Theatre World Award winner Casey Likes will be headed to his home state, Arizona, this April, where he is directing and starring in a revival of “Spring Awakening.”
This marks the third production between Likes and the Scottsdale Community Players. His goal is to bring theatrical attention and awareness to his home state. It will take place from April 4 to 13th at the Greasepaint Theater, and Likes will star as Melchoir. Tatum Grell and Maureen Dias Watson will serve as assistant directors.
Casey Likes doesn’t stay out of the spotlight for long. Shortly after concluding his run in Back to the Future on Broadway, Likes is set to lead a new production of Spring Awakening in Scottsdale, Arizona. The show features music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater.
Joining Likes in “Spring Awakening” will be Carson Stewart (“The Notebook”) as Moritz, Jessie Jo Aka (Off-Broadway’s An Axemas Story) as Wendla, Johnna Dias Watson (Wednesday, Motorheads) as Ilse, and Jesse Havea (publicly known as Brita Filter, RuPaul’s Drag Race) as Hanschen.
They will also be joined by Stephanie Likes (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, and a movement ensemble consisting of Reese, Evan Kaushesh, Claire Likes, Angelica Santana, Andrew Matcuk, and JP Moore.
For more information, check out the Greasepaint Theater official website.
