Grandstreet Theatre is bringing Shrek The Musical to Helena audiences this summer, staging the Broadway-rooted show based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks animated film. The production follows Shrek, a solitary ogre, as he sets out to reclaim his swamp and winds up on an unlikely adventure alongside a relentless talking donkey and a princess who isn't exactly what the fairy tales promised.
Grandstreet, Helena's community theater home on Last Chance Gulch, has built a reputation for staging family-accessible musicals alongside more adult-oriented productions, and Shrek fits squarely in the category of shows designed to work for kids dragged along by parents and parents dragged along by kids. The musical features songs written for the stage production and expands on the film's story.
Ticket and performance schedule information is available through Grandstreet Theatre's website and box office. The Walking Mall location makes it an easy pairing with dinner before a show for families looking for a summer evening out.