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Based on the classic novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber, Giant is a new American musical that spans generations in an epic chronicle of the state that’s like no place else on earth: Texas. Amid a turbulent culture of greed, bigotry and money, a powerful cattleman, his new East Coast bride, their family and friends – not to mention their enemies – embrace and confront the joys and sorrows that loom as large as the state they call home. With a book by Sybille Pearson, music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa and direction by Michael Greif, Giant will come to life in an appropriately huge production with a company of 22 actors and a 17-piece orchestra.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Dec. 16, 2012.

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About Giant

What is the Story of Giant?
Giant is an epic new American musical that spans three decades as it chronicles the life of Bick Benedict, a Texan cattle rancher, his socialite wife, Leslie, and rival oilman Jett Rink. Bick and Leslie’s enduring marriage frames a larger portrait of the state of Texas, a vast landscape filled with greed, bigotry, money, power, clashing cultures, death and birth. With a book by Sybille Pearson and music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa, Giant brings the great state of Texas to life like never before.

Giant to Release Original Cast Album Featuring Brian d’Arcy James and Kate Baldwin
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Giant to Release Original Cast Album Featuring Brian d’Arcy James and Kate Baldwin
Thumbs Up! Off-Broadway’s Giant Finds a Priceless Pair of Strong Texas Women in Kate Baldwin and Katie Thompson
Thumbs Up!
Thumbs Up! Off-Broadway’s Giant Finds a Priceless Pair of Strong Texas Women in Kate Baldwin and Katie Thompson
Michael John LaChiusa on His Haunting and Lyrical Score for the New Musical Giant
Behind the Music
Michael John LaChiusa on His Haunting and Lyrical Score for the New Musical Giant
Get a Taste of Texas with Show Clips from the Public Theater’s Giant
Show Clips
Get a Taste of Texas with Show Clips from the Public Theater’s Giant
Giant, Starring Brian d’Arcy James & Kate Baldwin, Extends Off-Broadway Run
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Giant, Starring Brian d’Arcy James & Kate Baldwin, Extends Off-Broadway Run
It’s a Rootin’, Tootin’ Opening Night for the Big Country Musical Giant
Photo Op
It’s a Rootin’, Tootin’ Opening Night for the Big Country Musical Giant
P.J. Griffith On Giant Boots to Fill, Playing the Villain & Battling Bane in The Dark Knight Rises
Fresh Face
P.J. Griffith On Giant Boots to Fill, Playing the Villain & Battling Bane in The Dark Knight Rises
Giant, Starring Brian d'Arcy James and Kate Baldwin, Roars Into the Public Theater for Opening Night
Curtain Up
Giant, Starring Brian d'Arcy James and Kate Baldwin, Roars Into the Public Theater for Opening Night
How the Mega-Sized Off-Broadway Musical Giant Dives Deep Into the Heart of Texas
Backstory
How the Mega-Sized Off-Broadway Musical Giant Dives Deep Into the Heart of Texas
Wrangle Up a First Look at Giant, Starring Brian d’Arcy James and Kate Baldwin
First Look
Wrangle Up a First Look at Giant, Starring Brian d’Arcy James and Kate Baldwin
Michael John LaChiusa's Giant Shifts Opening Night at the Public Theater
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Michael John LaChiusa's Giant Shifts Opening Night at the Public Theater
Texas-Sized Musical Giant, Starring Brian d’Arcy James and Kate Baldwin, Begins Run at the Public Theater
Curtain Up
Texas-Sized Musical Giant, Starring Brian d’Arcy James and Kate Baldwin, Begins Run at the Public Theater
See Brian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin and PJ Griffith Get Hot in Texas in Giant
Hot Shot
See Brian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin and PJ Griffith Get Hot in Texas in Giant
Yee-haw! Brian d’Arcy James Talks Going Country for Off-Broadway’s Giant
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Yee-haw! Brian d’Arcy James Talks Going Country for Off-Broadway’s Giant
Brian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin, P.J. Griffith and More to Headline Giant at the Public Theater
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Brian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin, P.J. Griffith and More to Headline Giant at the Public Theater
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