The Giant Hoax
The Giant Hoax
Closed 1h 25m NYC: Midtown W
83% 55 reviews
83%
(55 Ratings)
Positive
84%
Mixed
16%
Negative
0%
Members say
Delightful, Entertaining, Clever, Great singing, Funny

About the Show

This new, family-friendly musical, based on the true story of New York's famed Cardiff Giant, offers a whimsical  journey to the past by way of a young girl’s imagination.

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Critic Reviews (4)

BroadwayWorld
November 30th, 2019

"True story of the Cardiff Giant in the family friendly musical 'THE GIANT HOAX' from Indieworks Theatre"
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TheaterScene.net
November 30th, 2019

"'The Giant Hoax' is a charming morality tale about telling the truth and growing up. The expert hands of director Christopher Michaels and choreographer Molly Model are clearly at work in all aspects of this production, bringing a touching story with affable songs and clever lyrics to life with a cast of first rate actors."
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Front Row Center
December 6th, 2019

Score: 88% "Kit Goldstein Grant's new musical represents the first main state production for IndieWorks Theatre Company. Tap your foot to her catchy score of wonderfully whimsical music and clever lyrics set in a child's magical imaginative 1869 world of P. T. Barnum and a strange petrified giant."
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Theatre's Leiter Side
November 27th, 2019

"Step right up and learn about a fun piece of New York history…marking the 150th anniversary of 'the biggest hoax in history'…the business of catering to gullible chumps is alive and thriving."
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