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Can Shrek Sing? Broadway Finds Out This Fall

January 23, 2008 at 10:00 AM | 2 Comments

Theatergoers in New York can't seem to get enough of large-scale adaptations of children's movies like "Mary Poppins" and "The Lion King." Dreamworks' star franchise "Shrek" will get the Broadway treatment this year, with the director of saucy smash "Avenue Q" behind the wheel.

The plot of the musical will roughly follow the first (and best) "Shrek" movie. Casting hasn't begun yet, but the show will open first in Seattle (also the out-of-town launch pad for "Young Frankenstein" and "The Little Mermaid") in August, followed by an official Broadway bow in November.

We hear the Broadway Threatre, currently home to "The Color Purple," will be Shrek's new swampy lair... but that's just a rumor.

Related Stories:
· Musical "Shrek" to Debut in Seattle [Seattle Times]
· Broadway Shows coverage [Jaunted]

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