Fifth Estate Entertainment and Round Room Live are
thrilled to announce that an all-new version of SHREK THE MUSICAL
will stop in Atlanta for three performances only April 6 – 7 as part of the Regions Bank
Broadway in Atlanta 2023/2024 Season.Audiences can expect a SHREK
that feels both familiar and refreshingly new, inviting everyone to “fall in
love all ogre again.” Tickets will go on sale on Friday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m.
with prices starting at $30.
Tickets will be available at the Fox Theatre box
office at 660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, by visiting foxtheatre.org/shrek, or by calling
(855)-285-8499. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling the Fox
Theatre at (855)-285-8499.
SHREK THE MUSICAL will
play for a limited engagement in Atlanta April 6 -7. The performance schedule
is as follows:
- Saturday 7 p.m.
- Sunday 1 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
Kimberly Akimbo Tony Award-winning duo Jeanine Tesori
(music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (book) have re-visited their
first collaboration to deliver a more intimate and engaging experience. With
all-new original direction and choreography by Danny Mefford (Choreographer, Dear Evan
Hansen), this reimagined production of SHREK THE MUSICAL
brings the show back to its roots - giving it a new kind of love emphasizing
the importance of loving ourselves and one another.
David Lindsay-Abaire
says “It’s been such a gift to get to revisit the show after all these years
and rethink some of the choices and reimagine the piece as a whole. This
all-new production is leaner and more focused. It’s joyful and funny and feels
beautifully hand-crafted in a way that really brings out the things we first
fell in love with – the heart and wonder and humor of the story.”
Jeanine Tesori
adds, “We wanted to make a show that families could come to, to laugh, and be
moved. Something that would create a memory, because everybody has felt like an
ogre now and then.”
Based on the hit DreamWorks animated film, SHREK THE MUSICAL
is a hilarious fairy tale adventure with a cast of vibrant characters and a
‘shrek-tacular’ score that’s perfect for the young and the young-at-heart! Our
unlikely hero finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking
Donkey and the feisty Princess Fiona who resists her rescue. 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.
Luckily, there's one on hand...and his name is Shrek. It’s not easy being
green, but this irreverently fun musical proves that beauty is truly in the eye
of the ogre!
The tour cast features Nicholas Hambruch (Shrek),
Cecily
Dionne Davis (Fiona), Naphtali Yaakov Curry (Donkey), Timmy Lewis (Lord
Farquaad), Jamir Brown (Pinocchio), Tori Kocher (Dragon),
Kelly
Prendergast (Gingy/US Fiona), Hope Schafer (Mama
Ogre/Wicked Witch/Blue Bird), Riley Johnston (Pig/Knight/2nd
Shrek US), Katherine Paladichuk (Teen Fiona/Peter Pan), Sage Jepson (Wolf/Shrek
US), Cynthia
Ana Rivera (Mama Bear/ Dragon US), Carson Zoch (Pig/Pinocchio
Cover), Demetrio Alomar (Papa Ogre/Papa Bear), Ally Choe
(Young Fiona/Ugly Duckling/Gingy US), Leon Ray (Pig), Casey Lamont
(Female Swing), and John Cardenas (Male Swing). Harrison Roth
is music director.
SHREK THE MUSICAL
features scenic design by Steven Kemp, costume design by Linda Cho,
lighting design by Herrick Goldman, sound design by Ben Selke,
Puppet Design by Camille LaBarre, and Props by Cam Upton,
orchestrations by John Clancy, tour music supervision by Chris Fenwick,
and casting by Wojcik Casting Team. The executive producer for the
tour is Dani Davis.
The original SHREK THE MUSICAL opened on
Broadway on December 14, 2008, running for 441 performances and 37 previews.
The musical received eight Tony Award nominations, winning one.
Additional information about the show is available at www.shrekthemusicaltour.com. Follow the
tour on Instagram (@shrekthemusicaltour), Threads (@shrekthemusicaltour),
TikTok (@shrekthemusicaltour), and YouTube (@ShrekTheMusicalNATour).
