Our very talented performers are well rehearsed and are delivering an awesome program! Kids were on their feet dancing with Shrek and Fiona as they choose their special dance song.
It's very warm in those costumes, but the cast is having a lot of ogre-sized fun!
In the Shrek costume is Tom King, Sphere Entertainment's production manager. He is a full time actor, dancer, voice-over artist and clown and has performed on stage, TV and films in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. You can see him behind the scenes managing one of our shows, in costume or narrating many of Sphere's many performances, or on TV performing in commercials, docu-dramas or TV shows. Tom began his career in sunny California.
As Fiona is Alexey Solodkiy, a profressionally schooled dancer from St. Petersburg, Russia. He has toured extensively as a member of Thompson Cruiselines Entertainment and in 2004 was invited to dance with the Ontario Ballet Theatre's tour of the Nutcracker. He enjoyed the experience so much he returned in 2005 and again in 2007 and decided to stay in Canada. He has since then been part of Sphere Entertainment's staple performers for character shows that tour across Canada.
Frankie the Funky Fairy is played by Allison Villa. She's excited to be back in Toronto after spending three adventurous years singing and dancing for Carnival Cruise Lines. Allison recently returned from playing "Rizzo" in a whirlwind tour of Grease in Japan and currently performing in I'm a Soulman Blues Brothers Tribute show. Allison is a graduate of Randolph Academy of the Performing Arts. Her other passion is aerial silks. But I don't think we will be seeing her enter the swamp from the air.
Alternately, Shannon Coulter plays the role Frankie. She started performing and training at a very young age both in the US and Canada. Since graduating from Sheridan College Music Theatre Program a year ago, she has toured with Little Red Theatre and made an appearance in a CBC documentary last summer. Most recently she was a Bollywood dancer in a short film (1812) that was presented to her Royal Highness, The Queen of England. Shannon is very happy to be a part of this amazing show!
Stompin' the Swamp promises to entertain all ages!
Come watch and meet Shrek! Here are our confirmed appreances to date:
September 18 & 19 - Mom, Pop & Tots Fair, Edmonton, ON
October 16 - MBM Baby Show, Barrie, ON
November 6 & 7 - Baby and Family Fair, Vancouver, BC
November 27 to January 2 - Casa Loma, Toronto, ON
Check each venue's website for timing.
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