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Introduction
Most people remember Donny.
Many remember Marie.
Millions remember the songs.
But long before Osmondmania filled television screens, record stores, and arenas, there was an older brother helping shape the family dream.
His name was Alan.
And in 2027, a new actor will step onto an American stage to tell his part of the story.
Noah Alexander Price has been cast as Alan Osmond in The Osmonds: A New Musical, which will make its North American premiere at the OFC Creations Theatre Center in Rochester, New York, from April 8 through April 25, 2027. The production is written from the story of Jay Osmond and follows the five brothers whose childhood performances eventually became one of the defining family music stories of the 1970s.
For fans who remember those years, this is more than a casting announcement.
It is another door opening into a chapter of a story they thought they already knew.
Before the Fame, There Were Brothers
Before the matching suits, screaming crowds, television appearances, and hit records, there were simply brothers learning how to perform together.
Alan was the eldest of the performing Osmond brothers and became an important musical and creative force within the family. He helped shape the group’s sound, co-wrote songs including “Crazy Horses,” and remained closely involved in the family’s professional journey as the Osmonds moved from childhood performers to international stars.
The world eventually saw the bright lights.
But family stories are rarely built in the spotlight alone.
They are built in rehearsal rooms, on long journeys, backstage after exhausting performances, and in the quiet moments when one brother looks after another.
That is part of what makes the Osmond story endure.
Then the World Discovered Them
The Andy Williams Show opened an enormous door.
Television turned the Osmond brothers into familiar faces.
Then came records, sold-out arenas, television specials, and songs that became part of the soundtrack of an entire generation.
For those who grew up with the Osmonds, it can be strange to realize how much time has passed.
The young brothers on television are now memories.
The hairstyles have changed.
The clothes have changed.
The world has changed.
But the feeling that came with those songs has not disappeared.
And perhaps that is why this new musical matters.
Alan Is Coming Back Into the Story — Through Another Generation
The Rochester production will feature Noah Alexander Price as Alan, with Anthony Lafornara as Wayne, Daniel Levi Grest as Merrill, Lane Adam Williamson as Jay, and Ben Orzell as Donny. Brianna Ross will portray Marie.
Jay Osmond, who wrote the story for the musical, has described the production as a kind of “living autobiography.” The official production describes it as a story not simply about fame, but about family, resilience, faith, and the bond that carried the Osmonds through extraordinary changes.
That makes Alan’s presence especially meaningful.
He will not be walking onto that stage himself.
But his name will be there.
His younger years will be represented.
His place among his brothers will become part of a story performed for people who may never have seen the original Osmonds together on television.
And that is one of the quiet miracles of music.
A life can end. A voice can fall silent. But a story can keep traveling.
The Story After the Story
Alan died in April 2026 at the age of 76, surrounded by family. He had spent decades as part of the Osmond story before illness eventually took him away from performing. His brothers and family remembered him not only for his musical ability, but also for his strength, faith, guidance, and devotion to those closest to him.
Now Jay is helping tell that family story on a stage in America.
And perhaps older Osmond fans will watch with a different kind of emotion.
They may remember where they were when they first heard “One Bad Apple.”
They may remember watching the brothers on television.
They may remember Donny’s smile, Merrill’s voice, Jay behind the drums, Wayne beside his brothers—and Alan, the eldest, helping hold the early dream together.
Decades later, another generation will see those brothers portrayed under stage lights.
The actors will sing the songs.
The audience will applaud.
And somewhere between the music and the memories, people may discover something deeper than nostalgia.
They may discover that the Osmond story was never only about becoming famous.
It was about staying a family while the world was watching.
Alan Osmond will never hear that Rochester audience.
He will never watch an actor step into the role he once lived.
But when the lights come up in April 2027, his story will be there.
And for someone discovering the Osmonds for the first time, they may finally meet the brother who helped build the dream before the world knew its name.
The spotlight moved on.
The story didn’t.
What is your favorite memory of Alan Osmond or the Osmond brothers—and where were you when you first discovered their music?