PARTICLE FEVER

About the show

Particle Fever is a new musical adaptation of an acclaimed documentary about the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator. The production centers on the international scientific collaboration of over 10,000 researchers working to construct the facility and tackle fundamental questions about the nature of the universe. The musical features music and lyrics by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary and Larson Award winner Zoe Sarnak, with a book by Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang. Directed by two-time Tony-nominated director Leigh Silverman, the show explores themes of scientific discovery, human ambition, resilience, and collaborative achievement. The production emphasizes the personal dimension of the scientific endeavor alongside the technical achievement, presenting the search for answers as fundamentally human and interconnected.