Xena: Warrior Musical
Playbill:
“Featuring material by writers S.C. Lucier and Meghan Rose, and produced in collaboration with New York Theatre Barn, Xena will release an album featuring Grammy winner Jenn Colella (Come From Away), Tony nominee L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop), Taylor Iman Jones (Six, The Devil Wears Prada), and Wren Rivera (Jagged Little Pill, Between the Lines).”
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Production Packet
XENITES HAVE RAVED:
"...super cinematic scores with the modern rock elements at just the right amounts..."
“It’s like it took the emotion that Melissa Good captured in her fanfic, and set it to music, and also took it to a whole other level!!!!”
"So many brilliant references - excellent lyrics and I loved the music!!"
"These songs definitely invoke an excitement that feels nostalgic but new at the same time. I don’t have the words to describe the feeling. It’s like being transported back to that feeling of wonder and magic I felt as a 13 year old watching Xena for the first time.”
"...I am BLOWN AWAY! This is incredible and impressive work!"
"I am truly living my best Xenite life because of these tracks and I can’t wait to hear more of and learn more about this show!!"
“X:WM has ended me. AMAZING job... This needs to be seen on a stage.”
Character List
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Xena
Rock/musical theater belter. Range: F#3-D5. A legendary, dark-haired warrior with an even darker past. She is fearsome in battle and displays the strength of many men, yet she has a definite soft spot for her traveling companion. She speaks with action instead of words, and never feels worthy of anything good in her life. A complex character, experiencing deep emotion behind an intimidating mask.
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Gabrielle
Musical theater mezzo-soprano. Range: A3-D5. She inherited the Amazon throne unexpectedly some time ago. Still growing into her own power as a warrior, Gabrielle is a storyteller at heart with an innocent upbringing. Her innate goodness is a beacon of hope for all those around her, especially anyone who has a dark past. She is very used to being underestimated, but is much stronger than you think.
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Myrina
Rock-musical theater belter. Range: E3-E5. An idealistic young Amazon, chosen to be next in line to lead the tribe as Regent. Inspiring and ambitious, they have one goal: to bring the Amazon Nation to the height of its former power and abundance. Myrina may be young, but they're wise. They know that the only way forward for their people is forgiveness of the past.
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Ephiny
Musical theater. Range: G3-B4. Regent Queen of the Amazons, she keeps everything running perfectly when Gabrielle is away with Xena. She’s responsible for maintaining law and order, as well as training all of the younger Amazons in fighting, scouting, and general tribal knowledge. A fearsome fighter, Ephiny is well-respected by all. In the craft of leadership, she is a master of the trade.
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Joxer
Character actor. Range: Tenor D3-F#4. A clumsy nomad with a heart of gold. Despite the fact that he seriously lacks the skills of a warrior, he will always put his life on the line for the people he loves. It’s hard not to adore this goofy guy, even when he (heavily) exaggerates the tales of his heroic deeds.
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Kāko
Character actor. A greedy businessman with shady practices who deals priceless treasures on the black market, after stealing them most likely. Self-obsessed, power hungry, and thinks he is a genius.
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Ares
Bass rocker. Multiple roles. Range: bass/baritone. A lovable villain who is the very definition of bad boy. Leather-clad from head to toe, this warrior god loves all things badass and chaos-driven. War is the only solution, might is right, and all that… he’s got magnetism. Speaking of, he is desperately in love with Xena, but (in her expert opinion) Aphrodite would call it unrequited.
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Aphrodite
Musical theater voice. Range: C4-D5. An immortal goddess and the very image of all things love. She’s beautiful and charming, but don’t let her looks trick you into thinking she’s just a pretty face - there are many types of love and relationships, after all, and most can be very complicated. At the moment she is having some of those complicated feelings for, dare we say it, mortals.
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Vlakas
Character actor. Range: Strong falsetto. Bumbling blockhead and right-hand man to Kāko. Incapable of thinking for himself, or at all really.
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Amazons
Ensemble.
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Bad Guys
Ensemble.
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Maidens / Villagers
Ensemble.