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...middle of the woods, going about his business, scaring away the occasional angry mob intent on slaying him-you know, the usual things ogres do. However, Shrek's happy, if lonely, life is disrupted when little Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) enlists the beast to track down Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), whom the monarch seeks to make his bride. Joining Shrek in this journey, due to the law mandated by Animation Codes and Regulations Section 231b, is a wacky sidekick. In this case, that character takes the form of a donkey, aptly named Donkey (ha!) and voiced by Eddie Murphy. Needless...
...home, however, is threatened by the power-hungry, midget Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow '67) who forcefully relocates all the fairy tale characters from his theme-park-like kingdom to Shrek's swamp. In order to live in peace, Shrek strikes a deal with Farquaad: if the ogre rescues Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from her enchanted castle, the evil ruler will remove the new members of Shrek's swamp community. Add an incessantly talking donkey sidekick (voiced by Eddie Murphy) to the mix, and you have yourself one twisted, yet potentially hilarious fairy tale. And don't forget the film...
...This cycle boasts at least two star-making performances. The 24-year-old David Oyelowo is a magnificent Henry VI. His Queen meanwhile is the terrifying Fiona Bell, whose Margaret moves from manipulative beauty to a crazed outcast, dragging her slaughtered son's bones around in a sack. Earlier, Samuel West and particularly RSC regular David Troughton proved electric as Richard II and his nemesis Bolingbroke (later Henry IV). Desmond Barritt is a sad, lyrical Falstaff, and newcomer William Houston exciting but mannered as Henry...
...well-deserved, and Eminem's duet with Elton John was sharp and well-executed. But it was all undone by the last award of the night: a big win for Steely Dan for their boring, old-school album "Two Against Nature." Grammy had passed over D'Angelo and Fiona Apple, sided with the bigoted but talented Eminem, and ended up with a winner that was several decades out of date. At an afterparty, Phil Selway of Radiohead suggested he was glad his band didn't win Album of the Year. "It was really Eminem's award. Nothing against Steely...
...shocked when I found out other Houses offered free housing for this," said Fiona A. Torres '02, "Quite frankly, I think it's a little ridiculous...