![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Laptime with favorite fairy tales may also surge in popularity at your house after you’ve experienced this show with your kids. Puppetry on this grand scale requires athleticism and agility, and you’d be wise to extend the fun at home by having plenty of puppets at the ready so your child can act out his or her own stories. See if your children can figure out the mechanics of Lord Farquaad's short stature and nimble legs Sadly, the full measure of Petersen’s vocal talent isn’t revealed until well into the second act. Vaughn (Lord Farquaad) - were well matched in terms of talent, with each showing particular strengths. The four lead actors - Eric Petersen (Shrek), Haven Burton (Princess Fiona), Alan Mingo, Jr. It’s best, I suppose, that producers never think to call for my opinion on such matters. Though I certainly wouldn’t want the job of deciding which scenes to cut. Still, Lizabeth and I agreed that we might enjoy the show more if it ran a bit shorter - closer to 90 minutes or so. My favorite number, “Freak Flag,” is a high-energy celebration of diversity. Don’t fear something just because you don’t understand it. “What makes us special,” we’re often told, “is what makes us strong.” I suspect they’re too complex for younger theater-goers, yet a tad too sappy for the more mature crowd. The show is heavy with messages and morality tales. As we chatted, a silver-haired woman walked by - unaware she was sporting confetti in her gorgeous locks. “But now I’m a believer!” We agreed that, although the musical is plenty fun for kids, it seemed at times that the adults might be having the most fun. “I didn’t want to like it,” I confessed to Jennings-Roggensack. (It’s the Smash Mouth cover that you hear during the 2001 movie “Shrek.”) It looked at the time like a volcano had just erupted in the theater, as children scurried to and fro trying to capture a few of the large circles of green and silver confetti released during the show’s final number - the song “I’m a Believer,” composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the Monkees in 1966. She’s the executive director for ASU Gammage, while he’s an ASU volcanologist. I was there with my 17-year-old daughter, Lizabeth. I ran into Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Kurt Roggensack after the opening night performance of “ Shrek the Musical” at ASU Gammage in Tempe. Scene featuring Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona ![]()
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