Eric Petersen, Haven Burton and Alan Mingo Jr. to Hit the Road in Shrek
by Broadway.com Staff • May 11, 2010
Shrek the Musical is hitting the road, kicking off its first national tour at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre on July 13. Directed by Tony Award winners Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, the show will star original cast member Eric Petersen in the title role, as well as Haven Burton as Princess Fionna and Alan Mingo Jr. as Donkey.
In addition to Petersen, Burton and Mingo Jr., the tour cast features Joe Abraham, Holly Ann Butler, Carrie Compere, Emily Cramer, Tyrone Davis, Jr., Sandra DeNise, Aymee Garcia, Brian Gonzales, Justin Greer, Lisa Ho, Benjamin Howes, Mara Newbery, Denny Paschall, Sarah Peak, Morgan Rose, Blakely Slaybaugh and David F.M. Vaughn.
Peterson made his Broadway debut as the title star’s standby in Shrek. Additional credits include the first national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Regionally, he has appeared in The Producers, Oliver! and The Foreigner. TV credits include Law & Order, As The World Turns and Evan & Gareth Trying to get Laid.
Burton has appeared on Broadway in Rent, Legally Blonde and Shrek. She is also a veteran of the first national tour of Rent.
Mingo’s Broadway credits include Rent and The Little Mermaid. National tours include Rent, Hairspray and The Lion King. On TV, he has been seen in Frasier, Law & Order and The Wayne Brady Show.
Shrek the Musical is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film of the same title, the first chapter of the Shrek movie series. The show tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren’t only found in fairy tales.
Written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire with music by Jeanine Tesori, Shrek features sets and costumes by Tim Hatley, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound design by Peter Hylenski and choreography by Josh Prince.
In addition to Petersen, Burton and Mingo Jr., the tour cast features Joe Abraham, Holly Ann Butler, Carrie Compere, Emily Cramer, Tyrone Davis, Jr., Sandra DeNise, Aymee Garcia, Brian Gonzales, Justin Greer, Lisa Ho, Benjamin Howes, Mara Newbery, Denny Paschall, Sarah Peak, Morgan Rose, Blakely Slaybaugh and David F.M. Vaughn.
Peterson made his Broadway debut as the title star’s standby in Shrek. Additional credits include the first national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Regionally, he has appeared in The Producers, Oliver! and The Foreigner. TV credits include Law & Order, As The World Turns and Evan & Gareth Trying to get Laid.
Burton has appeared on Broadway in Rent, Legally Blonde and Shrek. She is also a veteran of the first national tour of Rent.
Mingo’s Broadway credits include Rent and The Little Mermaid. National tours include Rent, Hairspray and The Lion King. On TV, he has been seen in Frasier, Law & Order and The Wayne Brady Show.
Shrek the Musical is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film of the same title, the first chapter of the Shrek movie series. The show tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren’t only found in fairy tales.
Written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire with music by Jeanine Tesori, Shrek features sets and costumes by Tim Hatley, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound design by Peter Hylenski and choreography by Josh Prince.