The world premier of
Big Fish, the musical, is in Chicago before it moves to Broadway. The musical is based on the
movie and the
book of the same name.
Big Fish centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest... and then some! Edward's incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him - most of all, his devoted wife, Sandra. But their son, Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father's epic tales.
This was the third show I've seen in the past year (following Kinky Boots and Catch Me If You Can) that explored father-son relationships. In the end father and son reconcile and the son comes to better understand his father and continues the tradition or "big fish" stories with his own son. This show is headed for Broadway. I'm not sure if it will have long-lasting success. The music was good but not completely memorable. The actors did an excellent job but the material isn't compelling to me. There are some interesting sets such as the pit being "filled" with water. Time will tell whether or not this show will be little more than a memory from 2013.
