Overview
- Giant received four Tony nominations, including Best Leading Actor for John Lithgow and Best Play for Mark Rosenblatt, with the Tony ceremony set for June 7.
- Lithgow said he was drawn to the role because it exposes Dahl’s ‘dark reputation as an antisemite’ and called the part emotionally and physically draining.
- The play dramatizes the fallout from a 1983 essay by Roald Dahl that many have labeled antisemitic and frames the conflict between the author and his associates.
- Producers reported that the Broadway run quickly recouped its roughly $5.6 million investment and sold strongly after its West End success in 2025.
- A filmed capture of the West End production will be distributed in movie theaters internationally beginning November 19, 2026, expanding the play’s audience beyond live theater.