Six is Broadway staged as a pop concert: six queens with hand mics, a live all-female band called the Ladies in Waiting behind them, and eighty minutes with no interval and no scene changes. Each wife gets one number modelled on a different contemporary pop star, which is why it converts people who claim not to like musicals. If you want a night out that is over by nine-thirty and leaves you loud, book this.
What to expect
A concert-format show with no interval, played entirely front-facing with hand mics and concert lighting. The band is on stage throughout and gets its own bows. Expect a young crowd, phone lights during the finale megamix, and an audience that treats the last number like an encore rather than a curtain call.
Good to know
- The Lena Horne is at 256 West 47th; take the N/Q/R/W to 49 St or any line to Times Sq-42 St
- It runs about eighty minutes straight through, which makes it easy to pair with dinner after
- The show runs a digital lottery; check it before buying resale
- Suits teenagers and adults; there is some innuendo in the lyrics
- Sound levels are concert-loud, so bring ear protection for sound-sensitive children
- Wheelchair seating and assistive listening devices are available at the theatre
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Common questions
How long is it?
Roughly eighty minutes with no interval, one of the shortest running times on Broadway.
Do I need to know Tudor history?
No. The queens introduce themselves and the divorced-beheaded-died rhyme does most of the work.
Is it a concert or a play?
It is staged deliberately as a pop concert, with hand mics, a live band and no traditional scenes.
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