The True Story of the All-New Mickey Mouse Club
A complete seven-season history.
Before Justin Timberlake sold out arenas. Before Britney Spears became a global icon. Before Christina Aguilera won five Grammys. Before Ryan Gosling earned an Oscar nomination. They were all Mouseketeers.
The cast
And they weren’t the only ones.
Other Mouseketeers included: Nikki DeLoach (Hallmark) · Tony Lucca (The Voice) · JC Chasez (*NSYNC) · Keri Russell (The Diplomat) · Rhona Bennett (formerly of En Vogue) · Dale Godboldo (The People v. O.J. Simpson) · Chasen Hampton (Lead singer of Close Enemies) · Deedee Magno Hall (Steven Universe) · Raquel Herring (BET’s POV) · Ricky Luna (Grammy-winning producer) · David Kater · Marc Worden · Jennifer McGill · Lindsey Alley · Matt Morris, and many more across Broadway, film, music, and beyond.
They met as teenagers on a soundstage in Orlando where their talents were nurtured and life-long bonds were formed. Then they went on to help change the face of popular culture. All 35 Mouseketeers have a story. This book tells them all.
The book
The complete, first-ever oral history
Always in the Club is the complete, first-ever oral history of the All-New Mickey Mouse Club, told across seven seasons by more than 60 of the people who were actually there. Drawn from original interviews with cast, crew, and former Disney executives, this is the full story of how a children’s variety show quietly became one of the most consequential talent incubators in entertainment history, and the blueprint for everything the Disney Channel became.
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Welcome to the Club.
For the fans who rushed home after school to watch their premium-cable treasure. For the millions who discovered these performers later, never knowing they shared an origin. For anyone curious about the creative and business decisions behind television’s unlikeliest star machine. And for anyone interested in how a single television show could help reshape an entire industry’s approach to developing young creatives. Without MMC, the careers of future Disney Channel stars like Zendaya, the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Raven-Symoné, and Jenna Ortega look fundamentally different.
This is the story of where it all began.
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