Do you forsee them casting a "name" as Shrek, or an unknown?
Do you forsee them casting a "name" as Shrek, or an unknown?
HBBrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/11/07
#1Do you forsee them casting a "name" as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:23pmJust curious.
#2re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:23pmSomeone on ATC mentioned Dan Fogler.
#2re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:24pmI heard he turned it down to do a movie?
#3re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:27pmHis film choices thus far have been, uh, something, eh?
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#4re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:37pm
Jack Black would be awesome.
I'll bet he'd never do it though.
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#5re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:45pmI remember someone mentioning Chris Seiber.
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#6re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:48pmChris is Lord Farquaad.
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#7re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 1:56pmA while back, they had offered the role to Chris Sligh of American Idol fame (read that on his blog, frommymindtoyoureyes.com), but he had to turn it down because the readings were happening during the AI tour.
#8re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:06pmI think Paul Vogt would make a good Shrek. He was a terrific Edna in Hairspray.
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#9re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:49pm
They want a younger, "rock and roll" type.
In other words, they are looking for a Jack Black clone.
#10re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:49pmI just cannot imagine this musical actually working. All I can picture is something resembling those traveling Sesame Street shows. I'll have to wait and see the costuming for it. If they do something really stylized then maybe it won't seem so much like a children's show. Think Lion King, not Little Mermaid.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#11re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:52pm
How about Bruce Vilanch?
PS I hope they cast Jennifer Simard. I think she would be great!
Jennifer would be great as the Queen.
Updated On: 2/8/08 at 02:52 PM
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#12re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:52pm
Well Danny Fogler is the poor man's Jack Black.
Balls of Fury anyone?
But, yes, I heard he passed.
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#13re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:53pm
Bruce is too old.
So is Kevin Chamberlin, before anyone says it.
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postergirl
Leading Actor Joined: 3/13/07
#14re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:54pmI don't think they'll be looking for a name. The name is Shrek. And presumably the actor will be well hidden in a big green costume, won't they?
#15re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:57pmIf they want this show to run for years like the Disney shows, they will not be looking for a name to cast. They will cast someone who is easily replaceable, who won't be missed when he leaves the production.
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#16re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:57pm
I don't know about the designs?
Anyone have any inside sources?
Will it be outside the box? Or an attempt to look like the cartoon? What about Donkey? How will that design work?
Hmmmm.
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Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#17re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 4:06pmWhy not Randy Quaid? He might be a bit typecast in the part, but hey. He'd probably be cheap.
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nygrl23
Broadway Star Joined: 4/18/07
#18re: Do you forsee them casting a 'name' as Shrek, or an unknown?
Posted: 2/8/08 at 6:05pmConsidering how everyone and their illegitimate nephew auditioned for this show, yeah, I thought it'd be a cast of unknowns.
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