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Musical numbers for the 2009 Broadway on Broadway concert (www.broadwayonbroadway.com) were announced today by The Broadway League and The Times Square Alliance. Superior Donuts' star Michael McKean will host the 18th annual concert presented by the all new 2010 Buick LaCrosse and Continental Airlines, to be held this Sunday, September 13th at 11:30 a.m in Times Square.

SHREK THE MUSICAL invites families to avoid the stress of planning a summer vacation by taking advantage of a SHREKcation package, the new way to organize an affordable and memorable New York City getaway and experience the best of what the 'Big Apple' has to offer.

Michael McKean, star of the upcoming Broadway play Superior Donuts, will host Broadway on Broadway 2009 (www.broadwayonbroadway.com) on Sunday, September 13th at 11:30 a.m., it was announced today by The Broadway League and The Times Square Alliance.

SHREK THE MUSICAL invites audiences to take advantage of the all-new 'SHREKtember' savings offer. Valid for evening performances only from September 1st - October 4th, with 'SHREKtember' savings anyone can buy 1 full price ticket and get a second ticket for free.

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Lee documented the final performances of Passing Strange on Broadway using his filmmaker?s eye to create a documentary that could easily be pegged as a concert film. Passing Strange the Movie can best be described as a modern day The Last Waltz, full of the same innovation that Martin Scorsese brought to The Band. Fans of film, music and Broadway will all find something to love about Lee?s Passing Strange the Movie. Prepare to be moved all over again...

SHREK THE MUSICAL welcomes Robb Sapp to the company in the role of Pinocchio beginning Tuesday, August 18th. Tony Award® nominee John Tartaglia, who originated the role of Pinocchio, is scheduled to return to the show following a leave of absence on Tuesday, December 15th.

SHREK THE MUSICAL welcomes Robb Sapp to the company in the role of Pinocchio beginning Tuesday, August 18th. Tony Award® nominee John Tartaglia, who originated the role of Pinocchio, is scheduled to return to the show following a leave of absence on Tuesday, December 15th.

DreamWorks Theatricals & Neal Street Productions have announced that a new block of tickets are now available for SHREK THE MUSICAL. The award-winning hit new Broadway musical is now on sale through May 30, 2010. Beginning November 10th, Ben Crawford will perform the title role of ?Shrek'. Crawford replaces Tony Award® nominee Brian d'Arcy James, who departs after the performance on Sunday, November 8th to appear in Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Time Stands Still.

SHREK THE MUSICAL invites audiences to take advantage of the all-new 'SHREKtember' savings offer. Valid for evening performances only from September 1st - October 4th, with 'SHREKtember' savings anyone can buy 1 full price ticket and get a second ticket for free.

This morning, Tuesday, August 11th, the cast of SHREK THE MUSICAL performed live on NBC's 'The Today Show.' Sutton Foster and cast members performed 'Morning Person' in the 8:30-9:00 a.m. half hour. You can watch the segment right here on STAGE TUBE!

On Tuesday, August 11th, the cast of SHREK THE MUSICAL will perform live on NBC's 'The Today Show.' Sutton Foster and cast members will perform 'Morning Person' in the 8:30-9:00 a.m. half hour. Check your local listings.

The Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning SHREK THE MUSICAL® has announced that beginning August 1st, a new lottery rush ticket policy will now take place at the Broadway Theatre (located on Broadway at 53rd Street).

PASSING STRANGE is coming to the big screen in Spike Lee's new film adaptation. The official trailer has been released and we are excited to show it to BroadwayWorld.com Visitors!

The best of Broadway is FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2009' - a lunchtime series that kicked off on Thursday July 9th at 12:30PM on the Bryant Park Stage.

The Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning SHREK THE MUSICAL® has announced that beginning August 1st, a new lottery rush ticket policy will now take place at the Broadway Theatre (located on Broadway at 53rd Street).

The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports that SHREK THE MUSICAL is eyeing a West End transfer for sometime around late 2010 or early 2011.

In commemoration of Black Music Month and for providing all Americans with the transformative power of the freedom of expression, New York City Council Member Larry Seabrook will honor the cast and crew of Shrek The Musical with a Proclamation on the steps City Hall on Tuesday June 30 at 1.00pm.

Variety reports that Kate Whoriskey will succeed Bartlett Sher as artistic director of Seattle's Intiman Theater beginning in 2011. Whoriskey, director of the recent Pulitzer-winner 'Ruined,' will share leadership of the theater with Sher for the 2009-10 season before taking the reins on her own the following season. Whoriskey has previously been an associate artist at the Intiman during the 2002-03 season. Her list of directing credits at the theater include 'The Chairs,' 'The Lady from the Sea' and 'Blue/Orange.'

SHREK THE MUSICAL invites families to avoid the stress of planning a summer vacation by taking advantage of a SHREKcation package, the new way to organize an affordable and memorable New York City getaway and experience the best of what the 'Big Apple' has to offer.