You Can Put This Ogre On Broadway, But You Can't Take Him Out Of The Swamp
While generally I'm opposed to the trend of turning every movie into a big theater production, some certainly lend themselves to the format better than others. It's a symbol of our times, a Broadway production is so expensive and so risky, they want those seats pre-sold with a familiar brand. That's the same reason we get so many carbon copy sequels and remakes in the cineplexes! Whatever happened to actual creativity? When I watched the original "Shrek" at the movies, I thought it was one of the five very best films of the year (that was the year the Academy created the Best Animation category and gave "Shrek" the award, but I've always maintained it should have been up for Best Picture as well). It was smart AND slyly subversive, pleasing for the kids at face value and a treat for adults in its scathing satire and wit. Needless to say, I wasn't thrilled with the many sequels that followed (although most were serviceable) and I groaned when I heard the green ogre was going to...
So good!
Wonderful! Saw it on broadway, so glad to be able to see it again. So much talent! Loved the white rabbit!
the laughs never stop coming
i had the pleasure to see this show on tour shrek is a winner of a musical with plenty of laughs and even hidden other broadway show refrences . i give shrek the musical 5 stars this show is a must see and a must have for any musical theater fan or just a fan of shrek .
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