![]() ![]() My Favorite Sondheim: Broadway Songwriters Choose Their Most Cherished Sondheim Songs Yay! I loved this movie, and it definitely has musical potential. Cohen: “Susan Stroman has the artistic vision and talent to bring this tale of reconciliation between a father and son to the stage.”Ĭast members and the design team will be announced later. “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,” Mr. Burton’s film version of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” as well as “Go” and “Charlie’s Angels.” This will be his first Broadway credit. August, meanwhile, also wrote the screenplays for Mr. ![]() The original novel was written by Daniel Wallace and published in 1998. Its producers were Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, who are also producing “Big Fish” for Broadway and who won the Academy Award for best picture in 2000 for “American Beauty.” That 2003 picture was directed by Tim Burton and starred Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, and Billy Crudup. Susan Stroman, the Tony Award-winning director and choreographer (“The Producers”) who was nominated for both jobs on “The Scottsboro Boys” in this Sunday’s Tonys competition, has her next Broadway project: A musical adaptation of the film and novel “Big Fish,” aiming to open in spring 2012, the producers announced on Wednesday.Ī father-son story that weaves deathbed flashbacks with fantastical tall tales, “Big Fish” has music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (“The Addams Family,” “The Wild Party”) and a book by John August, who also wrote the screenplay for the movie version. ![]()
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