Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In a fun and heartwarming tale that many of us know well, "Shrek the Musical" ...

BRAINERD — An ogre, a donkey and princess walk onto a stage. Add in some song, and instead of the punchline of a joke, you’ve got the 2025 spring show from Brainerd High School’s theater department.

Once upon a time, in a perfectly rancid swamp, lived a giant green ogre named Shrek. After living in peaceful seclusion for most of his life, he is tasked with saving the land from a cruel half-pint ...