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Big: The Musical

Presented by Hale Centre Theatre at Hale Centre Theatre

July 28-September 20, 2008

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Utah's premier family theatre, will present the regional premiere of Broadway's Big: The Musical. The comedy is a stage adaptation of the 1988 Tom Hanks film and will feature many replica costumes and props including a Zoltar fortune-telling machine, life-sized stuffed animals, foot keyboard and trampoline built into the floor of the stage. 'We've added some details from the movie to make it more familiar to audiences and to capture the charm and innocence that made us fall in love with the film,' said John Sweeney, director. 'From the 80s setting to the trampoline scene to the piano at FAO Schwartz, I want to help audiences remember how they felt when they saw 'Big' for the first time and what it is like to be a kid.' The HCT production will feature innovative set, lighting design and more than 1,000 props to recreate scenes from the movie including bumper cars, giant bubbles, a laser star field, 80s arcade games and an eight-foot Godzilla. HCT's costume designers were meticulous in recreating pieces from the film including a Dukes of Hazzard jacket and a vintage New York Giants sweatshirt. The HCT adaptation also weaves the script together with underscoring to make it feel more like a film. Big: The Musical is about Josh Baskin, a 13-year-old who has his wish to be older granted by, Zoltar Speaks, a fortune-telling machine. He wakes up the next day as a grown man and, through a series of events, realizes adulthood can wait.

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    Hale Centre Theatre

    3333 South Decker Lake Drive
    Salt Lake City, UT 84119

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    Tickets: $21/Adults, $15/Children (5-11), $25/Adults Friday and Saturday, $16 Children Friday and Saturday

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    Dates:
    July 28-September 20, 2008

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    Monday-Saturday 7:30pm, Saturday 12:30pm and 4:00pm

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    • Event Name: Big: The Musical
      "Entertaining - not rocket science though."
      Review posted by: Theater Fan from Salt Lake City, UT, Aug 26, 2008
      

      As usual, Hale puts on a thoroughly entertaining show for the money. It is fluff, make no mistake. The storyline for "Big," though not Hale's fault, is pretty weak and just doesn't stand up to the... Expand

      As usual, Hale puts on a thoroughly entertaining show for the money. It is fluff, make no mistake. The storyline for "Big," though not Hale's fault, is pretty weak and just doesn't stand up to the spectacle that was the movie. But for the reasonable cost, it was a simple, well done musical with charming performances (I saw the Wednesday night cast). Collapse

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    • Event Name: Big: The Musical
      "Entertaining - not rocket science though."
      Review posted by: Theater Fan from Salt Lake City, UT, Aug 26, 2008
      

      As usual, Hale puts on a thoroughly entertaining show for the money. It is fluff, make no mistake. The storyline for "Big," though not Hale's fault, is pretty weak and just doesn't stand up to the... Expand

      As usual, Hale puts on a thoroughly entertaining show for the money. It is fluff, make no mistake. The storyline for "Big," though not Hale's fault, is pretty weak and just doesn't stand up to the spectacle that was the movie. But for the reasonable cost, it was a simple, well done musical with charming performances (I saw the Wednesday night cast). Collapse

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