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Shrek the Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. 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! .
Brian d'Arcy James (born June 29, 1968) is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!, King George III in Hamilton, and The Baker in Into the Woods.
The new musical is a spin on the 2001 DreamWorks animated film, "Shrek." The musical follows the green ogre, deemed an "unlikely hero," on a life-changing journey with high-strung Donkey and the ...
In addition to his leading West End credits is also understudying the title role in Shrek the Musical and Jean Valjean in Les Mis. [1] He starred as Raoul in the Italian premiere of The Phantom of the Opera. [2] He reprised the role of Inspector Javert in Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular World Tour. [3]
“Shrek: The Musical” is based on the DreamWorks animated film. The original Shrek movie was released in 2001 with characters voiced by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow.
He played Aaron Burr in Hamilton in Chicago and joined the musical's Broadway cast. [8] Since 2021, he has been part of the supporting cast of the Peacock show Girls5Eva. Breaker stars as the Jester alongside his former Shrek the Musical co-star Sutton Foster in the 2024 Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress. [9]
Atlanta's own Cecily Dionne Davis has made history as the first Black woman to wear the crown of Princess Fiona in the national tour of "Shrek the Musical."
Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers and Michael Gough as his official voice in the video games) is a large, grumpy yet caring green ogre and the lead character in all of the Shrek films. Chris Farley was originally cast to be the voice of Shrek, but he died before he could complete his voice work. He had finished 85-95% of his lines.