“It’s been pretty fun, and it’s been really exciting,” said Cynthia, who originally auditioned for the role of the feisty princess but was ultimately chosen to play the green ogre.Īvery, who auditioned for both the roles of Fiona and Donkey, was pleased to get one of her choice roles. The junior Showstoppers cast are also focused on perfecting their performance before taking to the stage.Ĭynthia Wiecko, 11, will take the stage as Shrek, while Avery James, 10, stars as Fiona. “Their level, it’s increasingly too good.' “It’s my first time being a main character so it’s really nice,” she said, adding that she was blown away by the talents of the cast that make up the youth Showstoppers group.

She’s excited to play such a beloved character before an audience. He’s definitely a fan favourite.”Ĭharlotte Ryan, 12, plays Fiona and said it has been a fun experience.

“I may have also auditioned for Donkey, but pretty sure most of the cast did too. While he auditioned for the role of Shrek, there was also another character whose hooves he wanted to step into. The Junior version of the musical is based on the DreamWorks Pictures' “Shrek” franchise and the 2008 “Shrek the Musical” with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori.Īccording to Cole Smith, 16, who plays the titular role for the youth Showstoppers performance, all cast have been hard at work to put on the musical, from singing to memorizing lines. “The challenge for our youth is most of them are playing multiple characters and they have to flip in-between and find that time to change and transform into that next character.” “The juniors are much larger than our youth cast, so they all have one role that they get to focus on and really dig deep and find that character,” said Bree McLean-Roberts, head of the musical theatre programs at CBY. Starting on June 10 at Waterdown’s Memorial Hall, young performers with CBY Academy of Performing Arts Youth and Junior Showstoppers will bring that story to life in their respective interpretations of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” Once upon a time, there lived an ogre who was dealing with a terrible case of misplaced fairy tale characters taking over his peaceful swamp.

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