Shows · Big Fish
Big Fish
Opened 2013
98 performances
Musical, Modern
Edward Bloom is a traveling salesman who has always told his son Will fantastical stories about his life — battling giants, discovering a hidden town called Spectre, and taming an untamable witch. As Edward lies dying, Will tries to separate fact from fiction and understand the real man behind the tall tales, ultimately discovering that his father's stories, however embellished, contain deep emotional truths about love, ambition, and what it means to live a full life.
- Music
- Andrew Lippa
- Lyrics
- Andrew Lippa
- Book
- John August
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 2 recordings
Licensing 1 entry
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Big Fish is a musical with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August. It is based on Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, and the 2003 film Big Fish written by John August and directed by Tim Burton. Big Fish revolves around the relationship between Edward Bloom, a travelling salesman, and his adult son Will. The story shifts between two timelines. In the present-day real world, sixty-year-old Edward Bloom faces his mortality while his son, Will, prepares to become a father himself. In the storybook past, Edward ages from a teenager, encountering a Witch, a Giant, a Mermaid, and the love of his life, Sandra. The stories meet as Will discovers t…
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