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Shrek The Musical Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation's film "Shrek" and William Steig's 1990 book "Shrek!". After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a run of over 12 months in January 2010. It was followed by a tour of the United States which opened in 2010, and a re-vamped West End production from June 2011 to February 2013. Since its debut, the musical's rights have been available for independent
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Shrek The Musical Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation's film "Shrek" and William Steig's 1990 book "Shrek!". After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a run of over 12 months in January 2010. It was followed by a tour of the United States which opened in 2010, and a re-vamped West End production from June 2011 to February 2013. Since its debut, the musical's rights have been available for independent
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replacement, "Forever." Shrek The Musical Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation's film "Shrek" and William Steig's 1990 book "Shrek!". After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a run of over 12 months in January 2010. It was followed by a tour of the United States which opened in 2010, and a re-vamped West End production from June 2011 to February 2013. Since its debut, the musical's rights have been available
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the original movie. Several video game adaptations of the film have been published on various game console platforms, including "Shrek" (2001), "" (2002), "" (2002), "" (2002) and "Shrek SuperSlam" (2005). Shrek was also included as a bonus unlockable character in the video game "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" (2004). In 2003, Dark Horse Comics released a Shrek three-issue mini-series comic book adaptation, written by Mark Evanier, which were collected into a trade paperback. A musical version, based on the film, with music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, opened on Broadway on December 14, 2008,
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we are entertained at "Shrek the Musical," the company's lavish stage adaptation of its hit animated movie. For much of the time, they succeed, thanks to the talent and ingratiating appeal of the show's four principal performers. The show's massive sets and colorful costumes (both courtesy of Tim Hatley) are so visually eye-catching that they often distract from what's going on with the story and score. Composer Jeanine Tesori has written attractive, eclectic, pop-flavored melodies that range from a jaunty 'Travel Song' to a gutsy duet called 'I Got You Beat' for Shrek and Fiona that revels in rude noises."
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translation of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children", which was produced as part of the 2006 Shakespeare in the Park season staged at the Delacorte Theater by The Public Theater. In the summer of 2011 their opera "A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck" premiered at Glimmerglass. Tesori has composed music for the films "Nights in Rodanthe", "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond", "", "Shrek the Third", "Mulan II", and "". Tesori wrote the music for "Shrek the Musical", which opened on Broadway in 2008 and for which she earned both Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for her music. In
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made for the national tour. The musical has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Ben Brantley wrote in "The New York Times": "'Shrek,' for the record, is not bad... As the title character, a misanthropic green ogre who learns to love, the talented Mr. James is... encumbered with padding and prosthetics... As the evil, psychologically maimed Lord Farquaad, the very droll Christopher Sieber is required to walk on his knees, with tiny fake legs dangling before him — an initially funny sight gag that soon drags". He praises Sutton Foster as "an inspired, take-charge musical comedian... Ms. Foster manages
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following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League: SLPHS recognizes the following clubs at the high school: Spring Lake Park's Knowledge Bowl team is currently coached by Social Studies teacher Melanie Tuve and recently won the 2013 Minnesota State Knowledge Bowl Meet in the Class AA large school division. Students Cody Johnson - Cabaret, Shrek the Musical (2016), Luke Remme - Cabaret (2014), Madisen Dempsey - Cabaret (2014), Amira Shanaa - Shrek the Musical, The Music Man (2016), Kyle Le - Shrek the Musical, Music Man (2016), Rodney Fowler -
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confused Shrek inquires who it was, Donkey, wanting to keep his promise, and still cross with Shrek, refuses to talk. When Shrek apologizes and extends his friendship, Donkey forgives him. The two then go back to Duloc, where Shrek interrupts the wedding before Farquaad can kiss Fiona, and Fiona convinces him to let Shrek speak with her. Shrek finally finds the words to express his feelings for Fiona, and he declares his love for her ("Big Bright Beautiful World (Reprise)"). However, his declaration of love is mocked by Farquaad. Caught between love and her desire to break the curse, Fiona
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Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. "Shrek" was also nominated for 6 BAFTA Awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Eddie Murphy became the first actor to ever receive a BAFTA nomination for a voice-over performance. The film was also nominated for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Film Music, and won the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. "Shrek" was nominated for a dozen Annie Awards from ASIFA-Hollywood, and won eight Annies including Best Animated Feature and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production. In June 2008, the American Film Institute revealed its "Ten
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of the band until 2012. Walsh then made her first foray into a solo music career when she appeared on the Aggro Santos song "Like U Like" in 2011. In October 2011, Walsh made her West End theatre debut, playing Princess Fiona in the London production of "Shrek the Musical". The announcement came after Amanda Holden announced her pregnancy in August 2011. Following her solo endeavours and musical theatre performances, Walsh decided to record a studio album featuring her own renditions of popular hits from musicals, commenting that "I've always loved musical theatre and doing "Shrek the Musical" definitely reignited
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Shrek first living in a garbage dump near a human village called Wart Creek. At one point, he was to live with his parents and keep rotting fish in his bedroom. Art Director Douglas Rogers visited a magnolia plantation in Charleston, South Carolina for inspiration for Shrek's swamp. Shrek appears in the stage musical version of the 2001 film, which debuted in 2008. The role was originated by Broadway actor Brian d'Arcy James, who earned a Tony nomination for it. The character has remained virtually unchanged in the musical, as does the plot. However, various minor details differ between the
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He wrote the book for the musical "High Fidelity", which ran on Broadway in December 2006. He wrote the book and lyrics for the musical "Shrek the Musical" which ran on Broadway from November 8, 2008 (previews) to January 3, 2010, with Lindsay-Abaire receiving a 2009 Tony Award nomination for Book of a Musical and in the West End in May 2011. The musical ran for 441 performances on Broadway. "Good People" officially opened on Broadway on March 3, 2011, with Frances McDormand and Tate Donovan in the lead roles. The play was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award, Best
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full cast was announced in November 2017 The X Factor star Amelia Lily and Call the Midwife actress Laura Main will share the role of Princess Fiona, alongside Samuel Holmes as Lord Farquaad, Stefan Harri as Shrek and Marcus Ayton as Donkey "Shrek" was made available for independent US and overseas theatres. They have chosen to stage their own versions of the show with the same music, book and lyrics intact and their own designs for sets, costuming and other creative elements. Productions have been staged in Asia, Poland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil, the Philippines,
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Person (Reprise)"). When she tries to explain, Shrek rebuffs her with his "ugly beast" overhearing, causing Fiona in turn to misunderstand. Then Farquaad arrives to claim Fiona and tells Shrek he has cleared the swamp of the Fairytale Creatures, and now belongs to Shrek again. While not very impressed with Farquaad, Fiona agrees to marry him and insists that they have the wedding before sunset. As Farquaad and Fiona ride back to Duloc, Donkey tries to explain the misunderstanding to Shrek (who is too angry and upset to listen), and Shrek rejects him as well, declaring that he will return
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hours, and the 2010 3D release of "Shrek Forever After" demanded more than 50 million CPU render hours on account of rendering double amount of frames. "Puss in Boots", which was released only one year after the previous "Shrek" film, utilized 63 million render hours. "Shrek the Musical" is a musical based on the first film of the franchise. After a try out in Seattle, Washington, it began performances on Broadway from November 8, 2008, before opening on December 14. Despite mixed reviews, the musical received eight Tony Award nominations including Best Musical. At the time, the most expensive musical
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and quartered (along with the Fairytale Creatures) and Fiona banished back to her tower. As Farquaad proclaims himself the new King, Shrek whistles for the Dragon, who has now escaped the castle (and is the reason Shrek and Donkey got to the wedding just in time). Dragon then crashes through the window with Donkey and incinerates Farquaad with her fiery breath. With Farquaad dead, Shrek and Fiona admit their love for each other and share true love's first kiss. Fiona's curse is broken, and she takes her true form: an ogress. At first, she is ashamed of her looks, but
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success helped establish DreamWorks Animation as a prime competitor to Pixar in feature film computer animation, and three sequels were released—"Shrek 2" (2004), "Shrek the Third" (2007), and "Shrek Forever After" (2010)—along with two holiday specials, a spin-off film, and a stage musical that kickstarted the "Shrek" franchise. A planned fifth film was cancelled in 2009 prior to the fourth film's release, but it has since been revived and has entered development. Shrek, a green ogre who loves the solitude of his swamp, finds his life interrupted when countless fairytale creatures are exiled there by the fairytale-hating and vertically-challenged Lord
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Christopher Sieber Christopher Luverne Sieber (born February 18, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Kevin Burke in "Two of a Kind" starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, and Lord Farquaad in "Shrek the Musical". Sieber studied acting and musical comedy at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Sieber has appeared in Broadway musicals, including "Into the Woods", "Monty Python's Spamalot", "Matilda" and "Shrek The Musical". He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his work in "Spamalot", and "Shrek The Musical". Sieber was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His
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asking Shrek who he would be, if he did not have to be an ogre anymore. As Shrek opens up to Donkey on who he would wish to be, Fiona transforms into an ogress as part of her curse that happens during sunset, stands apart, alone, and listens ("Who I'd Be"). The next day, Princess Fiona rises early and sings with a bluebird and dances with a deer (before making the bird explode and throwing the deer off a cliff). She assists the Pied Piper in his rat-charming duties ("Morning Person"). Shrek brings down her mood by attempting to give
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"Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing", "Shrek n' Roll", "Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy", "Shrek's Carnival Craze Party Games", and "Shrek Kart". He also appears in the video games "Shrek: Dragon's Tale", "Shrek the Third: Arthur's School Day Adventure", and "Shrek the Third: The Search for Arthur". "", another video game based on Puss, has also been released. He makes a cameo appearance in "Shrek The Musical". Puss has appeared in a stage show at the Universal Studios Singapore theme park, and a figurine of the character has been displayed at the entrance of the Puss in Boots' Giant Journey roller
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Best New Musical. A shot for shot fan remake titled "Shrek Retold" was released through 3GI Industries on November 29, 2018. The project was a collaboration of 200 filmmakers and mixes live action, hand drawn animation, Flash animation, CGI and various other art forms to recreate the film. The film is available on YouTube for free. "Shrek" has three sequels: "Shrek 2" (2004), "Shrek the Third" (2007), and "Shrek Forever After" (2010). Although "Shrek 2" received similar acclaim from critics, the following two movies after received some mixed reviews. They were, however, still box office hits. There were also two
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"Shrek Smash n' Crash" as a ghost. He also appears in the iPhone game "Shrek Kart" as a playable character called "Ghost of Lord Farquaad". In the original Broadway production of "Shrek The Musical", the role was played by Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber. Since Sieber is approximately 6'2", he played the role on his knees, to give the illusion that he is really 4'2". He did, however, walk and stand for the curtain call. He earned his second Tony nomination for this part. Though the film and musical are similar in many ways, Farquaad in the musical is more
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child performers. Sophie is a child actress, who appeared in "The Sound of Music" at the London Palladium, playing the role of Marta von Trapp. She also appeared for a year in "Oliver!" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and was Young Fiona in "Shrek The Musical" in the West End in 2011. His younger daughter Charlotte Pourret Wythe made her West End debut in "Billy Elliot the Musical" in late 2015 until the completion of the show's eleven year run at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 9 April 2016. Both girls appeared together in the world premiere of the
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memorable character" in "Shrek 2". Robin Parrish of "Tech Times" called Puss "everyone's favorite "Shrek" sidekick". Ashley Rodriguez of "Quartz" described him as a "popular "Shrek" character". Stephen Holden wrote that although Puss "has his charms", "he is not as memorable a character as Shrek or Shrek's mouthy sidekick, Donkey", and Matt Fowler of "IGN" described him as "perhaps better suited as a side character". Puss was ranked 11th on "Empire"s top 50 animated film characters list. Critics have praised Banderas's voicing. Rob Levin said that Puss has "a decidedly Latin flavor" in the "Shrek" films due to Banderas, who
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film was a critical and commercial success and won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The film's triumph ultimately led to the releases of three sequels: "Shrek 2" (2004), "Shrek the Third" (2007), and "Shrek Forever After" (2010) with a reboot currently in development. Spin offs of the "Shrek" film series include the holiday specials "Shrek the Halls" (November 2007) and "Scared Shrekless" (October 2010); a musical adaptation (2008); and the film "Puss in Boots" (October 2011), a spin off prequel starring the franchise's character of the same name. "Shrek!" was also used in the movie "Indian
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Shrek (character) Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name and of eponymous films by DreamWorks Animation. The name "Shrek" is derived from the German word "Schreck", meaning "fright" or "terror". Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, although it was planned for him to be voiced by Chris Farley before his death in December 1997, and played by Brian d'Arcy James in the musical. On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, "Entertainment
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Shrek (character) Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name and of eponymous films by DreamWorks Animation. The name "Shrek" is derived from the German word "Schreck", meaning "fright" or "terror". Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, although it was planned for him to be voiced by Chris Farley before his death in December 1997, and played by Brian d'Arcy James in the musical. On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, "Entertainment
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Weekly" named him one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years", placing 15th. Shrek is a large, green, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent. Even though his background is something of a mystery, according to "Shrek The Musical", it is revealed that on his 7th birthday, Shrek was sent away by his parents because it was an ogre tradition. He is seen traveling alone, being either screamed at or teased by passers-by. The only time he receives a pleasant greeting is a wave from a young Fiona, who is promptly led away by her parents. In
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explain of their banishment from the Kingdom of Duloc, by order of the evil Lord Farquaad, who exiled them for being freaks, under penalty of death if they ever return ("Story of My Life"). Even so, Shrek decides to travel to see Farquaad and try to regain his swamp, along with getting the Fairytale Creatures their homes back (but mostly to get his swamp back), with much encouragement from Pinocchio and the gang ("The Goodbye Song"). Along the way, Shrek rescues a talkative donkey from some of Farquaad's guards. In return for rescuing him, and offering his friendship, Donkey insists
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Shrek (franchise) The "Shrek" franchise from DreamWorks Animation, based on William Steig's picture book "Shrek!", consists of four computer-animated films including: "Shrek" (2001), "Shrek 2" (2004), "Shrek the Third" (2007), and "Shrek Forever After" (2010), with a fifth film currently in the works. A short 4-D film, "Shrek 4-D", which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. Two television specials, the Christmas television special "Shrek the Halls" (2007) and the Halloween television special "Scared Shrekless" (2010), have also been produced. A spin-off film titled "Puss in Boots" was released in October 2011, and a 2008 Broadway musical
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the film 4.5 stars out of 5, writing "Hilarious and heartfelt from start to finish, this is the best "Shrek" of them all, and that's no fairy tale. Borrowing liberally from Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life", this edition blends big laughs and emotion to explore what Far Far Away might have been like if Shrek never existed." James Berardinelli of "Reelviews" awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote "Even though "Shrek Forever After" is obligatory and unnecessary, it's better than "Shrek the Third" and it's likely that most who attend as a way of saying goodbye
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total of four awards. Other winners included: Outstanding New Broadway Play for "Red" and Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play for "The Orphans' Home Cycle", which won two awards. The Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical was a tie, won by "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" and "The Scottsboro Boys". "La Cage aux Folles" won four awards: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Actor In A Musical (Douglas Hodge), Director (Terry Johnson), and Costume Design (Matthew Wright). Montego Glover ("Memphis") and Catherine Zeta-Jones ("A Little Night Music") tied for Outstanding Actress In A Musical. "Billy Elliot the Musical" and "Shrek the Musical" each received ten
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to September. she was one of three girls cast, alongside Georgia Pemberton and Asha Banks. Wollington attends Spirit Young Performers Company and is a member of their Elite Musical Theatre Team and Elite Dance Troupe. She also attends ballet classes at Cheshunt Dancing School in Cheshunt Hertfordshire. Lara Wollington Lara Wollington (born 30 March 2003) is a British child actress from Enfield, London, who was the voice of Lucy '64 Zoo Lane" and played in West End theatre. After standing-by for the role of Young Fiona and the dual roles of Young Shrek and a Dwarf in "Shrek the Musical"
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release schedule, following corporate restructuring, and DreamWorks Animation's new policy to release two films a year. Two months later, Banderas said in an interview that the script was under restructuring, and that Shrek may appear in the film. "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" is a three-minute musical short film, included on the 2001 "Shrek" VHS and the "Shrek" Two Disc Special Edition DVD. It takes place during the last scene of "Shrek" (before Shrek and Fiona leave on their honeymoon), with the film's characters performing a medley of modern pop songs. "Shrek 4-D", also known as "Shrek 3-D",
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Donkey as time progresses ("Travel Song"). After crossing the rickety old bridge and arriving at the castle, Shrek sets off alone to rescue Fiona while Donkey encounters a ferocious female dragon who initially wants to eat him, but then wants to keep him for her own after Donkey manages to charm her ("Donkey Pot Pie")/("Forever"). When Shrek finds Fiona, his lack of interest in playing out her desired, romantic rescue scene annoys her, and he drags her off by force. The two of them reunite with Donkey, and all three attempt to escape while being chased by the angry Dragon.
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Lara Wollington Lara Wollington (born 30 March 2003) is a British child actress from Enfield, London, who was the voice of Lucy '64 Zoo Lane" and played in West End theatre. After standing-by for the role of Young Fiona and the dual roles of Young Shrek and a Dwarf in "Shrek the Musical" at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from September 2011 to February 2012, she began to play Matilda Wormwood in "Matilda the Musical" at Cambridge Theatre. Wollington began performances in August 2012 and initially shared the role with Lucy-Mae Beacock, Hayley Canham and Chloe Hawthorn and later with:
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he teamed up with rapper Talib Kweli to produce and perform the song "Abra Cadabra". He has also contributed original music and songs to such films as "Zoolander","The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" and "Shrek Forever After". Simpson was the musical director and frequent guest of "Tom Green Live", Tom Green's live Internet show. In addition, E.Z. Mike and Tom Green created the Keepin' It Real Crew who recorded the album "Prepare for Impact" released by Sony Records in 2006. More recent projects include the score to the film "The Power of Few" (2013) and music (including opening theme) for Comedy Central's
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Pinocchio and the gang now set off to Duloc to stand up to Farquaad once and for all. Shrek has returned to his once again private swamp, but he misses Fiona. Donkey shows up attempting to seal off his half of the swamp with stone boulders, which Shrek rebuffs. In turn, Donkey angrily berates Shrek for his reclusive and stubborn habits, even to the point of driving off Fiona. An angered Shrek reveals he heard her talking about a hideous creature the night before, and Donkey retorts that they were not talking about him, but of "someone else". When a
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guitarist with score composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell on "Shrek". Jacob arranged and co-produced the musical DVD sequence "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" along with Eddie Murphy's cover of "I'm a Believer" from the soundtrack album. He is married to Grammy-nominated film music producer Marylata E. Jacob. In 2011, Jacob and Marylata established an endowment for the Teenage Drama Workshop at California State University Northridge. A native of San Fernando Valley, California, Jacob currently lives in Los Angeles. Danny Jacob Danny Jacob (born October 8, 1956) is an American composer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known
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Jennifer Simard Jennifer Simard is an American actor and singer known primarily for her work in theater. Simard is from Litchfield, New Hampshire. She studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music and Hunter College. After studying at Hunter College and the Boston Conservatory of Music, Simard moved to New York, where she appeared in "Forbidden Broadway '93". She made her Broadway debut in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and later performed in the Broadway productions of "Shrek The Musical" and "Sister Act". Simard received Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her roles
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Magic Mirror insists that Farquaad should invite his father, but Farquaad refuses, explaining how he abandoned him in the woods as a child ("The Ballad of Farquaad"). As Shrek and Fiona's newfound camaraderie grows into love, Donkey insists, with the help of the Three Blind Mice from his imagination, that Shrek should gather his courage and romantically engage Fiona ("Make a Move"). Shrek, finally beginning to come out of his caustic, protective shell, tries to find the words to explain his feelings to Fiona ("When Words Fail"). While Shrek is out finding a flower for Fiona, Donkey discovers that Fiona
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Shrek traps Dragon and they get to a safe point ("This Is How A Dream Comes True"). Fiona then insists that Shrek reveal his identity and is shocked that her rescuer is an ogre and not the Prince Charming her stories indicated. Shrek explains that he is merely her champion; instead, she is to marry Farquaad. The trio begin their journey back to Duloc, but Fiona becomes apprehensive as the sun begins to set. She insists that they rest for the night and that she spend the night alone in a nearby cave. Donkey and Shrek remain awake, with Donkey
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of Sirius XM Satellite Radio. In 2004, Phillips contributed music to her first video game project, "God of War". The music of "God of War" received five Game Audio Network Guild Awards, including Music of the Year. She quickly followed this debut with musical scores for the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "The Da Vinci Code" games, published by 2K Games. After this, Phillips composed the music for the "Shrek the Third" video game for Activision. Phillips' music for the "Speed Racer" game for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment was named a finalist in the Hollywood Music Awards. After creating
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The review also noted that Lindsay-Abaire's lyrics are often fun and quite witty. "USA Today" gave the show three and ½ out of four stars, writing: "Shrek, which draws from William Steig's book about a lovable ogre and the DreamWorks animated movie that it inspired, is nonetheless a triumph of comic imagination with a heart as big and warm as Santa's. It is the most ingeniously wacky, transcendently tasteless Broadway musical since "The Producers", and more family-friendly than that gag-fest." The review also noted, however, that "Like other musical adaptations of hit films, Shrek... leans heavily on winking satire. There
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woman, she becomes a little bit stir-crazy, but she never loses her faith in her fairytales ("I Know It's Today"). Shrek and Donkey arrive in Duloc where Farquaad expresses his love for his kingdom, accompanied by his cheerful cookie-cut army of Duloc Dancers ("Welcome to Duloc" / "What's Up, Duloc?"). They approach Farquaad, with him being impressed by Shrek's size and appearance. Farquaad demands that Shrek must rescue Fiona, and in return, he will give Shrek the deed to his swamp ("What's Up, Duloc? (Reprise)"). The two unlikely friends set off to find Fiona, with Shrek becoming increasingly annoyed with
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over as Princess Fiona from May 23, 2012. The London production of the show came to an end after 715 performances, on February 24, 2013. Producers announced their plans to tour "Shrek" across the UK in 2014. The first UK and Ireland tour began at the Grand Theatre in Leeds, England on July 23, 2014, before touring across the UK and Ireland. Dean Chisnall repeats his West End performance as Shrek, under the direction of Nigel Harman, who originated the role of Lord Farquaad in the West End. A full company announcement was made in February 2014, with Chisnall to
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featured Rachel Stern ("Shrek the Musical"), who won Festival Best Actress Award, Joshua Davis (""), Dee Roscioli ("Wicked"), Allie Schulz ("Grease"), and Adam Halpin ("Daddy Long Legs", "Glory Days"). The then-titled "Still Single" was presented as a staged reading at the Roy Arias Theatre in April 2014. The reading featured Melissa van der Schyff, Tom Pelphrey, Catherine Porter, and Peter Davenport. In June 2014, "Single" was presented at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York with performances by Melissa van der Schyff ("Bonnie & Clyde", "Big River"), Allie Schulz ("Grease"), Claybourne Elder ("Road Show", "Bonnie & Clyde"), Ryan Duncan ("Shrek the Musical",
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Honky, who released the album "I Am the Messiah" in 2003. Everett's music has also been featured on a number of films, including "American Beauty" ("Cancer for the Cure"), "Road Trip" ("Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ("Christmas is Going to the Dogs"), "Holes" ("Eyes Down," "Mighty Fine Blues"), "Shrek" ("My Beloved Monster"), Shrek 2 ("I Need Some Sleep"), Shrek The Third ("Royal Pain" and "Losing Streak"),Shrek the Halls ("The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight"), "" ("Beautiful Freak"), "Henry Poole is Here" (Love of the Loveless), The Big White (Last Stop;This Town) "Hot Fuzz"
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concert works, King has composed music for various films, including "Shrek", "Chicken Run", and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and television programmes, including the FIFA World Cup 2002, "The Last Detective", "Second Nature" and "William and Mary". King's most recent roles include conducting and orchestrating on Doctor Who for Murray Gold. He replaced Ben Foster after his departure in 2015 and has taken the full role for Series 10 onwards. Alastair King Alastair King (born 1967) is a British composer and conductor, perhaps best known for his musical contributions to film and television. He frequently collaborates with composers Charlie
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and international competitions; regional music festivals; and community events. The choir is conducted by Daniel Wesley, a graduate of the University of Kentucky, and accompanied by Meredyth Davis. The high school Drama program is led by Daniel Wesley and involves students from all grade levels. Past shows include Peter Pan, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Bye Bye Birdie, The Music Man, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Seussical the Musical, The Wizard of Oz, Shrek the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, another rendition of Seussical the Musical, and The Little Mermaid. Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky) Lexington
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including Best New Musical, Best Actor for Lindsay and Supporting Actor for Harman, as well as Best Costume Design for Tim Hatley. Harman won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as Lord Farquaad. The ensemble cast performed "Freak Flag" at the awards. Kimberley Walsh, of UK pop group Girls Aloud, took over the role of Princess Fiona from October 5, 2011, after Holden announced her pregnancy. Dean Chisnall and Neil McDermott took over from Lindsay and Harman as Shrek and Lord Farquaad respectively on February 29, 2012. Carley Stenson later took
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"Make a Move". Also during previews, a brief reprise of "Who I'd Be" was sung after Shrek overhears Fiona's misleading comment about being with a hideous beast, which led into "Build a Wall". This was cut and "Build a Wall" was placed after "Morning Person (Reprise)". "Build a Wall" was later cut during previews, but re-instated towards the end of the run. After extensive changes were made, the show began previews on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on November 8, 2008, with the official opening on December 14. The cast included Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek, Sutton Foster as Fiona,
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Sarris of "The New York Observer" wrote "What gives "Shrek" its special artistic distinction is its witty and knowingly sassy dialogue, delivered by vocally charismatic performers whose voices remind us of their stellar screen personae in live-action movies." Lisa Alspector of the "Chicago Reader" wrote "This romantic fantasy complicates the roles of beauty and beast, making it hard to guess what form a sensitive resolution will take." Joe Morgenstern of "The Wall Street Journal" wrote "The charms of "Shrek", which is based on the children's book by William Steig, go far beyond in-jokes for adults." A mixed review came from
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theaters overseas, who have chosen to stage their own versions of the show. A high definition filming of the Broadway production was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on October 15, 2013 in North America and December 2, 2013 in the United Kingdom. Lindsay-Abaire and Jason Moore (director) began working on the show in 2002, with Tesori joining the team from 2004. A reading took place on August 10, 2007, with Stephen Kramer Glickman in the role of Shrek, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Princess Fiona, Robert L. Daye, Jr. as Donkey and Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad. The musical premiered
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Stephen Kramer Glickman Stephen Kramer Glickman (born March 17, 1979) is a Canadian actor, music producer and stand-up comedian. He is best known as Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon television series "Big Time Rush" (2009–2013). Glickman was born to a Jewish family in London, Ontario, Canada, but was raised in Carlsbad, California. Stephen Kramer Glickman starred as a record producer named "Gustavo Rocque" on the Nickelodeon television series, "Big Time Rush". In 2007, he was cast as Shrek in "Shrek the Musical", and played the part in the original Broadway workshops and readings, before Brian d'Arcy James was cast in
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(1995) and (2011), "Cinderella" (1996), "Bye Bye Birdie" (1997), "Oliver!" (1998) and (2009), "Guys and Dolls" (1999), "The Music Man" (2000), "Mame" (2001), "Grease" (2003), "Hello, Dolly!" (2005), "Damn Yankees" (2006), "West Side Story" (2007), "City of Angels" (2008), "Crazy for You" (2012), "Seussical" (2013), "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (2015), "Mary Poppins (musical) " (2016) " Shrek the Musical " (2017), and " The Little Mermaid (musical) " (2018) East Rockaway High School East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School (often abbreviated ERHS) is a co-educational six-year secondary school in East Rockaway, New York, and the sole high school in
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Ball", as well as the crossover with R. L. Stine's series of novels "Goosebumps" "Shrek Gets Spooked", which had close to two million views by October 2015. In November 2018, comedy group 3GI, organizer of Shrekfest, released a shot-for-shot parody remake of the film "Shrek" made by a crew of over 200 artists, titled "Shrek Retold". Purposely-bad fan art and animation of "Shrek" and loyalty towards the song "All Star" by pop rock group Smash Mouth, which played in the first film of the series, are also considered traits of the Internet's obsession towards Shrek. Sims wrote that one possible
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with its original theatrical poster proclaiming "From the producers who saw "Shrek"". They noted that, while the physical resemblance was imported "almost wholesale", the character lacked the same wit as its inspiration. They wrote that the film was "a lively but clumsy comic retelling of the Cervantes classic" with a "humdrum" script. "Ahora" noted the same resemblance, writing that it was a blatant imitation done in order to take advantage of the existing commercial fanbase established by DreamWorks for the "Shrek" films. "NonSoloCinema" wrote that while the animation is well-made, the figures resemble characters from Pixar's early days and has
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the Halls" (2007). Myers received the MTV Generation Award in June 2007, making him the second Canadian to win the award (following Jim Carrey in 2006). In 2008, Myers co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in "The Love Guru". In 2009, he played the part of British general Ed Fenech, in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds". In 2010 Myers returned for the latest film in the "Shrek" series, "Shrek Forever After". Myers returned to onscreen film acting with supporting roles in "Terminal" (2018) and "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018). Myers made a cameo appearance in Britney Spears' music video "Boys" as Austin Powers. In a
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Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing is a racing game released in November 2006. The game is based on the "Shrek" movie series. Players have the option of playing one of twelve Shrek characters, using racing and combat skills to defeat other racers. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance systems. The original music for the game was composed by Finn Robertson. "Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing" was the final game based on a DreamWorks Animation film to be released on the GameCube. "Shrek Smash n'
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leader and conductor (2010). Poghosyan also directed performances "Demon" ("Golden Mask" theatre bonus), "Bidding", "Cow", "Opus №7" ("Golden Mask" and "Crystal Turandot" theatre bonuses), "Tararabumbia" as a musical leader and conductor. The plays went on tours with a great success in Finland, Hungary, Poland, France. Poghosyan was a musical leader in "Balagan" performance by D. Krymov in 2008. В 2000–2008 became a music leader at the "Pythagoras" studios for the duplication of Russian language full-length musical films and cartoons such as "Mary Poppins", "Sleeping Beauty", "Corpse Bride", "Hannah Montana", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "The Little Mermaid", "Shrek". Producer Alexander
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the current generation of mainstream animated films. Particularly after "Shrek 2", animated films began to incorporate more pop culture references and end-film musical numbers. Such elements can be seen in films like "Robots", "Chicken Little" and "Doogal". It also inspired a number of computer animated films which also spoofed fairy tales, or other related story genres, often including adult-oriented humor, most of which were not nearly as successful as "Shrek", such as "Happily N'Ever After", "Igor", and "Hoodwinked!" On November 29, 2018, YouTube channel 3GI, along with over 200 animators and content creators, released "Shrek Retold", a scene-for-scene recreation of
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"The Pajama Game "(2006) with Harry Connick, Jr.", "as well as the Disney movie musical adaptions and "Shrek" (2008) for Broadway. He was nominated for an Annie Award in 2001 for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Musical Score for an Animated Feature Production for . Troob made his debut at Carnegie Hall at age 12 with an orchestral work orchestrated by himself and conducted by Leopold Stokowski. It was the first time he attended a concert at Carnegie Hall. He graduated from Forest Hills High School, Class of '66 and graduated with Honors in Music Composition at Harvard University in 1970.
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of Shrek and Donkey framed by sunflowers. This was to support the film's DVD/VHS release. The film was released by DreamWorks Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD on November 2, 2001. Both releases included "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party", a 3-minute musical short film, that takes up right after "Shrek"s ending, with film's characters performing a medley of modern pop songs. "Shrek" was released to video the same day that Pixar's "Monsters, Inc." hit theaters. Since videos were traditionally released on Tuesdays, Disney's executives did not receive this well, saying that the move "seemed like an underhanded attempt
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In 1993, he was the assistant art director on Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". In 1995, he began working for DreamWorks, and directed two Academy Award-nominated feature films, "" (2002) and "Shrek 2" (2004). In addition to directing, Asbury provided some of the extra voices in "Shrek 2" and "Shrek the Third". Kelly Asbury directed and co-wrote the animated film "Gnomeo & Juliet" (2011), for which he also provided the voices of the tiny Red Goon Gnomes. He was nominated for two Annie Awards for directing and co-writing that film. In 2003, he wrote a non-fiction book titled "Dummy
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by Jeffrey Katzenberg: ""Shrek 3" and "4" are going to reveal other unanswered questions and, finally, in the last chapter, we will understand how Shrek came to be in that swamp, when we meet him in the first movie." DreamWorks hired Peter Seaman and Jeffrey Price to write the film and Jon Zack, who wrote "The Perfect Score", came on board as a consultant. Unlike the first two films, the film was not directed by Andrew Adamson due to his occupation with "". Adamson was still involved as an executive producer, and was giving advice approximately every four months on
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2013’s SXSW film festival, and frequently collaborates with director Alex Merkin, having composed the scores to the thrillers, Across The Hall, and This Modern Man Is Beat. He composed the main theme to the documentary series The Haunting Of, and collaborated with producer Rodney Jerkins on the Nickelodeon teen musical Rags, providing the orchestral score for the musical. In the video game world, credits include Rise of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix), Shrek The Third (Activision), Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision), and additional music for Medal of Honor: Warfighter (EA). Bobby Tahouri Bobby Tahouri is an American composer
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tries to escape the event. Just then, the Fairytale Creatures storm into the wedding and protest their banishment. They are accompanied by Grumpy, one of the Seven Dwarfs, who reveals that he is Farquaad's father. He thinks that his invitation got lost in the mail, and he kicked Farquaad out at the age of 28 when he wouldn't move out of the basement, revealing Farquaad is a freak as well. During the argument, the sun sets, causing Fiona to turn into an ogress in front of everyone. Farquaad, furious and disgusted over the change, orders for Shrek to be drawn
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Christopher Sieber as Farquaad and Tartaglia as Pinocchio. Daniel Breaker took over the role of Donkey, as the creative team thought Chester Gregory II did not fit the part. The Dragon was voiced by company members Haven Burton, Aymee Garcia and Rachel Stern, instead of a soloist. Kecia Lewis-Evans, who played Dragon in Seattle, was offered a part in the show's ensemble but declined. Ben Crawford was the standby for Shrek, until he replaced d'Arcy James for the final months of performances. The song "I'm a Believer", which was originally played as the audience left the theatre, was added to
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tell me the road to Hamelen, sir?). In 2005 Kim-Lian played the role of "De Kleine Zeemeermin (Little Mermaid)" along with Belgian singer Kathleen Aerts. In 2007 she starred in the musical "Doe Maar" which was based on the experiences of the Dutch band by the same name). This was followed by appearances in adaptations of "Fame", "Footloose", "Legally Blonde" and "Shrek". Kim-Lian provided the Dutch voice of Smurfette in The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2; she also did Rapunzel in the movie of the same name. Kim-Lian is married to Swedish producer Daniel Gibson who wrote "Teenage Superstar". They
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the more "human" characters, such as Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad, are less interesting than the animals and creatures—a common pitfall in animated films of all types." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" wrote ""Shrek" is a world-class charmer that could even seduce the Academy when it hands out the first official animation Oscar next year." James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying ""Shrek" is not a guilty pleasure for sophisticated movie-goers; it is, purely and simply, a pleasure." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote "The witty, fractured fairy tale
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afterlife. Shrek and Donkey pursue Farquaad determined to rescue her, assisted by Dragon. Fiona appears in the short film "Far, Far Away Idol", a parody of the reality television singing competition "American Idol", which is included as a bonus feature on home video releases of "Shrek 2". First serving as a judge alongside Shrek and an animated version of "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, offering feedback about the other characters performances, Fiona eventually duets The Romantics' "What I Like About You" with Shrek. Fiona appeared in the stage musical version of the 2001 film which debuted in 2008 and closed
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turns into an ogress at night, and she confesses that she was cursed as a child, which is why she was locked away in the tower. Only a kiss from her true love will return her to her proper form, and she asks Donkey to promise never to tell. Shrek arrives near the end of the conversation and misunderstands Fiona's description of herself as an ugly beast, and thinks she is talking about him. Hurt by her presumed opinion, Shrek storms off. The next day, transformed back to her human form, Fiona decides to tell Shrek about her curse ("Morning
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musical and the film. Other actors to play the role include Ben Crawford (Broadway), Eric Petersen (National Tour), Jacob Ming-Trent (Broadway understudy), Brian Gonzales (Broadway/National Tour understudy), David Foley, Jr. (National Tour understudy), and from 2011 – Nigel Lindsay (West End). On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In video games, Shrek appeared as an unlockable player in "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" and as a playable character in both "Madagascar Kartz" and "DreamWorks Super Star Kartz". On social media sites, Shrek has been portrayed in a variety of image macros.
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Lillian in the animated blockbuster "Shrek 2" (2004), reprising the role for its sequels, "Shrek the Third" (2007) and "Shrek Forever After" (2010). Later, in 2007, she narrated "Enchanted", a live-action Disney musical comedy that both poked fun at and paid homage to classic Disney films such as "Mary Poppins". On May 1, 2005, Disneyland debuted a new fireworks show, Remember... Dreams Come True, for Disneyland's 50th anniversary, with Andrews being the host and narrator of the show. In January 2007, Andrews was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild's awards and stated that her goals
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Adam Riegler Adam Riegler (May 27, 1998) is an American actor. Riegler's big break in show business was when he played Cubby Bernstein, "Broadway's Tony Award Campaign Manager", in a series of publicity stunts for the Broadway musical "Xanadu" in 2007. He is known for appearing in "Shrek The Musical" as young Shrek in 2008, and as Pugsley Addams in "The Addams Family" in 2010. Riegler had previously appeared in the 2007 revival of "I and Albert". Other credits include "A Tribute to Joseph Stein" at the York Theatre and "A Christmas Carol" at the Westport Country Playhouse. He was
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and, currently, he´s best known for playing Shrek in the Brazilian production of Broadway´s "Shrek the Musical". For Shrek, he was nominated to Bibi Ferreira Awards´s Revelation of the Year. For television, he recorded a version of "Y.M.C.A." to a Brazilian telenovela called Bite & Blow on Globo TV. He also hosted a television talk show called Vida e Missão, produced by TV Metodista, which was broadcast by CNT, Rede Bandeirantes and PlayTV (Brazil). Diego Luri Diego Luri (born September 27) is a Brazilian actor, singer and journalist. Luri was born in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro and graduated
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was a music scholar, followed by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Harry Gregson-Williams Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is an English composer, orchestrator, conductor, and music producer. He has regularly written for video games, television and films, such as the "Metal Gear" series, "Spy Game", "Phone Booth", "Man on Fire", "", "Déjà Vu", "", "The Martian", and the "Shrek" franchise. He is the older brother of composer Rupert Gregson-Williams. Gregson-Williams won a musical scholarship to St John's College School, Cambridge at the age of seven, where he was a child chorister, and later attended Stowe
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have a play in the Fall and an all-school musical in the Spring. In past years, they have done musicals such as Oklahoma!, Shrek The Musical, and Cinderella. They also have choral and instrumental concerts spread throughout the year. Their All-School Musical in 2015 received "Outstanding" and "Honorable Mention" awards from The Hennepin Theater Trust, which recognizes performers across the state of Minnesota. ISM offers many course(s) in performing arts as well as non-performing. Some offered are concert choir, show choir, vocal jazz ensemble, band, strings, show choir band, theater workshop, and after-school music lessons. They also have some non-performing
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in the 1970s, or maybe even earlier." Many reviews negatively compared the film to the "Shrek" series. Liam Lacey of "The Globe and Mail" considered the film to be "a sort of discount Shrek", while Burr called it ""Shrek" with added drek." Westbrook wrote that "Echoing such a popular predecessor as Shrek is not a good thing – especially when the echo is so faint." Berardinelli felt that the fairy tale references were not as smartly done as in the first Shrek film, while Bernard felt that "Hoodwinked!" took fairy tale revisionism too far. He felt that the humor in
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"La Cage aux Folles" and did a one-week run as 'Shrek' in "Shrek the Musical". In 2017 he played the role of 'Edna Turnblad' in the Panamanian revival of "Hairspray (musical)". As director, Zebede directed Elton John & Tim Rice's "Aida" at the National Theatre of Panama as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In The Heights" at the Teatro El Círculo (both in 2013), Schönberg & Boublil’s "Les Misérables" in 2014, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 2015, Larry Kramer's AIDS drama "The Normal Heart", the ABBA inspired hit "Mamma Mia!" at the Teatro Anayansi, the rock musical "Rock of
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2017 - Alladin Drama Club 2010 - Is there a doctor in the house? 2011 - Aloha, Aloha 2016 - Double L Dude Ranch 2017 - No Contest 2018 - Airline Musicals 2007 - Li'l Abner 2008 - Beauty and the Beast 2009 - Pal Joey 2010 - The Wizard of Oz 2011 - South Pacific 2012 - The Sound of Music 2013 - Once Upon a Mattress 2014 - Legally Blonde: The Musical 2015 - West Side Story 2016 - Little Shop of Horrors 2017 - Grease 2018 - Shrek The Musical Waverly High School (Ohio) Waverly High School
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Shrek! Shrek! is a picture book published in 1990 by American cartoonist William Steig, about a repugnant and monstrous green ogre who leaves home to see the world and ends up saving a princess. The name "Shrek" is the romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק, corresponding to German "" and meaning "fear" or "fright", but also used as a common exclamation, often in the form "Oy Shrek!". The book served as the basis for the popular "Shrek" film series over a decade after its publication. The story features a repugnant and monstrous green ogre, named Shrek, who leaves home to
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David Buckley David Buckley (born 7 June 1976) is an Emmy-Nominated British composer of film and television scores based in Santa Monica, California. Buckley's first involvement with film music was as a cathedral choirboy performing on Peter Gabriel’s score for Martin Scorsese’s "The Last Temptation of Christ". He continued his musical education at the University of Cambridge. In 2006 Buckley moved to Los Angeles to collaborate on a number of Harry Gregson-Williams’ scores, including "Shrek", "Gone Baby Gone", "Flushed Away", "Arthur Christmas", and "The Number 23". In addition to his work for Gregson-Williams, he has written additional music for Danny
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with the pre-Broadway world premieres of "Shrek the Musical", and "Memphis". Both went on to win Tony awards, Shrek winning one in 2009 and Memphis winning four, including Best Musical, in 2010. In the 2009–2010 season, they premiered "Catch Me If You Can", which premiered on Broadway in the spring of 2011. In their 2010–2011 season, they premiered "A Christmas Story: The Musical", based on the film of the same name, and more recently the premiere of "Aladdin", based on the Disney film "Aladdin". In the 2011-2012 season, "First Date" premiered as a co-production with ACT starring Eric Ankrim before
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"O Pioneers!" with a book by Robert Sickinger, founder of Chicago's famed Hull House Theatre. This show was then a finalist for "Stages 2002" at the New Tuners theatre in Chicago. When their second musical, "A Little Princess", was presented at Wings Theatre in New York in 2003, the "New York Times" said, "Mel Atkey, who wrote the score and lyrics, has composed lovely music". His two-character musical, "Perfect Timing", for which he wrote the book as well as music and lyrics, was showcased in 2005 as part of Greenwich Theatre’s Musical Futures series in London. He wrote the opening
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Company's productions. In addition to grand opera, Freeman wrote stage music and served as musical director for vaudeville and musical theater companies in the early 1900s. These included Ernest Hogan's Musical Comedy Company, of which Carlotta Freeman was the prima donna; the Cole-Johnson African-American musical theater company, and the John Larkins Musical Comedy Company. He was musical director and wrote additional music for the Hogan's Musical Comedy Company production "Rufus Rastus", which premiered on January 29, 1906 at the American Theatre. He wrote the music for the musical comedy "Captain Rufus", which premiered August 12, 1907 at the Harlem Music
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on tagging along to show him the way to Duloc ("Don't Let Me Go"), which Shrek reluctantly agrees to, due to him being lost. Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Duloc, Farquaad is torturing Gingy the Gingerbread Man into revealing the whereabouts of other Fairytale Creatures that are still hiding in the Kingdom so he can have them arrested as well. They are interrupted by one of his henchmen, Thelonious, who reveals that Farquaad's guards have acquired the Magic Mirror. Farquaad then sends Gingy to the swamp with all the other Fairytale Creatures. The Mirror reveals that Princess Fiona is currently
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The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (original soundtrack) All poetry narrated in the musical was written by Banjo Paterson, including ""Waltzing Matilda"" (for which the music was written by M. Cowan). Bruce Rowland, who composed the instrumental music for both the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River film and its sequel 1988 film The Man from Snowy River II (American title: "Return to Snowy River"), composed special arrangements of some of his music for the musical. Rowland was the musical arranger who also conducted the orchestra for the musical. Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter wrote the music and
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her album "The Sweet Escape". The song was also used briefly in a special Shrek short/"Thriller" music video featured on the Nintendo 3DS, and was remixed for the credits. The song is frequently performed by The von Trapps, the real life great-grandchildren of the Captain and Maria, and appears on their album, "Dream a Little Dream", released on March 4, 2014. The Lonely Goatherd "The Lonely Goatherd" is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" that makes use of yodeling. The song is well known for its examples of yodeling, a part
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Floyd-like, surreal outer space, like Neil Young's "Dead Man". Swirling, nausea music." Sanders added that the collaboration felt natural: "Since day one, we've always written albums thinking the music was the score of a movie. Then we'll create the lyrics or storyline on top of that, as if we're writing the dialog to match the movie's cinematography." The soundtrack is an hour-long instrumental, including five full songs and numerous smaller musical themes. Selections were added to scenes in the film by composer John Powell ("Shrek", "The Bourne Identity"), and others will be adapted for the London Orchestra for exceptionally epic
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Madonna, "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Feelings" by Morris Albert, "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People, "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" by Culture Club, "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees, "Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men, "Dance To The Music" by Sly and the Family Stone, and "Happy Together" by The Turtles. The short was released on VHS and DVD copies of "Shrek"; on VHS, it was placed in between the film and the end credits. It was also broadcast on NBC following the network television premiere of "Antz". Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
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Terry Rossio Terry Rossio (born July 2, 1960) is an American screenwriter. He wrote the films "Aladdin", "Shrek", and all five "Pirates of the Caribbean" films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Shrek", and won the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Shrek". He often collaborates with fellow screenwriter Ted Elliott. Rossio was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, California, he went on to study at California State University, Fullerton where he received his
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to reckon with." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" wrote "It's a fun ride. What's missing is the excitement of a new interpretation." Mary Pols of "Time" concluded her review with "Can an ogre jump a shark? I think so." Giving the film 1 star out of 4, Kyle Smith of the "New York Post" wrote "After the frantic spurt of fairy-tale allusions and jokes in the first three "Shrek"s, this one inches along with a few mostly pointless action scenes and the occasional mild pun." "Shrek Forever After" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 7, 2010. As of
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blow the houses down, destroying them by other means, but eventually gives up his wicked ways when he smells the scent of the flower house, and becomes friends with the wolves. In one Shining Time Station episode, "Schemer's Alone", Midge Smoot reads a version of this story to Schemer who paid her an IOU instead of real money, despite the fact that he's tricking his friends. The three pigs and the wolf appear in the four "Shrek" films, and the specials "Shrek the Halls" and "Scared Shrekless". In 2003, the Flemish company Studio 100 created a musical called "Three Little
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their newborn ogre triplets. Shrek has become a domesticated family man, living happily with Princess Fiona and the triplets. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitchforks. Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre", Shrek is tricked into signing a pact with the smooth talking deal maker Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far, Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king, Puss is obese, Donkey does not know who Shrek is, and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Shrek joins
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GameCube. A PlayStation 3 version was also planned, but was cancelled for reasons unknown. The soundtrack was composed by Winifred Phillips and produced by Winnie Waldron, with additional music by Geoff Zanelli. It was the last DreamWorks Animation game released for Game Boy Advance. The storyline of "Shrek the Third" is based on the film. Shrek has to find Artie to have him serve as King of Far Far Away, while Prince Charming attempts to storm the city, and take the throne by force. Players can play as main characters from the film, including Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Princess
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Michael Earl (puppeteer) Michael Earl (September 10, 1959 – December 23, 2015) was an American puppeteer, actor, writer, singer and songwriter. A four-time Emmy Award-winner whose credits include Mr. Snuffleupagus on "Sesame Street" (1978–1981) and Dr. Ticktock in Ticktock Minutes, a musical series of PSA's on PBS he also co-created, scripted and wrote lyrics for that garnered 11 Southern Regional Emmys, a 1998 National Emmy for Best Public Service Announcements, a Gabriel Award, 2 Parents' Choice Awards and numerous other honors. Earl performed the original Shrek character in a motion-capture development test film for DreamWorks and puppeteered lead characters in
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Redhead (musical) Redhead is a musical with music composed by Albert Hague and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, who with her brother, Herbert, along with Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw wrote the book/libretto. Set in London in the 1880s, around the time of Jack the Ripper, the musical is a murder mystery in the setting of a wax museum. Herbert and Dorothy Fields wrote the musical, then titled "The Works" for Beatrice Lillie. When Sidney Sheldon joined the writing team, it was rewritten for Gwen Verdon, who just had two smash hits on Broadway ("Damn Yankees" and "New Girl in Town").
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Shrek 2 Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated, comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon. It is the sequel to 2001's "Shrek" and the second installment in the "Shrek" film franchise. The film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, who reprise their respective voice roles of Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona. They are joined by new characters voiced by Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, and Jennifer Saunders. "Shrek 2" takes place following the events of the first film, with Shrek and Donkey meeting Fiona's parents as her zealous Fairy Godmother, who
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