SHREK THE MUSICAL
TO PLAY ONE WEEKEND ONLY THIS THANKSGIVING,
NOV. 25 - 27 AT THE ROSEMONT THEATRE
Rosemont, Ill. (October 10, 2011) - DreamWorks Theatricals and NETworks
Presentations, LLC. are pleased to announce that SHREK THE MUSICAL with
book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori,
will play the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N River Road, for one weekend only,
Nov. 25 - 27, 2011. Tickets are available at www.rosemonttheatre.com or all Ticketmaster outlets.
An entirely new musical which opened on Broadway December, 2009, SHREK
THE MUSICAL is based on the story and characters from William Steig's
book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, the first
chapter of the Shrek movie series.
SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a
life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a
wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon,
rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love
aren't only found in fairy tales.
The role of everyone's favorite swamp-dwelling ogre, Shrek will be
played by Lukas Poost. Liz Shivener will play the feisty Princess
Fiona. Andr‚ Jordan is Shrek's lovably annoying best friend Donkey and
Merritt David Janes plays the vertically challenged villain Lord
Farquaad.
Rounding out the cast of misfit fairy tale characters, the peoples of
Duloc and Far, Far Away are: Willie Dee, Annie Fitch, Susan Leilani
Gearou, Kelly Teal Goyette, Alexa Kerner, Rachel Khutorsky, Schuyler
Midgett, Lyonel Reneau, Adam Steiner, Erin Sullivan, Chase Todd, Sarah
Tranchina, Nadia Vynnytsky, Ryan Everett Wood, Chris Woods, Luke Yellin,
Ian Frazier, Mara Gabrielle, Ryan Rubek and Laura Smith.
"We are thrilled to send SHREK THE MUSICAL to theatres across the
country," said Bill Damaschke, President of DreamWorks Theatricals, "and
for American families to experience their favorite ogre and fairy tale
creatures live on stage."
SHREK THE MUSICAL features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize(r)
winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole, Good People), music by Olivier
Award-winner Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Caroline, or
Change). SHREK THE MUSICAL is directed by Stephen Sposito who recently
served as Associated Director of the current Broadway revival How To
Succeed In Business starring Daniel Radcliff. Sets and costumes are
based on the Tony Award(r) winner designs by Tim Hatley (Private Lives,
Spamalot) and Chris Bailey will recreate the original choreography by
Josh Prince (The Bridge Project, The Jerry Springer Opera).
SHREK THE MUSICAL was initiated when Sam Mendes, a big fan of the first
Shrek film, suggested the idea of creating a musical to DreamWorks
Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg around the time the second film was in
production. The musical is produced by NETworks Presentations, LLC.
SHREK THE MUSICAL will play the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road
for one weekend only, Nov. 25 - 27, 2011. Tickets, which range in price
from $22.50 - $87.50, are now on sale.
Performances are Friday, Nov. 25 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 26
at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. Tickets can
be purchased online at www.rosemonttheatre.com
or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available
for purchase at the Rosemont Theatre box office and at all Ticketmaster
outlets. Groups of 10 or more, call GroupTix at 877-447-7849.
The chart-topping original Broadway cast album for SHREK THE MUSICAL is available on Decca Broadway.
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