Water for ElephantsBe the first to receive more information on licensing Water for Elephants. Please click any LICENSE button above and fill out the form for your organization. Water for Elephants is currently running on Broadway. For tickets and info, please visit waterforelephantsthemusical.com Water for Elephants, based on the bestselling novel by Sara Gruen, is a dazzling, heart-filled musical about Jacob, a young man desperate to escape his past, who jumps aboard a moving train uncertain of the road ahead. Finding himself on the ride of a lifetime, Jacob joins the colorful company of a traveling circus and is hired by the imperious ringmaster, August, as caretaker to the animals. Jacob soon develops an unspoken attraction to the star performer and August’s wife, Marlena. A last-ditch effort to save their struggling show brings an elephant into the troupe, drawing Marlena and Jacob dangerously close, forever changing the circus’s fate. Nominated for 7 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Water for Elephants features a book by four-time Tony Award® nominee Rick Elice (Peter and The Starcatcher, Jersey Boys) and a soaring score by the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co. (The Old Man and The Old Moon). Hailed by The New York Times as a “miracle,” Water for Elephants will fill your heart and make you feel alive. |
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Creators
PigPen Theatre Co.
Music & Lyrics By PigPen Theatre Co. began creating their unique brand of theatre, music, and film as freshmen at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 2007. They have since produced their original plays in New York City and toured the country –...
Rick Elice
Book By Jersey Boys, Rick’s first Broadway credit, co-authored with Marshall Brickman, won the Tony Award®, the Grammy Award and the Olivier Award for Best Musical, and is in the record books as the twelfth longest-running show...
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Reviews
"Dazzling and thrilling."
Time Out New York
"★★★★ Stunning and emotional."
The New York Times
"A gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical."
The New York Times, Critic's Pick
Credits
Based on the novel by Sara Gruen
