Americana Dream began production in Louisville, Kentucky, with all major roles cast in the upcoming independent musical. New Orleans-based singer Maggie Corner will play Billy Cartoon, and Nashville-based music artist Sam Varga will star as Lucky Fontana.
“With this amazing team of real-life Americana music artists, we are on an exciting creative journey that will sound utterly familiar and unsettling to the millions of people around the world who watch reality TV music competitions,” said the director and co-writer. Eti de Young.
The “Americana Dream” cast also includes singer-songwriter Stephane Said as Ray Purcell, jazz singer Carly Johnson as Precious Blue, AJ Heinz as Lee Post and Michelle Malentina as Gabby. DJ Bombshell, Sylvia Walters, David Domine and Ian McConnell will have supporting roles in the film.
diverse It was exclusively reported in July that alum Mary Sarah will play Bailey alongside Varga as Lucky and Jonathan D’Azedo as O.D. Orozco. However, Korner recently took on the lead role.
Americana Dream takes viewers behind the scenes of the movie’s reality TV music show, as Billie and Lucky transition from rivals craving money and fame, to a real couple, willing to sacrifice their dreams of success for love.
He said “Americana Dream” would show that Louisville is one of America’s richest sources of Southern culture and an amazing location.” diverseExecutive Vice President of Global Content Stephen Gaydos, who co-wrote and co-produced the film. “I’ve watched Austin and Nashville both emerge as must-have cities that have to be up and coming, and Louisville has actually fallen behind because of the close-up the city gets from the Americana Dream.”
The film was produced by De Jong, Gaydos, and Ellis Goodman.
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