"Giant" Transfers to Broadway March 11
The West End play "Giant" about author Roald Dahl will begin Broadway previews March 11 at the Music Box Theatre, starring John Lithgow in his Olivier Award-winning role. Opening night is set for March 23, with two-time Tony winner Nicholas Hytner directing the anticipated transfer.
- The play is set in the summer of 1983 and dramatizes the real-life controversy surrounding author Roald Dahl's antisemitism, specifically focusing on the fallout from a book review he wrote concerning the 1982 Lebanon War. - "Giant" is the debut play by Mark Rosenblatt, who won the 2025 Olivier Award for Best New Play for his work. - The original London production, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, won a total of three Olivier Awards, including Best Actor for Lithgow and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Elliot Levey. - The plot involves a tense confrontation between Dahl, his British and American publishers, and his fiancée, who gather at his home to convince him to apologize for his public statements. - Director Nicholas Hytner previously served as the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre from 2003 to 2015 before co-founding the London Theatre Company and its flagship venue, the Bridge Theatre. - The supporting cast in the West End production included Rachael Stirling as Dahl's fiancée Felicity Crosland, Elliot Levey as his UK publisher Tom Maschler, and Aya Cash as his US publisher Jessie Stone.
