Shows · Big
Big
Opened 1996
193 performances
Musical, Megamusical
Twelve-year-old Josh Baskin makes a wish on a carnival fortune-telling machine to be big, and wakes up the next morning as a thirty-year-old man. Thrust into the adult world, he gets a job at a toy company where his childlike enthusiasm and imagination make him a star, and he falls for a co-worker named Susan. But as the adult world grows more complicated, Josh must decide whether to stay big or find a way to become a kid again.
- Music
- David Shire
- Lyrics
- Richard Maltby Jr.
- Book
- John Weidman
Productions2 productions: 1 on Broadway, 1 in the West End
Recordings 3 recordings
Big The Musical is a 1996 musical adaptation of the 1988 film starring Tom Hanks. It was directed by Mike Ockrent and featured music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., with choreography by Susan Stroman. It involves Josh Baskin, a 12-year-old boy who grows up overnight after being granted a wish by a Zoltar Speaks machine at a carnival. With the aid of his best friend, Billy, he must cope with his new adulthood while finding the machine so that he can wish himself back and more.
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