Click here to assign a widget to this area. The official opening took place on November 6. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance. She then took on the role in the Dutch production in 2011 before making her Broadway debut in 2013. The Orchestra includes one bass guitar player, one trumpeter, one trombonist, two guitar players, one drummer, two violinists, two reed players, one horn player, two keyboard players, a cello player, and a percussion player. Shrek the Musical - English Transcript . They are also accompanied by Grumpy, one of the Seven Dwarfs, who reveals that he is Farquaad's father, 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. [137] In the week ending January 1, 2006, Wicked broke the record, previously held by the musical The Producers, for the highest weekly box office gross in Broadway history, earning $1,610,934. Only a kiss from her true love will return her to her proper form, and she asks Donkey to promise never to tell. [33], The musical had its professional Australian premiere at the Sydney Lyric at the start of the year 2020, before touring Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane. Shrek The Musical. [21] Nigel Lindsay headlined as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Nigel Harman as Lord Farquaad and Amanda Holden as Princess Fiona. Following the out-of-town tryout in San Francisco in May and June 2003, which received mixed critical reception, the creative team made extensive changes before its transfer to Broadway. Rix was part of the original cast, alternating the role of Elphaba with Jillian Giaachi and Taylor Jordan. Glinda the Good floats in and reveals Elphaba's past: her mother had an affair with a traveling salesman while her father, the governor of Munchkinland, was away. Widget Area 2. interTrend Communications, Inc. Mar 2021 - Present2 years 1 month. [29][bettersourceneeded]. "[121], The Broadway production opened on October 30, 2003, to mixed reviews from theatre critics. The Broadway Theatre, Broadway - Opened 14 December, 2008: Closed 2January, 2010 (441 perfs) Nigel Harman once again directed the tour which ran until January 2019. Two ogre parents send their seven-year-old son Shrek out of their house and into the world to make his living. [20], A newly revised scaled down version, began performances in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, on May 6, 2011. Elphaba, alone, laments that she could never be loved by Fiyero as Galinda is ("I'm Not That Girl"). However, his declaration of love is mocked by Farquaad. The trumpeter doubles on a flugelhorn and a piccolo trumpet. The UK and Ireland tour continued at the Edinburgh Playhouse in December 2017. Original Production Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford Music Direction by Sean Paxton Direction and Choreography by Valerie Rachelle The greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in Shrek The Musical, the award-winning Broadway musical comedy adventure based on the Oscar-winning film. By changing the instruments that carry the motif in each instance, Schwartz enables the same melody to convey different moods. Wicked Witch Kathy Anzalone Fairy Godmother . . She also recorded her own rock version of "Defying Gravity." [Mama Bear] Mama's in the mud, Mama's in distress. The UK and Ireland tour began at the Grand Theatre, Leeds on July 23, 2014, before touring across the UK and Ireland. The two unlikely friends set off to find Fiona, with Shrek becoming increasingly annoyed with Donkey as time progresses ("Travel Song"). Exasperated by Pinocchio's turndown, Gingy convinces him to join the protest, inspiring him to accept who he is, as all of them have accepted who they are. Elphaba refuses until she receives a letter concerning Fiyero. [99] At the time of the show's 20th anniversary on Broadway, Wicked will return to Australia in 2023 with an exclusive season in at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August. The Los Angeles production took the local weekly gross record, again from a performance of The Producers, bringing in $1,786,110 in the week ending March 4, 2007. Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Duloc, Farquaad is torturing The Gingerbread Man into revealing the whereabouts of other Fairytale Creatures that are still hiding in his Kingdom so he can have them arrested as well. Laura Pick will return to lead the tour as Elphaba with further casting to be announced. [73], The show, which is already the 9th longest-running West End musical in history, celebrated its 6,000th performance on July 7, 2022. [11] The show was then extremely modified for the national tour. Although West End theatres do not publish audited weekly grosses,[158] the West End production of Wicked claimed to take the record for highest one-week gross in December 2006, taking 761,000 in the week ending December 30. director of photography Film Editing by Costume Design by Tim Hatley Makeup Department Production Management Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Art Department Sound Department Special Effects by Many changes made for the tour include a new song sung by the dragon entitled "Forever", replacing "Donkey Pot Pie". At the end of 2020, while all Wicked productions worldwide were halted due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, a third Korean replica production of the show was announced on November 14. [207], The closing song of Act I, Defying Gravity, is featured in the Glee episode Wheels, where Rachel (Lea Michele) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) sing it separately in a competition for the lead solo from the first season. The two ogres begin a new life together (along with Donkey, Dragon, and the Fairytale Creatures) as everyone celebrates their liberation against Farquaad's rule ("This Is Our Story"). [42], Wicked officially opened on June 10, 2003 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, after previews began on May 28, in a pre-Broadway tryout presented by SHN. Duloc (formerly) [58] The cast included Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, David Garrison as the Wizard, Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose, Tom Flynn as Doctor Dillamond, and Eddy Rioseco as Boq. Nessa becomes deeply enamored with Boq and convinces Elphaba to find a way to thank Galinda for her "help". [36][37] "I'm a Believer" was not featured on the initial recording as it was only added to the show on October 2, 2009. PIG #1 Power to zee piggies! - Banished from the town - Wicked Witch! As she grows into a teenager, and then a headstrong woman, she becomes a little bit stir-crazy, but she never loses her faith in her fairytales ("I Know It's Today"). This was then performed in all subsequent productions, replacing "Donkey Pot Pie.". The story of Wicked follows Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (Glinda the Good Witch) back before they were adversaries and were actually friends. [182] In May 2017, Schwartz stated that the film would feature "at least two" new songs. ", "Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel to Host 'Wicked in Concert' PBS Special; Full Cast Announced", Mika samples Wicked's "Popular" in song about bullying and homophobia, "Glee's Chris Colfer on Owning 'Defying Gravity' and Resembling a Hummel Figurine", "MASH Wicked No Good Deed & Frozen Monster", Ayecik ve Sihirli Cceler Ryalar lkesinde, The Dreamer of Oz: The L. 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Everyone's favorite upside-down fairytale comes to Honesdale High School Performing Arts Center when Wayne Highlands Middle School presents the Broadway production of "Shrek the Musical, Jr." a live song-and-dance-filled stage adaptation musical of the Oscar-winning DreamWorks animated film. SHREK THE MUSICAL JR- CAST LIST *Please note: ensemble may be several parts including Duloc Performers, Rats, Knights, Guards, Fairy Tale Characters . Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. And with new lyrics and an altered bridge, the theme forms the core of the song "No One Mourns the Wicked" and its reprises. Be the first to contribute! He praises Sutton Foster as "an inspired, take-charge musical comedian. Ms. Foster manages both to make fun of and exult in classical musical-comedy moves while creating a real, full character at the same time. Ensayos de la puesta en escena Oz el musical / Trials of Oz staging the musical. Elphaba visits Nessarose, now the governor of Munchkinland after the death of their father. She has a big personality, so must be a performer who is up to the task. Dean Chisnall and Neil McDermott took over from Lindsay and Harman as Shrek and Lord Farquaad respectively on February 29, 2012. On December 4, 2009, when the Grammy Award nominees were announced, the cast recording was nominated for Best Musical Show Album.[38]. The original principal cast appear, as well as various alumni across the show's Broadway run. An original Spanish-language cast recording featuring the Madrid cast was recorded between August and September 2011, and released in September. It grossed $542.032 in home sales. Lead complex broadcast, digital, social, and experiential production for Toyota's . [63] The production celebrated its 5,000th performance on July 30, 2022. The production's real achievement, however, is that the busy visuals and gargantuan set-pieces never overwhelm the personalities of the actors or their characters. [9] The Dragon was voiced by company members Haven Burton, Aymee Garcia and Rachel Stern, instead of a soloist. [15][20] Stephanie J. [142] In the first week of 2012, the Broadway production broke a record again, earning $2.7 million. On June 30, 2022, the Shiki Theatre Company announced that a Japanese revival of the show is scheduled to start performances in October, 2023. [1] The original Broadway production won three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award. [159][160] On June 23, 2008, the producers reported that over 1.4 million people had seen the London production since its opening, and grosses had topped 50million;[161] The same reports stated that the show has consistently been one of the two highest-grossing shows in the West End. Although not included as a titled song, the theme appears as an interlude in several of the musical numbers. PRINCESS FIONA / 21+ Shrek: The Musical Follow Along Movie PacketON NETFLIX NOW. "[18] In making the Broadway revisions, Schwartz recalled, "It was clear there was work to be done and revisions to be made in the book and the score. A big, green, terrifying ogre who lives alone in a swamp. Performances began on February 10, 2007, with an official opening on February 21. Meanwhile, the Fairytale Creatures are on their way to a landfill which is to be their new home, since they were forced to relocate from the swamp. Rix became the sole lead Elphaba[86] with David Harris joining as the new Fiyero. [Wicked Witch] Life is but a witch hunt. The musical has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. He will don a face caked in green makeup, a mask and antenna-like ears for Fort Walton Beach High School's "Shrek the Musical" at 7 p.m. April 19-21 and . Farquaad, furious and disgusted over the change, orders for Shrek to be drawn and quartered along with the Fairytale Creatures and Fiona banished back to her tower. [15] In its first year, it grossed more than $56 million. Block played Elphaba in the workshops (she played Elphaba in the first national tour and later as a Broadway cast replacement) before Idina Menzel was cast in the role in late 2000. The two of them reunite with Donkey, and all three attempt to escape while being chased by the angry Dragon and her skeleton minions. a less-than-wicked witch, and a wolf with a penchant for nighties. Previews began on September 5, 2009, with the official opening on September 12. When she tries to explain, Shrek rebuffs her with his "ugly beast" overhearing, causing Fiona in turn to misunderstand. Shrek the Musical Tuesday 3rd - Sunday 8th May 2022. Later, she sings "Freak Flag" with the other creatures. This musical, having garnered 35 major awards, a Grammy and three Tonys, based on the bestselling book, "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire, with . [46][47][48][49], In 2005, the first national tour of Wicked (called the "Emerald City Tour" by the producers)[50] started in Toronto, Ontario, and went on to visit numerous cities throughout the United States and Canada. 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". The principal characters, consisting of Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, the Dragon, Pinocchio, and Gingy, are all portrayed by Ben Mingay, Lucy Durack, Nat Jobe, Todd McKenney, Caleb Vines, Marcia Hines, and Manon Gunderson-Briggs respectively at the start of this tour.[34]. Elphaba and Glinda reunite at the spot where Nessa has just been crushed by a house with a girl named Dorothy inside. Shrek The Musical by DreamWorks Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. She cries to Elphaba so she can save him and prevent Nessa from having to "live a life of loneliness" ("The Wicked Witch of the East"). This Wicked Witch is a minor character who appears in Shrek and Shrek the Musical. When Shrek apologizes and extends his friendship, Donkey forgives him. Alongside them are Steven Pinder as the Wizard and Dillamond, Kim Ismay as Madame Morrible, Emily Shaw as Nessarose, and Iddon Jones as Boq.[31]. Glinda banishes the Wizard from Oz and throws Morrible into prison for murdering Nessarose and accusing Elphaba as a wicked witch. [147] A new suite of records were set over Christmas 2010, with house records broken in San Francisco ($1,485,692), Providence ($1,793,764) and Schenectady ($1,657,139) as well as Broadway, bringing the musical's one-week gross in North America alone to $7,062,335. [26] Carley Stenson later took over as Princess Fiona from May 23, 2012. No One Mourns The Wicked Dear Old Shiz The Wizard and I What is This Feeling? "[133], The Japanese version of Wicked by the Shiki Theatre Company () has won high acclaim in Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, and Nagoya. Gordon Durich. [88], An Asian tour began at Singapore's Grand Theater in Marina Bay from December 6, 2011 with Suzie Mathers taking over as Glinda opposite Rix. [144] The production joined its Broadway counterpart in setting a new record over Christmas 2007 with $1,949,968, with records also set in Chicago ($1,418,363),[145] and St Louis ($2,291,608),[146] to bring the collective gross of the seven worldwide productions to a world record-breaking $11.2 million. [19] The tour officially opened in Portland, Oregon on September 13, 2011. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. WITCH It ends today! Just then, the Fairytale Creatures storm into the wedding and protest their banishment. [53][54][55], An open-ended production also appeared in Los Angeles, California, at the Pantages Theatre. Her father showered all of his affection on her younger sister Nessarose, who uses a wheelchair, and gives Nessa a pair of jeweled shoes. Participants get a first-hand account of what it is like to be a part of the massive production that Wicked is. [84] Eventually, it was confirmed that she would not be returning to the cast. While Shrek is out finding a flower for Fiona, Donkey discovers that Fiona 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. However, due to the national tour and West End productions running considerably longer, the idea was put on-hold. I know we divided the critics. [Guard] (Spoken) Wicked Witch! Wicked once again broke this record in the final week of 2012 when it grossed $2.9 million. [197] On December 8, 2022, it was announced that Michelle Yeoh will be playing Madame Morrible, and Goldblum was confirmed to be playing the Wizard. The full cast was announced in November 2017 [32] with The X Factor star Amelia Lily and Call the Midwife actress Laura Main sharing the role of Princess Fiona, alongside Samuel Holmes as Lord Farquaad, Stefan Harri as Shrek and Marcus Ayton as Donkey. and "More To The Story" were cut. Previews began August 14, 2008, with an opening night of September 10. A press conference to celebrate their engagement is hijacked by the crowd's panicked rumors about Elphaba; one saying that she can be melted by water. National World - Archive. Book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. [52] Three times again, the tour returned to Chicago in 2010, 2013, and 2022. [166], In the week ending October 17, 2010, Wicked became only the third musical in Broadway history to exceed $500million in total gross. National Tour of Shrek the Musical Kicks Off July 13 in Chicago", "'Shrek the Musical' National tour Will Debut An All New Dragon", "Ashford to Co-Direct 'Shrek' Tour; Cast Announced", "David F. M. 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Unknown This Wicked Witch is a minor character who appears in Shrek and Shrek the Musical . [138] It has gone on to break its own record numerous times, reaching $1,715,155 in November 2006,[139] $1,839,950, during the 2007 Christmas week, $2,086,135 for the week ending November 29, 2009,[140] $2,125,740 just a few weeks later for the eight performances ending January 3, 2010,[141] and over $2.2 million in the week ending January 2, 2011. Based on the 2001 animated film, Shrek the Musical was DreamWork's first foray into stage entertainment.

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