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Casey Likes
Born (2001-12-25) December 25, 2001 (age 22)
Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationChandler High School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
  • Filmmaker
Years active2010–present

Casey Likes (born December 25, 2001) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Marty McFly in the 2023 Broadway production of Back to the Future: The Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre and originating the role of William Miller in the Broadway musical adaptation of the 2000 film Almost Famous.[1]

Early Life

Likes was born and raised in Chandler, Arizona.[citation needed] His mother, Stephanie Likes, is also an actress and appeared in Les Misérables on Broadway and on a national tour.[citation needed] Likes attended Chandler High School where, in 2019, he performed as Jean Valjean in the school's production of Les Misérables. For this role, he won Best Lead Male at the 2019 ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards.[2] This award made Likes a contestant in that year's Jimmy Awards in New York City. At this competition, Likes was selected as one of the 8 finalists.[3]

Career

Likes began his career doing community theatre in and around his hometown.[

The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California.[4] The production ran from September to October 2019.[5] When it transferred to Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre from November 2022 to January 2023, Likes again played William Miller.[6] His performance garnered him a 2023 Theatre World Award.[7] The original Broadway cast recording of Almost Famous, released on April 21, 2023, features Likes.[8]

Following the San Diego run of Almost Famous, Likes appeared in season 2 of Crypt TV's The Birch as Brian Moses.[citation needed] In 2021, he wrote, directed and acted in a short film entitled Thespians, starring such Broadway performers as Sydney Lucas, Andrew Barth Feldman, Rob McClure and Antonio Cipriano.[9]

Likes played Richie Shepherd in the

MGM horror film Dark Harvest, based on the novel of the same name by Norman Partridge. The film was released digitally on October 13, 2023.[10] He also starred as Gene Simmons, the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, in the Neil Bogart biopic Spinning Gold. This film was released on March 31, 2023.[11]

Likes is starring in Back to the Future: The Musical on Broadway, which began previews on June 30, 2023 at the Winter Garden Theatre and opened on August 3, 2023. He plays Marty McFly, alongside Roger Bart as Doc Brown.[12]

Filmography

Film and television

As an actor
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Everything Must Go Young Nick in 1969
2010 Cowboys vs. Vampires Steve
2013 American Blackout Hank, Jr. TV movie
2015 Thrasherland Carpenter Short film
2018 Krampus: Orgins Billy
2021 The Birch Brian Moses TV series, 4 episodes
2021 Thespians Mike Short film; also writer, director, producer and editor
2023 Spinning Gold Gene Simmons
2023 Dark Harvest Richie Shepard
As a filmmaker
Year Title Role Notes
2020 I Got You writer, director, producer, editor and cinematographer Short film

Stage

Year Show Role Theatre Notes
2019 Jimmy Awards Performer/Jean Valjean Minskoff Theatre Finalist
2019 Almost Famous William Miller Old Globe Theatre Pre-Broadway production
2022 The Outsiders Ponyboy Curtis n/a Workshop production
2022 Almost Famous William Miller Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Broadway debut
2023 Back to the Future: The Musical Marty McFly Winter Garden Theatre

Awards and Nominations

Stage
Year Award Category Work Result
2019 ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards Best Lead Male Jean Valjean, Les Misérables Won
2019 ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards Best Vocalist Jean Valjean Won
2019
National High School Musical Theatre Awards
 Best Actor Jean Valjean Finalist
2023 Theatre World Award n/a Almost Famous Honoree

References

  1. ^ Scheps, Leigh. "CASEY LIKES ON PLAYING MARTY MCFLY IN BACK TO THE FUTURE ON BROADWAY". Broadway Direct. The Nederlander Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Stars of tomorrow shine at ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards". ASU News. 2019-06-06.
  3. ^ "Meet Your 2019 Jimmy Award Winners". Theater Mania. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ^ Willman, Chris (2019-10-03). "Almost Broadway: Cameron Crowe on Adapting 'Almost Famous' as a Stage Musical". Variety Magazine.
  5. ^ "Almost Famous". The Old Globe. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ^ "Almost Famous". PlayBill.
  7. ^ "Theatre World Award Winners 2023". New York Theater. 2023-05-01.
  8. ^ Hall, Margaret (21 April 2023). "Almost Famous Broadway Cast Album Released April 21". PlayBill.
  9. ^ "Almost Famous Standout Casey Likes Releases Thespians, Featuring Rob McClure and Young Stage Stars". Broadway.com.
  10. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2021-06-01). "'Dark Harvest': Casey Likes & E'myri Crutchfield Tapped To Star In MGM Horror Film". Deadline.
  11. ^ "The greatest music story never told!". Spinning Gold.
  12. ^ "Back To The Future". PlayBill.

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