The cast of Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical” is ready to take the stage. Performances will be Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20, at 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, June 21, at 2:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, at 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday, June 28, at 2:30 p.m. at the Liberty Theatre in Rock Port, Missouri.
The Liberty Theatre and the Atchison County Memorial Building Foundation will present Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical.” Performances will be Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20, at 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, June 21, at 2:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, at 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday, June 28, at 2:30 p.m. The Liberty Theatre is located inside the Atchison County Memorial Building, 417 S. Main, Rock Port, Missouri.
Area actors, actresses, and musicians will showcase their talent in the musical, based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies. It is packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs.
Music Theatre International says, “Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island . . . until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?”
Members of the cast include: Addie Fankhauser (Mal), Kinsley Gerdes (Evie), Briar Daugherty (Jay), Frank Kroeger (Carlos), Erica Taylor (Maleficent), Molly Carpenter (Grimhilde), Rick Sons (Jafar and Mauric), Kristi Spellman (Cruella), Kyle Jones (Ben), Ryan Harms (Beast), Hadleigh Jones (Belle), Okema Galston (Fairy Godmother), Sophie Storm (Jane), Cooper Daugherty (Chad), Isa Kroeger (Audrey), Lane Seeley (Doug), Ava Oswald (Royal Page), Greyson Sperber (Royal Guard and Smitten Kid), Katey Kroeger (Coach), Tiana Jones (Snow White), Cora Hirner (Isle Kid, Auradon Student, and Principal Dancer), Kinsley Nuckolls (Isle Kid, Auradon Student, and Principal Dancer) Elaina Kroeger (Isle Kid, Auradon Student, and Principal Dancer), Isaac Dougherty (Isle Kid and Auradon Student), Kennedi Seiter (Isle Kid and Auradon Student), Alexi Stoner (Isle Kid and Auradon Student), Maddie Henggeler (Isle Kid and Auradon Student), and Blaykleigh Daugherty (Isle Kid and Auradon Student).
Members of the orchestra are: Abby Palmer, pit conductor/trumpet; Richard Boettner, piano; Andy Wiederholt, bass; Maddie Fenimore and Julie Hurst, reeds; John Salehi, trombone; Aniyah Williams and Kristen Lucas, low bass; Greg Haddock, guitar; and Ryan Edwards and Austin Bressman, drums.
Crew members are: Kristi Spellman, staging director; Kaci Jones and Abby Palmer, music directors; Harlee Pritt, choreographer; Molly Carpenter, lighting design; Beth Glidden, lighting operation; Scott Deatz, sound; Kristi Spellman, set design; Scott Deatz, set construction; Hadleigh Jones, graffiti artist; Audrey Dougherty, backstage crew leader; and Lee Harms, curtain operator.
Tickets are general admission but you can call the box office at 660-744-5599 and reserve as well. Prices are $15 for adults and $5 for ages 12 and under.
