[1][2][3] The digital version of the film was made available on Netflix beginning in December 2013. After dealing with the fact that Shrek broke his promise to them, however, Gingy rants that Farquaad's treatment of them is intolerable; just because they are freaks does not mean they deserve to be hated, so he rallies most of the other fairytale creatures into staging a coup d'tat against Farquaad's rule. Although West End theatres do not publish audited weekly grosses,[158] the West End production of Wicked claimed to take the record for highest one-week gross in December 2006, taking 761,000 in the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. "[128][130], International productions have opened to different critical receptions. However, contemporaries have characterized the production as overblown, occasionally preachy, and suffering from more hype than heart. Wicked Witch Ugly Duckling Shoemaker's Elf Mad Hatter Mama Shrek Papa Shrek Little Shrek Grumpy Fiona Mother Fiona Father Duloc Greeter Head . [195], In November 2022, Schwartz revealed that Part 2 of the movie will include two new songs "to meet the demands of the storytelling. Elphaba visits Nessarose, now the governor of Munchkinland after the death of their father. Wicked is a 2003 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. In return for rescuing him, and offering his friendship, Donkey insists on tagging along to show Shrek the way to Duloc, to which he reluctantly agrees ("Don't Let Me Go"). This was then performed in all subsequent productions, replacing "Donkey Pot Pie.". Talia Suskauer comes to the Broadway company of Wicked from the show's National Tour, where she played the role of Elphaba since 2019.Originally from Florida, Talia attended Penn State, where . Begins as a grumpy hermit, but reveals his layers and eventually becomes the hero. Gender [131] Michael Billington of The Guardian gave it three out of five stars and remarked on the competence of all the lead actors; however, he complained that Wicked was "all too typical of the modern Broadway musical: efficient, knowing and highly professional but more like a piece of industrial product than something that genuinely touches the heart or mind. Wicked was named the Best Musical of the Decade by Entertainment Weekly magazine and hailed "a cultural phenomenon" by Variety magazine. "[42], In October 2009, Jeffrey Katzenberg said that a performance of the Broadway production had been recorded for a potential DVD release. Shrek The Musical by DreamWorks Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek the Musical (2013) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb Full Cast & Crew Produced by Music by Jeanine Tesori Cinematography by Declan Quinn . Galinda, Elphaba and Students, "Something Bad" Doctor Dillamond and Elphaba, "Dancing Through Life" Fiyero, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Galinda, "One Short Day" Elphaba, Glinda, Show Chorus and Citizens of the Emerald City, "Defying Gravity" Elphaba, Glinda, Guards and Ozians, "No One Mourns the Wicked" (Reprise) Ensemble, "Thank Goodness" Glinda, Madame Morrible and Ozians, "The Wicked Witch of the East" Nessarose, Elphaba and Boq, "As Long As You're Mine" Elphaba and Fiyero, "March of the Witch-Hunters" Ensemble and Boq, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 20:57. In July 2010, it was reported that J. J. Abrams, James Mangold, Ryan Murphy, and Rob Marshall were under consideration to direct a potential film adaptation. Schwartz's shrewd formula of fusing traditional Broadway with MOR pop-rock . They dragged me from the pond They broke my magic wand They blew our condos down Mad Hatter! This became another role originally played by Idina Menzel that Verkaik played, following her success in the German, Dutch and English language productions of Wicked. She discovers that the Wizard is behind the suppression of the Animals and that he is a fraud who only creates a bunch of lies so he can continue on in power. [19] The tour officially opened in Portland, Oregon on September 13, 2011. 4.8. Shrek The witch is among the other fairytale creatures being turned in to the Duloc Guards. The Wizard has given Glinda the title "Glinda the Good" and a public status as the nation's defender against Elphaba. It will be a different creature from the puppet/soul trio on Broadway [but] I think we've finally gotten it right". It will star Antony Lawrence as Shrek, Joanne Clifton as Princess Fiona, James Gillan as Lord Faquaad, and Brandon Lee Sears as Donkey. Ensayos de la puesta en escena Oz el musical / Trials of Oz staging the musical. 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 . The second reed doubles on oboe, English horn, clarinet, and alto sax. In this orchestration, the first reed doubles on piccolo, flute, and recorder. Witch Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discovered Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West while on vacation, and saw its potential for a dramatic adaptation. Wicked Witch! Louise Dearman, who has played both Elphaba and Glinda in the West End, released an acoustic version of "Defying Gravity" for the Wicked edition of her album Here Comes the Sun. (turns to FIONA) Are we ready, darling? [9], The novel, described as a political, social, and ethical commentary on the nature of good and evil, takes place in the Land of Oz, in the years surrounding Dorothy's arrival. Location [198] On December 9, 2022, it was reported that Keala Settle, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, Colin Michael Carmichael, and Marissa Bode had also joined the cast as Miss Coddle, Pfannee, ShenShen, Avaric, Nikidik, and Nessarose, respectively. [Garden Gnome] They ridiculed my hat. [114] The same year, the show won 6 Drama Desk Awards out of 11 nominations, including Outstanding Musical, Book, Director, and Costume Design. [183] On August 31, 2018, Universal put the film on hold, due to production scheduling, and gave the film adaptation of Cats, which became a box office bomb, the release date formerly held by the film. . [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. Voice Glinda banishes the Wizard from Oz and throws Morrible into prison for murdering Nessarose and accusing Elphaba as a wicked witch. [78] The show closed on September 2, 2011. ", On July 18, 2022, it was revealed that with the filming process settled at the newly-built Sky Studios in Elstree, England, rehearsals will begin in August with principal photography beginning in November. Speaking to The Arizona Republic in 2006, Schwartz commented, "What can I say? Shrek brings down her mood by attempting to give subtle hints about her groom-to-be ("Men of Farquaad's stature are in short supply", "He's very good at small talk", etc.) Although hesitant, Shrek decides to travel to see Farquaad and try to regain his swamp, along with getting the Fairytale Creatures their homes back, with much encouragement from Pinocchio and the gang ("The Goodbye Song"). [201], On August 29, 2021, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) network aired a Wicked concert special, which was also hosted by Chenoweth and Menzel and featured Rita Moreno, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana DeBose, Gavin Creel, Ali Stroker, Amber Riley, Mario Cantone, Jennifer Nettles, Stephanie Hsu, Alex Newell, Isaac Cole Powell and Gabrielle Ruiz performing many of the musical numbers. "[40], The Associated Press said that "the folks at DreamWorks have done their darndest to make sure we are entertained at Shrek the Musical, the company's lavish stage adaptation of its hit animated movie. Previews began on September 5, 2009, with the official opening on September 12. He admits that he is an ordinary man and offers to redeem Elphaba's reputation ("Wonderful"). They gather new confidence and strength in themselves, as they declare that they'll raise their "Freak Flag" high against their tormentors ("Freak Flag"). [69], The production suspended performances on March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [179] By July 2012, Universal Studios was reported to be producing the film,[180] with Stephen Daldry as director and Winnie Holzman, who wrote the musical's book, to pen the screenplay. 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]. One of the guards tells her that her "flying days are over" and snaps her broom in half. 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. 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. Kurt Gardner's theatre reviews also appear at BlogCritics.org. [Three Little Pigs] They said that we were fat. www.MTIShows.com . Though it was expected to begin performances in mid 2019, after the announcement no news was released and the production was never realized.[112]. Their introductory number . It regularly grosses in excess of $1.6 million each week, making it one of the most lucrative productions on Broadway. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek!. A seven-year-old Fiona dreams of the brave knight who, as her storybooks tell her, will one day rescue her from her tower and end her mysterious curse with "True Love's First Kiss". After she refuses to take Glinda's advice to go back and apologise, Elphaba decides to go off to do what's right for her. Based on the 2001 animated film, Shrek the Musical was DreamWork's first foray into stage entertainment. [148], Wicked played to more than 2 million visitors in Chicago with a gross of over $200 million, making it the highest-grossing show in Chicago history by June 2007. It is designed to set the reader thinking about what it really is to be "Wicked," and whether good intentions with bad results are the same as bad intentions with bad results. For much of the time, they succeed, thanks to the talent and ingratiating appeal of the show's four principal performers. Shrek the Musical review. The Spanish album includes later added songs "Forever" and "I'm a Believer", as well as different orchestrations to the Broadway recording and the arrangements made for the national tour. [11] The show was then extremely modified for the national tour. Shortly into the run, Harrison was forced to leave the role of Elphaba due to an illness, so current standby Jemma Rix and Australian theatre veteran Pippa Grandison began to share the role, each appearing in four shows per week. Back at the Emerald City, Glinda confronts the Wizard with Elphaba's bottle, which he recognizes as his own; he was Elphaba's biological father and the cause of her green skin. After, it took place in So Paulo in 2013, before touring around the country. [24] After her limited engagement, which ended on December 30, 2006, Menzel was succeeded on January 1, 2007 by Kerry Ellis, who became the first British woman to play Elphaba. She was seen as a fairy tale creature banished to Shreks swamp. Elphaba gives the Grimmerie to Glinda and they embrace one final time before saying goodbye forever, realizing how much they've changed because they knew each other ("For Good"). [87] The touring production then moved to the Festival Centre in Adelaide, running from April 14 until June 4, 2011, with the final leg of the tour playing the Burswood Theatre in Perth, from June 19 to September 11, 2011, wrapping up more than three years of performances in Australia. 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. [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. Chenoweth made a pre-curtain speech before the grand reopening of the show. [59][27] The production closed on September 5, 2010 with Marcie Dodd as Elphaba and Alli Mauzey as Glinda, after 660 performances and 12 previews. Talia comes to the Broadway company straight from the Munchkinland National Tour of Wicked, where she played Elphaba since 2019.Broadway: Be More Chill.Off-Broadway: Be More Chill.Regional: Shrek (Fiona), Little Women (Jo), The Secret Garden . Beginning with the first North American tour, a new song was written for Dragon, "Forever." [80], An Australian production officially opened on July 12, 2008, with previews commencing June 27 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. In this intimate cabaret, Alice will explore the journey of her career spanning over 15 years. [181] Universal announced in 2016 that the film would be released in theaters on December 20, 2019, with Daldry still attached to direct, and the script to be co-written by the musical's creators, Holzman and Schwartz.