BIG FISH
BIG FISH
BROADWAY - SPRING 2012
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY DANIEL WALLACE AND THE 2003 COLUMBIA PICTURES FILM
WRITTEN BY JOHN AUGUST
Music & Lyrics by GRAMMY AND TONY AWARD NOMINEE ANDREW LIPPA
Book by GRAMMY AND BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE JOHN AUGUST
Directed and Choreographed by FIVE TIME TONY AWARD WINNER SUSAN STROMAN
Produced by ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS DAN JINKS AND BRUCE COHEN
Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen are proud to announce that BIG FISH, a new musical based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 Columbia Pictures film written by John August, will be directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by John August. Produced by Academy Award winners Jinks and Cohen, BIG FISH is targeting a Broadway bow in spring 2012. Casting and design team to be announced shortly.
A rollicking fantasy set in the American South, BIG FISH centers on the charismatic Edward Bloom, whose impossible stories of his life's epic adventures frustrate his son Will. Now, with Edward on his deathbed, Will must embark on his own journey to find out who his father really is, unraveling the man from the myth, the truth from the tall tales.
"John August and Andrew Lippa have taken inspiration from Daniel Wallace's book and Tim Burton's movie and completely re-imagined this ambitious story for the stage," said producer Dan Jinks. "They have created a musical that is enormously entertaining, hilariously funny and spectacularly moving."
"We are ecstatic to be working with this generation's pre-eminent director/choreographer, launching Big Fish on the eve of her double Tony nominations for The Scottsboro Boys," said producer Bruce Cohen. "Susan Stroman has the artistic vision and talent to bring this tale of reconciliation between a father and son to the stage."
"Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions" by Daniel Wallace was first printed in 1998. In December 2003, a critically acclaimed film of Big Fish was released by Columbia Pictures directed by Tim Burton, starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lang and Helena Bonham Carter. The film was nominated for an Academy Award, Grammy Award, 4 Golden Globe Awards and 7 BAFTA Awards.