Nelly Don the Musical Movie

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.

Drama Music History

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)

Victor Castillo

(Mr. Karzfeld)

Vince Sanders

(Kidnapper 1)

Shannon Moore

(Kidnapper 2)

Conor O’Malley

(Reporter)

Helena K. Consentino

(Reporter)

Christian Owen

(Captain O. Higgins)

Cole Haston

(Policeman)

Madison Heizer

(Chorus Dancer)

Stefanie F. Stevens

(Chorus Dancer)

Lilly Ladish

(Chorus Dancer/Fashion Model)

Erin E. Robertson Morton

(Chorus Dancer)

Hon. John R. O’Malley

(Judge)

Chris McCoy

(Gangster)

Brian Houchin

(Gangster)

Alec Bridges

(Gangster)

Slesha Patel

(Fashion Model)

Audrey McBride

(Fashion Model)

Jacquelyn Koehnecke

(Fashion Model)

Sarah Kerns

(Fashion Model)

Liza Rogers

(Fashion Models)

Morgan Mason

(Fashion Model)

Mikayla Dean

(Fashion Model)