Kevin L. Coffman and James Blaze Blake of KC BLAZE ENTERTAINMENT debut their first ever live musical, “RICKETY!” , a live show that will engage audiences of all ages and touch the hearts of musical lovers young and old. “RICKETY!” centers around theatre kid Georgie and her favorite place on Earth, “Rickety Hall” , a local theatre known for its many magical musical performances. However, since the pandemic, the magic seems to have been lost. Nobody has visited and no shows have been produced. To top it all off, Rickety Hall is now starting to look pretty rickety and, with very little funding to fix it, is about to be sold by the city to the villainous Oscar Tadley, a musical-hating Englishman who yearns for its destruction. But Georgie isn’t about to let her beloved theater go without a fight and decides to create her own musical with the help of her friends to raise the money to save it. Can Georgie and her friends raise enough money to save Rickety Hall? Will they be able to take on Mr. Tadley when he decides to play rough? Filled with laughs, music, and even audience participation, “RICKETY!” is a love letter to any thespian or musical lover and will have you coming back to see it again and again!
RICKETY! at Westport Playhouse Schedule
Cast and Creative team for RICKETY! at Westport Playhouse
Cast
Devynn Phoenix Yakel
Georgie
Devynn Phoenix Yakel
Georgie
Devynn is excited to be making her KC Blaze debut. She has previously performed in over two-dozen community and regional theatre and dance productions.
Select Credits: Fiddler On The Roof (Muny), Anastasia The Musical (Young Anastasia/Alexei, Tesseract Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit, The Rep), SIX The Musical (Anne Boleyn, COCA), The Kid At The Edge Of Everything (Chloe/The Kid u/s, COCA), Matilda (Matilda u/s perf./Alice, COCA), Willy Wonka (Violet Beauregard, GCPA), Music Man (Amaryllis, Lifelight), 10 Kids On Haddock Drive (Fiona, Prism Theatre), Shrek (Teen Fiona/Baby Bear, DaySpring), The Sound of Music (Marta, Stages).
Devynn is grateful to the entire cast and crew of Rickety A New Musical. She thanks her friends and family for their love and support, and her coaches and mentors for their training and guidance.
Anna Ward
Anna
Anna Ward, a skilled dancer, brings her talent for the dramatics to the stage in KC BLAZE ENTERTAINMENT'S "RICKETY". Utilizing her sharp wit and skill for dance, she had a hand in improvising a lot of jokes in her character's monologue and even collaborating with Devynn Phoenix Yakel to create a dance for Villain of the Story.
Hannah Martin
Max
Brayden Miereck
Dirk
A St. Charles, Missouri purebred with a dream, Brayden Mierek has developed a passionate obsession with storytelling. He is represented by local and national talent agencies and has been a loyal member of his school’s theater department for nearly four years. As a senior in high school approaching a new chapter of his life, Brayden aims to pursue an acting career in the dewy slopes of Los Angeles (an unoriginal origin story, he knows).
Recently, he has taken the stage as Lumière in Beauty and the Beast: The Musical, the butler Wadsworth in Clue, and Bert in Mary Poppins: The Musical.
He hopes in taking on the role of Dirk in Rickety! his voice is as beautiful as his tap shoes—and his biceps!
Priyasha Munshi
Claire
Priyasha Munshi has an extensive background in theatre and has been signed to Images Agency for quite some time. One of her most notable performances has been in Ignite Theatre Company's "The Sound of Music" which has led to her role as "Claire" in Rickety!
Kevin L. Coffman
Oscar Tadley
Since the age of 4, Kevin L. Coffman loved to act and tell stories, never losing that passion growing up as he would found KC BLAZE ENTERTAINMENT with best friend James Blaze Blake in 2024. After having negative experiences in theater, musicals especially, Coffman put his all into filmmaking, never wanting anything to do with theatre again. During this time, Coffman starred in many successful short films such as "Amrito", "The Hidden Trials", and most notably the "MR. HAPPY" duology. In recent years, however, Coffman was inspired by others to return to the stage after which he began to co-write "Rickety!" Coffman has an upcoming horror film called "Neanderthal" which is currently in production.
Selected Credits: Loving Lives (Mac), Harvey (Elwood P. Dowd), The Hobbit (Tom), AMRITO (Monty), THE HIDDEN TRIALS (Jake Keller), MR. HAPPY (Kevin Taylor/Mr. Happy), TEAM PPG: A PowerPuff Girls Fan Film (Mojo Jojo), REMEMBER: A DANNY PHANTOM PHAN-FILM (Box Ghost)
Anne Brock
Maggie
Anne Brock has been performing in public theater for 7 years and has been signed with Images Agency for about a year She is extremely excited to be part of the debut of Rickety and is confident this spectacular show has a great future! Anne would like to give a special thanks to her mom for always supporting her in her dreams and the amazing directors/cast and crew for making this possible.
Michael Cox
Albert
Michael Cox (Albert) is excited to not only make his stage debut for Westport Playhouse, but also to be a part of KC Blaze Entertainment's first original musical!
He appeared as both co-playwright and sound designer for "The Time of My Life" and has performed all over the US in New York, Boston, and different states in the Midwest. He was last seen on stage in Mineral Area College's production of "The Hobbit". His favorite roles include Player 1 - Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe. Ferdinand/Caliban (The Tempest) Lord Capulet (Romeo and Juliet), Dennis (The Play That Goes Wrong) and Actor 5 (All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914). He hopes you enjoy this heartwarming and really fun production of Rickety!
Moxmodeus Wyndragon
Mr. Jimmy Bendglistener
Moxmodeus R. Wyndragon is an artist who works in many fields including but not limited to stage and On Camera acting as well as voice over and musical works. His love for the theater has been recently reignited after leaving Penn-State University in pursuit of degree's of Psychology and creative writing. His past theatrical exploits have bolstered his drive to chase his craft; feeding into a need to hone his skill in any facet he puts his focus to. Rickety, and his role as Mr. Bendglistener, have helped in that pursuit; thrusting him forward into more projects to come.
Wyndragon, being a trained musician, has doubled as one of the vocal coaches in rehearsal, transforming the cast into powerhouse singers and performers.
Lexie Johnson
Ms. Mary Floyd
Lexie Johnson (Jackson) is currently a Masters of Music Therapy Major at Maryville University. She graduated with her BA in Vocal Performance in 2024 from Wayne State College. Throughout her life she has participated in many musicals and plays. Some of her favorite roles include Lucy in “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”, Catherine in “Pippin”, and Auntie Loo Loo in “Love From A Stranger.” Lexie would like to thank the cast and crew of Rickety! for this opportunity along with her husband and mom for always supporting her in her acting endeavors.
Creative Team
Kevin L. Coffman
Writer/Director
James Blaze Blake
Producer/Co-Director
Gene Larenz V. Garcia
Music and Composition
Gene Larenz is a musician and composer proficient in guitar, bass, and piano. He has collaborated with Vsinger Nekochiyo, arranging "Dream with Me" and "Sunshine." Jin has also recreated songs such as "Kimi no Kioku" and "Monitoring" for Riguruma. His arrangements extend to "Angelic Angel" for まろみふんず (Maromiffuns), "Bake no Hana" for Ami, and both "Donut Hole" and "Rivers in the Desert" for FroggieSinger.
Michael Mian
Lights
Michael Mian is delighted to be working with KC Entertainment on the Musical "Rickety"! After being projectionist for a previous showing with the company, he knew he had to be a part of the next project. While he daylights as a bartender in Webster Groves, MO, his true background and passions fall in Audio mixing, visual design, programming, and even some writing of his own!
Kat Best
Audio
Joanna Ferbrache
Lead Choreographer
Joanna Ferbrache is an award-winning actor who dabbles in a bit of everything including martial arts and music. She has toured with several production companies including English Musicals Korea, Shining Light Players, Artrageous, and National Theatre for Children. Acting has allowed her to travel the world and perform in an array of places including Italy, Germany, Canada, Hungary, South Korea, and almost all 50 states. Some of Joanna's most recent work has been performing with Holland America in the staged production The Music of Denali, modeling in Hawaii, and starring in various shorts and features including The Taste of Memory and Reaper Road. Life is always an adventure.
She would like to thank her family, friends, and Heavenly Father for being with her every step of the way.
Devynn Yakel
Assistant Choreographer
Moxmodeus Wyndragon
Vocal Instructor
Lexie Johnson
Vocal Instructor
Adi Grant
Tuba Instructor
Anna Ward
Assistant Choreographer
Ricky Alfian
EDM Producer
Kalkydra
Guitar Soloist
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