Spring Awakening directed by and featuring Casey Likes and an incredible cast!

Casey Likes to star in, direct, and co-produce SPRING AWAKENING in his home state Arizona; also starring The Notebook’s Carson Stewart, Netflix & Amazon Prime’s Johnna Dias Watson and more; featuring a video forward by Tony®-winning writer Steven Sater. 

Fresh off his critically acclaimed run as Marty Mcfly in Back to the Future the Musical on Broadway, Likes promises a bold, new, and modern vision of the Tony-Winning musical, running in Scottsdale April 4 – 13th. 

“Broadway’s Newest Heartthrob” (Teen Vogue) Casey Likes, fresh off leading 2 broadway shows and MGMs Dark Harvest (2023) does what you would naturally do… returns to his hometown to direct and star as “Melchior” in the 2007 Best Musical winning, coming of age, rock and roll hit “Spring Awakening” with music and lyrics by Dunken Sheik and Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater. The latter of which, Tony Winner Steven Sater, will be providing a pre show video where he talks about spring awakening, the original production, this production, and the ways the show continues to resonate.

The production will also star Carson Stewart fresh off his Broadway run as scene stealer Johnny. As well as Johnna Watson (Netflix’s Wednesday and Amazons upcoming Motorheads) as Ilse and Desmond Woodward  as Hanschen.  Plus a slew of incredible artists from Broadway, off Broadway, and local Arizona talent. This marks the third producing collaboration between Likes and Scottsdale Community Players, after last year’s sold out run of RENT, also starring Likes, and Next to Normal in which Likes Starred as Gabe opposite his Mother Stephanie Likes as Diana.

“He’s amazing” Likes says of his friendship with Steven Sater, who he has made several viral tik toks with, widely rumoring a potential bigger collaboration, specifically on spring awakening. While Sater just serves as a preface to the show, the vision is entirely new and unique. Likes says “I am looking forward to finding out how this show about longing and being young and growing up resonates and grows and changes and doesn’t change with the world we are in now. Now is the perfect time for everyone to revisit spring awakening and I think this production will be a very special version to do it with”.

Rounding out the star studded cast is Jessie Jo Aka (Off Broadway’s An Axemas Story) as Wendla, Stephanie Likes (Broadway’s Les Miserables) as the Adult Women, Christian Johannsen (Off Broadway’s El Otro Oz) as Martha, Mia Cherise Hall (Off Broadway’s Relapse) Caleb Reese as the Adult Men, Micah J. Lawrence as Ernst, Eric Liu as Georg, Breagh Watson as Anna, Josh Ransford as Otto, with a movement ensemble consisting of Caleb Reese, Stephanie Likes, Evan Kaushesh, Claire Likes, Angelica Santana, Andrew Matcuk, and JP Moore. 

Spring Awakening will be Music Directed by Alan Plado (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical National Tour), and staged with a live band led by Plado. Choreographed by Brach Drew, Assistant Directed by Maureen Dias Watson and Tatum Grell. With Set Design by Casey Likes, Diana Likes, Pete Bish, and Chase Budden. Lighting Design by Dale Nakagawa. Sound Design by Pete Bish. and Consent Direction by Cel Sanel.

You can follow the production with updates and exclusive sneak peaks by following @greasepaintyoutheatre on any platform. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pfederer

 

Artistic Staff

Director: Casey Likes

Assistant Directors: Tatum Grell & Maureen Watson

Musical Director: Alan Plado

Stage Manager: Jordan Cline

Lighting Design: Dale Nakagawa

Sound Design: Pete Bish

Props Design: Tatum Grell

Spring Awakening directed by and featuring Casey Likes and an incredible cast!

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