SHREK TV: 'This Is Our Story: Swamp to Stage' - The Complete Series

Shrek The Musical takes you behind-the-scenes with the launch of "This Is Our Story: Swamp to Stage," the 10-part online video series that follows the cast and creative team of Broadway's newest hit musical on their journey to bring this story to life on stage.

BroadwayWorld is proud to bring you the complete video series!

Shrek The Musical features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize® winner, David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Olivier Award-winner Jeanine Tesori, and is directed by Tony Award® nominee Jason Moore. The new show opened at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, December 14.

Shrek The Musical stars Tony Award® nominee Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek, Tony Award® winner Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Tony Award® nominee Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad, Tony Award® nominee Daniel Breaker as Donkey and Tony Award® nominee John Tartaglia as Pinocchio.

Shrek The Musical is an entirely new musical based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek!, as well as the Dreamworks Animation film Shrek, the first chapter of the Shrek movie series.

Shrek The Musical tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren't only found in fairy tales.

Tickets for Shrek The Musical are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com, or in person at The Broadway Theatre box office (1681 Broadway @ 53rd St). Group sales are available by contacting Telecharge Group Sales at 212-239-6262, or 800-432-7780.

Tickets on Tuesdays through Thursdays range in price from $41.50 to $121.50, and tickets on Fridays through Sundays range in price from $51.50 to $126.50. All tickets include a $1.50 facility fee.

For more, visit: http://www.shrekthemusical.com/webisodes.html

 

	Watch Video	Epi. 1: Words & Music Meet the two writers of Shrek The Musical and learn how their collaboration shaped "far, far and away the funniest new musical on Broadway."
	Watch Video	Epi. 2 Part One: Designing the Costumes Meet the talented costume designers who created the look of the beloved characters in the new stage production.
	Watch Video	Epi. 2 Part Two: Lighting & Set Design Meet the talented designers who created the look of the new stage production.
	Watch Video	Epi. 3: Direction Meet director Jason Moore.
	Watch Video	Epi. 4: The Hero Meet our "Hero", Tony-nominee Brian d'Arcy James.
	Watch Video	Epi. 5: The Princess Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster tells how the role of ‘Princess Fiona' mirrors her personality more than any other character she's played on Broadway. Foster has received nominations this season from the Outer Critics Circle for "Outstanding Actress in a Musical" and from the Drama League for "Distinguished Performance."
	Watch Video	Epi. 6: The Best Friend Daniel Breaker talks about the role of "Donkey" and how playing this beloved character is not a big stretch from his Tony-nominated star turn in Passing Strange last season. Breaker has received nominations this season from the Outer Critics Circle for "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical" and the Drama Desk for "Outstanding Actor in a Musical."
	Watch Video	Epi. 7: The Villain Christopher Sieber talks about the challenges of playing the height-challenged evil Lord Farquaad. Sieber has received nominations this season from the Outer Critics Circle for "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical," the Drama League for "Distinguished Performance," and the Drama Desk for "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical" and a 2009 Tony Award Nomination for "Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical".
	Watch Video	Epi. 8: Choreography Josh Prince talks about the creative task of making the characters of Shrek dance.
	Watch Video	Epi. 9: 'The Real Boy' John Tartaglia who is currently starring on Broadway as "Pinocchio" in the musical, discusses bringing the character to life on the stage. He is the creator, executive producer and star of The Playhouse Disney series, "Johnny and the Sprites." John is best known for his Tony Nominated star turn as "Rod" and "Princeton" in the Tony Award Winning Musical "Avenue Q," having originated the roles Off Broadway. Prior to "Shrek," he was most recently seen on Broadway starring as "Lumiere" in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."
	Watch Video	Epi. 10: 'Fairy Tale Creatures' In the final episode, the entire cast of characters is featured as they take a look at those wonderful, 'Fairy Tale Creatures', who make up the magicial and colorful ensemble of Shrek The Musical on Broadway.