Toby Marlow
Toby Marlow (born 12 October 1994) is a British composer, writer, and actor best known as the co-creator of the international hit musical "Six", together with Lucy Moss. Marlow is also the co-creator of "Hot Gay Time Machine", a musical comedy cabaret show in which he co-stars with Zak Ghazi-Torbati. In 2019, "Six" received five Olivier Award nominations, including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music for Marlow and Moss. Early life and education. 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, who later originated the role of Katherine Howard in "Six" at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Marlow's mother and maternal grandparents are Jewish. He was a child actor from the ages of nine to fourteen, appearing in several films and on TV, including an appearance on BBC's "Miss Marple", in which he played a French boy with glasses. Marlow was educated at Abingdon School from 2008 to 2013, and was a member of the Acorn Music Theatre Company in Henley. He  went on to study English at Robinson College at Cambridge University. While at Cambridge, he was very active in the ADC Theatre scene, as both a performer and a composer. According to Lucy Moss, their friendship "solidified" during the 2015 Camdram production of "Rent" at the ADC Theatre, during which Marlow played the lead character Angel, and Zak Ghazi-Torbati played his lover, Collins. Career. Section::::"Six". In 2017, Marlow co-composed and co-wrote the musical "Six," produced by Kenny Wax. The musical received positive reviews at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to be performed in the  West End in London. On 28 July 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. Marlow, along with his collaborator Lucy Moss, signed with Warner Chappell Music in August 2019. "Six" began previews on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 13 February 2020 and was scheduled to open on 12 March 2020. However, the show's opening night was delayed due to the closure of all Broadway theatres because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previews for  the show resumed on 17 September 2021 and the official opening night occurred on 3 October 2021. Personal life. Marlow has publicly stated that he is gay.