Early Casting for Shrek
Early Casting for Shrek
jbdc
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/07
#1Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 9:58am
The audition notices say that Princess Fiona and Faarquard are already cast.
Anyone know who?
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#2re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:07am
SHREK?? Really?
Hmmm...
Well, hopefully John Lithgow!
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Updated On: 12/27/07 at 10:07 AM
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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#3re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:09am
Sutton, really? Woohoo.
Doug Wright isn't writing the book for this one too, is he?
Thank God Jason Moore is directing it.
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-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
jbdc
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/07
#4re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:12am
David Lindsey-Abaire is book AND lyrics, which is interesting to me.
And Jeanine Tesori is handling the music.
#6re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:16amCould it be Celia Keenan-Bolger and Christopher Sieber? They did do the workshop earlier this year.
#7re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:22am
Wow.
Lindsay-Abaire, Tesori.
Theatre people. NOT Disney people.
This is wonderful.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#8re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:23amChristopher Sieber as Faarquard would be brilliant casting.
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#9re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:30am
Why oh WHY are they doing this? Are there no good original ideas left?
Sigh.
friedrichVT
Leading Actor Joined: 5/4/06
#10re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:37am
Most (if not all) of the cast from the last workshop will be doing the out of town Seattle tryout.Celia was in the workshop because Sutton was in Seattle with Young Frankenstein. Sutton did the most recent workshop. Sieber is Farquad.
Updated On: 12/27/07 at 10:37 AM
#11re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 10:45am
I think it's a good idea.
They open fall 2008, no?
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#12re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 11:23am
"Theatre people. NOT Disney people."
That's because Shrek isn't Disney 
But a big yay to any new Tesori score, even if it's Shrek.
#13re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 11:29am
Ahh, I didn't even realize that!
More good news!
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
shesamarshmallow
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#14re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 11:36amI know John Tartaglia was involved - I can only hope he's Farquaad cause that would be amazing.
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typecastme22
Stand-by Joined: 8/29/06
#16re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 12:34pmTartaglia as Pinocchio! That is hilarious!
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jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#17re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 12:56pmQuestion, would they be performing only the first movie, the first two, or all of them? I know many people would be depressed if Puss in Boots was not infact involved. It would be interesting if both movies were combined to create one fluent story.
zooxanthellae
Broadway Star Joined: 6/2/07
#18re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 1:28pmYes, and the fairy god mother would also be quite an addition... lets hope they leave out the horrible third movie!
SahDu
Leading Actor Joined: 3/22/05
#19re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 1:47pm
Is there a demo for this anywhere? Anyone know what the score is sounding like?
Jeff
#20re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 1:59pmI thought this had all been scrapped...besides, I reckon 'Shrek 2' would be a better adaptation for the stage.
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#21re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 2:08pm
"Why oh WHY are they doing this? Are there no good original ideas left?"
Yes, we can determine that just because this musical will be based on a movie, it will totally be a dud show. When did you see it?
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#22re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 2:08pm
I love O'Keefe & Benjamin's songs that they wrote for this. Considering they weren't chosen for the project I'm very very interested and excited to hear the real score.
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SahDu
Leading Actor Joined: 3/22/05
#23re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 2:15pm
"I love O'Keefe & Benjamin's songs that they wrote for this. Considering they weren't chosen for the project I'm very very interested and excited to hear the real score."
Where did you here their demos? What were they like? I'm very curious.
Jeff
#24re: Early Casting for Shrek
Posted: 12/27/07 at 2:21pm
I'd love to get demos of it! But no, alas, all we have are videos of some of the performances at Birdland in October.
Donkey's song:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FFscAV6X-OM
Shrek's ballad:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=055FD9AzOSk
-Benjamin
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