Today, Wednesday, September 19, launches single ticket release for one of the Niswonger Performing Art Center\u2019s biggest family shows of the year.\u00a0Shrek — The Musical will be coming to Van Wert on Saturday, December 22, for two big shows: 2 and 7 p.m.\u00a0Of course, just about anyone who watches movies has seen Shrek, starring Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona and Eddie Murphy as Donkey.\u00a0The movie, put out by DreamWorks, became a huge success and since there have been three sequels.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a magical story of an ogre, a princess and a talking donkey filled with lots of laughs, fun and of course, a fairytale ending- perfect for the whole family!\u00a0 The stage production is quite a feat to capture all the costuming, staging, scenery and live music.\u00a0 But, NETworks has done a marvelous job of recreating the endearing and animated movie on stage.<\/p>\n
Reading through the materials we have been sent, it is a huge task just getting the actor in the ogre outfit and make-up.\u00a0 We need to have a certain room temperature in the dressing room, before, during and after the show.\u00a0 With us doing two shows, the actor actually has to stay in the ogre costume all day long (I hope he is compensated well!)<\/p>\n
Kids will absolutely love this show and as with most DreamWorks productions, adults get the humor even more than the children oftentimes.\u00a0 The Broadway tour of this comes with a large pit orchestra which creates some of the best, lively music you will ever hear.\u00a0 Lovely ballads and some real rockin\u2019 tunes will have the NPAC jumpin\u2019.\u00a0 If you log onto shrek.com<\/a> and click on Live on Stage, you can hear and see a video clip of our show coming in December.\u00a0 Based on the video and first hand reports from those who saw it on Broadway, this will be an early Christmas treat for everyone!<\/p>\n Reserve the Saturday before Christmas for Shrek — The Musical for the whole family. \u00a0There will be an afternoon matinee and an evening performance, so select whichever time best fits your schedule.\u00a0 If the family is coming home for Christmas, bring them out to the NPAC and show them that there\u2019s more than corn in Van Wert. \u00a0It will be the one Christmas gift to give that everyone will enjoy and remember for a long time.\u00a0 We are creating family memories at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center!<\/p>\n