Playing Fiona is Shannon Whitaker, who has appeared in a variety of GCA presentations, including Johanna in Sweeney Todd and show-stopping performances over the years in Women Helping Women. Performing the role of Donkey is Max Hagan, who audiences will remember as Anthony in Sweeney Todd at the Garfield in 2018.
Audiences will remember him as Wadsworth in the recent GCA production of Clue on Stage and various roles in SAST. Playing the title character of Shrek is Dan Guidice. Francoise Sullivan oversees the Program and Steven Arnold is the photographer.
The Music Engineer is Allegra Fass, Makeup is by Kat O’Grady-Melson and Kellie Guidice. Lighting Design is by Butch Clark and Sound is by Nic Carter. Set Construction is by Butch Clark and Nic Carter, and the set painter is Beverly Hall Smith. Original Scenic Backdrop Animations are by Steven Arnold. The Scenic Design is by Jennifer Kafka Smith, Steven Arnold, Abbey Wark and Nic Carter. Costumes are by Barbi Bedell, with the Pinocchio costume is by Stu Crawley, the Production Stage Manager is Hester Sachse, and the Production Assistant is Melissa McGlynn. Choreographer and Dance Captain is Nalatie Donoso, with Erin King serving as Assistant Dance Captain. Shrek the Musical features a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, author of the plays Fuddy Meers, Good People and 2007’s Pulitzer Prize winner Rabbit Hole, among others.ĭirector Jennifer Kafka Smith, who brought local audiences the hugely successful Garfield Center production of Annie in December, 2019, is the director of Shrek the Musical. Its music is by Jeanine Tesori, whose previous works include the Broadway musicals Thoroughly Modern Millie, Violet and Caroline, or Change, among others. Shrek The Musical opened on Broadway in December of 2008, and it was followed by a US Tour production and a run on the West End in London. Joining him on the quest, much to his annoyance, is the wise-cracking and over-the-top Donkey. Based on the Dreamworks animated film Shrek, which featured powerhouse voice performances from Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, the story centers around the disagreeable ogre Shrek who, in an effort to save his swamp, reluctantly agrees to rescue fairy tale princess Fiona from a fiery dragon to marry local King Farquaad. GARFIELD CENTER ANNOUNCES CAST AND PRODUCTION STAFF FOR SHREK THE MUSICAL OPENING DECEMBER 3RD.Ĭlosing the Garfield Center for the Arts’ 2021 season is the delightfully funny and family-friendly Shrek The Musical. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Shrek The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Original production directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford. Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions. If you or anyone you know needs this service, please contact to make advance arrangements.īook and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Choreography by Sunny Watts.ĪSL NIGHT! The show will be interpreted in American Sign Language on Friday, June 22. Shrek is fun for the whole family, and proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre! Directed by Shawn M. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. “Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek….” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue.
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek is a Tony Award-winning and side-splitting fairy tale adventure with beloved characters that prove there’s more to the story than meets the ears.