5/21/2023 0 Comments Candlelight dinner theater“Our creative team has been dreaming up this wonderful world of Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and friends and we cannot wait for our audiences to see it.” Oscar Whitney Jr. “I am really looking forward to seeing our audience members getting to meet the incredible characters in this show,” said Jalyn Webb, sales and marketing manager at Candlelight. Discounted rates are available for children and students. Tickets for the production - that runs through Aug. “Now that we can have 100% of our guests back in the theater safely, we want to be sure to deliver the high-quality production values that our patrons have always come to enjoy,” McTaggart said. In-person rehearsals have finally started back up for the dedicated crew. “First, we decided to cast and recraft this musical - which frequently includes a cast of about 25-plus members - with 11 incredibly talented, true triple-threats playing every role.” “Directing and choreographing this particular production of ‘Shrek’ feels special for a few reasons,” said Piper Arpan McTaggart. (Donkey), Scott Hurst (Shrek) and choreographer and director Piper Arpan McTaggart during a rehearsal of “Shrek” at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, Colo. Farquaad, who wants to become king, sends Shrek to rescue Princess Fiona, a beauty who is keeping a big secret of her own while she waits for her true love in a tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon.Ĭandlelight Dinner Playhouse is bringing the beloved story to the stage, starting on June 17, with a musical that captures all the dazzle of a Broadway show and all the hilarity of the film version. Shrek embarks on a life-changing journey to save his home and the ones of his new-found comrades. In DreamWorks Animation’s 2001 film, the ogre has his solitude and simple life in the swamp interrupted by a number of fairy tale characters who have been exiled from their land by greedy Lord Farquaad. Kelly Maur, who plays Fiona, is pictured at a read-through of “Shrek the Musical” that opens June 17 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, located at 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown. On “Sesame Street,” Kermit the Frog sang “It’s Not Easy Being Green” and while the Muppet belted out his own woes, he just as easily could be referencing Shrek.
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