Curry, in his first national tour, is excited to play the role. That role earned Murphy a BAFTA Award nomination for voice-over performance, the first ever for an actor. It’s a character that was made famous in the movies by legendary comedian Eddie Murphy. (Photo by Full Out Creative)Ĭurry helps provide that charm, vibrancy and color as Donkey, Shrek’s companion on the journey to Duloc. “Shrek the Musical” plays Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts March 19-21. The touring production of “Shrek the Musical” reimagines the show 15 years after its Broadway debut. “But when there are a lot of people around, there are a lot of people around at all times, making sure the stage is full and charming and vibrant and colorful.” Curry hopes to bring ‘light, laughter and love’ to Donkey in his own way

“In one of the productions they had a group of kids singing a lot of the material and I went back to David and said, ‘I saw a version of “Shrek” today that I think, if we ever re-think it, that we should use our ensemble of people a lot more so they can populate this world so that when Shrek is alone, he’s really alone,” Tesori said in the promotional video. She drew inspiration for this reimagined “Shrek” from youth productions of the show. Tesori is responsible for the show’s music. “We thought, oh, here’s an opportunity (to take another stab at it) and we know how to collaborate better now that we’ve worked together for 15 years and really return to that thing that got us excited in the first place, which was that giant heart, that character that saw himself one way and then the world told him he was something else and he had to learn, ‘No, I deserve love and friendship and adventure.’” “We wanted to reinvestigate it,” Lindsay-Abaire said in a promotional video. David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori worked on that production together, and other shows since, and have teamed up to reimagine “Shrek.” If you’ve seen “Shrek the Musical” in the past, this version will look different. This is a special production of “Shrek the Musical,” which debuted on Broadway 15 years ago. That’s when I had my first professional show and it’s been up from there.” Reimagining the Broadway show 15 years later “My first two years, nothing much happened,” Curry said by phone from Lincoln, Nebraska. Thankfully, his career has taken off after a COVID-delayed start and Curry will be in Springfield March 19-21 playing Donkey in the touring production of “Shrek the Musical” at Juanita K.

Please complete the Shrek Ticket Order Form and purchase tickets at the Gleneagle office.Touring production of 'Shrek the Musical' comes to Springfield CloseĬould Naphtali Yaakov Curry have picked a worse year to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre than 2020? That’s debatable.

Adult Season Pass (all six evening shows): $70 each.

Evenings: May 6th-8th and May 13th-15th, 2015 shows start at 7 PM.

Looking forward to seeing you at the show! Ashley Freeborn Performances & Ticket Information This year we will be having a raffle at the start of every show for best seats in the house, so be sure to bring cash for the raffle and for the concession! If you have any questions regarding ticket sales, please do not hesitate to contact Ms Freeborn. Cash or cheque payable to: Gleneagle Secondary School re: Musical Theatre Department and can be purchased at the Gleneagle main office.

If you pre-order using this form, we are happy to offer a special Season’s Pass rate which will get you into all 6 shows for $70/ person. We are so excited to cordially invite you to Shrek: the Musical which promises to be one of the most elaborate and exciting shows yet on the Gleneagle stage! Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for seniors & students, and kids under 5 years old are free. Along the way Shrek might make a friend or two and even find love. It order to reclaim his swamp, Shrek must withstand the unwanted friendship of a talking Donkey, rescue the shut-in Princess Fiona from a fire-breathing dragon, and overcome the vertically challenged Lord Farquaad. Based on the 2001 Shrek film and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek!, this musical tells the tale of an ogre who solitary swamp existence is interrupted a gang of homeless fairy-tale creatures raid his sanctuary. Fine & Performing Arts Currently selectedįor 2014-15, Gleneagle’s Musical Theatre 11/12 class is excited to present, Shrek: the Musical.

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