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"A true story when dreams come true, trouble begins."
Nelly Don the Musical Movie is a true Kansas City story about Nelly Don, a trailblazer who ignited a fashion revolution in the early 1900s to become a global sensation. Yet on the coattails of her success, drama ensues from an abusive husband and affair with a US Senator to the fake adoption of her biological son and her mobster-linked abduction. History comes alive with music, propelling the sensational story of her meteoric rise to fame in the fashion industry.
42 Cast Members
Julie Pope
Nelly Don
Tim Ahlenius
US Sen. James A. Reed
T. Eric Morris
Paul Donnelly
Mark Sepulveda
Johnny Lazia
Kirsten Myers
Mildred (Donnette)
Brooke Myers
Beulah (Donnette)
Amy Hurrelbrink
Tinker (Donnette)
Courtney Ellis
Kathryn (Donnette)
Jeffrey Robertson
George Blair
Kelsie Clark Massey
Hilda (Donnette)
Grace Taylor
Young Nell
Melissa Bohon Webel
Ma Quinlan
Marah McFadden
Bubbles
Andrea Boswell-Burns
Gertie McGee
James Wright
Francis Xavier McGee
Nathaniel Thomas
Ensemble/Gangster 3
Matt Leisy
Ensemble /Mr. Strayer, Reporter
Jim Cosgrove
Ensemble /Mr. Byrd
Delano Mendoza
Mr. Clemery
Robert Hingula
Mr. Croftchild, Reporter
