Monday, March 18, 2013

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER NEWS


WELCOME BACK TO NEVERLAND!


“ P E T E R    A N D    T H E    S T A R C A T C H E R ”
BEGINS PERFORMANCES MARCH 18
AT NEW WORLD STAGES

New York, NY  Peter and the Starcatcher, written by Tony® Award nominee Rick Elice, and directed by Tony® Award-winner Roger Rees and Tony® Award-nominee Alex Timbers, officially begins performances at New World Stages (340 West 50thSt.) today, Monday, March 18, 2013, after ending its triumphant run on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Sunday, January 20, 2013.

The cast of Peter and the Starcatcher includes returning Broadway cast members Rick Holmes, now playing Black Stache,Jason Ralph, now playing Boy, along with Kevin Del Aguila as Smee, Matt D’Amico as Slank, and Evan Harrington as Alf, all reprising their roles. They are joined by Nicole Lowrance (Molly), Edward Baker-Duly (Lord Aster), Josh Grisetti(Fighting Prawn), Alex Hernandez (Captain Scott), Nate Miller (Ted), Andrew Mueller (Prentiss), Jon Patrick Walker(Mrs. Bumbrake), Jordan GeigerJoanna Howard, José Restrepo, and Graham Stevens.

The entire Award-winning design team of Peter and the Starcatcher, which includes Steven Hoggett (Movement), Wayne Barker (Music), Donyale Werle (Scenic Design), Paloma Young (Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design), Darron L West (Sound Design), Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum (Fight Direction), Marco Paguia (Music Supervision), and Greg Anthony(Music Direction),  have reunited for the New World Stages production. 

Peter and the Starcatcher won five 2012 Tony Awards (the most of any play of the 2011-2012 season) and was recently named one of New York TimesNew York Magazine and New Yorker’s Top 10 Shows of the Year.

The performance schedule for Peter and the Starcatcher is as follows: Monday at 7:00pm, Wednesday at 2:00 & 7:00pm, Thursday – Friday at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM.

Tickets ($72.50 - $92.50) are currently available via Telecharge.com or in person at New World Stages (340 West 50th St) box office.  For more information on group offers (10 or more people), call 877-321-0020 or email petergroups@321mgt.com

This imaginative prequel to the story of Peter Pan, based on The New York Times best selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, tells the tale of an orphan who heads to a faraway land, where he finds love, friendship, and, ultimately, himself.Peter and the Starcatcher is comprised of a company of twelve actors playing more than a hundred unforgettable characters, all on a journey to answer the century-old question: How did Peter Pan become The Boy Who Never Grew Up?  This epic origin story of one of popular culture’s most enduring and beloved characters proves that an audience’s imagination can be the most captivating place in the world.

Peter and the Starcatcher will embark on a national tour, opening in August 2013 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, CO.  The play’s Tony Award-nominated directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, will direct the touring production, which will be represented by The Road Company.

Peter and the Starcatcher is produced by Nancy Nagel GibbsGreg SchaffertEva PriceTom Smedes and Disney Theatrical Productions.



CRITICAL PRAISE FOR PETER AND THE STARCATCHER

“Sensational!  Showbiz at its most infectious!”
“"The most exhilarating storytelling on Broadway in decades."
-- Ben Brantley, The New York Times

“Hysterical! Peter and the Starcatcher is a madcap production, filled with silly puns, hip jokes and sophisticated zaniness!”
-- Jennifer Farrar, Associated Press

“Mr. Rees and Mr. Timbers have created a theatrical world that’s so high-spirited, so inventive, so smart – it’s a hell of a lot of fun!”
-- Jesse Oxfeld, New York Observer

“A rollicking good time!”
-- Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly

“Endlessly imaginative!”
-- Matt Windman, AM NewYork

“A treasure chest of pleasures!”
-- Adam Feldman, Time Out New York

“Magical!  An infectious balance of broad gags with cheeky adult humor. In an era of mainstream entertainment in which audience imagination is too rarely a requirement, it's a breath of salty sea air.”
--David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

“Sweet enough for kids, sophisticated enough for grown-ups, this play with music was both a valentine to the innocence of childhood and the magic of stagecraft. Bravo to the directors Alex Timbers and Roger Rees for infusing Broadway with starstuff.”
--Broadway.com

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