It's not easy being green, and you don't have to take Kermit the Frog's word on that, Brian d'Arcy James will tell you as well. He's the title character in "Shrek the Musical." According to makeup artists Dave Presto and Angela Johnson, it's the biggest makeup show ever. Now let's take a closer look.

It takes 90 minutes to transform the affable, soft-spoken actor into a mean, green ogre.

This is the lavish new stage version of DreamWorks animated movie "Shrek".

It takes 90 minutes to transform the affable, soft-spoken actor into a mean, green ogre. The process starts with a rubber skull cap placed on James' head. Then various prosthetics are glued on and painted green to turn his head and neck into the top half of Shrek.