Tag Archives: Dreamworks

NEWSFLASH: SHREK Coming to London

Posted on November 6, 2009 by David Fick

Shrek, the monsterous musical adaptation of the DreamWorks film franchise, with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, has its sights set on London. This would be the next step in “montetizing” – the fancy term … Continue reading →

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“Monetizing” SHREK

Posted on October 28, 2009 by David Fick

In their Third Quarter 2009 Financial Report, DreamWorks Animation has revealed the nature of their plans for Shrek, the musical theatre adaptation of their hit film of the same name. From the desk of Lew Coleman: We plan to monetize … Continue reading →

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ET: an extra-terrestrial musical

Posted on April 1, 2009 by David Fick

Following the success of Shrek, Dreamworks has announced a musical adaptation of the classic Spielberg film ET: the Extra-Terrestrial. Playbill reports: “Looking back at the films we’ve made over the years, [i]ET[/i] seems a natural choice. It reached such a … Continue reading →

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