The producers of “SIX” have announced a new cast for the Broadway production. Beginning on Feb. 19, the new cast will feature Najah Hetsberger as Catherine of Aragon, Gianna Yanelli as Anne Boleyn, Kelsie Watts as Jane Seymour, Krystal Hernandez as Anna of Cleves, Kay Sibal as Katherine Howard and Taylor Marie Daniel as Catherine Parr.
The incoming cast members will replace the current queens Adrianna Hicks, Storm Lever, Aubrey Matalon, Olivia Donalson, and Gabriela Carrillo, who will all perform their final shows at the Lena Horne Theatre on Feb. 17.
Alternates Aryn Bohannon, Jessie Davidson, Sierra Fermin, Jana Larell Glover and Jenny Mollet will remain with the Broadway company.
Daniel was most recently on the Main Stem in “Once Upon a Mattress” after debuting in “The Heart of Rock and Roll.” Hetsberger previously appeared in Broadway’s “& Juliet” as well as Off-Broadway’s “Little Shop of Horrors.” Yannelli’s previous credits include the original Broadway company of “Mean Girls.”
Hernandez, Sibal and Watts will each make their Main Stem debut with “SIX.” Hernandez was part of the Toronto company of “SIX,” while Sibal and Watts are both alumni of television’s reality singing competition “The Voice.”
The musical, by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, tells the story of the six wives of British royal Henry VIII.
“SIX” is produced on Broadawy by Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes, George Stiles and Kevin McCollum.