OlderDisney Stars Ramon Reed, Luke Islam & JD McCrary Cast In Netflix's '13: The Musical' Movie!
The upcoming movie version of 13: The Musical has found it’s teenage cast!
The Netflix film has cast 14 young stars, including Disney stars, Just Roll With It‘s Ramon Reed, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers‘ Luke Islam and The Lion King‘s JD McCary, according to Deadline.
13: The Musical follows “Evan Goldman (12) who following a move from NYC to small-town Indiana, grapples with his parents’ divorce, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles of a new school.”
Also in the cast include Eli Golden, Gabriella Uhl, Frankie McNellis, Lindsey Blackwell, Jonathan Lengel, Nolen Dubuc, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Kayleigh Cerezo, Wyatt Moss, Liam Wignall, and Khiyla Aynne.
If you didn’t know, the original 13 Broadway musical was the professional debuts of Ariana Grande and Elizabeth Gillies, who were a part of the original Broadway cast when it debuted in 2008.
Ramon and JD have something in common – they both played Young Simba! Ramon played the role on Broadway and in a touring production, while JD voiced the character in the 2019 live action remake of the film.
Luke Islam is also a huge Broadway fan, and has been able to perform on a Broadway stage at the musical Waitress‘ post-show karaoke session, where he wowed the cast and the internet once the video hit the web.
