SIX Wives Rock the Pier

The Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Chicago’s Navy Pier presents the Vegas-like pop-concert musical “Six” by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss featuring the story of the six wives of Henry VIII in song.

“Divorced, Beheaded, Died; Divorced, Beheaded, Survived” is the leitmotif of the opening number, the first of nine songs center around a common theme presented as a kind of musical competition  with each of the “Six” wives taking turns telling her life story, including their relationship with the notorious King Henry VIII.

Each of the wives draws from a narrow range of music in the style of one or more of a dozen contemporary female pop icons including Beyonce, Brittney Spears, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, and others who are indicated in the program as the character’s “Queenspiration.”

Onstage through August 4, 2019.

Listen to the podcast theater review above or read the entire review by Reno Lovison at Chicago Theater and Arts.com