kristy bowen | writer & book artist

One of my favorite songs from the Hamilton musical soundtrack is "History Has Its Eyes On You," in the musical sung by Washington to Hamilton about the complications of legacy, something the latter was particularly obsessed by. Last night, we saw another show that brought this line in the song to mind again. We got some discounted tickets to see SIX, a concert-style review about Henry VIII's many wives, sung in the style of pop songstresses like Rhianna and Alicia Keyes. It was a delight, with many songs I will likely become obsessed with as well, but toward the end of the review, they posed an interesting question about legacy, and why they are only remembered for being the wives of a famous man. Of course, the twist on this is that really, when it comes down to it, Henry VIII really only stands out for his large number of wives and his church reforms (which are actually really about the wives and his desire for a divorce--pointing back at the women). Otherwise, he...