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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 31, 2011CONTACT: Director
of Marketing
BROADWAY IN LONDON PRESENTS:
SHREK THE
MUSICAL
TWO SHOWS ONLY!APRIL 2 & 3, 2012
RBC THEATRE AT THE JOHN LABATTCENTRE
Doors: 6:30PM Show: 7:30PMTickets on sale Saturday, November 5 @
12 noon
Tickets available at the John Labatt Centre Box Office,
Masonville PlaceTicket Outlet, Fanshawe College BizBooth,the
Bookstore at Western, and Books Plus
Charge by phone at (866) 455-2849
Order online at www.johnlabattcentre.com
Tickets $55.00, $50.00, $40.00 (incl. HST)(p lus FMF and service
charges)
LONDON IS GETTING A MAKE-OGRE
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2 SHOWS ONLY!APRIL 2 ND& 3RD AT THE
RBC THEATRE AT THE JOHN LABATT CENTRE
DreamWorks Theatricals and NETworks Presentations, LLC. are
pleased to announce that
SHREK THE MUSICAL with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
and music byJeanine Tesori , will play the RBC Theatre at the John
Labatt Centre, for two days only, April 2 nd
and 3 rd. Tickets go on sale November 4th and are available at
www.johnlabattcentre.com or theJohn Labatt Centre Box Office.
An entirely new musical which opened on Broadway December, 2009,
SHREK THEMUSICAL is based on the story and characters from William
Steigs book Shrek! , as well as theDreamWorks Animation film Shrek
, the first chapter of the Shrek movie series.
SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who
goes on a life-changingadventure to reclaim the deed to his land.
Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely herofights a
fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real
friendship and true love
arent only found in fairy tales.
The role of everyones favourite swamp-dwelling ogre, Shrek will
be played by Lukas Poost .Liz Shivener will play the feisty
Princess Fiona. Andr Jordan is Shreks lovably annoying
best friend Donkey and Merritt David Janes plays the vertically
challenged villain LordFarquaad.
Rounding out the cast of misfit fairy tale characters, the
peoples of Duloc and Far, Far Away are:Willie Dee, Annie Fitch,
Susan LeilaniGearou, Kelly Teal Goyette, AlexaKerner,
RachelKhutorsky, Schuyler Midgett, LyonelReneau, Adam Steiner, Erin
Sullivan, Chase Todd,Sarah Tranchina, Nadia Vynnytsky, Ryan Everett
Wood, Chris Woods, Luke Yellin, IanFrazier, Mara Gabrielle, Ryan
Rubek and Laura Smith.
We are thrilled to send SHREK THE MUSICAL to theatres across the
country, said BillDamaschke, President of DreamWorks Theatricals,
and forfamilies to experience their favourite ogre and fairy tale
creatures live on stage.
SHREK THE MUSICAL features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize
winner David Lindsay-Abaire ( Rabbit Hole, Good People ), music by
Olivier Award-winner Jeanine Tesori(Thoroughly Modern Millie,
Caroline, or Change ). SHREK THE MUSICAL is directed byStephen
Sposito who recently served as Associated Director of the current
Broadway revival
How To Succeed In Business starring Daniel Radcliff. Sets and
costumes are based on the TonyAward winner designs by Tim Hatley (
Private Lives, Spamalot ) and Chris Bailey will recreatethe
original choreography by Josh Prince ( The Bridge Project, The
Jerry Springer Opera).
SHREK THE MUSICAL was initiated when Sam Mendes , a big fan of
the first Shrek film,suggested the idea of creating a musical to
DreamWorks Animations Jeffrey Katzenbergaround the time the second
film was in production. The musical is produced by
NETworksPresentations, LLC.
NETworks Presentations, LLC ( Producer ) was founded in 1995 by
Kenneth Gentry, SethWenig and Scott Jackson. NETworks has produced
and managed over 80 national andinternational touring productions.
Previous productions: Little Women starring Maureen
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McGovern; Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson;
Fosse starring Ben Vereen andRuthie Henshall; The Light in the
Piazza; My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh;
Rodgers and Hammersteins Oklahoma!; Matthew Bournes Swan Lake;
Annie; Hairspray; TheWizard of Oz, Handels Messiah Rocks, Spring
Awakening, A Chorus Line and many others.Joining returning
productions of Disneys Beauty and the Beast; Young
Frankenstein;Rodgersand Hammersteins South Pacific, based on
Lincoln Center Theater Production; Blue Man Group
National Tour and The New 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misrables
this season are Shrek TheMusical , Disney and Cameron Mackintoshs
Mary Poppins and Lincoln Center Theater
production of War Horse touring the U.S.
SHREK THE MUSICAL will play the RBC Theatre at the John Labatt
Centre, for 2 days only,April 2 nd and 3rd. Tickets go on sale
November 4 thand are available at www.johnlabattcentre.comor the
John Labatt Centre Box Office.
The chart-topping original Broadway cast album for SHREK THE
MUSICALis available on Decca Broadway.
Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages the John Labatt
Centre, as well as nearly 100 other public assemblyfacilities
around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than
11,000 events in Global Spectrum venues lastyear. Based in
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of the worlds largest sports andentertainment companies.
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