shrek – The Discerning Lyricist

Posted on September 14, 2015May 12, 2018 by A. Stefan Melnyk

Cinemibus: Episode 5, "Enchanted" and the Case for the Musical

I don‘t usually post my Cinemibus videos on this blog anymore, but this one is musical-related, so there.

Posted on July 22, 2015April 22, 2018 by A. Stefan Melnyk · 1 Comment

Fiona’s Tragedy in "Shrek: The Musical"

I’m going to do a bit of dramaturgy on a work you might never have given more than half a thought to: Shrek, The Musical.

There are plenty of complaints you might feel tempted to make about the show, many of them no doubt valid, but there is one element that I love, and confidently call an unqualified improvement on the original movie: the characterization of Princess Fiona.