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Singer/songwriter and choreographer Todrick Hall will join the London cast for of Shrek the Musical when the hit touring production plays at the Eventim Apollo for six weeks this summer.
Due to co-star in the world premiere production of Burlesque next month, Hall (Chicago the Musical, West End, Memphis, Broadway) will paint London green as Donkey at the Hammersmith venue from 19 July until 31 August.
Hall joins the stars of the touring production: Antony Lawrence (The Lion King, international tour, Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre/RSC) as Shrek, former Strictly champion turned musical theatre leading lady Joanne Clifton (The Rocky Horror Show, UK tour, Flashdance, UK tour) as Princess Fiona, Olivier Award nominee James Gillan (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Sheffield Crucible/Apollo Theatre, Starlight Express, UK tour) as Lord Faquaad and Cherece Richards (Once on This Island, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as the Dragon.
Presented by Mark Goucher, Gavin Kalin and Matthew Gale, the hit fairy tale with the green-tinged twist has been re-imagined for a new audience by a new creative team led by acclaimed director and choreographer Nick Winston alongside former touring Lord Farquaad, Sam Holmes who co-directs. Set and costume design is by Philip Witcomb, with lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Ben Harrison, projection design by Nina Dunn, puppet design by Jimmy Grimes and casting by Jim Arnold.
Based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek! and the much-loved Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical the show has a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori.
Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona first took to the stage on Broadway in 2008 and was first staged in the UK at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 2011 where former EastEnder Nigel Harman gave a scene-stealing and Olivier Award-winning performance as Lord Farquaad. Harman would go on to make his directorial debut on the musical’s first UK and Ireland tour in 2014 and also took charge of the second tour which launched in Edinburgh in 2017.
Angela Thomas
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