The year's spring musical at Orinda Intermediate School will prove that beauty is in the eye of the ogre in "Shrek The Musical JR.," based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance.? Part romance and part twisted fairy tale,?"Shrek JR."?has been described as "an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family." The OIS performance on April 20-22 at the Bulldog Theatre, produced by Bay Area Children's Theatre, will feature 48 sixth- through eighth-grade actors grouped into two casts and 12 student tech crew members, according to Shelly Rose, program/event manager of the theater. All six performances (three per cast) will take place in the Orinda Intermediate School multi-purpose room at 80 Ivy Drive, Orinda. Tickets are $12 and are on sale at www.showtix4u.com/event-details/71860 (Click on "Show Program" at the left to view cast lists.)
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA