BIG FISH has its pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph Street) in a limited 5-week engagement opening Friday, April 19, 2013, and playing through Sunday, May 5, 2013. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released production shots below!
Starring two-time Tony Award winner
Norbert Leo Butz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me If You Can) as Edward Bloom, Tony Award nominee
Kate Baldwin (Giant, Finian's Rainbow) as Sandra Bloom, Tony Award nominee
Bobby Steggert (Giant, Ragtime) as Will Bloom,
Krystal Joy Brown (Leap Of Faith) as Josephine Bloom and
Zachary Unger/
Anthony Pierini as Young Will, and featuring
Ryan Andes,
Ben Crawford,
J. C. Montgomery, Tony Award nominee
Brad Oscar,
Kirsten Scott,
Sarrah Strimel and
Katie Thompson, Big Fishhas a cast of 27 that includes
Preston Truman Boyd,
Alex Brightman,
Bree Branker,
Joshua Buscher,
Robin Campbell,
Bryn Dowling,
Jason Lee Garrett, Leah Hofmann,
Synthia Link,
Angie Schworer,
Lara Seibert,
Tally Sessions,
Cary Tedder and
Ashley Yeater.
BIG FISH, a new musical based on the novel by
Daniel Wallace and the 2003
Columbia Pictures film written by John August, will open Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Broadway's
Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street). Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner
Susan Stroman (Contact, The Producers, The Scottsboro Boys), with music and lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award nominee
Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, The Addams Family), a book by Grammy and BAFTA Award nominee John August (Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Big Fish begins previews on Broadway Thursday, September 5, 2013.
BIG FISH is produced by Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen and Stage Entertainment with Roy Furman, Broadway Across America/Rich Entertainment Group, John Domo, The Nederlander Organization and Edward Walson in association with CJ E&M, Dancing Elephant Productions, Parrothead Productions, Harvey Weinstein/Carole L. Haber, Peter May/Jim Fantaci, Ted Liebowitz/Joe Piacentile and Columbia Pictures.
