"Life of Pi," a 2001 novel that became a 2012 movie, has now come to Broadway. ... but they’ll delight in the Ark’s worth of Day-Glo fish, diaphanous birds and lifelike quadrupeds.

Nearly thirteen years after its worldwide run on screen, winning numerous Academy Awards and Golden Globes, the story “Life ...

The play, following the novel’s lead, is a parable of overcoming. Pi confronts tragedy but refuses to lose what gives his life meaning. He makes sacrifices that he never thought he’d have to make.

Taha Mandviwala and the national tour cast of “Life of Pi” at the Ahmanson. (Evan Zimmerman) Yann Martel’s 2002 novel, also made into a 2012 Ang Lee film, ... a school of glowing fish.

Pi (Hiran Abeysekera) and the Bengal tiger Richard Parker in “Life of Pi.” The fantasy world of the play is built from a beautiful synchrony of lighting, video, sound and set, our critic writes.

Any bets on how quickly the skeptic will have a change of heart after Pi finishes his whopper of a fish tale? Granted, it really is some tale. Piscine Molitor Patel – he prefers Pi – is a 17 ...

Beneath the technical wizardry and versatile performances of “Life of Pi,” there are tragic realities that confront our current national moment with unflinching horror. It’s not to the ...

Hiran Abeysekera, Richard Parker (with Fred Davis, Scarlet Wilderink, Andrew Wilson) in "Life of Pi" on Broadway. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) Parents take their children to ...

Taha Mandviwala as Pi, left, with the tiger Richard Parker, played by puppeteers, in the touring production of “Life of Pi.” Mandviwala alternates in the role with Savidu Geevaratne.

A sensory dazzle, “Life of Pi” is the rare non-musical on the Costa Mesa stage, a wonderfully realized mounting propelled by stage craft at its most magically absorbing.

The reviews for Life of Pi have arrived at a clear consensus. After its Sheffield premiere, the play took London, Boston, and then Broadway by storm eliciting praise and garnering prestigious ...