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JULY 17, 2024 Vol. 22, No. 15
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‘Shrek the Musical Jr.’ cast prepares for curtain call BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ all-stars headline Pride Royal Oak 2024 BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
Rocco Morrow plays Shrek, the ogre who goes on a quest to find Princess Fiona, played by Myla Guerra, while Riley Chu plays the comedic Donkey in “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at the Baldwin Theatre in downtown Royal Oak starting July 19. Photos provided by Bureau Detroit
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ROYAL OAK — Pride Royal Oak is coming in hot with headliners from the internationally acclaimed show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for the third annual Pride event July 26-27. For the past two years, Pride Royal Oak was located on Washington Avenue, and this year it will be relocated to a more centralized location at Centennial Commons and the Royal Oak Farmers Market. Pride Royal Oak is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion for LGBTQ individuals,” according to prideroyaloak.com. Pride 2024 is sponsored by the Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority, Dillon’s Small Batch Dis-
ake a trip to the swamp July 19-28 at “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at the Baldwin Theatre in downtown Royal Oak. “Shrek the Musical Jr.” is based on the DreamWorks Animation film and the book by William Steig. The play tells the story of Shrek and his journey to rescue Princess Fiona. Emily Lourim, director of “Shrek Jr.,” has been a part of Stagecrafters for 15 years and has directed shows in the past, but this show holds a special place in her heart, because when she was 14, she performed in “Shrek the Musical” on the Stagecrafters main stage. “It’s not only super cool to be directing it with children as an adult, but it is super cool because we pay homage to the show that we did 10 years ago in terms of the costuming and some of the design elements,” she said. Being a mentor to the children, like the adults were to her 10 years prior, is one of the main aspects of directing that Lourim has taken away from this experience.