MainStage Production
Shrek the Musical
June 27 - July 26
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 2pm
Shrek the Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming fairy-tale adventure about an unlikely hero. When a group of banished fairy-tale creatures suddenly appear in the swamp of the grumpy ogre Shrek, he sets out to confront the ambitious ruler, Lord Farquaad and reclaim his home. In order to do so, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona, a princess locked away in a tower and guarded by a fearsome dragon.
Joined by the endlessly talkative Donkey, Shrek embarks on a journey that quickly becomes more than a simple quest. Along the way, unlikely friendships form and surprising truths are revealed. Filled with comedy, spectacle, and a host of beloved fairy-tale characters, this musical celebration reminds us that real beauty—and real love—comes from embracing who we truly are.
Talkbacks with the Cast and Creative Team are on July 12th and 17th Immediately following the performance.
Cast
Shrek
Fiona
Donkey
Lord Farquaad
Dragon
Pinocchio
Gingy/Bo Peep
Big Bad Wolf/Bishop
Fairy Godmother
Papa Bear/Pied Piper
Mama Bear
Teen Fiona/ Baby Bear
Piggy #1 - Bricks/Mama Ogre
Piggy #2 - Straw
Piggy #3 - Wood/Papa Ogre
Wicked Witch
Sugar Plumb Fairy
Queen Lilian/Ugly Duckling
Peter Pan
Humpty Dumpty
Madhatter
Young Shrek/Red Riding Hood
Tinker Bell
Young Fiona/Dwarf/Dorothy
King Harold/ Captain
Thelonius
Blue Bird
Duloc Performers
Duloc Mascot
Tapping Rats
Blind Mice
Guards
Knights
Happy Villagers
Swing
Spencer Johnson
Roni Dvir
Daniel Scipio
Tyler Marshall
Renee Cannon-Jones
Anna Bailey
Maggie Cope
Gregg Strouse
Holly Weber
Aydin Washington
Elina Luong
Marlowe Morris
Sarah Marie
Steve Weber
Sergio Christofalo
Eileen O'Donnell
Milyah Law
Jess Cashin
Ruby Marino
Cassandra Keene
Maia Goldberg
Elliott Villella
Lily Weber
Saraia Hassell
Antonio Duca
Sterling Inatsugu
Ruby Marino
Anna Bailey
Artavious Anderson
Cassandra Keene
Eileen O’Donnell
Elina Luong
Holly Weber
Jess Cashin
Marlowe Morris
Milyah Law
Sarah Marie
Sergio Christofalo
Steve Weber
Antonio Duca
Anna Bailey
Cassandra Keene
Eileen O’Donnell
Elina Luong
Holly Weber
Janissi Jones
Jess Cashin
Marlowe Morris
Sarah Marie
Steve Weber
Holly Weber
Sarah Marie
Eileen O'Donnell
Artavious Anderson
Gregg Strouse
Milyah Law
Sterling Inatsugu
Sergio Christofalo
Captain - Antonio Duca
Artavious Anderson
Gregg Strouse
Steve Weber
Sergio Christofalo
Antonio Duca
Artavious Anderson
Maggie Cope
Renee Cannon-Jones
Ruby Marino
Sterling Inatsugu
Rahland Keller
Director Michael Heimos
Choreographer Lauren Blair
Music Director Lori Merkle
Producer Ann Villella and Cori Goldberg
Production Stage Manager Arcadia Eckmayer
Assistant Choreographer Jess Cashin
Assistant Stage Manager Lisa Cantwell
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions
Original Production Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford
Shrek the Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www. mtishows.com
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Michael Heimos began his stage career at the age of three, assisting his father, a magician, in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. By age seven, he was performing with Arts for Children’s Theatre and later appeared on The Muny stage. Since then, Michael has appeared in more than 40 productions, including The Drowsy Chaperone (Man in Chair), She Loves Me (Mr. Maraczek), Peter and the Starcatcher (Lord Aster), Take me Along (Tommy Miller), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Vice Principal Panch), six productions of Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar, Mendel, Motel, boy and bottle dancer), and Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin). His film and television credits include Happy Together, Called to Serve, Nothing Worse, and Trials of Rosie O’Neill.
A proud member of the Morgan-Wixson community for sixteen years, Michael is thrilled to be directing his first MainStage show at the Morgan-Wixson. His other directing credits include productions for the National Youth Theatre Institute, the Drake Studio Theatre, The Thalians Ms. Wonderful events for Carol Burnett and Ann-Margret and the Morgan-Wixson New Works Festival.
Most recently seen on this stage as the Governor in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Monsignor O’Hara in last summer’s Sister Act, Michael is grateful to continue sharing his love of theatre.
