Big: the musical is a musical adaptation of the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big. It was directed by Mike Ockrent and featured music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., with choreography by Susan Stroman. It involves a 12-year-old boy, Josh Baskin, who grows up overnight after being granted a wish by a "Zoltar Speaks" machine at a carnival. With the aid of his best friend, Josh must cope with his new adulthood while finding another "Zoltar" machine so that he can wish himself a kid again.
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