Gag Me.

I LOVE Sutton Foster and John Tartaglia. It breaks my gay-theater-queen heart that they would sign on for this. For their sakes, I hope it turns out better than my current imagination.

Tix for World Premiere of Shrek the Musical to Go On Sale June 13

Tickets for the pre-Broadway engagement of Shrek the Musical at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre will go on sale to the general public June 13 at 9:30 AM PST.

Shrek will play the 5th Avenue Theatre — located at 1308 5th Avenue in Seattle, WA — Aug. 14-Sept. 21. The new musical will arrive at New York's Broadway Theatre Nov. 8 with an official opening Dec. 14.

Brian d'Arcy James, the singing actor who was recently seen in the Off-Broadway musical Next to Normal, will play the title role of the green ogre in the new musical with Cry-Baby's Chester Gregory II as Donkey, Avenue Q Tony nominee John Tartaglia as Pinocchio, Tony winner Sutton Foster (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Young Frankenstein) as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber (Monty Python's Spamalot) as Lord Farquaad and Kecia Lewis-Evans (The Drowsy Chaperone) as the dragon.

Shrek, according to a press statement, "is an entirely new musical based on the story and characters from William Steig's book 'Shrek!,' as well as the DreamWorks Animation film."

Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) penned the lyrics and libretto (based on the kid-lit character created by William Steig), and Tony Award nominee Jeanine Tesori (Millie, Caroline, or Change) wrote the music.