Shrek the Musical Going National

The DreamWorks Animation film Shrek was a total crowd-pleaser upon release in 2001, and the musical adaptation of the hilarious animated film has been garnering huge audiences ever since its debut on Broadway in November 2008, continuing to be one of the top-grossing Broadway productions on the musical front today. Perhaps because of this incredible success, it has just been announced that Shrek the Musical is planning to launch its national tour in the summer of 2010, kicking off the string of performances in Chicago at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts’ Oriental Theatre.

In a recent press release, Shrek producer Bill Damaschke made a statement welcoming the 2010 national tour of Shrek the Musical starting in the Windy City, saying, “Chicago is a great theatre town and the perfect city to launch the Shrek the Musical national tour. We feel we are in really good hands with the Broadway In Chicago team who have unmatched experience and success in presenting Broadway musicals. Everyone on the creative team has strong ties to the city of Chicago and is looking forward to getting to work on the touring production.”

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