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BUCYRUS, OH – The Crawford Theatre Company is pleased to present, ‘Shrek the Musical.’ Show times are at 8 p.m. on Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16 with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 17. Performances will be held in the Bucyrus Elementary Auditorium, 245 Woodlawn Ave.
For its 4th season, Crawford Theatre Company re-creates the fantasy Kingdom of Far Far Away—with many hilarious, irreverent twists. Instead of a knight riding a noble steed, the hero is Shrek, a swamp-dwelling ogre teamed up with a chatterbox donkey. And the princess? She’s the slightly temperamental Fiona. After Shrek rescues Fiona from a dragon-guarded tower, the two fall in love before she reveals there’s more to her than meets the eye. Other fairytale misfits add surprises: from a Gingerbread Man with an attitude to Three Blind Mice channeling their inner Dreamgirls.
‘Shrek the Musical’ also draws from a 1990 children’s book by famed New Yorker cartoonist William Steig. Like the first 2001 Shrek film, the musical stays true to Steig’s fractured fairytale vision where dragons are friendly, swamps are better than castles, and the true hero isn’t handsome or noble but a grouchy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside ogre who is more or less content with himself and his life in a swamp.
This entertaining, family-friendly show features a terrific score, with 19 songs including “Travel Song” and “I’ve Think I Got You Beat.” The songs come from Jeanine Tesori, who wrote the music, and David Lindsay-Abaire, who wrote the book and lyrics.
‘Shrek the Musical’ is directed by Betsy Gerhart, music direction by Mark Heydinger with Matt Feck as choreographer.
Tickets can be purchased at MB Subculture, 127 S. Sandusky Ave. in Bucyrus or call 419-562-0404 to make reservations. Tickets at $12 for Adults and $10 for Students.
For more information, visit www.crawfordtheatrecompany.com.