Shrek? ewwwwww- Page 2

[Chip]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:01pm

While I may not be jumping for joy at the thought of this musical, I am excited by the talent attached to it. I am giving it the benefit of the doubt and am waiting to see the show before I pass judgment.

I just slightly cringe at the thought of what they might do for the Shrek costume =/

Updated On: 4/6/08 at 04:01 PM

[[tos]ser]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:05pm

i never thought of the tech......


hmmmmmmmm

this will be strange. especially fiona's transformation. this one can't be done like Beauty and the beast's because her's happens in the light.....

[Smaxie]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:07pm

>you could actually offer an opinion.<

Sure. DreamWorks has paired two very idiosyncratic writers ... David Lindsday-Abaire, a Pulitzer Prize winner, who would seem to be a good match for the source with his off-kilter sensibility and Jeanine Tesori, who more often than not writes surprising, unexpected material. They have a cast with some of the best and most talented performers in the New York theatre. They have Jason Moore, a director who previously made you care about a bunch of puppets in Avenue Q (a similarly fractured world unto itself like the world of Shrek) and also fared well with the New York premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera. They have the incredibly brilliant Tim Hatley creating the visuals. All of that leads me to believe it should not be casually dismissed. But as far as how the final product will be, I will take the nearly unprecedented step of waiting until I see it to form my opinion.

[[tos]ser]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:11pm

thank you. that was a very well thought out review(if you can call it a review) of shrek. i respect your opinion. i was unaware of the director, and i think now it will be a fun reunion for the director and tartaglia.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:19pm

Boy, someone's easily swayed.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:20pm

Updated On: 5/7/09 at 04:20 PM

[[tos]ser]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:24pm

what?

i'm afraid i don't understand.

i'll take it as you are adding to my sock puppet collection.

thanks!!!

[sondheimgeek]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:07pm

To be honest, you're contradicting yourself in your original post. For example, you said:

"so, with the rising popularity of the movies-turning-into-musicals trend, Shrek was bound to make its way to the great white way."

So taking movies and turning them into musicals is bad. But, then you said:
"but then i listened to millie, little women, and young frankenstein, so i forgave her. i am highly skeptic as to the success of the show. any other thoughts?"

You forgave Sutton after listening to her in Young Frankenstein. But, wasn't Young Frankenstein originally a movie? That must have meant that there was something reedemable in the show for Sutton to do that would make you forgive her. So how do you know you won't find something reedemable in Shrek?

You also seemed to think this was a bad idea, before considering the technical aspects, and all of the production team involved (ex.: Tesori). How could you say it was a bad idea if you only knew of the actors and other adapted versions?

Updated On: 4/6/08 at 05:07 PM

[[tos]ser]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:09pm

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
wow
i didn't notice that.

more evidence why i should sleep more

touche, my friend

[[tos]ser]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:13pm

actually, all the musicals i mentioned were movies at one point. =S

[sondheimgeek]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:15pm

True, but Millie was originally a musical movie, so it's ok.

I mean, I agree with you that it could be bad, but with all of the people involved we can only hope it'll go right. Didn't mean to attack you, I just wasn't sure.

[[tos]ser]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:34pm

its fine. i didn't take it as an attack. but i do appreciate this, because now i will think before i type. hahaha

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:44pm

its a brilliant cast. give it a chance, i think its going to be fun

[hermionejuliet]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 6:12pm

I'm not interested in the slightest. I just don't like the movie Shrek. Sorry.

What is odd is that I'm a huge movie fan, and I really can not think of a single movie turned musical that I've enjoyed...

I do love books/plays/operas that are turned into broadway musicals.

[shh282]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 6:19pm

lmao fromage.

[Hank]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 6:34pm

Like you, I was never into the concept of doing a Shrek musical.
But hey, it's got Sutton, doing Tesori. I hope it all works out well, and I plan to be there Nov 8.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 8:07pm

Fromage, You rock!!!!

[goldenstate5]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:33pm

Am...I the only one here who absolutely hated Millie? This automatically makes me skeptical of this entire thing. Shrek should've been done with a comic sensibility, not Tesori...

[Tkt2Ride]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:14am

The kids will love it. I don't like the Movie so I don't even care that Sutton Foster is playing in it. I think it has it's place on Broadway, if only to spread the wealth that Disney has so easily pocketed over the years. I'm only happy my kids have grown-up and won't be begging me to see it.

Those who like it, have fun.