Water for Elephants at Palace Theatre

Based on the critically acclaimed bestselling novel, Water for Elephants is a spectacle-filled musical that follows a young man who, after losing everything, jumps a moving train and finds a new home with the crew of a traveling circus. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that life can begin again at any age. The New York Times calls it "stunning, emotional, heart-filled and gorgeously imaginative," and the production has been hailed as a Critic's Pick. Water for Elephants plays at the Palace Theater Waterbury January 8-9, 2027.