When a movie is super-popular, spawned at least one sequel and is fun for kids and adults, what else can you do with it? Make a Broadway musical out of it of course! Sometimes this venture pays off, sometimes it doesn't. But in the case of "Shrek the Musical," I'd say it does.

Everyone knows the story by now. A mean ogre and a donkey goes to save the land's fairy tale creatures by saving a princess from a dragon and bringing her back to marry the land's ruler. But they fall in love with each other and live happily ever after as ogres in the swamp. But the musical, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, brings it to a new level.

The story begins with Shrek as a young ogre and learning how he became the way he is. We also see Fiona as a girl locked in her tower, dreaming of being rescued by her prince, and the poor fairy tale creatures singing of their personal woes. After that, the play stays fairly true to the movie with Donkey entering on "Don't Let Me Go," the non-slaying of the dragon in "Donkey Pot Pie," the meeting of Shrek and Fiona in "This is How a Dream Comes True, and the two finally admitting their love in "Big Bright Beautiful World."

In the jump from movie to musical, the story fortunately loses none of its smartly silly yet sometimes disgusting charm. There's still plenty of burping and farting, and lyrics such as, "You're just whiny, I had a flaming hiney." Enjoyment for the whole family!