Musical, coming to Tucson, lets the queens vent over who had it worst, the wife who was cheated on or the wife who was beheaded for being the cheater.
It did not go well for his queens.
Broadway In Tucson is bringing the Tony-winning musical to Centennial Hall Tuesday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 16.The story: Henry’s exes are auditioning for the lead singer role in an all-girl pop band. The queens, dressed in their 16th century finery given a little 21st century bling, lament their shared experiences in the opening number before they take their solo turns, hoping their tale of marital horror wins them the role.
“ had 24 years with this man,” says Gerianne Pérez, who plays Catherine and believes her queen had the most scarring marriage. “Some of these women were only married to him for a couple of months or a year. I am the one who was usurped by Anne Boleyn.” A concert breaks out: These queens might look a bit uptight in their corseted 16th-century-meets-”American Idol” mini-dresses, but when they open their mouths and strut across the stage, they are genuine pop divas. We’re talking Beyoncé and Taylor Swift-worthy divas, with the vocal prowess and fancy dance moves to prove it.
“It’s got a lot of Latin beats to it, a lot of heavy drums and percussion,” said the 32-year-old Pérez, who made her Broadway debut in 2016 with “In Transit” and appeared in the revival of “Waitress” on Broadway last fall with “Waitress” composer Sara Bareilles. “Catherine of Aragon … is very bombastic. The song is legitimately a big old Beyoncé with J-Lo at the Super Bowl moment.”
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