Brian d'Arcy James,
Kate Baldwin and PJ Griffith star with
Katie Thompson and
Michele Pawk in the new musical
Giant, adapted by
Michael John LaChiusa (music and lyrics) and
Sybille Pearson (book) from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel. Made famous by the film that starred Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean, the story revolves around Texas cattleman Jordan "Bick" Benedict (James), his rich East Coast bride Leslie (Baldwin) and the complications that love, race, family and the discovery of oil bring to their Reata ranch deep in the heart of Texas. A co-production between the Public Theater and Dallas Theater Center,
Giant is directed by
Michael Greif. For a Leading Men column with
Brian d'Arcy James, click
here.