SIX the Musical in Baltimore 2026: Show Dates & Getting There

SIX the Musical plays the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore from Saturday, October 25 through Sunday, November 1, 2026. The Tony Award-winning show presents the six wives of Henry VIII as a contemporary pop-concert spectacle — each queen performing an original song, competing for the audience's sympathy, and reclaiming her story from history. The Hippodrome Theatre is at 12 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, in the Bromo Arts District four blocks west of the Inner Harbor. With an eight-day run including multiple evening and matinee performances, SIX gives Baltimore audiences flexibility that one-night concerts don't — choose the date, time, and dinner pairing that fits your group, build the full evening around it, and leave the logistics to us.

2026 Show Dates

The SIX the Musical official tour page has the full national touring schedule including Baltimore dates and any special casting or promotional events. The SIX the Musical official tour page lists all national tour dates. Confirm 2026 performance times and ticket availability at BroadwayInBaltimore.com or the Hippodrome box office. Matinee and evening schedules may vary; the table above reflects expected format based on the standard touring production schedule.

What Is SIX About?

SIX reimagines the six wives of Henry VIII — Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr — as a contemporary girl group performing a pop concert. Each queen sings an original song in a different pop style (Beyoncé, Adele, Ariana Grande, and others serve as stylistic touchstones) while making her case for which wife had the worst experience with Henry. The audience votes. The queens compete. History gets reframed through contemporary pop music in a way that's simultaneously accessible and genuinely interesting as a historical reinterpretation.

The 80-minute, no-intermission format makes it one of the most efficient theatrical experiences in the touring Broadway calendar — you're in, you're fully engaged, and you're out in under two hours with the complete show behind you. The live band performs on stage throughout; the format is closer to a pop concert than a traditional musical staging. The audience is encouraged to clap, cheer, and participate — this is not a sit-silently-and-watch production.

Who Goes to SIX

SIX's audience is unusually broad for a Broadway touring show. The pop-music framing draws listeners who don't normally attend theater. The historical content draws history enthusiasts who don't normally attend pop concerts. Mother-daughter outings are a defining audience segment — the feminist-reclamation narrative and the pop-anthem format create a shared experience that works across generations in a way few Broadway shows do. Friend groups, couples, and corporate outings round out the mix. The 80-minute no-intermission format makes it accessible for audiences who find traditional two-and-a-half-hour musicals a commitment.

Where Is the Hippodrome Theatre?

The Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center is at 12 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 — in the Bromo Arts District, about four blocks west of the Inner Harbor and two blocks from the Convention Center. The 1914 theater was restored to its original grandeur and seats 2,200 with sightlines to the stage from every position in the house. The location puts it within easy walking distance of downtown Baltimore hotels, the Light Rail and Metro subway networks, and a concentrated dining zone on Eutaw Street, Howard Street, and the Inner Harbor waterfront.

Getting to the Hippodrome

Making It a Baltimore Night Out

SIX's compact 80-minute runtime is the anchor that makes a planned Baltimore evening work without rushing. The formula is straightforward: dinner at 6:00 or 6:30 PM at a restaurant near the Hippodrome, 7:30 or 8:00 PM curtain, out by 9:30 or 10:00 PM, post-show drinks at a Bromo Arts District or Inner Harbor bar. The full evening runs comfortably from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM with no rushing and no dead time.

Where to Eat Before SIX

Lexington Market, two blocks north, is Baltimore's historic public market — recently renovated, affordable, and distinctly Baltimore. Inner Harbor restaurants on Pratt Street and Light Street are four blocks east. Mount Vernon's independent restaurant row on Charles Street is five blocks north. For an evening performance, a 5:30 or 6:00 PM dinner reservation at a restaurant within walking distance of the Hippodrome gives comfortable timing without requiring a taxi between dinner and the theater.

Halloween Saturday (Oct 31)

The Saturday, October 31 evening performance falls on Halloween night. Downtown Baltimore on Halloween Saturday is the peak of the fall social calendar. Expect the post-show scene to be at maximum activity — bars in costume, restaurant waits, and the general energy of a city that takes Halloween seriously. A party bus or group vehicle pre-arranged for the Halloween evening means the group doesn't navigate Baltimore's Halloween Saturday independently — pickup at dinner, drop-off at the theater, post-show pickup whenever the group is ready.

For Groups From Outside Baltimore

For groups who want pickup after the show at a fixed time rather than a rideshare scramble, a pre-booked return shuttle from the Hippodrome solves the post-theater logistics without requiring a full round-trip vehicle booking. For groups coming from Annapolis, Columbia, Northern Virginia, or DC, a pre-arranged car service connects all three stops of the evening — restaurant, Hippodrome, and post-show destination — without anyone driving or parking at any point. The per-person cost for a group of six from Annapolis or DC is competitive with the alternative of driving, parking, and coordinating multiple cars in downtown Baltimore on a weekend evening. For a mother-daughter group or a friend gathering where the point of the evening is being together rather than logistics, the vehicle makes the entire night feel coordinated from the first pickup to the last drop-off.

Why the 80-Minute Format Matters

Broadway touring productions run between 2 hours and 3.5 hours with intermission as a standard range. SIX's 80-minute no-intermission format is structurally unusual — it's closer to a pop concert than a traditional musical in duration as much as in staging. For Baltimore audiences considering an evening at the Hippodrome, that runtime difference is material: an 8:00 PM curtain ends at 9:25 PM rather than 10:30 or 11:00 PM, which changes what's possible for the rest of the evening and makes the show viable on a weeknight in a way that a two-and-a-half-hour production wouldn't be for people with early commitments.

The no-intermission format also changes the audience energy throughout. There's no break in which the mood resets, no fifteen minutes of shuffling to the lobby and back — the arc of the show runs continuously from the opening number to the finale, and the six-queen competition structure creates its own momentum that the format is designed to sustain without interruption. For audiences accustomed to traditional musical structure, this feels more like an extended set than a play, which is exactly the intended effect. If you're bringing someone to their first Broadway touring show, SIX's format is one of the better entry points precisely because it doesn't feel like the thing people who don't go to musicals imagine musicals to feel like.

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