Vineyard Theatre to Open 2015-16 Season with GIGANTIC at Theatre Row

The first show of Vineyard Theatre's 2015-2016 season will be the musical comedy GIGANTIC, presented at The Acorn Theatre @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) due to facility upgrades happening at The Vineyard's space in Union Square.

GIGANTIC will begin previews November 11, open December 3 and play until December 20. GIGANTIC features a book by Randy Blair and Timothy Michael Drucker, lyrics by Randy Blair, music by Matthew roi Berger, choreography by Chase Brock and will be directed by Scott Schwartz.

GIGANTIC will feature set design by Timothy R. Mackabee, costume design by Gregory Gale, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, and sound design by John Shivers and David Patridge. Cast is to be announced.

Getting shipped off to weight-loss camp is hardly Robert's idea of the perfect summer, but even he isn't prepared for what can be lost or gained at Camp Overton, the No. 3 weight-loss camp in Southern Pennsylvania. With biting humor and irreverence, GIGANTIC tackles the growing pains of adolescence through the experiences of a bunch of misfit teens forced to find solace in one another as they look -- inside and out -- for acceptance, a hot make-out session, and the last contraband Butterfinger.

An earlier version of GIGANTIC was presented in development at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2009 with the title FAT CAMP, where it received the "Best of Fest Award."

As previously announced, the 2015-2016 season will also see the return of several Vineyard artists. In early 2016, Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman (THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS) returns to direct the second play of the season, DOT, by Colman Domingo (A BOY AND HIS SOUL). Later in the season, The Vineyard welcomes back Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME) with INDECENT - a new play created with award-winning director Rebecca Taichman (STAGE KISS) - scheduled for its New York debut in the spring of 2016.

The best seats for The Vineyard's entire 2015-2016 season are guaranteed to members. Memberships are available at www.vineyardtheatre.org/membership or by calling 212-353-0303.

Tickets for GIGANTIC range from $85 to $100 and can be purchased by calling Telecharge at (212) 239-6200 or visiting www.telecharge.com/Off-Broadway/Gigantic.

Dedicated to the creation and production of daring new plays and musicals, Vineyard Theatre has consistently premiered provocative, groundbreaking works by such celebrated writers as Edward Albee, Paula Vogel, Nicky Silver, Kander and Ebb, Will Eno, Gina Gionfriddo, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Jenny Schwartz, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and many others. Its productions of THREE TALL WOMEN and HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE won Pulitzer Prizes, and its premieres of THE LYONS, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, AVENUE Q (Best Musical Tony Award) and [title of show] all transferred to Broadway. The Vineyard's productions have been honored with two Pulitzer Prizes, three Tony Awards and numerous Obie, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and New York Drama Critics awards.