Shrek the Musical arrives on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre today, November 8.
The story and characters are based on William Steig's "Shrek!" and the broadway musical is directed by Jason Moore (Avenue Q and the Carnegie Hall Jerry Springer — The Opera). DreamWorks Theatricals is co-producing with Sam Mendes' Neal Street Productions Ltd . The production will officially open on Broadway Dec. 14.
Brian d'Arcy James, the singing from the Off Broadway musical “Next to Normal”, plays the title role of the Shrek. Avenue Q Tony nominee John Tartaglia is Pinocchio. Tony winner Sutton Foster (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Young Frankenstein) is Princess Fiona. Christopher Sieber (Monty Python's Spamalot) is Lord Farquaad.
Song titles from the Broadway musical include "Big Bright Beautiful World," "Story of My Life," "The Goodbye Song," "Don't Le Me Go," "I Know It's Today," "What's Up, Duloc?," "Travel Song," "Donkey Pot Pie," "This Is How a Dream Comes True," "Who I'd Be," "Morning Person," "I Think I Got You Beat," "The Ballad of Farquad," "Make a Move," "When Words Fail," "Morning Person" (Reprise), "Build a Wall," "Freak Flag" and "Big Bright Beautiful World" (Reprise).
Josh Prince has choreographed the production, which features musical direction by Tim Weil; set, costume and puppet design by Tim Hatley; lighting design by Hugh Vanstone; hair and wig design by David Brian-Brown; and sound design by Peter Hylenski.
Tickets are available by calling (212) 239-6200 or by visiting Telecharge.
The Broadway musical will also offer a daily rush lottery system, The Duloc Ticket Lottery, at Shrek's Swamp Shoppe, located on the third floor of M&M's World in Times Square (1600 Broadway).
"Starting at 9 AM each morning," a press release states, "patrons are invited to enter a lottery drawing to purchase a limited number of rush tickets priced at $26.50 to that day's performance. Names will be drawn at random for 16 rush tickets at 10 AM. There will be a limit of two tickets per person and winners must be present with valid identification at the time of the drawing to purchase their tickets. On two show days, both drawings will take place at 10 AM, but patron's can only enter one drawing."
