Shrek’s Brian d’Arcy James

Brian d’Arcy James Talks with Richard Seff
Recorded by Joel Markowitz

Sixteen years ago Richard Seff met Brian d’Arcy James when the two performed in Lend Me AaTenor at the Players Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. A bond was formed, and Richard has watched Brian grow from the Bellboy in Tenor to Shrek The Ogre in Shrek The Musical, now in its Broadway run.

Here, they reminisce about some of the ups and downs of the seventeen years that have lapsed since they met, in a career that has included plays as well as musicals on the road, regionally and in stock, to Titanic, The Sweet Smell of Success, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Shrek The Musical on Broadway.

Some highlights: those early Lend Me a Tenor days, workshopping today’s musicals, James as an unusual choice to play Shrek, and finding Shrek’s voice.

Shrek:The Musical is at the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway, NYC.

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Related:

Brian d’Arcy James sings ‘Who I’d Be’ from Shrek on the Today Show (video)
Richard Seff’s review of Shrek

Richard Seff is author of Supporting Player: My Life Upon the Wicked Stage , celebrating his lifetime on stage and behind the scenes, available through online booksellers, including Amazon.com.