{"id":2238552,"date":"2026-01-17T07:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2238552"},"modified":"2026-01-17T07:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:21:18","slug":"influencer-dylan-mulvaney-joins-women-centered-broadway-musical-six-after-bud-light-backlash-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/influencer-dylan-mulvaney-joins-women-centered-broadway-musical-six-after-bud-light-backlash-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Dylan Mulvaney joins women-centered Broadway musical &#8216;Six&#8217; after Bud Light backlash disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F01%2Fbroadway-mulvaney.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261768616135\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/14\/business\/trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-poses-with-versace-outfits-two-years-after-bud-light-campaign\/\">Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender influencer<\/a> at the center of the 2023\u00a0Bud Light\u00a0backlash, has been cast in the Broadway musical about women\u2019s history, \u201cSix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mulvaney will play Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, marking her Broadway debut.<\/p>\n<p>The casting comes more than two years after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/12\/business\/former-bud-light-executive-blames-dylan-mulvaney-dei-for-companys-downfall\/\">Mulvaney\u2019s partnership with Bud Light\u00a0<\/a>sparked a nationwide boycott and a steep decline in sales for the beer brand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLosing our heads to introduce your newest Anne Boleyn! Show some royal love to Queen Dylan Mulvaney, who will be joining the #SIXBroadway 5.0 cast as Anne Boleyn starting February 16!\u201d\u00a0the musical\u2019s\u00a0official X account announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/03\/six-review-the-wives-of-henry-viii-are-divas-on-broadway\/\">\u201cSix\u201d retells the stories of King Henry VIII\u2019s six wives<\/a> through a modern pop lens.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the women were executed or divorced, and the show\u2019s website says the wives take the stage to \u201creclaim their identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The casting has sparked debate online because the production has long promoted itself as a female-centered retelling of women\u2019s historical experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The musical has been widely marketed as a feminist-pop celebration of women\u2019s history and \u201c21st century girl power\u201d and has previously emphasized its all-female ensemble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix\u201d won the Tony Award for best original score in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender influencer at the center of the 2023\u00a0Bud Light\u00a0backlash, has been cast in the Broadway musical about women\u2019s history, \u201cSix.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Todd Williamson\/JanuaryImages\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mulvaney will play Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, marking her Broadway debut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Lena Horne Theatre on W47th Street is home to \u201cSix\u201d in New York City. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mulvaney became a national figure in April 2023 after posting videos showing Bud Light had sent a pack of beer featuring the influencer\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion was part of a campaign marking Mulvaney\u2019s first full year transitioning to be a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Mulvaney rose to prominence by documenting the\u00a0gender transition\u00a0in a daily social media series, \u201cDays of Girlhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January 2024, FOX Business reported that Bud Light sales fell nearly 30% in the months following the campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mulvaney became a national figure in April 2023 after posting videos showing Bud Light had sent a pack of beer featuring the influencer\u2019s face. <span class=\"credit\">Dylan Mulvaney \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mulvaney rose to prominence by documenting the\u00a0gender transition\u00a0in a daily social media series, \u201cDays of Girlhood.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@dylanmulvaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The controversy grew into one of the most prominent corporate culture clashes in recent years, ultimately costing Bud Light its\u00a0position as America\u2019s top-selling beer.<\/p>\n<p>Mulvaney appeared on \u201cThe View\u201d in March 2025 to defend the partnership, saying she loved beer and\u00a0\u201cdidn\u2019t think anything of it\u201d\u00a0when she accepted the brand deal.<\/p>\n<p>She also appeared on \u201cCBS Mornings,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/20\/us-news\/dylan-mulvaney-teases-plan-to-leave-the-us-for-permanent-move-overseas\/\">where she criticized the Trump administration\u2019s<\/a> rollback of transgender-related policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t change any way that I think about myself because I\u2019m a woman no matter what my passport says,\u201d Mulvaney said.<\/p>\n<p>The influencer was referring to the\u00a0State Department\u2019s decision\u00a0to stop issuing passports with an \u201cX\u201d gender marker in addition to \u201cM\u201d and \u201cF.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender influencer at the center of the 2023\u00a0Bud Light\u00a0backlash, has been cast in the Broadway musical about women\u2019s history, \u201cSix.\u201d Mulvaney will play Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, marking her Broadway debut. 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