Shrek Was Great

[Mr Roxy]

Shrek Was Great#1

Posted: 2/7/09 at 8:18pm

We saw it today & throughly enjoyed it.

Every aspect was superb. The sets were outstanding as was the rest of the production. The score , which has gotten some licks here,was very good. The leads were great as were the rest of the ensemble. The book was very good & many of the jokes were for adults.

We can really recommend it.

Poster Emeritus

Updated On: 2/7/09 at 08:18 PM

[dg22894]

re: Shrek Was Great#2

Posted: 2/7/09 at 8:18pm

I liked to too.

[PiraguaGuy2]

re: Shrek Was Great#2

Posted: 2/7/09 at 8:29pm

I think most people who bash it mindlessly here are really just biased against the title.

Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08

[raulmark]

re: Shrek Was Great#3

Posted: 2/7/09 at 8:38pm

I'm seeing it in a few weeks and looking forward to it.
Thanks fr saying something positive about it

[Not_the_cool_table]

re: Shrek Was Great#4

Posted: 2/7/09 at 9:04pm

I gotta say I really enjoyed it myself.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: Shrek Was Great#5

Posted: 2/7/09 at 9:17pm

Any crying babies or rabid foreigners?


It's such a shame that so many people don't mention Johnny Tartaglia, he is so underused, and not many people know he is doing the Magic Mirror live, and inside the dragon head for the first act.

[Dollypop]

re: Shrek Was Great#6

Posted: 2/7/09 at 10:40pm

It seems that the key to enjoying SHREK is to make sure you aren't seated around any Portugese tourists.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[GIZMO2]

re: Shrek Was Great#7

Posted: 2/8/09 at 4:26pm

I'm so happy to see this thread. I saw SHREK last Friday and absolutely loved it. Please theater gods, let this one last!!! Having wasted time and money on other big children's productions like MERMAID and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN I found SHREK to be genuinely fun, campy, irreverent . . . and at times, even moving.

I will say, however, that noisy tourists and children could make the experience painful. I changed seats twice -- once a the beginning of the show and then after intermission -- to avoid sitting around those types. Luckily, there were plenty of empty seats to choose from. (!)

But yeah, the show was great. Sutton Foster has never been better. The set and costumes are amazing. The humor is much needed in today's world.

Long story short, it's really, really good.

Period.
Updated On: 2/8/09 at 04:26 PM

[TheCharleston]

re: Shrek Was Great#8

Posted: 2/8/09 at 4:33pm

I'm a fan of the show but it wasn't THAT good...

[Mr Roxy]

re: Shrek Was Great#9

Posted: 2/8/09 at 5:00pm

To each his own.

Poster Emeritus

[lesmis]

re: Shrek Was Great#10

Posted: 2/8/09 at 5:48pm

I really liked it too.

[blaxx]

re: Shrek Was Great#11

Posted: 2/8/09 at 6:39pm

Having wasted time and money on other big children's productions like MERMAID and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

???

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[SteamHeat2]

re: Shrek Was Great#12

Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:08am

I really enjoyed it in Seattle and saw the show and rehearsals multiple times...It isn't perfect but it makes for an enjoyable night out with great talent both onstage and off.

[CATSNYrevival]

re: Shrek Was Great#13

Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:43am

Is the CD on sale at the theatre yet or are they not planning on selling it early?

[Parks]

re: Shrek Was Great#14

Posted: 2/9/09 at 2:04am

I LOVE the show--so glad you liked it too!! It's such a cute show :).

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[PiraguaGuy2]

re: Shrek Was Great#15

Posted: 2/9/09 at 7:23am

Cats, I was there last Tuesday and they didn't have CDs on sale yet. I would expect them near the end of the month.

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[broadwayjim42]

re: Shrek Was Great#16

Posted: 2/9/09 at 10:48am

Curtain Puller Downer--I'll mention John Tartaglia. Put yourself in the wayback machine and think back a couple of years ago when my daughter and I were trying to get in touch with him to deliver a scrapbook.

Well, she finally met him at KNOB last week and my God, what a nice guy. They actually had a nice little conversation, two actually, and he said he remembered the scrapbook.

Still doesn't make me a fan of "Shrek"--he was out the day I saw it, but he really left a lasting impression with her. She was beside herself happy.

[Okayfine]

re: Shrek Was Great#17

Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:37pm

I was starting to think that I was the only person who enjoyed Shrek!

Completely agree re: John T. being underused. What a disappointment. Other than that, the only thing I truly didn't like was the way the dragon was set up. Even as an adult, it took me a second to figure out what they were doing with the Greek chorus & bizarre tail, so I imagine kids were completely confused.

So, go Shrek

[Here I Am]

re: Shrek Was Great#18

Posted: 2/10/09 at 1:09am

Personally, I absolutely loved Shrek. I was surprised.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

re: Shrek Was Great#19

Posted: 2/10/09 at 1:15am

I saw it on January 1st and I really liked it!

2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot

[bwaybabe2]

re: Shrek Was Great#20

Posted: 2/10/09 at 2:49am

This hopefully means it will stick around long enough for me to see it
I kind of like stuff like this in theater, since it is visually a treat...

[jagfkb]

re: Shrek Was Great#21

Posted: 2/10/09 at 4:40am

My only wish was that they could have kept the Robin Hood song, fight, and whole "arrow in your butt" scene. They could have had it before "I Think I Got You Beat", and casted John Tartaglia as Robin Hood.

[boombaboy]

re: Shrek Was Great#22

Posted: 2/10/09 at 4:11pm

I agree, Shrek is a wonderful show for children of all ages (providing they know how to behave properly in the theatre). I walked out singing "Get Your Freak Flag On" and was totally uplifted by the whole experience. The cast and creative team are truly amazing and this show should not be missed by anybody who wants to laugh and enjoy a funny, smart, tuneful, heartfelt, self-aware and magical Broadway show.

[FindingNamo]

re: Shrek Was Great#23

Posted: 2/10/09 at 4:15pm

Another fine, nauanced, detailed review from Mr Roxy & The Sophisti-Cats!

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