Water for Elephants the Musical
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North American tour coming Fall 2025.
Imperial Theatre
Joined April 2022
Happy trails Grant Gustin . Aren’t we lucky to have had you on this ride with us 💙🐘
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Congratulations to the company of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS for receiving a #TonyAwards nomination for Best Musical.
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Hurry, hurry, hurry! Grant Gustin will play his final performance in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on September 1st. This is your final chance to see him shine under the big top—don’t miss out on the biggest spectacle of the year!
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We’re going WILD over Grant Gustin and Isabelle McCalla in this exclusive first look at “Wild,” from the new Broadway musical Water For Elephants @w4emusical beginning February 24th at the Imperial Theatre. 🐘 ✨. Visit for the full video!
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He’s choosing the ride! 🚂 Kyle Selig joins the cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS beginning September 3rd.
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We're packing our Broadway bags and hitting the road. Don't miss your chance to see us in NYC. Final performance December 8th. #choosetheride
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Final weekend for you to see Grant Gustin choose the ride. ✨🧡
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Ain't it so? WATER FOR ELEPHANTS will record an Original Broadway Cast Album! Featuring the soaring score by PigPen Theatre Co., the album will be released by Ghostlight Records.
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Grant Gustin is the winner of the s Audience Choice Award for Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)! Congratulations!
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POV: You’re on your way to first rehearsal at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS 🎪
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Meet JACOB🐘: A young man coming into his own. He had been training as a veterinarian before a personal tragedy propelled him to run away from life as he knew it. After hopping a train, he finds himself amongst the performers of Benzini Brothers’ Most Spectacular Show on Earth.
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Meet Jacob Jankowski 🐘 (Grant Gustin): A young man with strong values and a stubborn sense of fair play, Jacob’s pre-determined life is suddenly shattered by loss. He hops a random train out of sheer desperation, hoping to find a new reason for being, somewhere, anywhere.
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Reaching new heights at the Imperial Theatre ☁️. 📸: Heather Gershonowitz for Playbill
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ICYMI: The WATER FOR ELEPHANTS cast recording will be available digitally on all platforms on May 17! Pre-save and pre-order the album and get instant access to "Silver Stars" and "Wild." 🎶 .
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A spectacular view for a spectacular show. 🎪✨ See you at the Imperial Theatre.
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“There’s not a specific moment that I knew I wanted to be a performer. It’s just always who I was and who I am. “ - Grant Gustin for @papermagazine
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The WATER FOR ELEPHANTS cast recording will be available digitally on all platforms on May 17! Pre-save and pre-order the album and get instant access to "Silver Stars" and "Wild." 🎶 .
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You wanna see something to set your spine tingling ✨ Here’s your first look at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on #Broadway!. 📸: @MurphyMade
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“Hey mister? I’m talking to you!” The most spectacular show opens today! 🎩
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is celebrating 100 performances on Broadway and we want YOU to join in the celebration! Be one of the first 50 people to purchase a rush ticket at the Imperial Theatre box office at 10am on Saturday, June 15th and receive a special surprise 🐘
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Time is running out! Just one more month to see Grant Gustin’s Broadway debut. 🎟️:
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Don’t miss your chance to see Grant Gustin in his final week. 🚂. 🎟️:
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“There is a line in the show: ‘Step right up and put some wind in your sails.’ So we form a circle and say ‘step right up’ over and over again until everyone has joined in.” - Grant Gustin for @TandCmag . 📸: Jenny Anderson and Natalie Anne Powers
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inside out 2 if it was filmed inside my head.
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No tents allowed at the Tonys! Come see how we do it at Benzini Brother’s Circus at the Imperial Theatre 8 times a week.
Me watching that virtual tent go up during the Water for Elephants performance:.
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Congratulations to the company of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on receiving 7 Drama Desk Award nominations.
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Choose the ride and come see the show @TimeOutNewYork calls “dazzling and thrilling.” WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is now on #Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. 🎟️
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Not just anywhere… but the #TonyAwards!. 📸: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is honored to have 5 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations including Outstanding New Broadway Musical.
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First look at Kyle Selig as Jacob Jankowski in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS 💙🎪🐘
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“A gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical.” - @nytimes, Critic’s Pick. It’s time to choose the ride and come see WATER FOR ELEPHANTS this weekend!. Now open on Broadway.
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Honored to have so many visitors come to the Big Top! 🧡
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"When I first saw you.When I saw you.I felt wild, wild, wild, wild, wild. ". Discover Jacob and Marlena's soaring love story at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS the Musical. 🎟️:
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Happy Trails to our original Walter… for now 🐘💙
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TONIGHT, Kyle Selig jumps on a train to anywhere 🛤️
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Zostań! Stop and listen to the WATER FOR ELEPHANTS cast album, now available for digital purchase and streaming across all platforms!
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#WaterForElephants is proud to be partnered with @myfahlo to support elephant conservation. Each purchase of an elephant bracelet tracks a real elephant and the proceeds go to @savetheelephants. Learn more at
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Choose the ride this spring with the cast of Water for Elephants 🌟. Visit for tickets and more info.
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Tune in to the @TodayShow on Friday and catch Grant Gustin talk about all things #WaterforElephants and making his Broadway debut!
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The WATER FOR ELEPHANTS digital cast album is now available to stream and purchase across all platforms! Head to our link in bio to start listening and let us know your favorite song on the album.
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Ain't it so? ❤️ Thank you to everyone who came out to join us for our first preview performance! . Choose the ride and join us at the Imperial Theatre!
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has won 4 Drama Desk Awards, the most of any Broadway musical this season!
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Meet Marlena ✨ (Isabelle McCalla): Supremely gutsy and wildly talented, young Marlena runs away with the circus and marries the mercurial Ringmaster. In no time at all, she becomes the star attraction – a fabled equestrienne and horse whisperer.
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Step right up! The road to Broadway is underway and rehearsals for WATER FOR ELEPHANTS have officially begun!
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Ever wonder what our rousts are saying when they’re onstage but their mics are off?
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS celebrates International Nonbinary Peoples Day.
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Explore the daring feat of the Ladder Jump in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, from conception to execution, in this behind-the-scenes look🪜
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Grant Gustin has been nominated for a @broadwaycom Audience Choice Award for Favorite Breakthrough Performance! Vote at through May 19th.
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Follow along as we perform on @thetonyawards this weekend! Tune in Sunday, June 16th at 8p ET on CBS and Paramount+.
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Congratulations to Jessica Stone on her #TonyAwards nomination for Best Direction of a Musical.
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Where can you find daring acrobatics, soaring music, a tale of two lovers, and a Grand Spec? Only on Broadway at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at the Imperial Theatre. 🎪✨
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The fabulous cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS lit up the red carpet at the Opening Night on #Broadway. 📷 @natalieannepowers for @jennyandersonphoto
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has taken home 4 @DramaDeskAwards, the most of any Broadway musical this season! Congratulations to the entire company 🐘🎪✨
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"Nothing round here's ever quite what it appears." Watch the cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS perform "The Lion Has Got No Teeth" on @goodmorningamerica!. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is now on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre.
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Congratulations to Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll on their #TonyAwards nomination for Best Choreography.
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#WaterForElephantsTheMusical begins performance on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on February 24th #ChooseTheRide . Get Tickets now at . #WaterForElephants #W4EMusical
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Welcome to the party! #TBT to WATER FOR ELEPHANTS' opening night celebration!. 📷 @jennyandersonphoto
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Only a few more weeks to feel your heart race with Grant Gustin. 🎟️ :
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“All that you’ve seen before will not prepare you for what we have got in store for you, my friends!”✨ It’s opening night of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on #Broadway!
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has been nominated for 18 @officialbroadwayworld Theatre Fan's Choice Awards including Best Musical! Vote at the link in bio through June 2nd.
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The company of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is so excited to be open on Broadway that of course they had to get matching tattoos.
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Happy Valentine's Day 💖 Tag the Marlena to your Jacob, the Jacob to your Marlena. #ChooseTheRide #W4EMusical #WaterForElephants #Valentines #Love
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Take a listen to Sam Renaud and Nico Jelmoni MIC'D UP during ZOSTAN 🎶
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🎶Sing us a song Mr. Veteranarian 🎶. Stream or purchase the cast album now on all digital platforms via the link in bio,. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS CD now available for purchase!
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#ICYMI: It’s been a month since we celebrated our 100th performance in June! It was a moment to remember. 🧡
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#WaterForElephants is “not just for theatergoers, it’s for everybody!” 🎪. Get your tickets now at #W4EMusical #ChooseTheRide #Theater #Circus #Family #Love
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On #SaveTheElephantDay, we’re excited to announce our partnership with @sanctuary4elephants to raise awareness of the harsh realities endured by captive elephants and the healing that’s possible through sanctuary.
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Congratulations to Takeshi Kata on his #TonyAwards nomination for Best Scenic Design of a Musical.
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Step right up and join us at the Imperial Theatre to see #WaterForElephants on #Broadway 🎪. In-Person Rush: Available same day when the Imperial Theatre box office opens. Limited to 2 tickets per person.
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The moment it all comes together ✨ The amazing cast and 12 piece orchestra of #WaterForElephants perform @PigPenTheatreCo's music for the first time together at the sitzprobe. Hear it for yourself at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway.
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has been nominated for the Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show.
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Can't wait for the WATER FOR ELEPHANTS cast album? Join @ghostlightrecords & some special guests for a LIVE listening party on Youtube the moment the album is released! On Friday morning at 12AM Eastern time, visit to join in…
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Wild and free = mood for the long weekend
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"You want to feel alive? You want to be inspired?" WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is nominated for 7 #TonyAwards including Best Musical!
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Feeling wild and free this Wednesday. Stream or purchase the cast album now on all digital platforms via the link in bio. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS CD now available for purchase!
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Congratulations to Jessica Stone on her win for Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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👀 Look! Our name is in lights on Broadway! See you this spring Imperial Theatre. #W4EMusical #ChooseTheRide #waterforelephantsmusical
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Today is the day! It's our first preview on #Broadway! Join Benzini Bros. Circus and #ChooseTheRide by coming on down to the Imperial Theatre to see #WaterForElephants ❤️
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"Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, sinners, saints, kiddies and corpses, I give you Benzini Brothers' Most Spectacular Show on Earth!" WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has arrived on #Broadway!
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"When you are scared of doing something, it's important".#W4EMusical #WaterForElephants #ChooseTheRide
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"Every circus needs a star." ⭐ Have you listened to 'Easy' from the WATER FOR ELEPHANTS cast album yet?
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