Coming To Broadway!

The speculation is over. It's official!

Shrek is coming to Broadway.

And a projected date has already been set!

Shrek the musical has book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori. The show is being directed by Jason Moore.

"It's the plot of the first Shrek movie," says Moore. "But because we are going deeper into the emotional lives and back stories of the characters, we reveal things about them that none of the movies revealed."

The show will play an out-of-town tryout at Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theatre August 14th through September 21st. It will open on Broadway some time in November.

The state of new and "original" musicals is dire.

Posted: Jan 22, 2008 at 2:37 pm / Email this »

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45 comments to “Coming To Broadway!”

Karen says – reply to this

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cool beans
Mandi says – reply to this

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FIRST!
rachael says – reply to this

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ok now that im first for once. i just have to say. can dumb assholes stop fucking stop writing first!!!!…….hahaha first!!!!……..hehhehhohoo…..first!!!!. its the stupidest thing i've ever seen.
f says – reply to this

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FIRST
Karen says – reply to this

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Oh yeah first
sam says – reply to this

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aww cute!
Katie says – reply to this

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I love Shrek, he is so cute! If they put Aiken in this show, I'll riot!
laxshmi says – reply to this

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15?!?!?!
Haiku Bandit says – reply to this

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squirrel showing off
sky rat try hard food to taste
him now toilet brush
Karen says – reply to this

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why do you give a shit what I post
laxshmi says – reply to this

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I WANNA BE FIRST!!!!
WESDFASF says – reply to this

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1ST
angel says – reply to this

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first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mmmpop says – reply to this

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awesome!
awesome says – reply to this

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yay it's coming to Seattle… have to catch a preview of that. hope it's any good…
bitch says – reply to this

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I hate PEREZ HILTON FUCK YOU DOUCHE BAG!
GW2 says – reply to this

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ugh. why does seattle always get stuck with crappy preview runs??
sdsd says – reply to this

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First!
b says – reply to this

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first! i would go and see
leen says – reply to this

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Yay! I'm bringing the kids!
Tauros says – reply to this

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FIRSSST
Megan says – reply to this

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Who cares 1stish
lili la cubanita!! says – reply to this

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HEY LOOK ITS PEREZ AND BRITNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!
christine says – reply to this

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myspace(dot)com(slash)everyday_is420
me says – reply to this

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LOL
RyGuy says – reply to this

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Wow. This was reported two or three days ago from other sources…not so up to the minute are we?
Shelly says – reply to this

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Yeah Perez, Originality no longer lives.
Perez Lover says – reply to this

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Maybe Rosie O'Donnell can play Shrek!! LOL!! How about a "Separated At Birth" side by side???
Mirvy says – reply to this

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Thos movies are so fucking stupid and musicals suck balls so this will a retarded ball-suck.
Manhattaniterbiter says – reply to this

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THE STATE OF NEW AND ORIGINAL MUSICALS IS NOT "DIRE"—-IT'S NOT ABLE TO HAPPEN B/C BROADWAY PRODUCERS ARE NOT LETTING THEM HAPPEN WITHOUT BIG NAMED RETARDS STARRING IN THEM!!! BROADWAY IS GOING TO SHIT DUE TO RIDICULOUS TICKET PRICES AND PRODUCERS WANTING AMERICAN IDOL REJECTS UP IN LIGHTS INSTEAD OF THEATRICALLY-TRAINED PROFESSIONALS
northdolphin says – reply to this

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Hey … there are a bunch of Idol rejects just looking for the opportunity. Sorry Clay is taken.
Rosie Sucks! says – reply to this

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Re: Perez Lover – Hey; that's very insulting to Shrek!! Rosie's gut is much bigger and she is way more ANNOYING!! LOL!!
Obsessed says – reply to this

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UHHHHHHH…..WHY ? WTF !!!!!
aquariusgirl says – reply to this

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OMG… i swore that was Jayz when i first took a glimpse at it…
smash says – reply to this

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That's who you look like Perez, I've been tryin to figure it out all along… SHREK!
I KNOW THINGS says – reply to this

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Ughhhh. I heard about this over a year ago and I was PRAYING it wasn't true. Clearly, the higher power has abandoned me.
I hear Sutton Foster and Christopher Sieber are coined for this.
I love them both, but I'm so sick of Disney/Cartoon Junk on Broadway.
What happened to real theatre?
Film->Theatre is something I had to adjust to.
Maybe I'll adjust to this crap.
kevin says – reply to this

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disaster
zippy says – reply to this

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Paint you green and you could be the lead!
ShrekIsLame says – reply to this

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Who gives a shit? It's fucking Broadway.
andy says – reply to this

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It's Hollywood vs Broadway
pinguinita says – reply to this

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Oh lord, like the stupid movies weren't lame enough.
Danidooooo says – reply to this

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ohkay. my mother works for 5th Ave and I think it will be great fun for a family.
john dixon says – reply to this

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Don't be so quick. They've been talking about the "definite" Spider-Man and Batman musicals for years now and I ain't seen shit.
Brilliantpants says – reply to this

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FUCKING GAG ME!
Amanda says – reply to this

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gross! omg they cant even keep RENT on Broadway and they are bringing frickin Shrek to Broadway?!? god come on!!