New York-Aimed Giant, With Kate Baldwin, Aaron Lazar and P.J. Griffith, Opens in Dallas Jan. 27 | Playbill

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News New York-Aimed Giant, With Kate Baldwin, Aaron Lazar and P.J. Griffith, Opens in Dallas Jan. 27 Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson's musical adaptation of Edna Ferber's iconic novel Giant, a sweeping drama of love and American ambition set against the battle between Texas oil tycoons and cattle barons, officially opens Jan. 27 at the Dallas Theater Center.

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Michael Greif (Next to Normal, Rent, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide...) helms the production that began previews Jan. 18 and will run through Feb. 19 in the Wiley Theatre. Giant is a co-production between DTC and the Public Theater in Manhattan. The Public has not announced dates of production.

Giant has music and lyrics by five-time Tony Award nominee LaChiusa (Queen of the Mist, Hello Again, Marie Christine, The Wild Party) and a book by Tony nominee Pearson (Baby). The musical had its world premiere at the Signature Theatre Company in Arlington, VA, in 2009.

Giant's central love triangle features Kate Baldwin, a Tony Award nominee for Finian's Rainbow, as Leslie, opposite Aaron Lazar (A Little Night Music) as Texas cattle man Bick and P.J. Griffith (American Idiot) as young oil tycoon Jett. The musical is based on Ferber's novel but is best known for its iconic 1956 film version that starred Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean.

Natalie Cortez and Matt Doyle
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The cast of Giant also features Enrique Acevado as Miguel; Raul Aranas as Polo; Mary Bacon as Adarene and Mrs. Lyntonn; Miguel Cervantes as Angel, Jr. and Angel, Sr.; Natalie Cortez as Juana; Rocio Del Mar Valles as Analita; Tony nominee John Dossett as Bawley; Matt Doyle as Jordy, Jr.; Andrea Green as Lil Luz; Michael Halling as Lord Kafrey; Jason Hite as Bobby, Jr.; Tony nominee Dee Hoty as Luz; Doreen Montalvo as Lupe; Allison Rogers as Heidi; Isabel Santiago as Mrs. Obregon; Martin Sola as Dimodeo; Matthew Stocke as Mike; Katie Thompson as Vashti and William Youmans as Pinkie.

Here's how DTC bills the musical: "Giant is an epic love story set in the Lone Star State that spans generations. Bick Benedict is the heir apparent to the largest ranch in Texas, Reata. When he falls in love with a Virginia girl, Leslie, and brings her home, complications ensue as Leslie learns to cope with a new land and culture, and Bick tries to cope with a changing country and changing times. Jett Rink, represents a new age in Texas – oil. The struggles between the cattle ranger’s way of life and the drilling for oil, hostilities between whites and Mexicans, exploitation of the land and the desire to preserve it, the challenge of adapting to a changing world versus clinging to traditional values---Bick, Leslie, their children, and all those they know and encounter must face these challenges." The Giant creative team includes costume designer Jeff Mashie, scenic designer Allen Moyer, lighting designer Ken Posner, sound designer Brian Ronan and choreographer Alex Sanchez. Chris Fenwick is musical director. Orchestrations are by Bruce Coughlin.

For tickets, phone (214) 880-0202 or visit DallasTheaterCenter. The Dallas Theater Center is located at 2400 Flora Street, Dallas, TX.

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P.J. Griffith and Andrea Lynn Green Photo by Karen Almond
 
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