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Director – Robert Coates
Producer – Elysia Krstevski
Music Director – Chelsea Plumley
Choreographers – Jacqui Green & Victoria Morris
Production Manager – Josh Mulcahy
Assistant Producer – Corey Smark
Production Assistant – Siena Bonnici
Shrek – Peter Gallagher
Fiona – Bethanie Matic
Donkey – Taylor Oliver
Lord Farquaad – James Pringle
Dragon – Charlie Abbott-Higgins
Mama Ogre – Kat Dunshea
Papa Ogre – Lewis Finney
Young Shrek – Jamie Goldman / Louis De Luca
Young Fiona – Harriet Gibson / Maple Rosbrook
Teen Fiona – Amelie Hollis
Pinocchio – Elena Atanasovski
3 Little Pigs – Amelia Wilkinson, Alessia Riepsamen, Charlie Abbot-Higgins
Mama Bear – Kat Dunshea
Papa Bear – Luke Kiselis
Baby Bear – Kitty Blazé
Ugly Duckling – Casey Dekock
Wicked Witch – Chloe Johnstone
Big Bad Wolf – Campbell Jaksa
Gingy – Bee Werth
Peter Pan – Jackson Lord / Avi Berger
Captain – Liam Moroney
Knights – Campbell Jaksa, Liam Moroney, Lewis Finney, Luke Kiselis
Pied Piper – Riley Crouch-Phan
Dwarf – Luke Kiselis
Bishop – Liam Moroney
Ensemble 1
Isabella Ansell, Reana Ariss-Shah, Sarah Ariss-Shah, Ella Chapman, Isla Cureton, Lottie Davies, Kat Dunshea, Tilly Finney, Chloe Johnstone, Ola Krzton, Emma Last, Maisey Lester-Bryant, Amy Liem, Sasha Mandler, Sophia McElherron, Olivia Piscopo, Alessia Riepsamen, Arabella Riepsamen, Isabella Rivellese, Taylah Roberts, Sophie Rosthorn, Taylor Oliver, James Pringle, Apollo Sarmas-Murdolo, Kylie Smith, Jack Topliff, Isabella Vigilante
Ensemble 2
Charlie Abbott-Higgins, Elena Atanasovski, Kitty Blazé, Chelsea Borchard Riley Crouch-Phan, Casey De Kock, Lewis Finney, Oscar Flack, Peter Gallagher, Nina Haddon Courtney, Amelie Hollis, Campbell Jaksa, Zoe Jefferies, Rose Johnston, Luke Kiselis, Ryan Lobo, Billy Marchesani, Bethanie Matic, Christiano Melges, Isabelle Michell-Moylan, Liam Moroney, Sandina Stamm, Isla Stephens, Bee Werth, Amelia Wilkinson, Mabel Woods
Children’s Ensemble A
Olivia Simos Garner, Maia Vuillermin, Sarah Spiers, Clem Nguyen, Mattea Burke-Rood, Marianna Mouskos, Maya Krzton, Hayden Borchard, Haylee Tang, Harriet Gibson, Jedediah Samoa, Kalinga Berg, Jackson Lord, Zahara Votsis, Jamie Goldman, Raph Hjorth, Emily Boulter, Carissa Corbalan, Ava Cursio, Katy Mete
Children’s Ensemble B
Jasmine Pachiolo, Cooper Ackland, Audrey Leung, Alana Chiodo, Jemima Miller, Hugo Schurmann, Natasha Nadebaum, Poppy Todman, Lexie Fitzsimons, Maple Rosbrook, Abbey Glasson, Julia Melges, Tomi Bergin, Jemima Sutton, Sophie Glenn, Louis De Luca, Avi Berger, Amy Endahandi, Mila Forsdick, Kaylie Knight
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.
“I’m a Believer” (Neil Diamond) (c) 1966 Stonebridge Music, Foray Music.
All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (SESAC), on behalf of Stonebridge Music.
Licenced exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia
About The Show
Shrek The Musical JR, a musical reimagining of the much-loved, Academy Award winning film Shrek, returns to Melbourne these July School Holidays for a limited season at the Cripps Centre, St Kilda East. Presented by the Young Australian Broadway Chorus, Shrek The Musical JR features hilarious characters, dazzling costumes, show stopping numbers, and is an affordable school holiday outing the whole family will love.
Shrek The Musical JR is the young performers adaptation of the Tony and Drama Desk Award winning hit Shrek The Musical. With music by Janine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek The Musical JR is based on the story and characters from Willian Steig’s 1990 book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, the first instalment of the movie series. Shrek The Musical first appeared on Broadway in 2008 with a star-studded cast of Broadway alumni including Sutton Foster, Brian d’Arcy James, and Christopher Sieber. The production was praised by USA Today as “…a triumph of comic imagination with a heart as big and warm as Santa’s…more family-friendly than that gag-fest.”.
The Young Australian Broadway Chorus, a division of Stage School Australia, has most recently presented seasons of Broadway hits Seussical (2023), Oliver! JR (2023), Spring Awakening (2023) CATS(2020), Les Misérables (2019) and Wicked (2018). This production marks 7 years since the company first produced Shrek The Musical JR. Stage Whispers wrote of the 2017 production: “as I have come to expect from this company… there were no weak links”.
Perfect for families and kids of all ages, this production was the highlight of the school holidays.
Here’s what the audience had to say:
“The show was absolutely hilarious!”
“Really positive messages and just funny from start to finish.”
“It was the stage presence! He exuded the spirit of the original film.”
”The show was amazing, it was funny, the kids are so talented and we had an amazing time watching it!”