Giant | |
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Music | Michael John LaChiusa |
Lyrics | Michael John LaChiusa |
Book | Sybille Pearson |
Basis | Giant by Edna Ferber |
Productions | 2009 Signature Theatre 2012 Dallas Theater Center 2012 Off-Broadway |
Giant is a musical based on the 1952 Edna Ferber novel of the same name, with music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa and the book by Sybille Pearson. The musical premiered at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia in 2009. The story follows a ranch family in Texas over 30 years, and the effect of the oil boom. The musical premiered off-Broadway in 2012.