PR missteps notwithstanding, politics very much were Anne Boleyn's thing—she was an important figure in English-French relations and religious matters. On the other hand, she might have meant that she just wasn't good at it. Her aforementioned PR missteps included completely alienating her mother's old money family from her faction. Everything's Better with Sparkles: Being sparkly is definitely one of the show's defining features. The queens' costumes feature shiny sequins, crystals, and holographic vinyl.

Hurricane of Puns: The opening song… wait, no, actually, the entire show. If you played a drinking game where you took a shot every time there was a pun, you'd be wasted by the end. Boyish Short Hair: Anna of Cleves, the most masculine of the six queens, always has the shortest hair. The first three people to portray the queen in particular wore either pixie cuts and buzz cuts during their time with Six. Catherine of Aragon's face as "Don't Lose Ur Head" progresses—which partially features the process of Aragon being replaced by Anne Boleyn. Untranslated Title: Six the Musical is still called Six the Musical (transliterated to "식스더뮤지컬") in South Korea.

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The Alternate Costumes of Six the Musical ; How the Six Alternates Change Their Styling for Each Queen Though the tone of “Don’t Lose Ur Head” is intentionally more irreverent than the real queen, who Storoschuk says “was incredibly shrewd, very well educated, well read and well spoken,” the broad strokes of the song are historically accurate. Anne spent her teenage years in the courts of Margaret of Austria and Francis I of France, gaining a cosmopolitan worldview that helped her stand out in England. When she caught Henry’s eye, she was a maid of honor in service of his first wife; rather than becoming Henry’s mistress, as her sister Mary had, Anne refused to sleep with the king until they were married. To wed Anne, Henry broke with the Catholic Church and established himself as head of the Church of England. Finally, the once-besotted king fell out of love in dramatic—and, for Anne, fatal—fashion just three years after their long-awaited marriage. Jane Seymour

Henry chose to include Jane, rather than his then-wife, Catherine Parr,in this dynastic portrait. Painted around 1545, the work depicts Edward, Henry and Jane at itscenter and Mary and Elizabeth in the wings. Anne also didn't "flirt with a guy or three just to make him jel". What actually happened was that Anne had been charged with treasonable conspiracy to procure the king’s death — a charge supported by details of supposed adultery. On the day of her execution, Anne swore on the sacrament that she was innocent both before consuming it and once again afterward. People in the Tudor period believed that lying before God merited instant damnation, meaning that if she had been guilty, Anne would never have falsely sworn her innocence right before meeting her Maker. Jane Seymour's solo, "Heart of Stone", is hinged on this concept. No matter the trouble, Jane insists that her love will persist.

Sophisticated as Hell: Ah, Anne Boleyn… She was extremely well-educated and boasts of having grown up in the French court, but also has such gems as "Everybody chill, it's totes God's will". Church Lady: Catherine of Aragon, who frequently brings up her religion within the show. The historical figure herself was a prominent figure in the Catholic community.

When the queens all realise that there isn't any point to the competition anymore, they begin loitering on stage and leave the show awkwardly silent for a good few seconds. Of course, this is just all an act.

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Six's West End production schedules dedicated "sing-along" shows where the audience is encouraged to sing along with the queens. Horrible Judge of Character: Katherine Howard, the poor girl. She simply cannot spot a bad guy to save her life — literally. Justified, since she's a teenager and, for all her sexual 'experience', rather naïve and sheltered from the real world.