Brian d'Arcy James, Chester Gregory II and John Tartaglia will be staring in the new Broadway Musical as Shrek, Donkey and Pinocchio respectfully .
They join Sutton Foster (Fiona), Christopher Sieber (Farquad) and Kecia Lewis-Evans (Dragon).
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
I'm happy for Chester Gregory II. He worked so hard with NOTHING in TARZAN, I bet he'll get some big laughs in SHREK.
I've never seen a man inject so much life into such un-funny, material. It still wasn't a funny show by any means, but the effort was really appreciated about 30 minutes into it.
Well, gotta applaud the talent involved in this. Though I've learned that a supposed dream cast doesn't necessarily mean a good show (uh, "Young Frankenstein"), this casting does interest me enough to at least keep following this project as it develops.
I saw Chester Gregory II three or so years ago in "Hairspray" and never forgot how fantastic he was. Also caught Brian D'Arcy James in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" a week before closing--he did a terrific job (and did not deserve to see attendance crumble in the wake of Norbert's departure). And the rest...speak for themselves.
"If there is going to be a restoration fee, there should also be a Renaissance fee, a Middle Ages fee and a Dark Ages fee. Someone must have men in the back room making up names, euphemisms for profit."
(Emanuel Azenberg)