UK Tour of BIG THE MUSICAL Postponed

According to Whatsonstage.com, the February 14 run of Big -The Musical at the Liverpool Empire has been postponed. As previously reported, the European premiere of the Broadway show BIG - THE MUSICAL will star Tom Chambers, winner of BBC TV's Strictly Come Dancing, and star of Holby City and Waterloo Road, in the role made famous by Tom Hanks in the original feature film.  Additional details regarding the postponement have not yet been announced.

When frustrated adolescent Josh Baskin wishes he were "big" and wakes up the next morning a 30 year-old man, he discovers there's much more to being an adult than he had bargained for, and learns that we must all grow up at our own pace, in our own time.

Based on the smash-hit feature film, Big, which was recently named by The Times as one of the Top Ten Family Films of All Time, BIG THE MUSICAL will be directed by Ian Talbot, former Artistic Director of the Open Air Theatre, Regents Park. The production will premiere on February 14th 2011 at the Liverpool Empire.

The production's creative team will include some of the most respected and admired names in musical theatre, with a book by John Weidman (Pacific Overtures; Assassins) and a score by Oscar-winning composer David Shire (Starting Here, Starting Now; Closer Than Ever) and Tony Award-winning writer and director Richard Maltby, Jr (Miss Saigon; Baby; Miss Potter).

BIG THE MUSICAL originally opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre in 1996, and was nominated for five Tony Awards (Best Actress, Supporting Actor, Book, Score, and Choreography) and 10 Drama Desk awards.

Producers James Milton and Paul Morrissey, of Milton Morrissey Ltd, said: "At its heart, BIG is a New York fairytale about the trials and triumphs of growing up. Tom Hanks captured the hearts of a generation in his Oscar nominated performance in the film, and now Tom Chambers will do the same for a brand new generation of theatre goers. It's a story that continues to enchant, and we're thrilled to be working with such a phenomenal team, to bring it to the stage."