Water for Elephants
by Eric Elice, PigPen Theatre Co., Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants , based on the bestselling novel by Sara Gruen, is a dazzling, heart-filled musical about Jacob, a young man desperate to escape his past, who jumps aboard a moving train uncertain of the road ahead.

Finding himself on the ride of a lifetime, Jacob joins the colorful company of a traveling circus and is hired by the imperious ringmaster, August, as caretaker to the animals.

Jacob soon develops an unspoken attraction to the star performer, Marlena, who happens to be married to August.

When a last-ditch effort to save their struggling show brings an elephant into the troupe, Marlena and Jacob draw dangerously close, forever changing the circus’s fate.

Nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Water for Elephants features a book by four-time Tony Award nominee Rick Elice ( Peter and The Starcatcher , Jersey Boys ) and a soaring score by the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co. ( The Old Man and The Old Moon ). Hailed by The New York Times as a “miracle,” Water for Elephants will fill your heart and make you feel alive.