"Shrek the Musical" Starts in Seattle

Shrek the Musical opens Aug. 14 at the 5th Avenue Theatre.

As reported this morning by The Seattle Times, the green one comes to the 5th Avenue Theatre, the first stop for Hairspray, The Wedding Singer, and Lone Star Love. I'm guessing the Mike Myers franchise will fare better than Randy Quaid's Brokeback follow-up.

Honestly, if they're going to make a musical out of a Mike Myers flick, why not Wayne's World? I can't imagine it would be tough to scare up Dana Carvey to reprise his role as Garth, either.