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The King’s Legacy by Em Radi

A restless, young Anne Boleyn must find a balance between playing her way through the English court and embracing her authentic self, in order to find agency in a world that wants nothing more than to see her kept powerless.

When Anne Boleyn arrives at the court of Henry VIII, she feels driven to make a place in the world, one that provides her with the type of agency that women are not allowed. So, when she captures the eye of the charming and desirous king, desperate for a son, she sees an opportunity to gain advantage. Anne fearlessly jumps into the game of courtly love, using her intelligence, charm, and wit. She rises through the court, gains Henry’s affections, becomes Queen, gives birth to a daughter, and alters the course of history forever. But as she turns her attention from Henry to securing her daughter’s future, amidst “failing” to deliver the promised son, Anne attempts to cling to everything she built before it crumbles to dust. After a short and turbulent reign, Anne Boleyn is ultimately beheaded, but not before securing England’s bright future through her daughter and ultimate legacy: Queen Elizabeth I.

Details:

Genre - Historical Drama

Musical Styles - Classic, Contemporary, Sondheim, Mencken

Subjects & Themes - Women in Power, Fighting against and working within a Patriarchy, Monarchy

Content Warnings - Death, Sexual Language, Mistreatment of Women

Cast Size - 9

Cast Requirements - 5 Woman-Identifying, 3 Man-Identifying, 1 Young Girl

Length - 130 minutes (plus intermission)

Target Audience - Gen Z, Millenial, and Gen X feminists working toward uplifting women’s stories, bringing women into power, and undoing the harms of patriarchal structures, who also know and love English history and/or the queens of Six.

Production & Development:

5/19/13 - First Reading (Queens)

7/28/13 - Workshop – Random Access Theatre (Manhattan)

3/31/14 - Staged Reading – Emerging Artists Theatre Festival (Manhattan)

4/17/16 - New Draft Reading (Queens)

11/20/16 - Invited Industry Reading (Pearl Studios)

10/16/17 - “The Songs of Michael Radi” at Feinstein's/54 Below (Jackie Burns, Libby Servais, Betsy Struxness, Jillian Louis)

8/22/19 – 9/1/19 - Premiere Production – Bristol Valley Theater (Naples, NY)

10/19/19 - Selections Concert – First ever TudorCon (Lancaster, PA)

11/16/19 - Invited Industry Reading – Dramatists Guild (Teal Wicks, Wes Hart, Jillian Louis, Jacque Carnahan, John Michael Dias, Jillian Jameson)

5/17/21 - Developmental Reading (Zoom)

7/27/24 - Developmental Reading (Manhattan)

This show is through development and is production-ready.

The King’s Legacy at Bristol Valley Theater in 2019!

The King’s Legacy received it’s premiere production at the Bristol Valley Theater in Naples, NY in August 2019 to great success!!

Read Reviews, view Video, and see Production Photos by visiting: www.thekingslegacymusical.com

News & Olds

The King's Legacy had quite an exciting fall following the premiere! On October 19th, 2019 a group of familiar faces (from both this summer’s production and our Feinstein’s/54 Below concert) and I performed about 45 minutes of music from the musical at the first ever TudorCon in Lancaster, PA!

ALSO EXCITING, The King’s Legacy had an Industry Reading through the Dramatists Guild Friday Night Footlights at the Mary Rodgers Room in November 2019! The evening was highlighted by Teal Wicks playing Anne Boleyn, directed by Jen Wineman with musical direction by Paul Staroba!

Learn about the musical at: www.thekingslegacymusical.com

Watch Videos from "The Songs of Michael Radi" at Feinstein's/54 Below by Clicking Here!

Contact Em

The King's Legacy is currently available for  production!

Please inquire if you are interested in reviewing materials, perusing the script, hearing audio recordings, or interested in producing the show!

Email Directly to Inquire

emradi@musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com
New York, NY