New York's Legacy Studios will go green when the cast of Shrek the Musical descends upon them to record an original cast CD.

Shrek – produced by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions – features music by Olivier Award-winner Jeanine Tesori with book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire. Tesori will produce the cast CD with the show's sound designer Peter Hylenski.

Brian d'Arcy James stars in the title role with Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Daniel Breaker as Donkey, and Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad.

The CD is being released by Decca Broadway and is expected to be available in March.

The Roundabout Theatre Company's got to be savoring this. Pal Joey, a revival of the classic Rodgers and Hart musical from 1940, is extending its run two weeks until March 1.

The show made my "Best of . . ." list, but it received mixed reviews and was the subject of a lot of chat-room sniping.

This is one of those "judge for yourself" shows. Matthew Risch stepped into the lead role at the last minute, replacing Christian Hoff, and I thought he made a great Joey, and Martha Plimpton was outstanding. If you can see it, see it.

I think it's sad when one show closes . . . but nine!?!

Nine Broadway theaters are dark as of Sunday, January 4. To be sure, some were seasonal and expected to close, such as Irving Berlin's White Christmas, which topped the box office for two weeks, Slava's Snow Show, and Liza's at the Palace.

Another, Jason Robert Brown's 13, had only been up a few months, and still other had respectably long runs.

Rounding out the list of closing shows are: Boeing-Boeing, Dividing the Estate, Grease, Hairspray, and Young Frankenstein.

The strong reception of the musical Hair this summer in Central Park's Delacorte Theater, spurred the Public Theater to launch a Broadway version with previews set to begin in February.

According to a New York Times article, because of challenges raising the $6.5 million capitalization, a new producer will be brought on board in a significant role.

Sources told the Times that the show is still on track and will be fully funded.