‘Big Fish’ Author On His Book’s ‘Metamorphosis’ Into Musical

In the musical “Big Fish,” the main character, Edward Bloom, sings “I’ve never been a man who lived an office life … I always been a man that said staying still is playing dead.” For Bloom, he can’t live an ordinary life, and indeed, the way he tells it, his life has been quite extraordinary – from befriending a giant to conjuring a full field of daffodils for his future wife.

But as Edward Bloom ages, his son wants to know the truth behind the tall tales.