"SHREK THE THIRD" PREMIERE IN NEW YORK

(left to right) Maya Rudolph, Amy Sedaris and Amy Poehler arrive for the premiere of "Shrek the Third" at the Clearview Chelsea West Theater in New York on May 14, 2007. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

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