Actors who played the role of Shrek: Nicholas Hambruch [US Tour] ...

Charlie Weinmeister, below, and Parker Wolf, above, play Shrek at different stages of his life in "Shrek: The Musical," a New Stage Players production. The show will run Friday, Saturday, Sunday ...

SHREK THE MUSICAL will play the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road for one weekend only, Nov. 25 - 27, 2011. Tickets, which range in price from $22.50 - $87.50, are now on sale.

In recent weeks “Shrek” has regularly played to auds at about 60% of capacity or less, last week grossing $583,404 (and slipping to a 49% aud capacity in early September).

Finn Parks performs as Shrek during a production of "Shrek the Musical" at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem. Mark Triplett performs as Lord Farquaad during a production of "Shrek the Musical ...

But if you’re true to yourself and give a performance that begins with who you are, the audience is happy to play along — especially for a story that’s all about being yourself, unapologetically.