Book Writer John August on Bringing the 'Funny, Weird and Touching' Story of Big Fish to Broadway
About the author: After adapting Big Fish for the big screen, John August knew that the 2003 film, based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, would make a thrilling, larger-than-life Broadway musical. The only problem? He’d never written for the theater! August, whose long list of screenplay credits includes Go, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Shadows and Corpse Bride, set to work on a magical new tuner wit…