Shrek Workshop Cast Announced- Page 2

[alliez92092]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:14pm

I actually think Celia will be very good.

And the fact that I have the same last name as the guy playing Shrek makes me laugh.

[poeticmelody]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:24pm

if this becomes a hit ill be surprised cause i just dont see this on the stage, pretty good lineup though

[keen on kean]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:27pm

Yet another production I have no interest in seeing - can't we at least find a grown-up movie to convert to a Broadway musical?

[poeticmelody]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:34pm

yea good point...have any movies in mind...although that would be off topic but that is a good point.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:36pm

Wow, Celia's been getting work, with this and Saved...

[Pinaud]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:41pm

In response to the musical theatre actress who is not available for this workshop, its Sutton Foster. She apparently loves the show and her big act 1 number.

[Songsstresss]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:52pm

Yep, it's Sutton! Shrek will be her project after Young Frankenstein.

[Songsstresss]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:54pm

Yep, it's Sutton! Shrek will be her project after Young Frankenstein.

[Ivan the Wonderful]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 12:56pm

How was it? Did any one go to it? Why did they announced the cast the same day as the workshop? I think Bernadette would be an awesome Fiona.

[postergirl]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 1:05pm

If fiona were pushing 60.

[Ivan the Wonderful]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 1:09pm

Bernadette is still beautiful and Fiona would have to have tons of make up anyway.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 1:31pm

I really just don't think SHREK needs to be made into a musical... this is all kind of ridiculous.

[Horton]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 2:37pm

I dont trust this article, i mean-look, in the second paragraph, there is a mistake, Jeanine Tesori has never won a tony (although she deserved to 3 times) she however, has won drama-desk awards.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 2:44pm

Can Sutton ice skate? This is Shrek on Ice we are talking about, right?

[B3TA07]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 2:54pm

A more pressing issue is at hand, SuleenGay.


Who let Celia near the musical version of "Saved"?!


And who is she playing

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 2:59pm

Sutton Foster is perfect for Fiona. With her and Sieber in the cast, they're probably on the right track.
I LOATHE the idea of a SHREK musical but may see it because of the cast.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 3:02pm

Horton- You don't trust the article announcing the cast because they made a mistake saying that she has won a Tony? Or was this just a reason for you to point out the mistake?


I am so happy for Steve!!! I have known him since he was a kid and I have done several shows with him. He is such a great guy!!!

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 3:04pm

B3TA07-- Celia is playing Mary, the Jena Malone character from the film.

[crushgroove]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 3:12pm

Maybe if we're lucky it will suck ass and not make it past the workshop stage...

[B3TA07]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 3:17pm

"B3TA07-- Celia is playing Mary, the Jena Malone character from the film."

I am very unsure about this.


Also, isn't that a pretty big mistake to say she's won a Tony? Has she even been nominated (Spelling Bee?)?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 3:38pm

It did not say that Celia was a Tony winner (and yes, she was nominated for Spelling Bee) it said that Tesori was a Tony winner, when in fact she has been nominated three times without a win.

[Horton]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 3:43pm

well, i just think its obvious that the writer of the article did not fully research before he wrote.

[sweeneynut]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 9:36pm

B3TA07, yes, Celia was nominated for a Tony in 2005 as "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" for her performance as Olive in Spelling Bee but lost to Sara Ramirez. And, can I ask, what do you have against Celia (or her nose, for that matter), in Shrek or otherwise? Have you ever seen her live? Anyway, this board was buzzing with the phrases "perfect casting" when she was cast as Mary in Saved!, and most loved her interpretation of Eponine in the otherwise "xerox/cardboard Les Miz Revival". I would just like to know, seeing as I'm a huge Celia fan.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 9:53pm

Um...I just watched some YouTube videos of Stephen Kramer Glickman...brutal brutal stuff. I hope he is a better actor than he is a stand-up comedian.

And it sort of blows my mind how many people are hesitant about Celia's casting as Fiona. I heard it and was instantly happy. Oh well...different strokes for different folks.

Akiva

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 12:38am

Thanks for suggesting the YouTube clips Akiva.

However after viewing 'em, YIKES!