The new Shrek Musical, based on the beloved Dreamworks animated film, opened in Seattle for its preview run last Friday. Samplers have been on The Singing Stage for quite some time, but it was only recently that I got to listen to them. Thanks for calling my attention to this again, Martin.
For the past four days, I've been listening to these tracks repeatedly. Really enjoyable tunes! Most will probably roll their eyes and say, "there goes another film they're making into a musical..." Before you pass judgment, though, listen to these tracks. Even though we don't encounter tremendous new works from Flaherty and Ahrens, Sondheim, or Webber nowadays, there are some productions that still catch our attention. Sana lang hindi na mauwi sa puro film-to-stage adaptation at magkaroon muli ng bagong konsepto na magiging classic balang araw.
"Big bright beautiful world" is the opening number that explains how Shrek (Bryan D'arcy James) began to live alone in the swamp.
"I could get used to this" is by Donkey (Chester Gregory II) when he crashes Shrek's pad for the first time.
"I know it's today" is princess Fiona's song as she waits for her prince. It starts out with the little Fiona and ends up with a full-grown princess played by the amazing Sutton Foster.
"The Wall" is Shrek's response to how everyone receives his heroism.
For the past four days, I've been listening to these tracks repeatedly. Really enjoyable tunes! Most will probably roll their eyes and say, "there goes another film they're making into a musical..." Before you pass judgment, though, listen to these tracks. Even though we don't encounter tremendous new works from Flaherty and Ahrens, Sondheim, or Webber nowadays, there are some productions that still catch our attention. Sana lang hindi na mauwi sa puro film-to-stage adaptation at magkaroon muli ng bagong konsepto na magiging classic balang araw.
"Big bright beautiful world" is the opening number that explains how Shrek (Bryan D'arcy James) began to live alone in the swamp.
"I could get used to this" is by Donkey (Chester Gregory II) when he crashes Shrek's pad for the first time.
"I know it's today" is princess Fiona's song as she waits for her prince. It starts out with the little Fiona and ends up with a full-grown princess played by the amazing Sutton Foster.
"The Wall" is Shrek's response to how everyone receives his heroism.
Here are some links to articles about the production.
Shrek the Musical Homepage
USA Today: Shrek role turns stage actor into an ogre
The News Tribune: From Seattle to Broadway- The Journey for Shrek the Musical
The Seattle Times The Arts- Shrek reaches a new stage
Some images from the last link
Download the SHREK audio files from Rapidshare.
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