Water for Elephants stormed onto Broadway this spring earning seven Tony Award nominations including nods for David Israel Reynoso, Bradley King, David Bengali, Rick Elice, and Jessica Stone. The nominees sat down with Broadway Direct to speak on bringing the circus story to a Broadway stage.
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Water for Elephants features a book by three-time Tony Award nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter and the Starcatcher), a soaring score by the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co. (The Tale of Despereaux), and direction by Tony Award nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo). The new musical unites innovative stagecraft with the very best of Broadway talent in an authentic and deeply moving new musical that invites us all to give ourselves to the unknown.
Interviews by Felicia Fitzpatrick.