What Broadway Theatre Was Shrek the Musical In?

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Shrek the Musical is a Tony Award-winning Broadway show based on the popular DreamWorks Animation movie of the same name. The musical was adapted from the film and produced by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire.

It opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre in December 2008 and ran for 441 performances until January 3, 2010.

The musical follows a similar story line to the movie, focusing on Shrek, an ogre who lives in a swamp alone until he meets the talkative donkey, Donkey. Together they embark on an adventure to rescue Princess Fiona from a dragon-guarded castle.

Along the way they meet many characters from fairy tales such as Pinocchio, Gingy, and Lord Farquaad.

The musical features many of the same songs as featured in the movie including “I’m A Believer”, “Big Bright Beautiful World”, and “What’s Up Duloc”. In addition to these familiar tunes there are also new songs specifically written for the stage production such as “Travel Song” and “Freak Flag” which help to drive home certain points of plot or character development.

The cast of Shrek The Musical is led by Brian d’Arcy James as Shrek, John Tartaglia as Donkey, Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona and Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad. All four performers received Tony Award nominations for their performances.

Shrek The Musical was an incredibly successful production that played 441 performances across its year-long run at the Broadway Theatre. It featured a talented cast of performers who were able to bring beloved characters from DreamWorks film to life while also performing some fantastic new music written specifically for this production.

In conclusion, Shrek The Musical was performed at the Broadway Theatre, located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.