Toby Marlow (born 12 October 1994) is a British composer, writer, and actor best known for co-creating the international hit musical ''

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'' with

Lucy Moss Lucy Amelia Nancy Moss (born 13 January 1994) is a British writer, director, and composer best known for co-creating the hit musical ''Six'' with Toby Marlow. As director of most ''Six'' productions, Moss became the youngest ever female director ...

. ''Six'' received five Olivier Award nominations, including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music. Marlow and Moss went on to win the

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in 2022. Marlow is also co-creator of ''Hot Gay Time Machine'', a musical comedy cabaret show directed by Lucy Moss, in which he co-stars with Zak Ghazi-Torbati .

Early life and education

Marlow was born on 12 October 1994 to parents Helma and Andrew Marlow and was raised in

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, England. He has two siblings: an older brother named Jasper and a younger sister named Annabel, who later originated the role of

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in ''

'' at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Marlow's mother and maternal grandparents are

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. He was a child actor from the ages of 9 to 14, appearing in several films and on TV, including an appearance on ITV’s ''Marple'', in which he played a French boy with glasses. Marlow's father is a professional musician, his grandfather also trained as an actor and his great-grandmother taught speech and drama. Marlow was educated at

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from 2008 to 2013, and was a member of the Acorn Music Theatre Company in Henley. He went on to study English at

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. While at Cambridge, he was very active in the

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scene, as both a performer and a composer. According to Lucy Moss, their friendship "solidified" during the 2015 amateur student production of ''

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'' at the ADC Theatre, during which Marlow played the lead character Angel, and Moss was one of the dancers.

Career

''Six''

In 2017, Marlow co-composed and co-wrote the musical ''

,'' produced by

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. 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

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for two sold-out performances at London's

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when a cast-wide illness struck and the show required a sixth performer. Marlow, along with his collaborator

, signed with

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in August 2019. ''Six'' began previews on

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at the

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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

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. Previews for the show resumed on 17 September 2021 and the official opening night occurred on 3 October 2021. On 12 June 2022, Marlow became the first openly

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composer–lyricist to win a Tony Award, sharing the

for ''Six'' with Moss.

Recognition

In 2022, Marlow and Moss were included in ''Time'' magazine's

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Personal life

Marlow is

and

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. Marlow uses ''he/him''

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Filmography

References

External links

*
Toby Marlow on creating ''Six'' + new projects
on

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Filmography at Fandango

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