76ers President Daryl Morey Co-Produces Basketball-Themed Musical
A new musical comedy touching on the sport of basketball is previewing on Friday, June 6, at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. “Small Ball,” co-produced by Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey,…
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A new musical comedy touching on the sport of basketball is previewing on Friday, June 6, at the Philadelphia Theatre Company.
"Small Ball," co-produced by Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey, features the tale of a character named — not THE Michael Jordan — who is stranded on an island playing basketball. Michael Jordan is played by Jordan Dobson, a Temple University graduate and Germantown native, with Broadway on his resume.
"Tiny people lost of tiny people," sings Michael Jordan.
The tiny people that Michael Jordan sings about are the "Lilliput Existers," a new basketball team made up of players who are six inches tall.
"You've got to give up any sense of reality here. That's exactly it. That's the key. Giving up any preconceived notions about what a human is or who a basketball player is," said Dobson in an interview with 6ABC.
Following its June 6 preview, "Small Ball" will open June 11 through the 29 at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Tickets are available on the Philadelphia Theatre Company's website.
