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     • It is a fictitious circus used by Sara Gruen in her novel Water for Elephants. However, a real circus was mentioned in the novel, which is the Ringling Brothers Circus but it was just a few mentions and not the main setting for the actions in the story.
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   • Indeed, at its best, “Water for Elephants” has more in common with the circus arts than it does with by-the-books Broadway. Sure, it features an eventful story and compelling characters, and apt, rousing music by PigPen Theater Co ., a seven-man indie folk collective.

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   Is water for Elephants based on a true story?

   • Water for Elephants is a 2006 historical romance novel by Canadian–American author Sara Gruen. The novel is set in a 20th-century circus. Gruen wrote the book as part of the National Novel Writing Month. A film adaptation was released in 2011, while a stage musical began presentations in 2023 and opened on Broadway in spring 2024.

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   Who plays the circus animals in water for elephants?

   • Puppets play the circus animals in “Water for Elephants” at the Imperial Theater in Manhattan, making them products of human imagination, including ours in the audience. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times First come her ears, floating like ginkgo leaves. Then, from behind a screen, her shadow appears, followed by the marvelous sound of her trumpet.

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   Is water for elephants a cynical musical?

   • Rather she is a product of the human imagination, including ours in the audience. What a pleasure it is to be treated that way by a brand-extension musical, a form usually characterized by craftlessness and cynicism. Indeed, at its best, “Water for Elephants” has more in common with the circus arts than it does with by-the-books Broadway.

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3. www.newyorktheatreguide.com › theatre-news › newsEverything you need to know about 'Water for Elephants' on ...

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Water for Elephants gives audiences a unique glimpse into circus life while providing all the entertaining spectacle of the real thing — plus old-fashioned Broadway spectacle, too. Get Water for Elephants tickets now.

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   Water for Elephants is a 2006 historical romance novel by Canadian–American author Sara Gruen. The novel is set in a 20th-century circus. Gruen wrote the book as part of the National Novel Writing Month. [1] [2] A film adaptation was released in 2011, while a stage musical began presentations in 2023 and opened on Broadway in spring 2024. Plot.

   • Author: Sara Gruen

   • Publish Year: 2006

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   May 9, 2024 · Carroll is the co-choreographer and circus designer for Water for Elephants, which is currently running at the Imperial Theatre. Based on the 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, the action is set in the...

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   1 day ago · As Elice noted, “ [Sara Gruen] deftly draws the curtain back on the American dream and reveals the mud beneath the magic as it were.”. In approaching “Water for Elephants,” Elice thought about a passage from Alan Bennett’s play “The History Boys.”. As Elice recalled, a professor explains to a student: “Sometimes you think the ...

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   Mar 21, 2024 · Indeed, at its best, “Water for Elephants” has more in common with the circus arts than it does with by-the-books Broadway. Sure, it features an eventful story and compelling characters, and...

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   3 days ago · Water for Elephants feels like such a sharp departure from Kimberly Akimbo — but is ... The most remarkable thing about Water for Elephants is how the circus acts all contribute to the ...

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   Mar 22, 2024 · Edelman’s low-key ease and self-aware humor makes this nursing home escapee a beguiling yet clear-eyed guide to the long-ago past and to this fascinating circus caravan.