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Happy Belated Birthday to Kai Edgar, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Concludes Tour, THE LION KING Cast Changes, and more!

Happy Belated Birthday to Kai Edgar, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Concludes Tour, THE LION KING Cast Changes, and more!

Happy belated birthday to Kai Edgar (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)! We hope you had a great time celebrating!

Happy Trails to Jocelyn Shek, Emilyn Toffler, and the national tour of What the Constitution Means to Me, which finished up its run in Nashville! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you both! Jocelyn and Emilyn also chatted with the “Real Talk” podcast alongside their co-star Cassie Beck – listen HERE.

Happy Trails to Charlie Kahler, Nia Mulder, and Kalandra Rhodes, who have taken their final bows in The Lion King! We can’t wait to see what’s next for all of you.

Welcome to Farrah Ozuna Wilson, Jordan D. Pendleton, and Scarlett London Diviney, who have joined The Lion King!

Tomorrow, The Broadway Star Project will present their Sunflower Seeds Concert, hosted by tour alum Eli Tokash (Mary Poppins, A Christmas Story, Finding Neverland), to benefit the children of Ukraine. The lineup includes Ava Briglia (School of Rock), Anthony Gianni Cipolla (A Bronx Tale), Sammy Dell IV (School of Rock), Gianna Harris (School of Rock), Brigg Liberman (A Bronx Tale), Alyssa Emily Marvin (School of Rock, Annie), Isabel Medina (The Lion King), Jacob Morrell (Kinky Boots), and Ana-Sofia Rodriguez (On Your Feet). Get tickets HERE!

Annie is now seeking girls ages 9+ to play Annie and the orphans! Please prepare sides for whichever role feels the best fit as well as a song in the style of the show. If you are auditioning for the title role, please prepare “Tomorrow” for your song. Note: This company will be a fully-vaccinated company. Check out sides HERE and submit your audition HERE.

Congratulations to Heidi and Bethany, who will be sharing the role of Lulu during the run of Waitress in Charlotte, North Carolina! Watch them get the news from Stephanie Torns in the video below, and check out footage from Lulu auditions on BlumenthalArts.org and QCLife.WBTV.com.

Casting News – Theatre

Avery Sell (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) has joined the cast of SuperYou, a new musical which is hosting an industry reading later this month!

Sofie Nesanelis (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) will make her Off-Broadway debut in Wedding Band with Theatre for a New Audience later this month!

Fin Moulding (Miss Saigon) will make her Off-Broadway debut in Snow in Midsummer with Classic Stage Company!

Annabelle Wachtel (Annie) has been cast in The Bedwetter at Atlantic Theater Company!

Jackson Greenspan (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) has been cast in a production of Zusman at Union Performing Arts Center in ew Jersey, playing in April! Get tickets HERE.

Rachel Ling Gordon (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) joined a reading of a new play titled Portrait of a Heart!

Casting News and New Bookings – TV, Film, and more

Brody Bett has booked a voiceover project for “Arthur”! More details to follow.

Hinano Kuzukawa (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) has booked a feature film! More details to follow.

Aubin Bradley (Les Miserables) and Catherine Bradley (A Christmas Story) will return to “The Loud House” for a live-action series that was recently greenlit by Nickelodeon! Find out more on Deadline.com.

Sadie Mae O’Sullivan (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) filmed a national SAG commercial recently!

Sophie Knapp (Les Miserables, Once) will appear in the upcoming movie “The Survivor,” streaming on HBO Max beginning April 27th!

Upcoming Releases and Events

“Sneakerella,” with Lexi Underwood (The Lion King), will arrive on Disney+ on May 13th! Here’s the trailer:

Presley Ryan (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Anthony Rosenthal (Newsies), and more have joined the lineup for “Take A Bow LIVE” to celebrate the podcast’s 100th episode on April 18th! Get tickets HERE.

“Paws of Fury,” a new movie formerly titled “Blazing Samurai” and featuring Kylie Kuioka (The King and I), will now open in theaters on July 15th! The movie’s trailer premiered today during the Kids’ Choice Awards.

Joshua Turchin (A Christmas Story) has joined the lineup of “When I Grow Up” as the musical director! The show will happen later this year at 54 Below. Get tickets HERE!

New Releases

Look for this Nike commercial with JJ Batteast (The Lion King, Motown)!

Meliki Hurd has released a new single called “Massachusetts”! Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your music.

Here’s a new “Mother Goose Club” video with Rachel Ling Gordon (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)!

Season 2 of “The Hardy Boys,” with Riley O’Donnell (Matilda), is now streaming on Hulu! The new season also premiered on YTV in Canada.

“Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood,” with Danielle Guilbot (The Sound of Music, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), is now streaming on Netflix!

“Better Nate Than Ever,” starring Rueby Wood (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and featuring Jackson Greenspan (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Charlie Kahler (The Lion King), and Kylie Kuioka (The King and I), is now streaming on Disney+!

Listen to the newest episode of “The PlusCast” with special guest Rueby Wood (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), now available on Spotify!

Look for Harper Allegra (Waitress) in a new commercial for Checkers!

Alexandra Bradley (The Sound of Music) guest starred on a recent episode of “The Blacklist”!

Joshua Turchin (A Christmas Story) released a new single called “Does It Make You Feel Better”! Listen HERE.

Here’s Zoey Lack (Waitress) in an ad for Hola Amigo!

Look for Mariama Diop (Once On This Island) modeling for Nike!

Listen to “Bigger Picture,” a new song by Full Circle – a band featuring Shane Davis (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) – HERE!

Arwen Monzon-Sanders (Frozen) is featured in the Tampa Bay Times! Read the article HERE.

Tour Stop Announcements

Check out which cities all of these productions will be visiting in the 2022/2023 season!

Anastasia

  • Birmingham, Alabama
  • Santa Barbara, California
  • Peoria, Illinois
  • Atlanta, Georgia

Annie

  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Providence, Rhode Island
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Los Angeles, California

Beetlejuice

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Providence, Rhode Island
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Los Angeles, California

Elf

  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Columbia, South Carolina
  • St. Louis, Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio

Frozen

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • St. Louis, Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Lincoln, Nebraska

Les Miserables

  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Providence, Rhode Island
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • St. Louis, Missouri

The Lion King

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Los Angeles, California

On Your Feet

  • Palm Desert, California
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Sarasota, Florida

Tina

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Providence, Rhode Island
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Los Angeles, California

Waitress

  • Palm Desert, California