Who I'd Be (Brian d'Arcy James) | Shrek The Musical | TUNE

Brian d'Arcy James sings Who I'd Be from Shrek the Musical

Shrek the Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek!. The principal cast included Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek, Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Sieber as Lord Farquaad, Chester Gregory II as Donkey, John Tartaglia as Pinocchio and Kecia Lewis-Evans as the Dragon.

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[MrWspf]

I love that he isnt necessarily talking about changing how he looks. He is talking about the worlds perception of his looks and the roles he feels hes been denied at due to those perceptions. He doesnt have a problem with how he looks, he is a very confident person in that regard. He just wants to feel he has a fair shot at the world despite his appearance. Thats what i get anyway

[bennettmorgan]

Shrek the Musical just has no right to be so good

[jacobkreiner]

"Standing guard would be a beast, I'd somehow overwhelm it" He does not want to slay the beast as he knows what it is like to be the beast.

[XykUwU]

3:22 "And carry her away" gives me chills all the time, so goooddd

[LilyMartin-js]

Donkeys “your all alone” gives me chills so bad

[Thunderlord]

1:38 this perfectly timed voice break is what cements this as my favorite version of shrek

[DabiPrism]

i really dont get how people hate this musical, it was my entire childhood. the songs are amazing, the actors are amazing, the acting is amazing. first time i saw this on broadway made me so overwhelmed in a good way. The actors wrte so nice to em

[AishaVonFossen]

You don't have to dream of being a hero, Shrek...you are one. 🤗🥰

[vicswift]

The power, control and volume from Foster's 'By candle light' at 3:20 never fails to amaze me despite the hundreds of times seeing this clip/song. It roams over the others and compliments both Shrek and Donkey's vocals. (Assisted by the world class Broadway techies). A true broadway star indeed.

[c.E_VO]

can we take a second to appreciate the MIXING?!
to paraphrase another musical, GOD THAT'S GOOD.

[JakeLee-vpyd]

Don’t know why, but him singing all alone at 1:41 always gives me chills because of how good it is.

[Yes]

I’ve watched this musical too many times, but not enough

[mrcblaser]

I love that they gave him bushy eyebrows as Brian has those. A little bit of Brian showing through 2:09

[eliwigi]

my favorite song in this musical i cant.

[Tutankhamen]

Wonderful song! My son (stepson, or ston) is a senior in high school and they put on _Shrek, The Musical_ over this past weekend (April 3-6, 2025). My son/ston played Shrek. He has some professional training and a lot of experience in acting, singing, and dancing. I have to say that he was fabulous—as were Feona, Farquad, Donkey, and the rest of the cast. So much fun, so many memories❣️❤️

[saoirsedoyle]

One of the best songs from this musical <3

[donmontijo]

2:14 that pause in the video where Shrek relizes hes done everything he said just hasn't kissed the girl yet and his face of pure happiness and hope gets me in tears everytime because in that moment he knew what it felt like to be a hero

[andybiz]

I played this pit for a big local production of this, I had a blast playing trumpet!

[shalondafernandez]

One of my absolute favorite musicals. This cast was perfect!! So glad Netflix picked it up a few years ago and its getting new attention almost 10 years later 🙌🏿🙌🏿

[parkerwilson]

This musical and the song itself are soo taken for granted. The amount of people who could relate to this, being someone they want to be, like a fantasy, because it wont happen unless you try. There are so many meanings behind this song, this is the most listened to song from me. I cant stop listening. Even the ending when Donkey and Fiona join in, super amazing and impactful. You guys did an amazing job.