Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL

By: Christina Mancuso Jul. 22, 2013

CST presents SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Dreamworks Animation Motion Picture
and the book by William Steig, book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire | music by Jeanine Tesori, directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell in Chicago Shakespeare's Courtyard Theater, July 13-September 1, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look below!

Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions
Original Broadway production directed by Jason Moore

Bring your whole family to Navy Pier this summer for this heartwarming, 75-minute musical adventure based on the Academy Award-winning film. It recounts the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim his once-secluded home. Accompanied by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon and rescues the cursed Princess Fiona. On this not-so-traditional fairytale journey, Shrek discovers the value of friendship and realizes that true love is more than skin deep. Following each performance, audience members are invited to meet the cast in the theater lobby.

Photo Credit: Liz Lauren

Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL Image
Travis Taylor and Company

Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL Image
Summer Smart

Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL Image
Alexis J. Rogers as the Dragon and James Earl Jones II as Donkey

Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL Image
Sarah Page as the Witch, Norm Boucher as the Wolf, Adam Fane as Pinocchio, Michael Aaron Lindner as Shrek, and Cameron Conforti as Baby Bear i

Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL Image
James Earl Jones II as Donkey and Michael Aaron Lindner

Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL Image
Caroline Heffernan as Young Fiona, Summer Smart as Princess Fiona, and Rebecca Pink as Teen Fiona

Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Michael Aaron Lindner and More in CST's SHREK THE MUSICAL Image
James Earl Jones II as Donkey and Michael Aaron Lindner as Shrek with Company

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