Warner Stage Company Opens SHREK THE MUSICAL Tonight

The Warner Stage Company will bring everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage when SHREK the Musical opens tonight, July 27 on the main stage of the Warner Theatre.

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, this musical brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre and features a terrific score of 19 all-new songs, big laughs and great dancing.

In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre (played by Michael Cartwright ) - not a handsome prince - shows up to rescue a feisty princess (Rebecca Russo). Throw in a donkey(Moses Beckett) who won't shut up, a villain (Zach Carter), a cookie (Rachel Oremland) with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.

This Warner Stage Company production is Directed and Choreographed by Sheila Waters Fucci with Music Director, Beth Lorenzo.

Tickets are $20, $26, $33.50...tickets are 50% off in select seats for children 14 and under accompanied by an adult...and can be purchased by calling the Warner box office at 860-489-7180 or online at www.warnertheatre.org.

Built by Warner Brothers Studios and opened in 1931 as a movie palace (1,772 seats), the Warner Theatre was described then as "Connecticut's Most Beautiful Theatre." Damaged extensively in a flood, the Warner was slated for demolition in the early 1980s until the non-profit Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts (NCAA) was founded and purchased the theatre. The Warner reopened as a performing arts center in 1983, and restoration of the main lobbies and auditorium was completed in November 2002. In 2008, the new 50,000 square foot Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center, which houses a 300 seat Studio Theatre, 200 seat restaurant and expansive school for the arts, was completed. Today, the Warner is in operation year-round with more than 160 performances and 100,000 patrons passing through its doors each season. Over 10,000 students, pre K-adult, participate in arts education programs and classes. Together, with the support of the community, the Warner has raised close to $17 million to revitalize its facilities. NCAA's mission is to preserve the Warner Theatre as an historic landmark, enhance its reputation as a center of artistic excellence and a focal point of community involvement, and satisfy the diverse cultural needs of the region. To learn more about the Warner Theatre, visit www.warnertheatre.org.

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