Rockets GM DARYL MOREY is producing a musical comedy called "SMALL BALL," which is now "bound for rehearsals and a six-week run in Houston," according to Scott Cacciola of the N.Y. TIMES. The musical "bridges two of Morey’s great loves: basketball and Broadway." The musical is "set to start in April at the Catastrophic Theater." Chicago-based playwright MICKLE MAHER "wrote the book and lyrics for 'Small Ball.'" Morey has had a "hand in the project throughout -- offering feedback as Maher developed the story, making appearances at a recent workshop -- even as he plays down his direct involvement." Morey said, "I’m a producer of some ilk, whether that’s executive producer or just producer. ... I provide the money." Cacciola notes the play "tells of a newly discovered island nation that decides to join the modern world by fielding a team for an international basketball league." The country, Lilliput, "proceeds to sink its entire treasury into building a court and signing Michael Jordan, a journeyman point guard who just happens to have the same name as the iconic star." But "that is all they share." Lilliput is a "land of small people, so all of Jordan’s teammates are 6 inches tall." The country also has no "concept of the number five, so the coach is limited to sending just four players onto the court at a time" (N.Y. TIMES, 10/4).
