Screenwriter struggled to transform 'Big Fish' into Broadway musical by Patrick Pacheco

With 'Big Fish,' John August joins a cadre of writers who have tried to set their films to music. It isn't easy, as '9 to 5' and 'Ghost' found.NEW YORK — Recently, writer John August watched a DVD of "Big Fish," the 2003 film directed by Tim Burton for which he wrote the screenplay.

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