Toby Marlow

Toby Marlow (born 12 October 1994) is an English writer, composer and actor most known for his work as composer and co-writer of the West End musical Six.

Toby Marlow
Born (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994
Occupation
  • Writer
  • composer
  • actor
NationalityEnglish

Early life

Marlow was born on 12 October 1994 to parents Helma and Andrew Marlow and was raised in Henley-on-Thames, England. He has two siblings: an older brother named Jasper and a younger sister named Annabel,[1][2] the latter of which would later star as Katherine Howard in Marlow's own musical, Six, at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[3] Marlow's mother and maternal grandparents are Jewish.[4] He was a child actor from the ages of nine to fourteen.[1]

Education

Marlow was educated at Abingdon School from 2008 to 2013[5] and went on to study English at the University of Cambridge as a member of Robinson College. While at Cambridge, he was very active in the ADC Theatre scene, as both a performer and a composer.[6][7]

Career

In 2017, Marlow co-composed and co-wrote the musical Six, produced by Kenny Wax.[8] The musical received positive reviews at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to be performed in the West End in London.[9][1] On July 28, 2019, Marlow stepped into the role of Catherine Parr for two sold-out performances at London's Arts Theatre when a cast-wide illness struck and the show required a sixth performer.[10] Marlow, along with his collaborator Lucy Moss, signed with Warner Chappell Music in August 2019. [11] Six began previews on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 13 February 2020 and was scheduled to open on 12 March 2020.[12] However, the show's opening night was indefinitely delayed due to the closure of all Broadway theatres because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Personal life

Marlow has publicly stated that he is gay.[14]

Filmography

See also

References
  1. "Hit Musical Six Creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss talk making Henry VIII's wives into pop stars". The Evening Standard.
  2. "Divorce, beheaded, live: Henry VIII's six wives". Henley Standard. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. Beswick, Emily (9 September 2017). "'SiX' at the Fringe review – "the best hour of comedy I saw all week"". Cherwell. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. David, Keren (6 September 2018). "We wrote a musical during our finals...now it's on in the West End". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. "Guys and Dolls". Abingdon School.
  6. Timothy Petkovic. "Review: Hot Gay Time Machine".
  7. Luke Heppenstall-West. "Review: CUADC/Footlights Panto – Robin Hood".
  8. "Toby Marlow". Six The Musical. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. "Lucy Worsley on the musical Six: 'It's Hamilton for the 16th century". The Times.
  10. Fierberg, Ruthie. "Six Composer Toby Marlow Steps in at Sold-Out Shows After Cast Illnesses". Playbill. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. News Desk, BBW (9 August 2019). "SIX Writers Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow Sign With Warner Music". BroadwayWorld.
  12. Petski, Denise (1 August 2019). "Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss Hit Musical 'Six' Heads To Broadway In 2020". Deadline.
  13. Dex, Robert (13 March 2020). "Six the Musical: Broadway opening night for West End transfer cancelled as coronavirus causes theatres to go dark". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  14. Crompton, Sarah (16 January 2020). "With SIX, Playwrights Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow Dramatize the Tudor Dynasty—One Power Ballad at a Time". Vogue. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  15. "Dad and talented teenagers have great expectations of acting together". Henley Standard.


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