Shrek the Musical DVD for $5.96 on Amazon (Black Friday) — Page 2

Special Features now out:

Disc 1 (Blu-ray™):
Feature film in high definition


Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Features:
? From Swamp To Stage: The Making of Shrek the Musical—Follow the cast and crew of Shrek the Musical as they take you behind the scenes and show you what it really takes to make a Broadway show come to life!
Additional Bonus Features:
? Shrek The Musical Songbook with Sing-Along—Kids and adults alike can pick their favorite song and sing along, as seven songs from the musical will have their lyrics appear on the bottom of the screen as you watch the actual musical performance on screen. You can play all of the tunes uninterrupted or choose to randomize the musical experience with the “shuffle mode.”


Disc 2 (DVD):
Feature film in high definition


Additional Bonus Features:
? Shrek The Musical Songbook with Sing-Along

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I soooo wish other shows would have done this. they would not need to refilm the shows, all they would have to use is the show they filmed for the press reels

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B-roll footage IS filmed at an actual performance. However, they do not film the entire show. And the filming isn't too "directed", so the focus on any individual component may or may not be present (same with the archive recording, if any).

I am very excited for this release, well, was excited. I remember enjoying the production value. A few of my favorite artists were involved. On a DVD release from dream works a full scene to Freak Flag was included in the special features. I noticed something odd, being no conductor in the pit. With the new clip from Duloc which will be in the full feature, still no conductor, and sounds awfully perfect. I'm questioning how legitimate this recording is. If it is an overly produced and polished recording synced to pre recorded music or singing, I do not want to waste money. I'd rather see a live capture.

Updated On: 9/2/13 at 01:19 PM

If you look at the official trailer, you can see a conductor at 0:51
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qydY4ltjAvs

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Thank god they changed the artwork and it looks much better.

Also, the tracks used as DVD extras on other DVDs are obviously with the OBCR on them and they used the same when they did promos for the show. It probably meant they didn't need to pay the actors more for each DVD sold if it wasn't their live vocals being used.

The Duloc song is much more "Live" than Freak Flag was. You do have to remember the show was filmed at two performances and probably another private show where they went over scenes multiple times for tighter shots for the more polished look. Just like the "Final" performance of Rent.

Updated On: 9/2/13 at 10:56 PM

You can see the conductor multiple times.

You've seen ONE song that is without the conductor whichay have very well been intentional covering. I still fail to see how it's different than the majority of show filmings. Love Never Dies, Rent, Memphis, Into the Woods, etc.

That's the release date for the digital download.
The production was filmed a total of 3 times, once with special invited audience, once during a regular performance, and finally without audience for on-stage filming. All musical numbers are performed live.

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Yep, most shows go for a minimum of three performances filmed.

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No laugh track in the actual recording :)

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I don't think it's a guarantee that Netflix will have streaming rights to it starting tomorrow. As of right now Dreamworks only seems to be licensing the streaming rights for their direct-to-DVD specials to Netflix, none of their real releases seem to show up as available.