Step behind the curtain of A.R.T.’s world-premiere musical Wonder . This virtual event features playwright and MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl (book) and Ian Axel and Chad King, the GRAMMY Award-winning duo A Great Big World (music & lyrics).
The conversation centers around the craft required to adapt the Pullman family’s story for the stage from the best-selling novel and beloved feature film. With a pop-inspired score, this team collaborated to bring Wonder’s themes of empathy, belonging, and kindness to life.
Moderated by Joyce Kulhawik.
About Wonder
We can change the way we see. Auggie Pullman has been homeschooled his entire life, often retreating to outer space in his imagination. But when his family decides it’s time for him to start going to school, Auggie must take off the space helmet he has used to hide his facial difference. As Auggie navigates a world filled with kindness and cruelty, his parents and sister go on their own journeys of transformation and discovery. The musical is based on the novel “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio and the Lionsgate and Mandeville film Wonder.
