Starvox Entertainment today announced casting details for Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical on stage at David Mirvish's Panasonic Theatre (651 Yonge St.) from Feb. 10 to Mar. 8, 2015. The highly anticipated new production tells the hilarious, and (mostly) true story of Alferd Packer, the only person ever convicted of cannibalism in America. Based on Parker's fan-favourite film of the same name, Cannibal! The Musical will premiere a brand new production featuring new songs, new jokes, and an all-Canadian cast led by Liam Tobin as Packer (Shrek the Musical, MTC's Next to Normal) and Elicia MacKenzie (The Sound of Music; winner of CBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?) as Polly Pry, Packer's unexpected love interest.
Both veterans of the stage, Tobin and MacKenzie are no strangers to the spotlight with a history of landing leading roles in professional theatre. MacKenzie was hand-picked by Andrew Lloyd Webber to star in The Sound of Music, winning CBC's hit-show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?. Tobin was mentored by Garth Drabinsky earning the runner-up title on Triple Sensation, another CBC show searching for rising stars in musical theatre. In Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical they share the stage with even more all-star performers with a cast featuring some of Toronto's top comedic talents and best-known Second City alum: Marty Adams, Mike "Nug" Nahrgang, Trevor Martin, Mark Andrada, Lana Carillo, Tim Porter, Troy Goldthorp and Constant Bernard. Before South Park and The Book of Mormon, Parker wrote and directed Cannibal! The Musical over spring break during his time at the University of Colorado. Marking the Canadian theatre event of the season, Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical comes to Toronto as a theatrical sensation that bears all the hallmarks of a Parker-Stone collaboration: juvenile humour, complete irreverence and the slaughter of innocents. Full of songs, dance and laughs, this production will mark the world premiere of a re-vamped show featuring additional book, lyrics and music by Christopher Bond (Evil Dead - The Musical!), Aaron Eyre and Trevor Martin.Videos