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Olivia Donalson in "Six" on Broadway

By Joe Donahue

Published November 18, 2024 at 11:12 AM EST

The Tony Award winning musical "Six" just celebrated 3 years on Broadway this October having opened on October 3, 2021 at the Lena Horne Theater.

From Tudor queens to pop icons the six wives of Henry the 8^th takes the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration 21^st Century girl power. "Six" is the winner of 23 awards including the 2022 Tony Award for best Original Score.

Olivia Donalson is thrilled to be returning to Broadway this time with the queendom. She was last seen as Anna of Cleves on the first National Tour of "Six" and before that was in the Broadway company of Disney’s "Aladdin."

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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