Mackenzie Austin (Frenchy/Drive-In cast) is 17 years old turning 18 during the run of Grease. This is her first show at Limelight and she’s excited to be in Grease. She’d like to thank her friends, family and her boyfriend for supporting her. Thank you to the cast crew and directors!
Owen Aspinall (Doody/Sock Hop cast) is a junior at Chandler High. Favorite roles include: Amos (Chicago), Linus Van Pelt (YAGMCB), Archie (13), and Wadsworth (Clue), all at Limelight, and Ram’s Dad (Heathers), Oliver Rivers (Puffs), Laurie (Little Women), and William Barfee (Spelling Bee) at AYT. Owen loves Pokemon, math, and theater. He thanks Emma and Marie for this opportunity!
Rose Baird (Jan/Drive-In cast) is delighted to be making her debut with Limelight. Recent/Favorite credits include Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors and Sandy in Grease with Canyon Creek Performing Arts. She also has been apart of a workshop at Disneyland. She’d like to thank her boyfriend for coming to all her shows and always supporting her.
Grace Bieberle (Frenchy/Sock Hop cast) is so excited to be making her Limelight debut in Grease! She is a 17 year old Junior at Chaparral High School. Her favorite past roles include Kim in Bye Bye Birdie, Alice in The Addams Family and Mary Debenham in Murder on the Orient Express. Offstage, she does improv at Chaparral and show choir with DRM! She would like to congratulate and thank the amazing cast and crew, for all the hard work!
Sawyer Bruce (Johnny Casino/Jukebox cast) is excited to be a part of Grease playing Johnny Casino at Limelight. She recently worked with Limelight in Shrek Jr., Seussical Jr. and Diary of a Wimpy Kid the musical. She is in 7th grade at ALA Queen Creek and loves it. When not performing, Sawyer is listening to her Taylor Swift vinyls and making cookies. She wants to thank her parents, and her older brother for always supporting her passions. She also wants to thank the directors at Limelight for helping her grow.
Westley Caryl (Danny/Sock Hop cast) is a Junior at Desert Vista High School and is excited to be performing in Grease. Previous roles include CLUE (Professor Plum), Little Women (Laurie), The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Les Miserables (Marius), Mean Girls (Damian), The Drowsy Chaperone (Adolpho), Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere). Westley would like to thank Marie and Emma for their direction and mentorship as well as all his outstanding cast mates.
Janalynn Corbett (Shiela/Radio Voice/Sock Hop cast), 15, is excited to be back at Limelight performing in Grease. Some of her favorite past roles include Arista in Little Mermaid, Matilda in Matilda Jr., Michelle/Nun in Sister Act, and Kenosha in Trap. Her favorite non-theatre activities include hanging out with friends and family, dance, and reading. She would like to thank her brother Joey for being her theatre buddy and chauffeur and her parents for their support.
Joey Corbett (Vince Fontaine), 17, is back at Limelight for his fourth show. Some of his favorite past roles include King Triton in Little Mermaid, Joey in Sister Act, Kevin G in Mean Girls, Bill Austin in Mamma Mia, Bill Sikes in Oliver Jr., and Ensemble in Les Miserables. His favorite non-theatre activities include drawing and playing video games. Joey is also a leader of his school’s improv comedy team. He would like to thank his sister Janalynn for being his theatre buddy and cheerleader and his parents for their support.
Emma Louise Coxon (Cha-Cha/Sock Hop cast) is a sophomore at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, where she is active in the choir, dance, and theater tech programs. Emma’s favorite past roles include Princess Fiona in Shrek Jr. at Limelight and Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde Jr. at AYT. Emma would like to thank Emma England and Marie South for the opportunity to play Cha-Cha in this production of Grease at Limelight.
London Crosby (Cha-Cha/Drive-In cast) – Bio not available
Presley Dejesus (Cha -Cha/Jukebox cast) an 11-year-old attending 6th grade at Desert Mountain Elementary in Queen Creek. A natural performer, Presley entered into musical theater with Hollywood Kids in Las Vegas. She captivated audiences as Ariel in their rendition of The Little Mermaid at just 5 years old. She has also performed in Frozen, Mulan, and Annie. She has gracefully danced her way through competitive teams and currently sparkles as a member of the Junior Strut team at Club Dance. Presley navigates her journey with unwavering faith, adores animals, revels in performing, and expresses her creativity through artistic drawing! She’s very excited to be in her very first Limelight production of Grease as Cha Cha!
Liam Delgado (Kenickie/Drive-In cast) is an MCC student studying Physical Therapy, while working as an actor in the 2024/2025 Childsplay school tour. Favorite roles include Gomez Addams in Addams Family (VYT, Limelight, Zoni Nominee), The Baker in Into The Woods, Chad in All Shook Up, Mr. Wormwood in Matilda (all Limelight) Quince/Nigel Bottom u/s) in Something Rotten (DST), Jonny in Zombie Prom, Buck in Bonnie & Clyde (AYT). Liam is thankful to his Directors and family!
Abby Drake (Miss Lynch/Jukebox cast) is 14 years old and is a freshman at Mesa High School. Besides theatre, she is on the spiritline at her school and loves hanging out with friends! The roles she has been in are Chicago (ensemble),The Little Mermaid (Adella), and 13 (Cassie). She is thankful for all her friends and family and is so thankful for this opportunity!
Azlinn (Beck) Eberly (Ensemble) loves the theatre and happy to be in Ensemble for this performance. She is a freshman this year and when she’s not on stage she loves hanging out with friends and her dog Arrow. One of her favorite past shows was Ensemble in Sweeney Todd. She thanks her big sister for everything.
Simone Elizabeth (Johnny Casino) is 15 years old and is in her Sophomore year at Gilbert High. She has been a performer with Studio 3 and Limelight Performing Arts for the past 9 years. She loves singing, dancing, playing guitar/piano, and sketching. Her favorite theatre performances include Anne of Cleves (SIX), Ms Norbury (Mean girls jr), Rafiki (Lion king Jr) and more. Simone is always working on her craft. Thank you Emma and Marie for this awesome opportunity and thanks to all her family and friends for all their love and support.
Paige Erdmann (Marty/Drive-In cast) is 18 years old and ecstatic to be performing as Marty! Paige has performed and dance captained in many shows around the valley. Some of her most recent roles include: Veronica Sawyer in Heathers(AYT), Rita Hansen in Groundhog Day(Greasepaint), Katherine Howard in Six(Limelight), Anne of Cleves in Six(VCP), and Ursula in The Little Mermaid (AriZoni nom.), Paige would like to thank the whole directing team for this amazing opportunity to perform alongside this powerful, talented cast and for always being her biggest supporters.
Emzy Freedman (Rizzo/Jukebox cast) is a sophomore at Highland High. She is grateful to be a part of her first performance at Limelight! Some of her favorite roles include Mean Girls (Cady), Legally Blonde Jr (Elle Woods), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy) at AYT and Frozen (Young Anna) at Highland High and Beauty & the Beast (Mrs. Potts) at Desert Stages. Thank you to Marie, Emma and the cast for this amazing opportunity!
Sylvia Fuller (Marty/Sock Hop cast) – I am 14 years old and I love musical theater! Some of my favorite roles I have been a part of are Jasmine in Aladdin, Amanda in Matilda, and Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast! A fun fact about me is I love to dirt bike with my family! I would like to thank my mom, dad, and brothers for always being so supportive over my passions and accomplishments.
Mackenzie Gilligan (Jan/Sock Hop cast) is a Junior at Red Mountain High School. Some of her past roles include Elsa in Frozen Jr at Hidden Cactus, Alice Bieneke in Addams Family with Places! Productions, Ms. Honey in Matilda Jr. at Inspire Theater Co, Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda at Greasepaint, Rafiki at Fountain Hills Youth Theater, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and The Beast, Gretchen Weiners in Mean Girls, Emma in Emma A Pop Musical and Nancy in Oliver Jr at Limelight Performing Arts. Besides doing stage performances she also loves to do on-camera acting as well. She has been in several short films and a feature film in California. In her free time she is in acting classes, voice lessons and loves to hang out with her friends. She is excited to do another production with Limelight Performing Arts.
Maddie Gloyd (Frenchy/Jukebox cast), 14 years old, is a freshman at Perry High School. Maddie is thrilled to be performing with Studio 3 and Limelight Productions. Maddie’s recent performances include Tuck Everlasting (Ensemble; Limelight), 13 (Cassie, Limelight), Seussical Jr. (Bird Girl, Limelight), Newsies Jr. (Katherine, Limelight), Annie (Pepper; Queen Creek Performing Arts). Maddie would like to thank her directors for the opportunity and her family and friends for their love and support!
Eli Greenberg (Doody/Jukebox cast) is excited to be participating in one of his favorite musicals! He has recently worked with Chandler Youth Theatre in Willy Wonka (Grampa Joe), Finding Nemo (Bruce & Crush), Mean Girls (Glenn Coco), Matilda (Bruce), James and the Giant Peach (James) and in Frozen (Olaf). Past Limelight productions included Into the Woods (Jack), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Rowley) and Newsies (Davey). Most recently, Eli had the wonderful experience performing on the George Lopez Show, Lopez vs. Lopez on NBC, in a speaking guest role. In his free time, Eli loves spending time with friends and enjoys being a 6th grader at Hancock Elementary. He is also really into building Legos and brunching.
Zoe Hatziathanassiou (Patty/Drive-In cast) is a junior at Gilbert High School, 17 years old, and a member of Studio 3’s Musical Theater Company. She loves everything theater, art and creating film on the side. Her favorite role was Mama in Chicago, and credits her success to her coach, Emma England. She is dearly loved by her family and fur baby, Rocky, her tough little hamster.
Asher Johnston (Eugene/Drive-In cast) – Bio not available
Cole Madden (Roger/Jukebox cast) thinks it’s groovy to play Roger in Grease and living it up at Rydell High School. When he is not acting, he is enjoying freshman year in high school, playing video games and exploring international cuisines. His favorite theatre roles include Shrek (Shrek Jr.), Horton the Elephant (Seussical Jr.), Constable Joe (Tuck Everlasting), Brett (13 the Musical), and Frank Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid). Thank you to the directors at Limelight for their belief in me, the village of theatre parents who make these shows come together and to my family for their love and support.
Andrew McGuire (Danny/Jukebox cast) has had so much fun with this show and this cast. He’s currently in 8th Grade. Recently, he’s starred in Into The Woods (Jack), 13 The Musical (Evan Goldman), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian – Zoni Nom), Les Mis (Gavroche – Zoni winner), and Seussical Jr (Wickersham 1), to name a few. He’d like to thank Marie and Emma for everything they’ve done for him and this show. He’d also like to thank his family for their ongoing support.
James McGuire (Roger/Drive-In cast) is happy to be part of such a great cast and to be back at Limelight. He’s currently a senior and has enjoyed doing theater around the valley for several years. Recently, he has been seen as Nigel in Something Rotten (Greasepaint), Worker in Hadestown (AYT), and Ralph in Groundhog Day (Greasepaint). Special thanks to his parents and Emma and Marie for this amazing opportunity.
Georgia Moreno (Marty/Jukebox cast) is an 8th grade at Lincoln Preparatory Academy in Chandler. Georgia is so excited to be performing in this showcase of Grease, playing the role of Marty in the Jukebox cast. Her favorite role she’s played was Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at CYT. Thanks to her mom for always helping her through this theatrical journey.
Luke Moreno (Doody/Drive-In cast) is very excited to be playing the role of Doody Grease at Limelight Performing Arts. His recent performances include Rolf Gruber in The Sound of Music, as well as Jesse Tuck in Limelight’s recent production of Tuck Everlasting. He currently is a senior in high school at Lincoln Preparatory Academy. When he isn’t on stage or in a classroom, Luke is hard at work on a book he is writing, as well as working at Chick-fil-A. He wants to thank his siblings for always supporting him through his endeavors.
Carter Neef (Danny/Drive-In cast), 20, is so excited to be back for his second show at Limelight! Some of his past credits include; Ren (Footloose-AYT), Miles (Tuck Everlasting-Limelight). He has also had the opportunity to choreograph shows which include; The Little Mermaid Jr. (AYT) and Singin’ in The Rain Jr. (AYT). He would like to thank Marie and Emma for putting together such an amazing show and his cast for being the most incredible people that he could share the stage with.
Scarlette Nuno (Patty/Sock Hop cast) is 15 years old. She is a sophomore at Red Mountain High School. She is so excited to be doing another amazing limelight show. She had been in 5 previous shows with her favorite roles being Molly in 13 and Dragon in Shrek. She is so excited to be performing Grease and is so thankful for the amazing cast and directors!
Satara Nutley (Jan/Jukebox cast) is a 15 year old sophmore. Satara has loved to perform from an early age. Since moving to Arizona she’s enjoyed performing in several Limelight/Studio 3 productions including Nala (Lion King Jnr), Caitlin Caussin (Mean Girls, HS version) and most recently as Anne Boleyn (Six, Teen Edition). Satara would like to give thanks to all her family and friends who support her and to Emma and Marie for this great opportunity.
Connor Olden (Sonny/Drive-In cast) is excited to be Sonny & Eugene in Grease! He is an award-winning competitive dancer formally at USA Xtreme Dance Co. and has also been involved in theatre for over 12 years performing in many shows including Footloose (Willard), Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), Bring It On (Steven), Puffs (J. Finch, NYA Award), Zombie Prom (Jonny), Tarzan, Newsies, Pippin, Chicago, Tuck Everlasting, Millie, and many more. He wants to thank Marie and Emma for this amazing opportunity and his family and friends for all their support.
Edward Oster (Eugene/Jukebox cast) is a passionate performer who loves bringing characters to life on stage. His favorite roles include The Cat in “Seussical” Lord Farquaad in “Shrek JR” Jetsam in “The Little Mermaid” and Raymond in “Miss Nelson is Missing” for which he was an Arizoni Nominee. Edward would like to express his heartfelt gratitude to his parents for their unwavering support, and to his directors, Emma and Marie, for their guidance and inspiration.
Kynzli Parks (Flo/Ensemble) is 13 years old and in 8th grade at Desert Ridge JH. This marks Kynzli’s 9th production with Limelight. Her favorite show, so far, that Kynzli has been a part of is Newsies. Kynzli enjoys watching Broadway shows at ASU Gammage; her favorite is Hamilton. When she’s not performing on stage, you will still hear her singing broadway tunes around the house. She also enjoys homemade baking. Kynzli would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.
Colin Quintana (Roger/Sock Hop cast) is 16 and is attending Gilbert Classical Academy for his sophomore year. He is super excited to be playing Roger in Limelight’s production of Grease. This is definitely one of his favorite shows to do along with Les Miserables, Into the Woods, Tuck Everlasting, 13 the Musical, and Newsies Jr. Many thanks to the amazing cast and crew for their talent and dedication and a special thanks to his loving family.
Amy Rush (Miss Lynch/Drive-In & Sock Hop casts), 32, made her theater debut last month with Limelight Performing Arts in Glitz and is unbelievably excited to now be in Grease! She has loved rehearsing with and learning from so many amazing kids, adults, and directors! Amy would like to thank the rest of the cast for being so welcoming. Shout out to the best husband in the world for holding down the fort!
McKayla Schertz (Patty/Jukebox cast) is a 14 year old freshman who loves to dance and be on stage, she’s on her schools dance company and just got casted in the school musical (The drowsy chaperone). Her favorite roles include, water/featured fish (the little mermaid), Martin.j (mean girls), Hannah/Oscar/splasher (Newsies jr),razoul (Aladdin jr), and the wicked witch (shrek jr). McKayla has been dancing for 11 years and is so excited to be playing Patty Simcox in the Jukebox cast of grease. She’d like to thank her friends and family for making it possible to do the things she loves most.
Preston South (Kenickie/Sock Hop cast) is a Sophomore at Basha High School. Preston plays the trumpet, mellophone, and French horn in the Basha Band. His favorite previous roles are Thenardier in Les Miserables and Scar in Lion King.
Abigail Spector (Sandy/Sock Hop cast) is a sophomore at CVHS and is so thrilled to play Sandy in Limelight’s production of Grease! Abbi loves performing and she is also involved in Campo Verde’s advanced dance team. Her favorite roles include Jo in AYT’s Little Women, Catherine of Aragon in Limelight’s Six, Mayzie in Limelight’s Seussical, and Heather Duke in AYT’s Heathers. She wants to thank her parents and directors for this electrifying opportunity!
Abby Springer (Sandy/Drive-In cast), 18, is thrilled to be back on stage with Limelight playing a dream role as Sandy in Grease. Favorite past roles include Jane Seymour in SIX: Teen Edition, Eponine in Les Misérables, Martha in Secret Garden and Sharpay Evans in High School Musical JR. When she’s not on stage, she enjoys dancing, art, hanging out with her very tall boyfriend, spending time with friends and cuddling with her zoo of small dogs.
Olivia Starks (Rizzo/Sock Hop cast), 15, has been performing in musicals since she was 10. Her favorite roles have included Nala in The Lion King and Catherine Parr in Six. She is so excited to play the role of Rizzo, and she loves her friends and family.
Hadara Valenzuela (Shiela/Radio Voice/Drive-In cast) began her performing journey with dance at 3 years old. She trained for eleven years in all dance genres. Then, in high school became a member of Euporea dance company. She also performed in the Nutcracker ballet, Wizard Of Oz and now in Grease as Sheila. As a 19 year old college student, she keeps busy with singing, writing and her Mary Kay business. She thanks her loving parents for supporting her performing journey.
Chase Wildung (Sonny/Jukebox cast) is 13 and has performed in Limelight’s productions of Freaky Friday, The Lion King Jr, High School Musical 2, Newsies Jr , The Little Mermaid, Seussical jr, Into the Woods and is beyond excited for his role as Sonny in the Jukebox cast of Grease.
Kaitlyn Woodward (Rizzo/Drive-in cast) attends ASU and is majoring in Computer Information Systems with a minor in Musical Theatre. Some of her favorite roles include Cady (Mean Girls), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Nancy (Oliver Jr!), Dorothy (Wizard of Oz), Scuttle (The Little Mermaid – NYA award), Bridget (Bring It On), and Anna of Cleeves (Six). She thanks her friends and family for their love and support. Kaitlyn Woodward (Rizzo) attends ASU and is majoring in Computer Information Systems with a minor in Musical Theatre. Some of her favorite roles include Cady (Mean Girls), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Nancy (Oliver Jr!), Dorothy (Wizard of Oz), Scuttle (The Little Mermaid – NYA award), Bridget (Bring It On), and Anna of Cleeves (Six). She thanks her friends and family for their love and support.