Shrek the Musical

musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, based on the film Shrek, along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After, and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek!
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Shrek the Musical

Summary

Shrek the Musical is a dramatico-musical work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,898 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shrek the Musical's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work[3].
  • Shrek the Musical was directed by Eddy Habbema[4].
  • Shrek the Musical's composer is recorded as Jeanine Tesori[5].
  • Shrek the Musical's librettist is recorded as David Lindsay-Abaire[6].
  • Shrek the Musical's based on is recorded as Shrek![7].
  • Shrek the Musical's Commons category is recorded as Shrek the Musical[8].
  • Shrek the Musical's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Shrek the Musical's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Shrek the Musical's characters is recorded as Shrek[11].
  • Shrek the Musical's characters is recorded as Princess Fiona[12].
  • Shrek the Musical's characters is recorded as Donkey[13].
  • Shrek the Musical's characters is recorded as Lord Farquaad[14].
  • Shrek the Musical's characters is recorded as Pinocchio[15].
  • Shrek the Musical's characters is recorded as Dragon[16].
  • Shrek the Musical's characters is recorded as Gingy[17].
  • Shrek the Musical's lyricist is recorded as David Lindsay-Abaire[18].
  • Shrek the Musical's official website is recorded as http://www.shrekthemusical.co.uk/[19].
  • Shrek the Musical's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shrek the Musical[20].
  • Shrek the Musical's date of first performance is recorded as November 4, 2012[21].
  • Shrek the Musical's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Shrek universe[22].
  • Shrek the Musical's choreographer is recorded as Martin Michel[23].
  • Shrek the Musical's form of creative work is recorded as musical[24].
  • Shrek the Musical's media franchise is recorded as Shrek[25].
  • Shrek the Musical's orchestrator is recorded as John Clancy[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Musical[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 711c6ca7-a330-4717-8e0e-64ef4286ab44[28]

Why It Matters

Shrek the Musical ranks in the top 3% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,898 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Playbill Vault. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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