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DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. brought SHREK THE MUSICAL to the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway @ 53rd St) last night Sunday, December 14, 2008. Preview performances began on Saturday, November 8, 2008. The big green musical celebrated in full Broadway style and BroadwayWorld's cameras were there to bring you the starry arrivals for Shrek's big night!

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. brought SHREK THE MUSICAL to the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway @ 53rd St) last night Sunday, December 14, 2008. Preview performances began on Saturday, November 8, 2008. The big green musical celebrated in full Broadway style and BroadwayWorld's cameras were there to bring you all the 'swamp filled' fun!

Variety reports on DreamWorks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg's pitch to Wall Street analysts this week on the company's health and included is information on the financial status of SHREK.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are pleased to announce that SHREK THE MUSICAL will open at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway @ 53rd St) on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Preview performances began on Saturday, November 8, 2008. SHREK THE MUSICAL debuted a fun new television commercial that they shared with BWW TV, so click below and get your 'Ogre' on!

The cast of 'Shrek' The Musical will visit the Today Show on December 9th. Dripping with the sophisticated wit of William Steig's book and the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film, SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling orge who goes on a life-changing adventure.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are pleased to announce that SHREK THE MUSICAL will open at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway @ 53rd St) on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Preview performances began on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

SHREK THE MUSICAL will be featured on NBC's 'The Today Show' on Monday, December 8th between 8:30am and 9:00am in a behind-the-scenes piece with Meredith Vieira exploring the world of Shrek onstage with actors Brian d'Arcy James and John Tartaglia, and director Jason Moore. On Tuesday, December 9th between 8:30am and 9:00am, Sutton Foster, Marissa O'Donnell and Leah Greenhaus will perform the new song 'I Know It's Today' live on the broadcast.

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS is pleased to announce Tyne Daly and Jonathan Hadary, the hosts of the first GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION, will return to help kick off the 20th Anniversary of the all-singing, all-dancing, all-dishing Broadway spectacular that has become the must see event for the New York theatrical community.

Sunday, December 7 at 11:59 PM marks the last chance for theatre fans to make donations to BC/EFA's GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION via 'Team Raiser,' an online fundraising method at the Broadway Cares website (www.BroadwayCares.org).

News from Broadway and theater in the Baltimore/Washington area

SHREK THE MUSICAL will be featured on NBC's 'The Today Show' on Monday, December 8th between 8:30am and 9:00am in a behind-the-scenes piece with Meredith Vieira exploring the world of Shrek onstage with actors Brian d'Arcy James and John Tartaglia, and director Jason Moore. On Tuesday, December 9th between 8:30am and 9:00am, Sutton Foster, Marissa O'Donnell and Leah Greenhaus will perform the new song 'I Know It's Today' live on the broadcast.

Sunday, December 7 at 11:59 PM marks the last chance for theatre fans to make donations to BC/EFA's GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION via 'Team Raiser,' an online fundraising method at the Broadway Cares website (www.BroadwayCares.org).

The cast of 'Shrek' The Musical will visit the Today Show on December 9th. Dripping with the sophisticated wit of William Steig's book and the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film, SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling orge who goes on a life-changing adventure.

SHREK is already breaking box office records on the Great White Way. While still in preview performances, before an official opening at the Broadway Theatre on December 14, SHREK THE MUSICAL grossed a massive $1,052,975 for the 8-performance week ending November 30, and set a single performance house record grossing $184,320 for the Saturday, November 29 matinee.

Camp Broadway, the award-winning theater arts education and audience development company and American icon, Kermit the Frog, will lead 300 performance-loving kids, ages 10-17, in an original Closing number 'I Believe in Santa Claus,' live in the 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will be televised on NBC-TV on November 27, 2008 beginning at 9am.

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS is pleased to announce Tyne Daly and Jonathan Hadary, the hosts of the first GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION, will return to help kick off the 20th Anniversary of the all-singing, all-dancing, all-dishing Broadway spectacular that has become the must see event for the New York theatrical community.

Camp Broadway, the award-winning theater arts education and audience development company and American icon, Kermit the Frog, will lead 300 performance-loving kids, ages 10-17, in an original Closing number 'I Believe in Santa Claus,' live in the 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will be televised on NBC-TV on November 27, 2008 beginning at 9am.

Starting on November 8, 2008, New York's 106.7 LiteFM invites all theatergoers to save over 40% on tickets to SHREK THE MUSICAL at the Broadway Theatre for a limited time. Plus, a free dowload of 'I Know It's Today' featuring Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona is also available.

SHREK THE MUSICAL is proud to announce The Duloc Ticket Lottery at Shrek's Swamp Shoppe, located on the 3rd floor of M&M'S WORLD® in Times Square (1600 Broadway).

Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS announces the return of 'Team Raiser,' an online fundraising method introduced last year that allows theatre fans to make donations to BC/EFA via the Broadway Cares website.