Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical

Janna Linae

Janna is a dog person, but she’s simply jazzed to be back on tour as her favorite little kitty! TOURS: Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School (Junie B. Jones), James and the Giant Peach (Centipede/Aunt Sponge), Edward Tulane (Abilene). REGIONAL THEATRE: Sister Act (The MUNY); Kinky Boots, The Rocky Horror Show, Bright Star (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); Nunsense, Matilda (Great Plains Theatre); Little Women, Mary Poppins, Rabbit Hole (Festival 56). OCU Grad. For Mom, Dad, A&K and Cole. You can keep up with Janna on Instagram: @jannalinae. Enjoy the show, y'all!

David VanDyke

David is excited to be back on the road with TheaterWorksUSA as Flippy! He loves all things Star Wars and Pixar, and can usually be found with a guitar or a video game when he isn’t onstage. Other credits include Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure (TheaterWorksUSA), RENT (Madison Theatre), and Into the Woods (Jean’s Playhouse). He has a BFA from CAP21 Conservatory. Lots of love to his brother, parents, and Karis. Website: david-vandyke.com

Jimmy Henderson

Jimmy is beyond lucky to have the greatest job in the world: making kids laugh! Credits include MAGIC SCHOOL BUS with TWUSA, ADDAMS FAMILY with PICKLEVILLE PLAYHOUSE, SHE LOVES ME with UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA, SECRET GARDEN with HALE CENTRE THEATRE, ORDINARY DAYS with COVEY CENTER. He has a BFA from BYU. AEA since 2023. “For Bubbs and Wubbs. Your Uncle Chubbs loves you!” Website: jimmyhendersonactor.com

Jeremy Fuentes

He/Him

Jeremy is SUPA excited to be joining the North American Tour of Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical! Originally an understudy for the Off-Broadway debut, Jeremy is very grateful to be stepping into the shoes of Melvin. He wants to thank his friends and family for being so supportive and the TheaterWorksUSA team for their amazing work on this production. @jeremyxfuentes

Diamond Destiny

Diamond is very blessed to be joining TheaterWorksUSA’s production of Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical. Her passion for acting began at seven years old. Thus, playing the hilarious, energetic, big hearted tadpole NAOMI for children and families across North America is a dream come true. Having graduated with her BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Diamond is a trained musical theater and film actress. Aside from acting she enjoys creating encouraging content on social media and spending time with her family and friends. Diamond is grateful to Jesus Christ for the opportunity to share such a fun, uplifting story with you. She hopes you enjoy it as much as she enjoys playing NAOMI THE GREAT! Instagram: @_diamondestiny_

Savannah Trotter

She/Her

Savannah is supa excited to keep this party going on her second (now international!) tour with Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical! Other recent credits include: Janet in The Magic School Bus: Lost In the Solar System (Nat’l tour, TWUSA); Harry Potter: A Yule Ball Celebration (Fever/Warner Bros). Originally from Des Moines, IA / Normal, IL, Savannah received her BFA in Musical Theatre from CAP21/Molloy in NYC. Savannah would like to thank her parents for their endless love and support, and TWUSA for bringing theatre to kiddos all over North America. IG: @savannah_trotter

Leslie Baez

Leslie is a 22-year-old actor, singer, and dancer from New Jersey. She is thrilled and grateful to be a part of this fun-loving and expressive production. Some of her previous credits include Seussical (Bird Girl), Men on Boats (Old Shady), Rebel Genius (Elza), and Coming Out! A New Musical (Ensemble/Amy Understudy). She has also participated in concerts such as Follies at Carnegie Hall and Leslie Baez's Musical Odyssey at 54 Below. Leslie would like to extend her heartfelt thanks to the cast and team for this incredible experience. She is immensely thankful for the opportunity and hopes you enjoy the show! Instagram: @lesliebxez

Troi Lennoxx Gaines

Troi is absolutely thrilled to be aboard the Cat Kid Comic Club Tour! Brought up in Newark, New Jersey, Troi gained a love for theater and both the dedication and appreciation it required to flourish very early on. When he was 11, he joined Kinky Boots' first national tour and quickly realized that this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Now, he gets to do it again- new family, new places, new material- and he's just thrilled! Troi thanks his mother, Janine Gaines, his father, Lawrence Gaines, and Janeece Freeman Clark, his mentor.

Colton Robertson

Colton is a Brooklyn-based AEA Stage Manager and theatre artist. He has worked on numerous musicals, plays, and symphonies across the country. Colton has a passion for bringing new works to life, with recent credits including Shadows (Soul Project), Rough Trade (Showtown Theatricals), How to Live (LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture), and A White Man’s Guide to Rikers Island (Without a Net Productions). This marks his fourth production with TheaterWorksUSA, having also toured nationally with El OtroOz, Junie B. Jones, and Dot Dot Dot. Colton has collaborated with EST/Sloan Foundation, Amoralist Theatre Company, and more.