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= Never Be King =

Never Be King is a pop-punk musical based loosely on the lives of Henry of Navarre, Marguerite de Valois, and Gabrielle d'Estrées. Written by Charlie H. Ray and Sam Columbus, the score combines musical influences from the 2000s and contemporary choral music. The show is notable for telling two different perspectives of the same historical events across two acts.

Never Be King began development in 2021. A year later, in 2022, the Never Be King E.P. was released. The musical premiered to the public in 2023 at the 35th Annual Festival of New Musicals at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.