From left, Jasmine Forsberg , Didi Romero , Khaila Wilcoxon , Storm Lever , Olivia Donalson , and Gabriela Carrillo perform in “Six” at Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.Audiences have been losing their heads for “Six,” the Tony-winning House of Tudor tuner, since its 2017 debut at the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In a cheeky deconstruction of the past, “Six” turns these dethroned queens into torch-singing pop divas bedecked in glitter and sequins. Steeped in the vibe of the Beyonce era, they shimmy, strut and sashay around the concert-like staging — complete with a live band on stage — with an anachronistic sense of empowerment that rewrites history to make the women the stars of the narrative.
Smartly created by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, the snappy 85-minute show is fast, furious and funny but it’s also slyly subversive. When you least expect it, the slick TikTok aesthetic gives way to some gritty truth-telling.