Description

The national tour of SHREK THE MUSICAL® will be helmed by the same team that brought the production to Broadway. SHREK THE MUSICAL® features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize® winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole), music by Olivier Award-winner Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change), and is directed byTony Award® nominee Jason Moore (Avenue Q). SHREK THE MUSICAL® has set and costume designs by Tony Award® winner Tim Hatley, lighting design by Olivier Award winner Hugh Vanstone, sound design by Peter Hylenski; choreography by Josh Prince, music direction by Tim Weil, and orchestrations by Danny Troob & John Clancy. Casting will be announced at a later date. An entirely new musical, SHREK THE MUSICAL® is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, the first chapter of the Shrek movie series. SHREK THE MUSICAL® tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren’t only found in fairy tales. Tickets for SHREK THE MUSICAL® are currently available through the Broadway In Chicago Season Series at www.BroadwayInChicago.com or by calling the Season Ticket Hotline at (312) 977-1717. Tickets are now available for groups of 15 or more by calling (312) 977-1710 and to subscribers of the 2010 Broadway In Chicago Season Series. Individual tickets will be available to the general public in early 2010.

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Shreck, Cadillac Palace, Musical, Play