Toby Marlow | |
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 Marlow at the75th Tony Awards in 2022 | |
| Born | (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (age 31) |
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | Robinson College, Cambridge (BA) |
| Notable works | Six Hot Gay Time Machine Why Am I So Single? |
| Notable awards | Tony Award for Best Original Score (2022) |
Toby Marlow (born 12 October 1994) is a Britishmusical theatrecomposer,lyricist, playwright, writer, and actor best known for co-creating the international hit musicalSix withLucy Moss.Six received fiveOlivier Award nominations, including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music.[1] Marlow and Moss went on to win theTony Award for Best Original Score in 2022.[2]
Marlow is also co-creator ofHot Gay Time Machine, a musical comedy cabaret show directed by Lucy Moss, in which he co-stars with Zak Ghazi-Torbati .[3]
Marlow was born on 12 October 1994 to parents Helma and Andrew Marlow and was raised inHenley-on-Thames, England. He has two siblings: an older brother named Jasper and a younger sister named Annabel,[4][5] who later originated the role ofKatherine Howard inSix at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[6] Marlow's mother and maternal grandparents areJewish.[7] He was a child actor from the ages of 9 to 14,[4] appearing in several films and on TV, including an appearance on ITV'sMarple, in which he played a French boy with glasses.[8] Marlow's father is a professional musician, his grandfather also trained as an actor and his great-grandmother taught speech and drama.[9]
Marlow was educated atAbingdon School from 2008 to 2013,[10] and was a member of the Acorn Music Theatre Company in Henley.[11] He went on to study English atRobinson College atCambridge University.[8] While at Cambridge, he was very active in theADC Theatre scene, as both a performer and a composer.[12][13] According to Lucy Moss, their friendship "solidified" during the 2015 amateur student production ofRent at the ADC Theatre,[14] during which Marlow played the lead character Angel, and Moss was one of the dancers.[15]
In 2017, Marlow co-composed and co-wrote the musicalSix, produced byKenny Wax.[16] The musical received positive reviews at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to be performed in theWest End in London.[17][4] On 28 July 2019, Marlow stepped into the role ofCatherine Parr for two sold-out performances at London'sArts Theatre when a cast member was on vacation, the two standbys for the role were out sick, and the other understudy was performing in a different role in the show.[18] Marlow, along with his collaboratorLucy Moss, signed withWarner Chappell Music in August 2019.[19]Six began previews onBroadway at theBrooks Atkinson Theatre on 13 February 2020 and was scheduled to open on 12 March 2020.[20] However, the show's opening night was delayed due to the closure of all Broadway theatres because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[21] 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 openlynon-binary composer–lyricist to win a Tony Award, sharing theTony Award for Best Original Score forSix with Moss.[2][22][23]
In 2022, Marlow and Moss were included inTime magazine'sTime 100 Next list.[24]
Marlow isnon-binary[2][22][23] andgay.[8] Marlow useshe/himpronouns.[23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | YoungChampollion | (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[9] |
| Mongrels | Death (Voice role) | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Marion the Young Lover" |
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