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SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT receives Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album

British hit musical SIX, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, has received another global award nomination, for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards for Best Musical Theatre Album.

SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT was recorded live from the smash-hit production’s Broadway home, the Lena Horne Theatre (formerly Brooks Atkinson), on its opening night, capturing the energy and enthusiasm audiences across the world have been losing their heads over, bringing new life to the hit songs that have been streamed, shared and celebrated across social media and beyond.

Since the album’s release on 6 May 2022, songs from the show have been streamed over 23 million times worldwide, making it one of the most successful recordings in musical theatre history to date. Meanwhile, the original UK Studio Cast Recording achieved gold status in 2021.

Having recently celebrated its first year on Broadway, the New York production received four Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards and two coveted Tony Awards, for Best Score (Marlow & Moss) and Best Costume Design of a Musical (Gabriella Slade).

The album features original Broadway cast members Adrianna Hicks as Catherine of Aragon, Andrea Macasaet as Anne Boleyn, Abbie Mueller as Jane Seymour, Brittney Mack as Anne of Cleves, Samantha Pauly as Katherine Howard), Anna Uzele as Catherine Parr and the incredible alternate cast members performing ‘Heart of Stone’ (Courtney Mack, Mallory Maedke, Keirsten Nicole Hodgens and Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert).

Other nominees in the category include: Caroline, Or Change, Into the Woods 2022 Broadway Cast Recording, MJ The Musical, Mr. Saturday Night, and A Strange Loop.

The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony will take place on 5 February 2023.

Congratulations to all of the nominees!