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Shrek: The Musical

Shrek the Musical

Shows · Shrek the Musical

Shrek, a grumpy green ogre who wants only to be left alone in his swamp, is forced on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona from a dragon-guarded tower for the diminutive Lord Farquaad. Joined by the motormouth Donkey, Shrek discovers that Fiona harbors a secret of her own, and both outcasts learn that true beauty lies within.

Opened
2008
Performances
441
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: Jeanine TesoriLyrics: David Lindsay-AbaireBook: David Lindsay-Abaire

Licensing 1 entry

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In the literature12 passages

Nominees: Shrek The Musical (Decca Broadway) book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p442

Shrek The Musical 108, 199, 438 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p574

DreamWorks Pictures makes its first foray into Broadway producing with a stage adaptation of its popular animated film Shrek, starring Brian d’Arcy James as the green ogre of the title, Sutton Foster as the princess he saves, and Daniel Breaker as his donkey sidekick. Shrek The Musical has a score by Jeanine Tesori and… book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2008-may-2009-fifth-robert-viagas-5th-annual#p11

Christopher Sieber with the Shrek bear from Shrek The Musical. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2008-may-2009-fifth-robert-viagas-5th-annual#p411

Billy Elliot, The Musical 10 Shrek The Musical | book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2008-may-2009-fifth-robert-viagas-5th-annual#p416

The boy who wore a mask because of his illness and was ashamed of it. After the show, which he loved, we gave him a signed poster and a freak flag which he proudly waved. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2009-to-may-2010-sixth-viagas-robert-new-yor#p330

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