Big Fish: Theater Review
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Courtesy of The Hartman Group Kate Baldwin and Norbert Leo Butz The Bottom Line The truthiness message remains obnoxious, but the stage musical in some ways improves on...
View ArticleCreators of Broadway's 'Big Fish' share how they translated movie magic to...
Even before Big Fish hit movie theaters in 2003, screenwriter John August knew its yarn-spinning hero was bound for Broadway. “You look at Edward Bloom’s stories…and they feel like production...
View ArticleScreenwriter struggled to transform 'Big Fish' into Broadway musical
NEW YORK — Recently, writer John August watched a DVD of "Big Fish," the 2003 film directed by Tim Burton for which he wrote the screenplay. He says it was an enjoyable but odd experience. "I kept...
View Article'Big Fish' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
"Big Fish," the new musical based on the 2003 Tim Burton movie -- as well as the original novel by Daniel Wallace -- made its big splash on Broadway over the weekend, opening at the Neil Simon Theatre....
View ArticleBroadway's 'Big Fish' to Close Three Months After Opening
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Courtesy of The Hartman Group Kate Baldwin and Norbert Leo Butz in "Big Fish" One of the commercial high hopes of the fall season, the musical adaptation of the 2003 Tim...
View Article'Big Fish' flops on Broadway, closing in late December
Like a beached marine animal, "Big Fish" has flopped on Broadway. The musical, which is based on the 2003 Tim Burton movie of the same name, is set to close at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York on...
View Article'Big Fish' coming to Southern California following Broadway flop
"Big Fish," the elaborate stage musical based on the 2003 Tim Burton movie, flopped on Broadway last year, running for fewer than four months before closing at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York. But...
View Article>Review: Hyperkinetic 'Big Fish' emerges with heart
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes a musical gets you with the first kiss or a nifty bit of dance. "Big Fish" might be the first to do it with elephant butts. The sight of three swaying caps a tumultuous first...
View ArticleReview: Hyperkinetic 'Big Fish' emerges with heart
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sometimes a musical gets you with the first kiss or a nifty bit of dance. "Big Fish" might be the first to do it with elephant butts. The sight of three swaying caps a tumultuous first...
View ArticleAisle View: Fish Are Jumpin'
Intelligent, unconventional, non-cookie-cutter Broadway musicals are so rare that we try to go out of our way to encourage those that come along. Susan Stroman's Big Fish, at the Neil Simon, is such a...
View Article'Big Fish' on Broadway: A musical sneak peek -- EXCLUSIVE
The splashy new musical version of Big Fish — the beloved 2003 Tim Burton film, as well as a heralded Daniel Wallace novel before that — is fully under way in previews at...
View ArticleHack score undermines Broadway version of ‘Big Fish’
There’s a huge gap between what you see and what you hear in “Big Fish.” Visually speaking, this new Broadway musical is inventive, playful and often downright magical. But then, we expect nothing less...
View ArticleCatch Big Fish Before it Sails Away
Big Fish, the new Broadway musical with book by John August, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, is about tall tales and small victories, family dynamics, living large and inspiration. It is based on...
View ArticleTheater Review: Big Fish
BIG FISH New Broadway musical, at the Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St. Book by John August. Music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Directed by Susan Stroman. With Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin, Bobby...
View ArticleBullets Over Broadway: Theater Review
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Paul Kolnik Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie in "Bullets Over Broadway" The Bottom Line Spend five bucks to rent the delightful movie or north of a hundred to watch its...
View Article'Big Fish' Producer Dan Jinks Relives the Triumph (and Trauma) of Producing a...
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Illustration by: Koren Shadmi It took the producer of "American Beauty" and "Pushing Daisies" 10 years to get the adaptation onstage, four months for it to close and a...
View ArticleFull cast announced for 'Big Fish' Broadway run
Complete casting was announced for movie-turned-musical "Big Fish," which will transfer to Broadway with its two leads in tow. Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz ("Dead Accounts") and Tony nominee Kate...
View Article'Big Fish' sets closing date on Broadway
Insert your best “swim away” pun here. One of this fall’s first new shows to debut on Broadway has now become one of the season’s first to close. The new musical Big Fish, based on the Daniel Wallace...
View Article‘Big Fish’ sets closing date on Broadway
Insert your best “swim away” pun here. One of this fall’s first new shows to debut on Broadway has now become one of the season’s first to close. The new musical Big Fish, based on the Daniel Wallace...
View ArticleCatching Broadway’s ‘Big Fish’
Why screenwriter John August spent 15 years exploring one story. By Kara Cutruzzula 0 Opinions 0 Comment 0 Share Next Story Stephen King once summed up life neatly with the phrase “Get busy living, or...
View Article'Big Fish' Is a Big Broadway Flop
New York Movies used to get made out of musicals. Now it's more likely to be the other way around: "Big Fish" is based on Tim Burton's 2003 film version of Daniel Wallace's novel about an amiable...
View ArticleBroadway's 'Big Fish' tanks — will close at end of year
The Broadway musical "Big Fish" has failed to hook an audience and will...
View ArticleQuirky Broadway musical ‘Big Fish’ to get the hook, closing in December after...
NEW YORK — “Big Fish” has gotten away. Producers said Sunday the Broadway musical starring two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz will play its final performance Dec. 29. When it closes, it will...
View Article>Broadway musical 'Big Fish' to get the hook
NEW YORK (AP) — "Big Fish" has gotten away. Producers said Sunday the Broadway musical starring two-time Tony Award...
View ArticleBroadway’s 'Big Fish' to close early
The Broadway stage adaptation of Tim Burton’s 2003 film Big Fish will be closing earlier than expected this December. The show is closing after less than 100 performances. The 2003 film was adapted...
View ArticleREVIEW: Broadway's Big Fish
A father tells his life story as a tailored fairy tale. Initially his young son believes the mythic larger-than-life stories -- but as time goes on the boy questions whether or not he's being led on....
View Article'Bullets Over Broadway' to close in New York on Aug. 24
"Bullets Over Broadway," the first stage musical based on one of Woody Allen's movies, is a comedy about the difficulties of mounting a stage production in New York. It's a challenge that the musical's...
View ArticleBroadway musical 'Big Fish' to get the hook
NEW YORK — "Big Fish" has gotten away. Producers said Sunday the Broadway musical starring two-time Tony...
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