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Yesterday was a sad day on Broadway, as the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher officially played its final performance. However, fans of the enchanting play will not have to go without it for too long. We let you know a few weeks ago that the play will be re-opening off-Broadway, and producers recently gave this new transfer an official opening date.
Peter and the Starcatcher will open at off-Broadway’s New World Stages on March 18. No casting has yet been announced for the off-Broadway transfer, but the production will be …
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A few months ago, we let you know the disappointing news that Peter and the Starcatcher will be closing on Broadway later this month. However, this tremendous production will live on past its closing date. This week, the play’s producers announced the exciting news that the show will be opening off-Broadway this spring.
Peter and the Starcatcher will transfer this March to New World Stages, an off-Broadway theatre complex that has been home to such other Broadway transfers as Avenue Q and Million Dollar Quartet. Based on the book Peter …
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This week, producers announced the sad news that the Tony Award winning play Peter and the Starcatcher‘s Broadway run will soon be coming to an end. The magical show will officially close on Broadway January 20, 2013.
Taking us to “the Neverland we never knew,” Peter and the Starcatcher tells the tale of Peter Pan before he became the legendary boy we know and love, doing so with just twelve actors, minimal props, and an extraordinary amount of creativity. The play began its Broadway run last April after a sold-out Off-Broadway run at the …
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If you can only see one show on Broadway this season, it should be “Peter and the Starcatcher.” Currently enchanting audiences of all ages at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theater, this whimsical and inventive new play draws upon the sense of child-like wonder in all of us with an interesting and well-crafted production that delights adults and children alike. Based on the novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatcher brings us the story of Peter Pan—but not the one that audiences are used …
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The whimsical and inventive play Peter and the Starcatcher is currently in previews on Broadway, where it is enchanting audiences eight times a week. Now, D23 members have an exclusive chance to save on tickets to the show, thanks to a special D23 discount released this week.
Peter and the Starcatcher, based on the book of the same name by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, tells the tale of Peter Pan before he became the legendary character we know and love. Using just 12 actors to play over 100 different characters, …
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This week was an exciting one for Disney shows on Broadway. On March 28, Peter and the Starcatcher began preview performances on Broadway before its official opening in just a few short weeks. Just a day later, Newsies celebrated its opening night.
Peter and the Starcatcher tells the story of Peter Pan–but not the one we’re used to. Based on the novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry, the show, which is a play with music, tells the tale of how Peter Pan became the boy who …
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We can hardly wait for this spring’s Broadway debut of Peter and the Starcatcher, a prequel to Peter Pan based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. This week, exciting news about the play was announced, as the cast that will be bringing this whimsical show to Broadway was revealed.
Starring in the show’s Broadway run will be the same cast that made the show a sold-out success off-Broadway last spring. Adam Chandler-Berat (Rent off-Broadway, Next to Normal) will play Boy, Celia Keenan-Bolger (Merrily We Roll Along, The 25th …
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We let you know a few months ago that the wonderful new play Peter and the Starcatcher, which made its off-Broadway debut last spring, would be premiering on Broadway this spring. This week, it was announced that the show will officially begin performances at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre this March.
Peter and the Starcatcher, which is a prequel of sorts to Peter Pan, is based on the popular novel of the same name by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Using a cast of only 12 actors and some wonderfully imaginative staging, …
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Disney announced the exciting news this week that a new Disney Theatricals production will soon be flying to Broadway. Peter and the Starcatcher, a musical play based on the book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, will open on Broadway in Spring 2012.
The show, which enjoyed a hugely successful Off-Broadway run at the New York Theatre Workshop last spring, is a prequel to the story of Peter Pan, featuring Peter, Captain Hook, and some other familiar faces in a magical new tale. About the show’s off-Broadway run, New York Times …