The global stage musical SIX — retold through the voices of Henry VIII's six wives as pop icons — is coming to Helena in its teen edition, offering local audiences a show that has become a genuine phenomenon in high school and community theater circuits since its Broadway run.
SIX: Teen Edition includes all the songs from the original production, with revised content appropriate for younger performers and audiences, while preserving the show's core premise: each queen gets her turn at the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into something closer to a 21st-century pop concert than a history lesson. The queens — Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr — are rendered as competing pop stars vying for the title of most wronged.
The production is being staged at a Helena venue, with ticketing and showtimes available through the local presenter. No specific performance dates were listed in the available event information, but the show is currently booking.
For Helena theatergoers, SIX represents one of the more commercially successful Broadway properties to reach local stages in recent years. The teen edition format has made it a popular choice for high school drama programs and community companies working with younger casts.