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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Shrek, the Musical, Broadway (2009)

Cast: Sutton Foster (Princess Fiona), Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), Chris Hoch (Lord Farquaad), Daniel Breaker (Donkey)
For complete information, see the official Shrek the Musical site.

I had no interest in seeing this. My best friend didn't either, but he had never seen Sutton Foster (she was sick when we saw Thoroughly Modern Millie and had left The Drowsy Chaperone & Young Frankenstein by the time he saw it. The one scene with the three Princess Fionas as Fiona grows up was okay. Other than that, I thought the show was horrible. James has blocked out every part of the show that didn't include Sutton Foster. No offense to the rest of the cast, who definitely worked very hard, but none of them were really remarkable except for Sutton Foster.

I really recommend that unless you have young children (the girl a few rows back from us was giggling at parts and clearly really enjoying herself) you skip Shrek, the musical. The costumes and Sutton Foster aren't enough to make it worth seeing a show like this. Sutton Foster will be in another show that's guaranteed to be better than this one. Wait for that and see her then. If you want to see the sets and costumes, look at the program in one of the many Broadway merchandise stores in midtown. Skip the show.

Grade: D+

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