Big Fish
Neil Simon Theatre
Previews Began: September 5, 2013
Opening Night: October 6, 2013
Closing Night: December 29, 2013
Music: Andrew Lippa
Lyrics: Andrew Lippa
Book: John August
A rollicking fantasy set in the American South, Big Fish centers on the charismatic Edward Bloom, whose impossible stories of his life’s epic adventures frustrate his son Will. Now, with Edward on his deathbed, Will must embark on his own journey to find out who his father really is, unraveling the man from the myth, the truth from the tall tales.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Be the Hero………………………Edward Bloom, Company
Witch Sequence…………….The Witch, Edward Bloom,
Company
Ultrasound Sequence…………………….Josephine Bloom
Stranger………………………………………………..Will Bloom
Two Men In My Life…………………………..Sandra Bloom
Ashton’s Favorite Son……………………………….Company
Out There on the Road…………….Edward Bloom, Karl,
Jenny Hill, Company
Little Lamb from Alabama…………..Sandra Templeton,
Alabama Lambs
Time Stops………….Edward Bloom, Sandra Templeton
Closer to Her…………..Amos Calloway, Edward Bloom,
Company
Daffodils……………..Edward Bloom, Sandra Templeton
ACT TWO
Red, White and True….Sandra Bloom, Edward Bloom,
Company
Fight the Dragons…………………………….Edward Bloom,
Young Will Bloom
Stranger (Reprise)………………………………….Will Bloom
Showdown Sequence……..Will Bloom, Edward Bloom,
Company
I Don’t Need a Roof……………………………Sandra Bloom
Start Over………………………Edward Bloom, Don Price,
Amos Calloway, Zacky Price,
Karl, Company
Start Over (Reprise)………………………….Edward Bloom
What’s Next………………….Will Bloom, Edward Bloom,
Company
How It Ends……………………………………..Edward Bloom
Be the Hero (Reprise)…………………………….Will Bloom
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Kate Baldwin Sandra Bloom
Norbert Leo Butz Edward Bloom
Bobby Steggert Will Bloom
Ryan Andes Karl
Krystal Joy Brown Josephine Bloom
Ben Crawford Don Price
Brad Oscar Amos Calloway
Anthony Pierini Young Will
(Matinee Alternate)
Zachary Unger Young Will
(Alternate)
Bree Branker Ensemble
Alex Brightman Zacky Price
Ensemble
Robin Campbell Alabama Lamb
Ensemble
Bryn Dowling Dancing Fire
Ensemble
Jason Lee Garrett Ensemble
Leah Hofmann Ensemble
J. C. Montgomery Dr. Bennett
Ensemble
Ciara Renée The Witch
Ensemble
Angie Schworer Josephine’s Doctor
Ensemble
Kirsten Scott Jenny Hill
Ensemble
Lara Seibert Alabama Lamb
Ensemble
Tally Sessions Mayor
Ensemble
Sarrah Strimel Girl in the Water
Ensemble
Cary Tedder Ensemble
Swings: Preston Truman Boyd, Joshua Buscher, Synthia Link, Ashley Yeater