Shrek the Musical - Grand Opera House, York 2019

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12 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2019 Based on the Dreamworks Animation Motion Picture and the Book by William Steig

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” ”I’m A Believer” by Neil Diamond

Director & Choreographer - DAMIEN POOLE | Musical Director - STEPHEN HACKSHAW Producer - NIK BRIGGS Lighting Design - Magnus Leslie | Sound Design - Alistair Penman Scenic Design - UK Productions | Costume - Charades Theatrical Costume, St Helens Puppets - Stage Squad and No Eyed Theatre Hair and Makeup - Elly Mai Mawson, Phoebe Kilvington, Ellie Ryder, Katie Glover, Rachel Wescott Production Manager - Daniel Stephenson Assistant Stage Manager - Jayne Veysey Stage Technicians - Harry Bartlett, Jayne Dunnigan, Amelia Lawery, Pearl Mollison, Sam Woodall Sound Assistant - Colin Dunnigan | Followspot Operators - Geoff Theaker, Rebekah Malone Dance Captain - Lesley Hill | FOH Sales Manager - Kevin Coundon Production Photography - Kirkpatrick Photography Programme - Marmadukedesigns.com

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Shrek The Musical Theatre for Young Audiences Version premiered at The Coterie, Kansas City, MO; Jeff Church Producing Artistic Director, Anthony Edwards Music Director.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk

PRINCIPAL CAST NIK BRIGGS

JACQUELINE BELL

Shrek

Fiona

Training: Bretton Hall and the Royal Academy of Music

Training: London Studio Centre

Theatre Credits: Lord, 40 Years On and Dave, Me as a Penguin, (York Theatre Royal); Soloist, Elton John and Ray Cooper in Concert (Royal Albert Hall); Rowan’s Dad, X the Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).

With York Stage Nik has played Daddy Warbucks, Annie; Phil, Brassed Off; Adult Man, Spring Awakening; Pilate, Jesus Christ Superstar; Chuck, Footloose; Dave, Full Monty and Khassogghi, We Will Rock You. Nik has also played Bobby in Company and Captain Hook in Peter Pan in York.

Having been the other side of the curtain for the past five years, Nik is excited to be back on stage for Shrek and would like to say a big thank you to the team who have worked so hard to bring together tonight’s show.

“I have known and worked with both Stephen Hackshaw and Daniel Stephenson on shows now for over ten years. To you both, your dedication, passion and drive to achieve such high standards never fail to amaze me… Shrek has been no different. To Damien, I have ‘known of’ you for over ten years but this is the first time working together. From the first coffee in Boston Spa last year to tonight every minute has been a joy! Your energy and attitude is truly infectious and the work you have produced with the company is a true testimony to your talent! Thank you.”

Jacqueline was last seen at the Grand Opera House in York Stage’s 2017 production of Priscilla Queen Of the Desert where she wowed audiences as one of the Divas.

Theatre Credits: Bunny Byron, Babes In Arms (Seedtime Company). White Girl, Hair (Anthony Van Laast). Scaramouche, We Will Rock You; Carmen, FAME (Wakefield Theatre). Laurie, Oklahoma!; Julie, Carousel; Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ Superstar; Dorothy, Wizard of Oz; Reno, Anything Goes (HSAP). Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street; Nancy, Oliver!; Svetlana, Chess; Grizabella, Cats (LAOS).

CHRIS KNIGHT Donkey Chris lead the company of York Stage’s 2017 production of Rock of Ages, playing the show’s narrator Lonny, here at the Grand Opera House.

Theatre Credits: The Emcee, Cabaret, (University of Huddersfield) Kenickie, Grease; Phil Davis, White Christmas; Grandmaster Chad, Carlos, Legally Blonde (HSAP); Horse, The Full Monty (Wetherby Musical Theatre Group) Seaweed, Hairspray (HSAP and LAOS); Gus, Cats (LAOS).

JOE WAWRZYNIAK

EMILY RAMSDEN

Lord Farquaad

Dragon, Mama Ogre, Bird

Training: Acting BA(Hons) York St John University.

Theatre Credits: Tick, Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Carl, Ghost; Curtis Jackson, Sister Act; Edna, Hairspray; Rooster, Annie and Teen Angel, Grease (York Stage); Gus, Cats (Grand Opera House); The Beast, Beauty and the Beast (York Theatre Royal). Don, Summer Holiday; Pirate King, Pirates of Penzance Broadway Version.

Directing Credits: The Phantom of the Opera (York Stage); The Blue Room, View from a Bridge and The Crucible (Inner Circle Theatre); Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat (YSJ). Joe also directed My Life In Music a charity concert in honour of Bev Jones.

Training: Emily graduated from the Blackpool School of Creative Arts, with a degree in Musical Theatre.

Emily is an actress and vocalist who has worked with York Stage for over ten years now. As well as being a regular presenter on YO1 Radio, with her own show which goes out weekdays at 1pm, Emily fronts the multi award winning band Undercovered. Elsewhere as a vocalist Emily has performed on cruise ships across the globe.

Theatre Credits: Lady of the Lake, Spamalot (Grand Opera House York); Meredith, Bat Boy: the Musical and Somewhere Soloist, West Side Story (Blackpool School of Creative Arts); Louise, Ghost (Joseph Rowntree Theatre); Vivienne, Legally Blonde; Urleen, Footloose and Nancy, Oliver (York Stage).

Following on from Shrek, Emily is excited to be going out on tour across the UK with Carole - The Music of Carole King.

SAM RIPPON

ALICIA ROBERTS

Pinocchio

Gingey, Sugarplum Fairy, Bird

Theatre Credits: Rolf, The Sound of Music and Farrah, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (York Stage).

Ugly, Honk; Marius, Les Miserables, Gus/Bustopher Jones, Cats (York Light Youth). Schlomo, Fame; Anthony, Sweeney Todd; Clown, The 39 Steps; Miss Hannigan, Annie and Joseph, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Sam has also appeared as a Dancer in six Grand Opera House York pantomimes.

Directing Credits: Made in Dagenham (LSESU Drama Society). Sam was also Assistant Director for And Then There Were None and Sweeney Todd for the LSESU Drama Society.

Training: Bretton Hall College Theatre Credits: Regina, Rock of Ages; Dora Lee, 9 to 5 The Musical; Clara, Ghost: The Musical; Sister Mary Patrick, Sister Act; Meatloaf, We Will Rock You; Georgie, The Full Monty; Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ Superstar; Angel Gabriel, Flint Street Nativity (York Stage). Alicia also played Norma in Nik Briggs’ production of Amanda Whittington’s play Be My Baby.

FAIRY TA

MATTHEW AINSWORTH Pig, Papa Ogre, Dragon Puppeteer

EDWARD ATKIN Bishop, Duloc Greeter

LILLY BECKETT Young Fiona

HERMIONE COLLIER HIELD Ensemble

MEGAN DAY Three Blind Mice, Guard

LILY GOLDEN Teen Fiona

JONNY HOLBEK Papa Bear, Thelonius

DANIEL JACKSON Young Shrek, Dwarf

RUBY JOHNSON Ensemble

ALE CAST

ANDREW BENNETT Guard

VERITY CARR Humpty Dumpty

ALEXA CHAPLIN Queen Lillian Little Red Riding Hood

JACK HOOPER Big Bad Wolf, Old Knight

HARRY HODGE Mad Hatter, Villager Dragon Puppeteer

STUART HUTCHINSON Pig, Pied Piper, Guard Dragon Puppeteer

ELEANOR LEAPER Ugly Duckling, Bird

EMMA LOUISE LANE White Rabbit

CARLY MORTON Fairy Godmother, Three Blind Mice

CAST Shrek NIK BRIGGS BELL Fiona JACQUELINE IGHT Donkey CHRIS KN E WAWRZYNIAK Lord Farquaad JO EN Bird EMILY RAMSD Dragon, Mama Ogre, S RT , Bird ALICIA ROBE iry Fa m lu rp ga Su , Gingey PPON Pinocchio SAM RI JACK HOOPER Wolf, Old Knight ORTON ind Mice CARLY M Bl 3 r, he ot dm Go Fairy OEBE STONE Wicked Witch PH S ht ANDY ROBERT Peter Pan, Old Knig DGE ppeteer HARRY HO Pu r, ge lla Vi r, tte Ha WORTH Mad r MATTHEW AINS ee et pp Pu e, gr O pa Pig, Pa TCHINSON eteer STUART HU pp Pu d, ar Gu r, pe D Pi Pig, Pied ASHLEY STANDLAN d, ar Gu , ld ro Ha ng Pig, Ki Old Knight Elf KATIE MELIA ELEANOR LEAPER Ugly Duckling, Bird s JONNY HOLBEK Papa Bear, Theloniu NE ROBERTS Mama Bear CYAN IONE O’HARA Baby Bear HERM VERITY CARR Humpty Dumpty A LOUISE LANE White Rabbit EMM A CHAPLIN Queen Lillian, ALEX od Little Red Riding Ho WARD ATKIN Bishop, Guard ED MEGAN DAY 3 Blind Mice, Guard Y RIDSDALE 3 Blind Mice LIBB e LILY GOLDEN Teen Fiona, Ensembl ETT r ANDREW BENN ee et pp Pu e bl m se Guard, En FRAN TURLEY Guard, Ensemble NE COLLIER HIELD Ensemble HERMIO HNSON Ensemble RUBY JO r SAM ROBERTS Ensemble, Puppetee WEETS Ensemble ILANA Y BECKETT Young Fiona LILL LOTTIE MARSHALL DANIEL JACKSON Young Shrek/Dwarf

BAN MD/ Keys Keys 1 Keys 2 Reed 1 Reed 2 French Horn Trumpet Trombone Violin 1 Violin 2 Cello Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Bass Drums Percussion

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE

BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFU

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STORY OF MY LIFE THE GOODBYE SONG DONT LET ME GO WELCOME TO DULOC WHAT’S UP DULOC? I KNOW IT’S TODAY

Shrek, Princess Fiona, Ma ma Ogre, Papa Ogre, King Ha rold, Queen Lillian, Ensemble Guard, Fairy Tale Creatu res Shrek, Fairy Tale Creatu res Donkey, Shrek Ensemble Lord Farquaad, Ensemb le Young Fiona, Teen Fiona , Princess Fiona Shrek, Donkey, Ensemb le Dragon, Donkey, Knights Princess Fiona, Dragon

TRAVEL SONG FOREVER THIS IS HOW A DREAM COMES TRUE WHO I’D BE Shrek, Princes s Fiona, Do

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ACT TWO MORNING PERSON I THINK I GOT YOU BEAT THE BALLARD OF FARQ UAAD MAKE A MOVE

Princess Fiona, Pied Pip er, Ensemble Princess Fiona, Shrek, Do nkey Lord Farquaad, Theloniu s, Ensemble Donkey, Three Blind Mice , Shrek, Princess Fiona Shrek Princess Fiona Shrek Fairy Tale Creatures Shrek

WHEN WORDS FAIL MORNING PERSON (REP RISE) BUILD A WALL FREAK FLAG BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFU L WORLD (REPRISE) THIS IS OUR STORY Princ ess Fiona, Shrek, Donkey , Fairy Tale Creatures, En se mble I’M A BELIEVER All

A Big, Bright, Beautiful Thank You to Kevin Coundon, Emily Taylor, Gilly Adam, Louise Leaf, Kathy Glover, Jess Hardcastle, Heather Lawery, Peter Holland, Colin Dunnigan, All of our Programme Sellers, Chaperones and Backstage Helpers, The Staff of the Grand Opera House York, Press Green, Jim Welsman, York Dance Space, York RI and Martin Rowley.

KATIE MELIA Elf

LOTTIE MARSHALL Young Fiona

HERMIONE O’HARA Baby Bear

ANDY ROBERTS Peter Pan, Old Knight

SAM ROBERTS Ensemble

CYANNE ROBERTS Mama Bear

LIBBY RIDSDALE Three Blind Mice

PHOEBE STONE Wicked Witch

ASHLEY STANDLAND King Harold, Pig, Guard, Old Knight

FRAN TURLEY Guard

ILANA WEETS Ensemble

CREATIVE TEAM DAMIEN POOLE

STEPHEN HACKSHAW

Director/ Choreographer

Musical Director

Training: Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Theatre Credits: Singer; The Adele Wembley Tour. Dance Captain/Swing; Groundhog Day, Original Cast (The Old Vic); Dance Captain/Kansas; Gypsy (Chichester and the Savoy); Associate Puppet Tutor; Shrek the Musical UK Tour, Ensemble; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Original Cast (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); The Mad Hatter/Swing; Shrek the Musical Original London Cast (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Alternate Vince Fontaine and cover Kenickie & Roger; Grease! (Piccadilly Theatre); Ensemble, Betwixed the Musical (The Ambassadors); Ensemble, Chess in Concert (Royal Albert Hall); Understudy Captain Fitzwarren; Dick Whittington (The Alhambra Theatre).

Television Credits: (As a Performer) Britains Got Talent; The Alan Titchmarsh Show; GMTV; This Morning; The Royal Variety Performance; The Oliviers; West End Live; Heartbeat; My Parents Are Aliens; Emmerdale and Wilmot.

Recordings Credits: Adele Australian Tour recordings, Mary Poppins Returns Soundtrack; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Soundtrack; Chess in Concert; Josh Groban’s Stages Album.

Choreography Credits include; a production of Seussical the Musical.

Damien also runs his own Theatre School in leafy Harrogate and Cross Hills, inspiring the next generation of West End stars to ‘tread the boards’.

This is Damiens directorial debut, as well as his first time working with the awesome York Stage Musicals. He wishes the talented and hard working cast lots of broken legs. - ‘It’s been really swell...!’

NIK BRIGGS Producer Directing Credits: Nik has been the Artistic Director and Producer for York Stage for six years now and in that time has directed many shows at venues across the city, Twilight Robbery, The Sound of Music, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Spend Spend Spend, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rock of Ages, Dolly Parton’s 9-5, Ghost the Musical, Legally Blonde, Bugsy Malone, Spring Awakening, Sister Act and Shout the Mod Musical.

Elsewhere Nik has directed A Cream Cracker Under the Settee, Little Voice, Be My Baby, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Fame and Grease. Nik’s next projects include Disney’s Aladdin Jnr this Autumn at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, followed by The Flint Street Nativity this Christmas at the John Cooper Studio Theatre @41 Monkgate and Steel Magnolias at the same venue in February. He next returns to the Grand Opera House at Easter with a splurgetastic production of Bugsy Malone!

Training: BA(Hons) Music, Leeds University Credits Include: Musical Director, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Best of YSM Concert, Rock of Ages, Dolly Parton’s 9-5, Ghost the Musical, Legally Blonde, Sister Act and Shout!, YSM; Songs for a New World, West Sussex County Youth Theatre. Musical Arranger/Composer, The Nativity, The Hub; The Yellow Wallpaper, Oakwood Films. Assistant MD, Hairspray, YSM; Parade, West Sussex County Youth Theatre.

Stephen says it has been fantastic to work on Shrek for the last few months. The cast have had to work incredibly hard to bring together the performances you will witness on stage and have done so with real patience and determination - ‘best of luck to all’!

DANIEL STEPHENSON Production Manager

Training: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Credits Include: The Sound Of Music; The Best of YSM Concert; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Rock of Ages; Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5; Ghost The Musical; Legally Blonde; Hairspray (York Stage). Oklahoma; Our House (ATG). Aladdin (Three Bears Productions). Chicago; Ice Games; Blue Planet; How to train your Dragon On Ice; Saturday Night Fever; In the Air; Encore an Ice Spectacular (Royal Caribbean Cruise Line). York Mystery Plays (York Minster). Footloose (ATG and Mark Goucher).

Dan has worked with York Stage for over 10 years, stage managing various shows inbetween his professional theatre career. Dan trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and after working at the Grand Opera House in York, moved over to the USA, where his life at sea began with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Dan was the stage and Production Manager onboard what was the worlds largest cruise ship afloat, The Allure of the Seas, and managed broadway style entertainment onboard for 5 years. After seeing the sights the world has to offer, Dan traded in his sea legs and returned back to York where he continues to work within the entertainment industry.

LESLEY HILL

Dance Captain Choreography Credits: Ghost the Musical, Legally Blonde, Annie, Spring Awakening, Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose, Full Monty, The Wiz, We Will Rock You and West Side Story (York Stage) Lesley founded Attitude Dance Club fifteen years ago and has produced and choreographed shows at the Grand Opera House since then. She will be next choreographing Bugsy Malone for York Stage here next Easter.

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DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist and librettist. His most recent play, Ripcord, opens this fall at Manhattan Theatre Club. His previous play Good People premiered on Broadway, was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Horton Foote Prize, The Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and two Tony nominations. His play Rabbit Hole received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, five Tony nominations, and the Spirit of America Award. David also wrote the book and lyrics for Shrek the Musical, which was nominated for eight Tonys, four Oliviers, a Grammy, and earned David the Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theatre lyricist. David's other plays include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in theatre, David's screen credits include his film adaptation of Rabbit Hole, Dreamworks' Rise of the Guardians, and the upcoming Family Fang, starring Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken and Jason Bateman.

JEANINE TESORI won the Tony Award for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for the musical Fun Home. She has also written Tony-nominated scores for Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center; Thoroughly Modern Millie (lyrics, Dick Scanlan); Caroline, or Change (lyrics, Tony Kushner); and Shrek The Musical (lyrics, David Lindsay-Abaire). The production of Caroline, or Change at the National Theatre in London received the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Her 1997 Off-Broadway musical Violet (lyrics, Brian Crawley) opened on Broadway in 2014 and garnered four Tony nominations, including Best Musical Revival. Opera: A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck (libretto, Tony Kushner; Glimmerglass) and The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me (libretto, J. D. McClatchy, Kennedy Center). Music for plays: Mother Courage (dir. George C. Wolfe, with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline), John Guare's A Free Man of Color (Lincoln Center Theater, dir. George C. Wolfe), and Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte Gala). Film scores: Nights in Rodanthe, Every Day, and You're Not You. Ms. Tesori is a member of the Dramatists Guild and was cited by the ASCAP as the first female composer to have two new musicals running concurrently on Broadway. She was the founding artistic director of Encores!

Off-Center at New York City Center, and a lecturer in music at Yale University. Most of all, she is the proud parent of Siena Rafter.

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