Hello Grade 1 to 3 Performers!
We are SO looking forward to diving into the magic of musical theatre with you in Shrek!
This page will be your resource for the term. Please let us know if you have questions or if we can support you in any way. We are here and ready to help!
See you soon!
Rehearsal Schedule
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All participants will be dismissed after rehearsal, outside, at the BSS Junior School doors (Warren Rd) at 5:35pm. Please arrive at that time to collect your child. If someone other than those whom you noted in your registration will be picking your child up, please email Liz as early as possible to let us know.
Parent Resources
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Hello Performers!
We are SO looking forward to diving into the magic of musical theatre with you this term!
This page will be our go-to resource for the project. You will find here:
- The lyrics for each song. Plus any spoken lines we add in to round out the show.
- Vocal and backing tracks for each song are embedded into this page below. We ask that all performers listen to the vocal tracks at least once per week. Singing along while doing chores, riding in the car or playing with friends is an excellent and easy way to practice and learn!
- As we learn choreography for songs, we will add break-down and practice videos for performers to rehearse with – the more we dance, the better we’ll perform – practice really does make perfect!
Please let us know if you have questions or if we can support you in any way. We are here and ready to help!
See you in rehearsal!
Watch the Broadway recording of Shrek, starring Brian d’Arcy James as Shrek and Sutton Foster as Fiona here:
Rehearsal Materials for the Explore It! Musical Theatre Company in:
Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture
and the Book by William Steig
Book and Lyrics by
David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by
Jeanine Tesori
Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals
and Neal Street Productions
Original Production Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford
“I’m A Believer” by Neil Diamond
See the script here!
Jump To:
OVERTURE
BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD
AFTER BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD
STORY OF MY LIFE
SHREK CROSSOVER
HOLIDAY FOR DULOC
WHAT’S UP, DULOC? (PART 1)
WHAT’S UP DULOC (PART 2)
FIONA TOWER MOVE
I KNOW IT’S TODAY
I KNOW IT’S TODAY PLAYOFF
TRAVEL SONG
BEFORE FOREVER
DRAGON ROAR
FOREVER
FOREVER PLAYOFF
DRAGON ROAR 2
THIS IS HOW A DREAM COMES TRUE
SUNSET #1
MORNING PERSON
I THINK I GOT YOU BEAT
MAKE A MOVE
SUNSET #2
THE CURSE
MORNING PERSON REPRISE
FANFARE!
FARE THEE WELL OGRE
FREAK FLAG
FREAK FLAG PLAYOFF
WEDDING PROCESSION
BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD REPRISE
CATHEDRAL SUNSET (PART 1)
CATHEDRAL SUNSET (PART 2)
TRANSFORMATION (PART 1)
TRANSFORMATION (PART 2)
FINALE: THIS IS OUR STORY
EXIT MUSIC (BOWS)
ENCORE: I’M A BELIEVER
NOTE: Grade 1 Songs Include:
Big Bright Beautiful World
Story of My Life
What’s Up Duloc Part 1
What’s Up Duloc Part 2
Travel Song
This Is How A Dream Comes True
Morning Person
Morning Person Reprise
Freak Flag
Big Bright Beautiful World Reprise
Transformations
This Is Our Story
I’m A Believer
OVERTURE
BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD
STORYTELLER 1
Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek,
who lived with his parents in a bog by a tree.
STORYTELLER 2
It was a pretty stinky place, but he was happy because ogres like stinky.
STORYTELLER 3
On his birthday, the little ogre’s parents sat him down to talk,
just as all ogre parents had for hundreds of years before.
MAMA & PAPA OGRE
Listen now, you’re growing up so quickly,
Growing up bigger by the day—
Although we want you here, the rules are very clear—
Now you’re seven…
LITTLE SHREK
Now I’m seven.
MAMA & PAPA OGRE
So it’s time to go away.
ALL
Your mama packed a sandwich for your trip—
Your papa packed your boots in case of snow—
You’re gonna make us proud,
No backing up allowed,
Just keep walking and you’ll find—
Somewhere to go,
It’s a big bright beautiful world
With happiness all around.
It’s peaches and cream,
And every dream comes true—
MAMA & PAPA OGRE
But not for you.
We’re ugly kid, which means that life is harder—
People hate the things they cannot understand—
And when they look at us they
Tend to make a fuss,
They scream and then they frown,
And chase us off our land.
ALL
It’s important that you find a cozy cesspit—
A place no one would ever dare to tread—
And if they happen by,
Make sure you terrify them—
MAMA OGRE
If you don’t kid
PAPA OGRE
If you don’t kid…
MAMA & PAPA OGRE
Listen to just what we said
ALL
Good-bye
Watch out for men with pitchforks!
(MAMA OGRE and PAPA OGRE exit. LITTLE SHREK exits.)
(TIME PASSES — SHREK 1 AS AN ADULT enters.)
STORYTELLER 1
And so the little ogre went off and found a muddy patch of swampland.
STORYTELLER 2
Far, far away from the world that despised him.
STORYTELLER 3
And there he stayed for many years, tucked away all alone.
SHREK
Which is just the way I like it!
Keep your big bright beautiful world!
I’m happy where I am,
All alone—
I got all I need!
(A “BEWARE OGRE” sign is seen from offstage.)
So read the stinkin’ sign!
STORYTELLERS / SHREK
Keep your big bright beautiful world—
He parties on his own! / I party on my own!
Anyway—
Doin’ what he/I can with one-man conga line—
SHREK
And it’s mine!
ENSEMBLE
All his! All his!
SHREK
A-lone! It’s mine!
ENSEMBLE
All his! All his!
SHREK
All mine!
All mine!
ENSEMBLE
Yeah!
AFTER BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD
STORY OF MY LIFE
PETER PAN
I’m Peter Pan! And I can fly!
(PETER PAN tries to fly but can’t in this swamp.)
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
That’s your patch of mud down there.
(next in line)
Gingerbread Man?
I said Gingerbread Man?
Anyone seen the Gingerbread Man?
THUMBELINA
He’s just a little shy!
(Comforting GINGY)
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
Oh yes, all right…
(The CAPTAIN is going down the line of creatures to check his roster.)
(BABY BEAR, MAMA BEAR and PAPA BEAR move to down center.)
BABY BEAR
Dumped in a swamp?
Well I tell ya – sometimes being a fairytale creature is bear-y hard!
BEARS
Life is disappointing,
Woe is what we know.
Someone in our cottage
That’s just how it goes
For three sweet and lovely bears
Story of our lives.
Always doomed to fail.
Sat in all our chairs
Slept in all our beds–
That’s the story of our life.
Oh ya!
That’s the story of our life.
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
Three Bears, take your spot over there.
Too far! Too close!
Ahh… Just right.
Wicked Witch!?
WITCH
Strife is never ending—
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
Wolf?
WOLF
Banished from the town.
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
Mermaid?
PEARL MERMAID
They dragged me from the pond.
WITCH
They broke my magic wand.
PIGS
They blew their condos down!
THUMBELINA
Life is such a whirlwind.
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
Oh bother.
ALL CHARACTERS
We are in the mud,
We are in distress—
They ridicule us all!
They laugh at every mess!
They labeled us a fashion mess,
In rags and gowns and nothing less!
Story of my life,
Booted from the ball,
The party’s off the hook,
We fumbled one and all–
That’s the story of my life.
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
Remember, if we find you back in the kingdom, you will be excommunicated.
(exits)
ALL
That’s the story of my life.
I always dreamed I’d get a happy ending—
And this right here?
Not how it goes.
I always dreamed I’d get an “ever after”
If this is it, it blows!
It blows! It blows!
Story of my life,
Always double-crossed.
Always in the woods,
Always getting lost—
Always on the ropes,
Always up a creek—
Always kicked around,
And treated like a freak!
That’s the story of my life.
Yes sir!
That’s the story of my life.
Oy vey!
That’s the story of my life–
SHREK CROSSOVER
HOLIDAY FOR DULOC
WHAT’S UP, DULOC? (PART 1)
FARQUAD & DULOC PERFORMERS
Welcome to Duloc,
Such a perfect town,
Here we have some rules,
Let us lay them down—
Don’t make waves,
Stay in line,
And we’ll get along fine.
Duloc is a perfect place—
Please keep off the grass,
Shine your shoes, wipe your… face.
Duloc is—
Duloc is—
Duloc is a perfect place!
(SHREK and DONKEY wander in.)
SMALL GROUP
And here’s the guy who made it happen…
The towering colossus of moxy
Lord Farquaad!
WHAT’S UP DULOC (PART 2)
PERFORMERS
Things are looking up here in Duloc.
Just take a look!
The things he’s cooking up here in Duloc.
He likes to cook!
A model that amazes.
A plan with seven phases.
Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
FARAQUAAD
Things are looking up here in Duloc!
PERFORMERS
They’re looking up!
FARAQUAAD
In Duloc!
ALL
The ladies all look swell.
The men are so dashing.
Thanks to the new dress code,
The fashion’s never clashing.
Hey nonny-nonny-nonny-no.
This castle he had built
Is taller than the cliff-tops.
A city like a postcard-
A monorail and gift shops!
And so?
And so?
And so?
And so?
And so?
FARAQUAAD
No one from the gutter in Duloc.
PERFORMERS
He’s takin’ aim!
FARAQUAAD
Embrace the cookie cutter in Duloc.
PERFORMERS
We’re all the same!
FARAQUAAD
The upshot is enormous
If you can shout
PERFORMERS
‘Conform us!’
Things are looking up?
Things are looking up?
Things are looking up?
Here in Duloc.
Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Here in Duloc!
Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Up! Up!
Up! Up!
Uuuuuuuuup!
FIONA TOWER MOVE
I KNOW IT’S TODAY
YOUNG FIONA
Settle in everyone, it’s story time!
There’s a princess
In a tower
Oh my gosh, that’s just like me!
Poor Rapunzel
Needs a haircut
But the witch won’t set her free
She passes time by singing
Like someone else I know
As years go by she sits and waits
As years go by?
Uh oh…
A torturous existence
I don’t remember this part!
Did you hear what I just said?
Skip ahead! Skip ahead!
But in the end Rapunzel finds a millionaire
The prince is good at climbing
And braiding golden hair!
YOUNG FIONA & ENSEMBLE
So I know, he’ll appear
Cause there are rules and there are strictures
I believe the story books I read by candlelight
My white knight, and his steed
Will look just like these pictures!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!
YOUNG FIONA
Day number… Twenty three
I know it’s today
I know it’s today!
(YOUNG FIONA exchanges places with TEEN FIONA.)
TEEN FIONA
Oh here’s a good one! It’s a classic!
There’s a princess
In a coma
Glad it’s her instead of me
Pretty maiden
In a glass box
How I wonder does she pee?
Blah blah blah blah, poison apple
Boring boring, evil queen
Filler filler, been there, read that!
Seven shorties on the scene
Skip ahead, skip ahead
But in the end the princess wakes up with a start
The prince is good at kissing
And melting Snow White’s heart!
TEEN FIONA & ENSEMBLE
So I know, he’ll appear
And his armour will be blinding!
As shining as his perfect teeth
And manly hose
He’ll propose
On one knee
And our prenup will be binding!
About time we set the wedding date!
TEEN FIONA
Day number nine hundred and fifty eight
I know it’s today
He’ll show up today!
(TEEN FIONA exchanges places with FIONA 1.)
FIONA
There’s a princess!
Any princess!
Take your pick, they’re all like me!
Not exactly, I’m still waiting!
They’re out living happily
Ever after better get here
I want love in seconds flat!
No one needs these middle bits
Woops, did I do that?
Cut the villains, cut the vamping
Cut this fairy tale
Cut the peril and the pitfalls
Cut the puppet and the whale!
Cut the monsters! Cut the curses!
Keep the intro! Cut the verses!
And the waiting! The waiting! The waiting! The waiting!
The waiting…!
FIONA & ENSEMBLE
But I know, he’ll appear
Though I seem a bit unsure now…
And I’m a vandal now as well, hope he won’t mind
I’m a find, I’m a catch
And a very gifted bowler!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!
FIONA
Day number…
Are you there god?
It’s me Fiona
ALL
It’s me Fiona!
Now I know, he’ll appear
Cause there are rules and there are strictures
I believe the storybooks I read by candlelight
My white knight
My knight and his steed
Will look just like these pictures!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!
YOUNG FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
Day number twenty three
TEEN FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
Day number nine fifty-eight
FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
Day number eight thousand, four hundred and… Twenty three
YOUNG FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
I know it’s today
TEEN FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
I know it’s today
FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
I know it’s today
YOUNG FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
I know it’s today
TEEN FIONA & ONE-THIRD ENSEMBLE
I know it’s today
I know it’s today!
I KNOW IT’S TODAY PLAYOFF
TRAVEL SONG
DONKEY
Oo! I got the perfect remedy for that!
SHREK
Oh no – I’m not interested!
DONKEY
Sing a song
Yes a travel song
When you gotta go somewhere
‘Cause the fun is getting there.
Yeah. Oh whatever, i must confess
I love a road trip!
DONKEY & TRAVELLERS
Sing a song.
Hit the trail.
Forget the maps.
Forget the guides.
Before ya know it, you’ve made strides with me.
And I know – all I need – all along
Is a path – and a pal – and a song,
So i’m singin’
And i’m pallin’ with you,
TRAVELLER SOLO
See? It makes the time go by faster!
SHREK
Why me?
Why me?
Tell me what was my crime?
DONKEY
We are strolling
SHREK
He’s as chatty as a parrot.
More annoying than a mime.
Why me?
Why me?
A simple answer would be fine
DONKEY
This is good cardio
SHREK
Won’t someone please
Send me a sign?
DONKEY
Oh look, a sign! Yunita Pal Avenue straight ahead!
SHREK
What did I do to deserve this?
Honestly
This life ‘o mine is asinine
Why me?!!
DONKEY
Oh man, what could be better than this?!
DONKEY & TRAVELLERS
Why sing a song?
Why hit the road?
A simple answer would be fine
Won’t someone please send me a sign?
What did I do to deserve this?
Honestly…
This life ‘o mine
Is asinine
Why am I with you-
Oo-oo-oo…
SHREK
That’ll do donkey. That’ll do.
Hey look! The dragon’s lair. We’re here!
BEFORE FOREVER
DRAGON ROAR
FOREVER
DONKEY
Dragon! I’m outta here!
KNIGHTS
That’s what we thought.
DONKEY
(DONKEY looks for an exit.)
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness!
KNIGHTS
That’s what we did.
DONKEY
(DONKEY looks for an exit.)
Ahhhhh!
KNIGHTS
That’s what we said.
DRAGON
Another day inside my keep
I get no rest, I get no sleep
‘Cause when I start to count my sheep
You come around
DONKEY
I’ll just come back a little later then.
KNIGHTS & ENSEMBLE
She shuts the gates and says ‘no more’
DRAGON & KNIGHTS & ENSEMBLE
Still you show up anyway
Like you’re lost but choose to stay
Walking round and round and round
You’re gonna stay
You’re gonna stay
You’re gonna stay-e-ay-ay
Forever
DONKEY
I wish I could stay, but forever sounds like a long time.
DRAGON & KNIGHTS & ENSEMBLE
Forever
DONKEY
I got a hair appointment?
DRAGON (KNIGHTS & ENSEMBLE)
You think I like this job?
I’m a glorified babysitter (Baby-Babysitter)
No one wants to rescue me (Rescue me)
So, yeah, I’m a little bitter (Little bitter)
I’m no princess, not so dainty
No one ever, ever, ever, ever wants me (Wants me)
DONKEY
Hold on, now I’ve got something to say here.
First of all: I am not a knight, I’m a donkey.
And if you don’t know that then you need to get your eyes checked
Secondly: That princess is not even my type -not my type at all!
‘Cuz I like my friends fierce, fearless and confident
Well, I hope you learned somethin’ valuable today
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be on my way
What’s the matter with you?
You got somethin’ in your eye?
DRAGON
I’m no princess, but he likes me
No great beauty, but he likes me
No one ever, ever, ever, ever, ever likes me
So…
DRAGON & KNIGHTS & ENSEMBLE
You’re gonna stay
You’re gonna stay
You’re gonna stay-e-ay-ay
DRAGON
Forevermore
You’re gonna love…
…me!
KNIGHTS & ENSEMBLE
Love, love me!
FOREVER PLAYOFF
DRAGON ROAR
THIS IS HOW A DREAM COMES TRUE
FIONA & CREATURES
This is how we pictured it.
More or less we must admit.
A thumping in our heart.
A life about to start.
We knew this day would come,
And we would find our way,
At last a dream comes true.
We knew, we knew, we knew,
SHREK
(Popping in – struggling – to ask for help.)
You know – we could really use a little help here princess?!
… Really? Nothing?
Best. Day. Ever!
FIONA & CREATURES
It would be today!
SUNSET #1
STORYTELLER 1
But wait, there’s more to the story. Princess Fiona had a secret.
STORYTELLER 2
A curse had been placed upon her!
(OGRE FIONA enters, bathed in green light to present her as the ogre she becomes each night.)
STORYTELLER 3
By day, one way, by night another – this shall be the norm, until you find true love’s first kiss and then
take love’s true form. Shhh…
MORNING PERSON
ROOSTER
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
FIONA
Good morning birds
Good morning trees
ALL
Ohh what a lovely day
The suns so big it hurts my eyes
But really that’s ok
A brand new day
More things to do
So many plans to make
I’ve had 6 cups of coffee
So I’m really wide awake
She’s always been a morning person
A morning girl
FIONA
Hurray
Good morning dear
Say have you heard to day’s
My wedding day
I haven’t met my husband yet
ALL
But she’s hopeful anyway
She’ll wear a gown
Well have a ball
And dance for ever more
He’ll take me in his massive arms and spin me round the floor!
She’s always been a morning person
A morning girl
FIONA
Hurray
Well good morning Pied Piper.
PIED PIPER
What’s so good about it? I can’t get these rats to follow me!
FIONA
Well, I think you may need to change your tune mister!
PIED PIPER
Okay!
(PIPER/RAT dance break!)
ALL
A brand new start
A palate cleanse
As fresh as lime sorbet
FIONA
Last night I was a monster
ALL
But this morning
This morning
This morning I’m ok
This morning she’s ok
I THINK I GOT YOU BEAT
FIONA
There are things you don’t know
You know
About me
About how rough I had it
SHREK
What – you run out of shampoo a couple times?
FIONA
I mean about my life!
SHREK
In that cushy tower of yours?
FIONA
Cushy? Are you kidding?
I had nothing in that tower
Fighting boredom by the hour.
Princess lonely
Walking circles
I had only…
FIONA & HALF ENSEMBLE
Bare essentials
army cot
a hot plate and chamber pot.
And every morning I would boil it.
No choice I had no toilet.
Just a view of devastation
out one window, isolation
in my bedroom
and very little headroom
Twenty years I sat and waited
I’m very dedicated
On the walls the days were added
Luckily those walls were solid
so…
I think I got you beat
I think I got you beat
yeah, yeah yeeeaaahh,
I think I got you beat
I think I got you beat.
SHREK
Oh you think so. That was a sad story but
I’ve heard better I’m just saying
A for effort thanks for playing
Sad to see a princess suffer
But I had it rougher
Like that time a mob with torchers burned my britches
See the scorches
You’re just whiney
I had a flaming hiney
SHREK, DONKEY & HALF ENSEMBLE
As I fled I had to wonder
If I were torn asunder
Would an ogre go to Heaven
Did I mention I was seven?
So…
I think I got you beat.
I think I got you beat. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I think I got you beat.
I think I got you
SHREK
Oops
Oh well – better out than in I always say
Mmm-mmm [belch]
FIONA
Mmm-mmm [belch]
SHREK
Mmm-mmm [belch]
FIONA
Mmm-mmm [belch]
FIONA & HALF ENSEMBLE/SHREK, DONKEY & HALF ENSEMBLE
I think I got you beat, I think I got you beat, yeah, yeah, yeah
I think I got you beat, I think I got you beat
Beat!
MAKE A MOVE
DONKEY
There’s something going on around here
I’ve been watching and the signals are clear
A nervous laugh when she brushes his skin
The sweaty palms, the big dopey grin
ALL
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
DONKEY
He says “hey” like it’s brand new news
Trips on words, forgets his shoes
She looks away, then looks right back
Oh buddy, trust me — I know this track
ALL
You don’t need a map, you don’t need a sign
When your heart goes thump and your brain says “mine”
I’ve seen this dance a time or two
And spoiler alert: they’re into you
You got to
Got to
Got to
Got to
Got to
Got to yea
You got to make a move
You got to make a move
You got to make a move
You got to make a move
You got to make a move
Yea
(SHREK and FIONA enter.)
SHREK
Well here we are… Duloc!
FIONA
I didn’t realize we were so close. Maybe Duloc could wait until morning?
SHREK
Morning?
FIONA
Why not? I’ve spent my whole life without true love. What’s one more night?
SHREK
You must be hungry. Here, try this. It’s a S’nothers. They’re a little bit like a S’mores but instead of
marshmallow and chocolate we use squirrel gizzards and mulch. Oh – they just met in your mouth.
DONKEY
Shrek, I know you can’t hear me right now,
But if you could i would want to say a few things to you I’m in your corner buddy,
But you have got to tell that girl
What you are feeling deep down.
You may not get another chance.
So just go on now. Just open your heart and
SHREK
Umm princess
FIONA
Yes Shrek
DONKEY
Oh he’s gonna tell her
SHREK
I uh
DONKEY
Uh huh
SHREK
I was wondering
… I was wondering
… Are you gonna eat that?
ALL
Man, what is wrong with you?!
You gotta turn up the nerve
You gotta take a breath
You gotta make a move
And don’t lose your curve
Reach out slow
Maybe give her a smile
She’s waiting for a move to be made
You got to
Got to
Got to
Got to
Got to
Got to yea
Make a move
You got to make a move
You got to make a move
You got to make a move
You got to make a
SHREK
Donkey!
SUNSET #2
THE CURSE
OGRE FIONA
By day, one way, by night another – this shall be the norm, until you find true love and then take love’s
true form.
MORNING PERSON REPRISE
ROOSTER
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
FIONA & ENSEMBLE
Good morning dawn
Good morning day
Good morning Morning Dove
We had a long and sleepless night
Pondering true love
My fairy tale
I know so well
Has somehow gone awry
Looks can be deceiving but,
Feelings cannot lie.
Do I love him?
Last night I was uncertain
But this morning
This morning
This morning
FANFARE!
FARE THEE WELL OGRE
FREAK FLAG
GINGY
We spend our whole lives wishing.
We weren’t so freakin’ strange.
They made us feel that way.
But it’s they who need to change.
BIG BAD WOLF
The way they think, that is.
BABY BEAR
That’s right Wolfie!
ALL
Let your freak flag wave
SHREK
My what?
ALL
Let your freak flag fly
Never take it down, never take it down
Raise it way up high!
Let your freak flag fly
Let it fly, fly, fly!
It’s hard to be do different
So many rules attached.
But it’s not a choice you made
It’s just how you were hatched
Let your freak flag wave
Let your freak flag fly
Never take it down, never take it down
Raise it way up high!
Let your freak flag fly!
We’ve got magic
We’ve got power
Who are they to say we’re wrong?
What makes us special
BABY BEAR
What makes us special
ALL
What makes us special
Makes us strong!
Let your freak flag wave!
Let your freak flag fly!
Never take it down, never take it down
Raise it way up high!
Let your freak flag fly!
Fly! – Fly! – Fly!
Fly!
SHREK
I’m green. I’m mean. Get used to it!
ALL
FLY!!
FREAK FLAG PLAYOFF
WEDDING PROCESSION
BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD REPRISE
SHREK
Right… Okay…
SHREK & DONKEY & CHARACTERS & CREATURES
It’s a big bright beautiful world
with possibilities everywhere.
If true love is blind
Maybe you won’t mind the view?
You’ve never read a book like this,
But fairytales should really be updated.
It’s a big bright beautiful world.
I see it now, I’ll let it in.
I’ll tear down a wall
And clear a spot for two
To be with you.
CATHEDRAL SUNSET (PART 1)
CATHEDRAL SUNSET (PART 2)
TRANSFORMATION (PART 1)
OGRE FIONA
You were saying?
SHREK
I’m your true love Fiona.
OGRE FIONA
Ya I know. And I’m yours.
ALL
Awww…
TRANSFORMATION (PART 2)
STORYTELLER 1
By day one way, by night another – this shall be the norm
STORYTELLER 2
Until you find someone who’s love is true –
STORYTELLER 3
And then take true love’s true form!
ALL
True form… True form… True form…
FINALE: THIS IS OUR STORY
OGRE FIONA & HALF
I waited all my life
Lived it by the book
Now i know that’s not my story
You take me as i am
Love me as i look
Standing here in all my glory
I am sweetness
I am bratty
I’m a princess
I am catty
I’m a mess of contradictions in a dress
I am sassy
I am sappy
When i’m with you
I am happy
This is my story
SHREK & HALF
You laugh at all my jokes
Even though they’re crude
You don’t mind that i’m not classy
ALL
We make a perfect pair
Radiant and rude
So in love and much too gassy
We are ogres
We are scary
We are donkeys
We are hairy
We have bold and brand new stories to be told
We will write them
We will tell them
You will hear them
You will smell them
This is our story
STORYTELLER 1, 2 & 3
…and that is how the little ogre came
To live in the swamp with a beautiful princess-
DONKEY
And his best friend!
STORYTELLER 1, 2 & 3
And his best friend!
GINGY
And a gingerbread man!
BABY BEAR
And a very cute bear!
PEARL MERMAID & THUMBELINA
And someone who’s different!
WICKED WITCH
And a witch!
BID BAD WOLF
And a dress-wearing’ wolf!
PIGS
And three pigs!
HALF
What makes us special
HALF
What makes us special
HALF
What makes us special
ALL
Makes us strong
We are puppets. we are rabbits
We are hobbits with bad habits
We’re a screwy but delighted crazy stew
We are different, and united
We are us, and we are you
This is our story
This is our story
This is our story
BABY BEAR
Oh bless us everyone!
ALL
The end
EXIT MUSIC (BOWS)
ENCORE: I’M A BELIEVER
See a flipped version (for Maggie) here.
ALL
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That’s the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
And then I saw her face
Now I’m a believer
And not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I’m in love
I’m a believer
I couldn’t leave her if I tried
I thought love was more or less a giving thing
The more I gave the less I got, oh yeah
What’s the use in trying?
All you get is pain
When I wanted sunshine I got rain
And then I saw her face
Now I’m a believer
And not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I believe
I believe
Believe
Believe
I believe
I believe
I believe!