Toby Marlow

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Toby Marlow
Born (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 26)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • composer
  • actor
NationalityEnglish

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.

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] Marlow was a member of the theatre school Acorns, which he did till he left school.[6] He 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.[7][8]

Career[]

In 2017, Marlow co-composed and co-wrote the musical Six, produced by Kenny Wax.[9] The musical received positive reviews at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to be performed in the West End in London.[10][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.[11] Marlow, along with his collaborator Lucy Moss, signed with Warner Chappell Music in August 2019. [12] Six began previews on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 13 February 2020 and was scheduled to open on 12 March 2020.[13] However, the show's opening night was delayed due to the closure of all Broadway theatres because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] It is currently set to begin previews on September 13, 2021, and open on October 3, 2021.

Personal life[]

Marlow has publicly stated that he is gay.[15]

Filmography[]

Film and TV
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple: 4.50 from Paddington James Stoddard-West (TV Series), 1 episode: "Marple: 4.50 from Paddington"
2005 The Mistress of Spices Young Doug Film
Egypt Young Champollion (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone"
2006 Silent Witness Stephen Owen (TV Series), 2 episodes: " "Supernova" Part 1 and 2
2008 Senseless Young Eliott Film
2009 Shadows in the Sun Sam Film
2010 Ben Hur Young Messala (TV Series), 2 episodes: "Episode 1.1" and "Episode 1.2" [16]
Mongrels Death (Voice role) (TV Series), 1 episode: "Marion the Young Lover"

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "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. ^ web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DosS8C8_Hj8
  7. ^ Timothy Petkovic. "Review: Hot Gay Time Machine".
  8. ^ Luke Heppenstall-West. "Review: CUADC/Footlights Panto – Robin Hood".
  9. ^ "Toby Marlow". Six The Musical. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Lucy Worsley on the musical Six: 'It's Hamilton for the 16th century". The Times.
  11. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie. "Six Composer Toby Marlow Steps in at Sold-Out Shows After Cast Illnesses". Playbill. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  12. ^ News Desk, BBW (9 August 2019). "SIX Writers Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow Sign With Warner Music". BroadwayWorld.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (1 August 2019). "Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss Hit Musical 'Six' Heads To Broadway In 2020". Deadline.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Dad and talented teenagers have great expectations of acting together". Henley Standard.

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