Shrek Non Equity Tour

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 3:54pm

The cast for the Shrek non equity tour has been announced. The tour starts next month in Yakima.

Lukas Poost (Shrek)


Liz Shivener (Fiona)



Full cast here

[E.Davis]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 3:57pm

It's Non-Equity? Interesting......

[willep]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 4:35pm

Lukas singing Who I'd Be at a showcase:
Who I'd Be Updated On: 8/16/11 at 04:35 PM

[rorschach37]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 8:09pm

That was the worst rendition of "Who I'd Be" I've ever heard.

[willep]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 8:34pm

To each his own, I guess. I enjoyed it.

[Barcelona]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 10:07pm

He looks VERY young

[staunchcharacter]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 10:59pm

He is. But more than likely it won't matter due to the mount of makeup he will be wearing.

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 11:23pm

He kind of looks like Hunter Foster in his headshot.

That is an interesting cutting of Who I'd Be. A little funky at some parts, but it shows off range well.

[willep]

Posted: 8/16/11 at 11:37pm

^Agreed. I think that is the point of that of it though, it seems to be a school showcase type thing where one would be trying to show off range and stuff.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 8/17/11 at 12:03am

Why is Logan Denninghoff not playing Shrek? He's already a NETworks alum with playing Gaston in Beauty and the Beast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U2wtPhVmqA

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/17/11 at 12:13am

When was this even announced as being Non-Equity? What an awful idea for a non-equity tour.

[rorschach37]

Posted: 8/17/11 at 6:13pm

I want to see it just to see how scaled down it will be.

[tourboi]

Posted: 8/17/11 at 7:17pm

How is it an awful idea? A lot of small markets who can't book equity tours will be delighted to see SHREK.

And Logan is (as you said) with Beauty and the Beast. That's why he's not playing Shrek, I'd wager.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 8/18/11 at 12:22am

I think if NETworks wanted him they would let him out of his BatB contract for Shrek.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRELavdB76Y

[willep]

Posted: 8/18/11 at 12:30am

Seriously? I thought Logan's rendition was awful. His Gaston is good, but not his Shrek. I think NETworks was right to keep him in BatB, but that's just my opinion.

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 9/11/11 at 9:51am

Anyone seen this over the weekend?

[willep]

Posted: 9/15/11 at 3:52pm

I saw it the other night. I had never seen any of the previous incarnations so I had nothing really to compare it to (I have heard the OBCR, and seen pics/videos but that is it).

They had a couple technical glitches, such as the rope bridge being fussy and getting snagged. The cast is young, but I thought they were all very good.

[willep]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 2:32pm

Found this review on the BWW San Francisco page
http://sanfrancisco.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-SHREK-Soars-at-Broadway-San-Jose-Now-Thru-September-25th-20110923

[ChiChi]

Posted: 10/18/11 at 9:54pm

Nothing like having twelve year olds play the leads. Ahhh -- the Non-Equity slave drive.

[tourboi]

Posted: 10/19/11 at 1:27am

Twelve year olds? Overly dramatic, party of one?

[dwwst12]

Posted: 10/19/11 at 5:10pm

So...I was the one who bumped this topic up with a new message, but the message never appeared! No clue how that can even happen.

Anyway, I was asking for people's opinions about the typical quality of non-equity tours. I'm talking performances -- I know the sets are scaled down, etc.

I've seen many Broadway and equity tour productions, and plenty of non-professional theater, but have no concept of the non-equity tour. I'm considering buying Shrek tickets for my sister, and am also a bit baffled by the fact that the prices in Providence, RI are nearly identical to what I paid for the Equity tour in Pittsburgh.

Thanks to anyone who can chime in!

[morosco]

Posted: 10/19/11 at 5:23pm

the prices in Providence, RI are nearly identical to what I paid for the Equity tour in Pittsburg.

In some (most?) markets with a broadway series I think the promoters price the non-equity shows high in order to help subsidize the the more expensive equity shows. I also think promoters tend to think that a low priced show within a series would lead ticket buyers to assume that the show is of lesser quality.

I could be wrong.

[ravnquest1]

Posted: 10/19/11 at 5:54pm

Updated On: 6/17/17 at 05:54 PM