The critical community was, frankly, very helpful to us."[18]. [3] The performance is an edit of several live performances as well as a performance shot without an audience. Musical Supervisor: Tim Weil; Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Conducted by Andy Grobengieser; Associate Conductor: Michael Gribbin; Keyboards: Dan Bailey; Drums: Jeff Trudell; Guitar: Bobby Stanton; Electronic Music Design: Andrew Barrett and Lionella Music LLC; Music Copying: Kaye-Houston Music Illusions Consultant: Marshall Magoon ECT is excited to announce our fall production of Shrek the Musical. Following the out-of-town tryout in San Francisco in May and June 2003, which received mixed critical reception, the creative team made extensive changes before its transfer to Broadway. She gives Elphaba a book of spells, the Grimmerie, which only the magically gifted can read. "Don't Let Me Go" was cut from the West End production, although an alternative version reinstated for the UK Tour. [195], In November 2022, Schwartz revealed that Part 2 of the movie will include two new songs "to meet the demands of the storytelling. Previews began August 14, 2008, with an opening night of September 10. There has been a time skip, and now Elphaba is known as "The Wicked Witch of the West." The majority of critics have appreciated the spectacle of the lavish production, and the "powerhouse" performances of actors in the roles of the two witches. [102][103][104], Another production, which was notable for not being a replica of the original Broadway staging, opened at the City Theatre in Helsinki, Finland on August 26, 2010 after a preview performance took place on August 24 of that year. This also creates contrast in the songs in which it forms a part, for example in "Defying Gravity," which is written primarily in the key of D-flat major. She pronounces the words wrong and accidentally shrinks Boq's heart. This article is about the musical. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. [57], A San Francisco production of Wicked officially opened February 6, 2009, at SHN's Orpheum Theatre, following previews from January 27. The two begin a contest of trying to one-up each other to outdo the others' backstory, but end up revealing their respective pasts ("I Think I Got You Beat"). Elphaba and Glinda reunite at the spot where Nessa has just been crushed by a house with a girl named Dorothy inside. [38] The album was certified double platinum on November 8, 2010. Unknown Join our free mailing list for a reminder before tickets go on sale in June. Some of these motifs indicate irony for example, when Glinda presents Elphaba with a "ghastly" hat in "Dancing Through Life," the score reprises a theme from "What Is This Feeling?" Wicked the Musical the smash-hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is "the must-see . [179] By July 2012, Universal Studios was reported to be producing the film,[180] with Stephen Daldry as director and Winnie Holzman, who wrote the musical's book, to pen the screenplay. [58] The cast included Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, David Garrison as the Wizard, Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose, Tom Flynn as Doctor Dillamond, and Eddy Rioseco as Boq. [9] In 1998, Schwartz persuaded Maguire to release the rights to a stage production[10] while also making what Schwartz called an "impassioned plea" to Universal producer Marc Platt to realize Schwartz's own intended adaptation. Something Bad Dancing Through Life Popular I'm Not That Girl One Short Day A Sentimental Man Defying Gravity Thank Goodness The Wicked . Occupation WITCH It ends today! Donkey shows up attempting to seal off his half of the swamp with stone boulders, which Shrek rebuffs. 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She assists the Pied Piper in his rat-charming duties ("Morning Person"). At the time, it was one of the most expensive musicals to open on Broadway, at an estimated $25 million, and despite generally good reviews, it failed to recoup its initial investment. Just know things are going great. For this episode of "This Is Your Wife" (a parody of The Dating Game), the mirror introduces three different princesses for Lord Farquaad to choose from: Cinderella, Snow White, and Princess Fiona; at the suggestion from his henchman, Thelonious, Farquaad chooses Princess Fiona, who is currently trapped in a castle surrounded by lava and guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. "[34] Schwartz further obscured the motif's origin by setting it in a minor key in most instances. Shrek The Musical Jr Cast | Maryland Ensemble Theatre PRINCESS FIONA / 21+ [76], A third UK/Ireland tour begins on 7 December 2023 at the Edinburgh Playhouse, in Edinburgh where it's playing to 14 January 2024. Composer Jeanine Tesori has written attractive, eclectic, pop-flavored melodies that range from a jaunty 'Travel Song' to a gutsy duet called 'I Got You Beat' for Shrek and Fiona that revels in rude noises." [9] The Dragon was voiced by company members Haven Burton, Aymee Garcia and Rachel Stern, instead of a soloist. The second reed doubles on soprano sax, baritone sax, tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet, and clarinet. Wicked Witch! Back outside the Wizard's palace, Glinda informs the People of Oz that the Wicked Witch is dead and that she will earn her title as "Glinda the Good". The first part is set for release on Christmas Day in 2024, with the second part to follow a year later. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation's film Shrek and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek!. Elphaba, alone, laments that she could never be loved by Fiyero as Galinda is ("I'm Not That Girl"). [5] A reading took place on August 10, 2007, with Stephen Kramer Glickman in the role of Shrek, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Princess Fiona, Robert L. Daye Jr. as Donkey and Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad.[6]. The short reprise of "No One Mourns the Wicked" that opens ActII is attached to the beginning of "Thank Goodness. 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Her former co-star and London Elphaba Rachel Tucker also covered "Defying Gravity" on her debut album The Reason (2013). There have been various international productions which are all non-replica's of the Broadway or West End staging. [75] The cast included Amy Ross as Elphaba, Helen Woolf as Glinda, Aaron Sidwell as Fiyero, and Steven Pinder as the Wizard/Dillamond. With more space, we can tell the story of Wicked as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys for these beloved characters. It grossed $542.032 in home sales. They dragged me from the pond They broke my magic wand They blew our condos down Mad Hatter! The Los Angeles production took the local weekly gross record, again from a performance of The Producers, bringing in $1,786,110 in the week ending March 4, 2007. "Build a Wall" was later cut during previews, but re-instated towards the end of the run. Shrek the Musical (2013) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb While Shrek is out finding a flower for Fiona, Donkey discovers that Fiona turns into an ogress at night, and she confesses that she was cursed as a child, which is why she was locked away in the tower. Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times: "'Shrek,' for the record, is not bad. As the title character, a misanthropic green ogre who learns to love, the talented Mr. James is encumbered with padding and prosthetics. As the evil, psychologically maimed Lord Farquaad, the very droll Christopher Sieber is required to walk on his knees, with tiny fake legs dangling before him an initially funny sight gag that soon drags". [111] Despite the production closing on December 18, 2016, on November 12, 2018 a Brazilian revival production of the show was announced, this time in Rio de Janeiro's entertainment center Cidade das Artes. Wicked Movie Musical Casts Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo - Gizmodo Although not included as a titled song, the theme appears as an interlude in several of the musical numbers. "This Is Our Story" or "Finale" replaced "I Smell a Happy Ending" following the Seattle run, whilst "What Happens to Love?" [137] In the week ending January 1, 2006, Wicked broke the record, previously held by the musical The Producers, for the highest weekly box office gross in Broadway history, earning $1,610,934. A press conference to celebrate their engagement is hijacked by the crowd's panicked rumors about Elphaba; one saying that she can be melted by water. [1][2][3] The digital version of the film was made available on Netflix beginning in December 2013. Meanwhile, the citizens of Oz, led by Madame Morrible and Boq the Tin Man, set off to destroy Elphaba. Gender [198] On December 9, 2022, it was reported that Keala Settle, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, Colin Michael Carmichael, and Marissa Bode had also joined the cast as Miss Coddle, Pfannee, ShenShen, Avaric, Nikidik, and Nessarose, respectively. [115][116], Subsequent productions have received awards and nominations as well. It is loosely based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, in turn based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation. [33], Wicked's international tour opened on July 13, 2016 at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, England. Unfortunately, a bitter Pinocchio (remembering they are not allowed back to Duloc) who doesn't want his friends to get killed, suggests that they should just keep going and wait until everything gets better, all the while wishing to be a real boy. Unknown. WICKED IS COMING TO THE PALACE THEATRE, MANCHESTER - DECEMBER 3RD 2024 TO JANUARY 12TH 2025. This production, located at the Charlotte Theater in Seoul, ran from November 22, 2013, to October 5, 2014. At the party, Madame Morrible tells Galinda she can join her sorcery class, at Elphaba's request, and gives her a wand. Oberle was cast as Shrek in December. Earlier that year, the creators recruited New York producer Stone, who began planning the Broadway production. "Donkey Pot Pie" (which is included on the original Broadway cast recording) was cut from future productions, replaced by "Forever." We decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one Wicked movie but two! Shrek the Musical - English Transcript | Readable One of the guards tells her that her "flying days are over" and snaps her broom in half. The official opening took place on November 6. As Shrek opens up to Donkey on who he would wish to be, it is revealed that Fiona transforms into an ogress after sunset, as part of her curse, and as she stands apart, alone, and listens, she empathizes with Shrek's feelings ("Who I'd Be"). [197] On December 8, 2022, it was announced that Michelle Yeoh will be playing Madame Morrible, and Goldblum was confirmed to be playing the Wizard. [149][150] With an opening-week gross of $1,400,000, it continually set records and became the longest-running Broadway musical in Chicago history. [129] Despite these mixed reviews, interest in Wicked spread quickly by word-of-mouth, leading to record-breaking success at the box office, as described below. Renamed Wicked: Die Hexen von Oz (Wicked: The Witches of Oz), the German production of Wicked began previews on November 1, 2007 and opened on November 15, at the Palladium Theater in Stuttgart. "I'm a Believer" and "Forever", however, was recorded later and released as a single as it was not in the show when the cast recording was made. [175] The tour also featured in the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago sit-down productions, and were each run by different long-serving cast members of the show. Gordon Durich. [166], In the week ending October 17, 2010, Wicked became only the third musical in Broadway history to exceed $500million in total gross. [15] "Which Way is the Party?," the introductory song to the character Fiyero, was replaced by "Dancing Through Life. [15][20] Stephanie J. An original Spanish-language cast recording featuring the Madrid cast was recorded between August and September 2011, and released in September. Galinda and Elphaba clash with each other in their letters to their parents and even in classes ("What Is This Feeling? [Guard] (Spoken) Wicked Witch! Todd Buonopane was originally cast in the role of Lord Farquaad, but was replaced by Vaughn before opening. [29], A second UK/Ireland tour began in December 2017 and ended in January 2019. The original Broadway orchestration included an additional trumpet, an additional trombone/tuba, two more violinists, one more cellist, and two more reed players, and an additional acoustic bass player. Glinda arrives to warn Elphaba of the danger and begs her to free Dorothy. "Big Bright Beautiful World" Mama Ogre, Papa Ogre, Queen Lillian, King Harold, Shrek, Happy People/Angry Mob, "Story Of My Life" Pinocchio, Elf, Peter Pan, Ugly Duckling, Sugar Plum Fairy, Three Pigs, Wicked Witch, Mama Bear, Elf, Big Bad Wolf, Humpty Dumpty, Fairytale Creatures, "Story Of My Life (Tag)" Elf, Ugly Duckling, Pinocchio, Big Bad Wolf, Fairytale Creatures, "The Goodbye Song" Baby Bear, Fairytale Creatures, "Make A Move (Tag)" Donkey, Three Blind Mice, "Freak Flag" Gingy, Sugar Plum Fairy, Pinocchio, Three Pigs, Ugly Duckling, Papa Bear, Fairy Godmother, Wicked Witch, Big Bad Wolf, Humpty Dumpty, Mama Bear, Fairytale Creatures, "Finale: This Is Our Story" Fiona, Shrek, Donkey, Mama Bear, Pinocchio, Gingy, Fairytale Creatures, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 03:06. 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Fan casting suggestion made by: user_2465 Elphaba, also called the Wicked Witch of the West, is the main protagonist of the Broadway musical, Wicked . [181] Universal announced in 2016 that the film would be released in theaters on December 20, 2019, with Daldry still attached to direct, and the script to be co-written by the musical's creators, Holzman and Schwartz. She was seen as a fairy tale creature banished to Shreks swamp. When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West, we only ever heard one side of the story. [168] The original production still runs today and currently stands as the fifth longest-running Broadway show in history. Shrek the Musical (2013) - Jennifer Simard as Wicked Witch - IMDb The two ogres begin a new life together (along with Donkey, Dragon, and the Fairytale Creatures) as everyone celebrates their liberation against Farquaad's rule ("This Is Our Story"). Wicked Witch | Shrek the Musical Wiki | Fandom SHREK THE MUSICAL 37 pages Explore Wiki Content Community in: Fairytale Creatures Wicked Witch View source She was seen as a fairy tale creature banished to Shrek's swamp. [39] A fifth-anniversary special edition of the original Broadway cast recording was released on October 28, 2008, with a bonus CD including tracks from the Japanese and German cast recordings, "Making Good" a song later replaced by "The Wizard and I" sung by Stephanie J.
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