Shrek The Musical Of Shrek

Now imagine if a little girl or boy was pretending to be a princess waiting to meet her prince or the boy being the prince trying to save the princess. Some of these jokes that are in the movie Shrek would brake the kid’s heart if they found out what they

‘Taming of the Shrew’ & ‘10 Things I hate about you’ shows the difference between how both genders are treated, males been shown as more important than the female sex. This belief is still carried out through our generation, men being portrayed as more legible to earn higher wages and given more respect in the workforce.

Earlier this year I was able to take part in a local production of Pippin the Musical, by the South Coast Coral and Arts Society (SCCAS). SCCAS has been performing in Victor Harbor for over 60 years and have produced many memorable productions, such as the Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, and most recently My Fair Lady where I had the pleasure of playing Freddy Eynsford-Hill the main love interest. Winning many local awards and a few state awards SCCAS has proved that they are ready to step up into more complex and dynamic productions. Robert Bell, was very gracious to receive the Adelaide theatre guide award for his performance as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, was determined to bring something fresh, and exciting

How the Makers of Shrek Subvert the Usual Conventions of a Fairytale Using Presentational Devices

Every good movie, book, verbal story, has a beginning, middle, and end. The movie Shrek has these and more. Based upon a typical Middle Ages romantic story, the 2001 movie Shrek, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, Shrek is a children’s classic that contains a mixture of crude humor and innuendos. The movie Shrek fits the genre of Middle Ages’ romance, though slightly altered for contemporary humor, as it contains the elements such as; a near-perfect hero, supernatural elements, and female figures who are maidens in need of rescue. Starting with the ‘near-perfect hero,’ who the character Shrek resembles, appears to be the cliché, unlikely hero.

Growing up, most people read fairytales such as “Cinderella” and “Little Red Riding Hood”. These stories set up some sort of expectation for what life will be like. However, fairytales are just as messed up as life. DreamWorks created the movie Shrek to make fun of fairytale’s social prejudge and idealism. Shrek uses reversal and irony to create a satire about the flaws of fairytales.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of the most popular movies of all times. It’s reach spreads across generations and countries. At first glance Rocky Horror, as it is commonly referred to, can seem like a crude movie that’s sole purpose is to shock the audience with it’s foul language and sexual content. This is not the case; Rocky Horror brings attention to the gender roles placed on women and men in society. This message is still important today because more than ever women and men feel limited in their own bodies.

Shrek is an animated movie about an ogre, a donkey, and a princess that go on an adventure. Shrek is an ogre that lives in a swamp, living happily alone. Heś gross, but happy. All of a sudden, Shrekś peace is interrupted by other fairytale creatures showing up at his home. Some of those fairytale creatures are the three pigs, the gingerbread man, and Pinocchio. When they are questioned, they tell him that Lord Farquaad banished them to the swamp. Angered, Shrek seeks out the king. On the way to the king, Shrek meets a talking donkey that tags along with him. When they reach the castle the king, who is a small angry man, asks Shrek for a favor in exchange for his swamp back. The tall, green man agrees. The task at hand? Rescuing beautiful princess

Peaches voiced by Keke Palmer, just announced her engagement to Julian voiced by Adam Devine, who’s just a loveable mammoth, but accidently mentions about him and Peaches leaving. Sid voiced by John Leguizamo who is a single bachelor who is in search of his soul partner and tagging along with him is his old and confused granny voiced by Wanda Sykes. Diego voiced by Denis Leary and Shira voiced by Jennifer Lopez, are just two saber tooth tigers wanting to start a family, but when they always have kids that fear them it’s hard to think if that would be the best option. Finally, we have the two possums Crash and Eddie voiced by Josh Peck and Seann William Scott, who always know how to create a great laugh with their stupendous stunts.

Pippin! A fabulous musical directed by David Sheehan and Playwright of the known Roger O. Hirson! Produced by Elkins Entertainment brings you on a marvelous adventure of a lifetime through the eyes of Pippin! It’s the story of a young man named pippin who was born into royalty but soon leaves that life due to unhappiness and seeks to find himself in the world. He faces troubles of which brings much entertainment to the viewers and has an ending that will out do all others you have seen before. This musical succeeds in bringing you on the edge of your seat also humor in the mix to make it very much enjoyable. In the musical the costumes of all the characters were amazing and brought new life to the set all the while the actors use the stage

Overall, I thought that production had chosen immensely talented cast who had amazing chemistry with one another which was portrayed during the whole production, through their interactions. Although the set was usually simple it was well crafted and always fit perfectly with the story singing, dancing and

The musical, The Lion King, originated from Disney and has an African style to it. It was a great combination of puppetry and human performance. The show started at 6:39, had an 8 minute intermission, and ended at around 8:30. The musical also related to other Disney films such as Let It Go.The musical started with music that went from soft to loud, and then back to soft which allowed for the characters to come out and the scene to set. It all started when Rafiki came out and sang Circle of Life. To help create some parts more mysterious, they used a fog machine to make things seem like they suddenly appeared.

The story (score by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes) tells the tale about the historic Washington Heights community in New York City. Explored are the people, culture, and what it is like to live in this area. Several story lines weave throughout the musical where, at its heart, it is people navigating life and its ups and downs.

The script for Shrek is the antihero going to save the princess for his own selfish reason because he doesn't want people on his land, so he made a deal to go rescue the princess so people can stay off his land Shrek and donkey start off on a rocky start but eventually becomes really good friends which you didn't expect because Shrek “doesn't like people” and princess Fiona doesn't expect an ogre to come rescue her, which we later discover she also is an ogre. Some themes of this movie ties in on the character themselves the Friendship between Shrek and donkey friends are important they mold you to who you are Their friendship grows because they each have strengths that the other needs. Beauty Shrek though he had no chance with Princess Fiona because he was an ogre and everyone always stereotyped him.

The English idiom "don't judge a book by its cover" is a metaphorical phrase which means "you shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something, by what it looks like on the outside.