All you need to know about Shrek The Musical

Amazingly, there is yet more animation news out of last night’s Tony Awards. The broadcast featured a production number from the stage musical version of “Shrek”... Which looks every bit as awful as you probably already guessed.

Somehow they’ve managed to suck all the charm and individuality out of the original Shrek by turning him into a guy in a green rubber fat suit. Although you gotta give Lord Farquat credit for dancing on his knees.

But between this clunker and last year’s damp “Little Mermaid,” it seems this is the age of Painful Musicals Based On Excellent Cartoons That Shoulda Been Left Well Enough Alone. Stay home and watch the South Park musical instead. Steven Sondheim said it was the best musical of the decade. True story.