing, Australian tour; joined in August 2024 for the second run.
Thalia Smith: Swing, Australian tour; joined in August 2024 for the second run.
Norwegian Bliss
7.0
Izzy Formby-Jackson: Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 7.0: covering Boleyn/Seymour/Howard. Swing, UK and international tour; joined August 2024.
Giulia Marolda: Rehearsal swing Norwegian Breakaway 6.0; covering Boleyn/Cleves/Parr. Alternate, Norwegian Bliss 7.0; came back changing her covers to Aragon/Cleves/Parr.
Poland
Agnieszka Rose: Alternate, first polish non-replica production; alternate Aragon/Seymour.
Aleksandra Gotowicka: Alternate, first polish non-replica production; alternate Boleyn/Howard.
Marta Skrzypczyńska: Alternate, first polish non-replica production; alternate Cleves/Parr, emergency cover Howard.
A: FINALLY an alt cover scramble x (living for A/P return)
B: The casting directors rlly liked the cruise casts fae this one (Good, they never get the right amount of love x)
C: GINGER ARAGON FINALLY!!!
D: I still don't trust the 1 super swing but not gonna sit'n moan abt it x
E: I'm convinced it's a rule to cast at least 1 American (Not parr this time x)
New year means new opportunities for chaos for Six! I got a lot of great reviews from my Boleyn Tour update post, so I thought I'd do another one for what we know about Six going into 2024 - by production!
West End
Current cast is contracted until February 2025, so no major cast change this year
Natalie Pilkington is set to return as Universal Swing after being away for Panto
So far, no change in the alternate system (no second/third covers or alt costumes), but that very well could change
Broadway
Current cast is contracted for a year, so likely a December cast change again
The remaining 2.0 alternates (Ayla, Aubrey, & Kristina) will leave on March 4th
It is unclear whether or not the 3 new alternates will join before or after the current alternates leave
Cassie will likely leave before the Broadway cast change, similar to Marilyn
The first sing-a-long will be on March 6th!
UK Tour
Cast change will occur around July
Shows are currently booked through 28 September
The current cast will perform in Germany & Switzerland from March to April
North American (Boleyn) Tour
Cast change will occur on April 14th (new cast starts April 16th), Adriana (and Wesley and possibly Cassie) will also be staying
Shows are currently booked through July 28th
Australia
A new Australia (and potentially Australasian) Tour will begin in August 2024.
Canada
It is unclear how long the Canadian Production will run, but the cast says they are contracted for a year. So we may or may not have a cast change, depending on if they get an extension or not
Maggie Lacasse (Seymour) is expected to return in January or February
NCL Bliss & Breakaway
Both cruises are on their final casts: Bliss 7.0 & Breakaway 6.0
Bliss will close around February 24th
Breakaway will close around January 26th
Great reminder that the Six the Musical Wiki is a great place to get information! It's constantly being updated with accurate and sourced information by myself and countless other users. Wishing everyone a great year both in and outside of Six!
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