Rick Elice’s ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ to Play Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theater: Previews Begin March 28 & Opens April 15!
January 19th, 2012
From BroadwayWorld.com: The New York Times is the first to report today that producers of Peter and the Starcatcher, the acclaimed new American play, written by JERSEY BOYS co-author and Tony Award nominee Rick Elice, have announced that the show will open this Spring at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theater, with previews beginning on on March 28 and opening on April 15.
No casting has yet been announced, though it’s expected that due to SMASH, Christian Borle is unlikely to reprise his role, while Adam Chanler-Berat is expected to do so.
Addition to Elice as writer, the play is directed by Tony Award-winner Roger Rees and Drama Desk Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson). It is based on The New York Times best selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatcher will be produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs and Greg Schaffert.
In this innovative and imaginative new play, a company of twelve actors plays some 50 characters, all on a journey to answer the century-old question: How did Peter Pan become The Boy Who Would Not Grow 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 opened to rave reviews last March in its premiere Off Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. The sold out run was extended by popular demand and set a record for the highest grossing single day in NYTW’s history. The production went on to receive five Drama Desk nominations (and a win for Outstanding Music in a Play); two Obie Awards (for Direction and Design) and two Lucille Lortel Awards (for Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Choreography).
Congratulations to Rick on this exciting news!
My wife and I are looking forward to booking tickets to this show. From all I’ve read about it from its off-broadway run, it’s sure to be another smash for you, Rick. You’re certainly deserving of this latest success!
Comment by Len Gersten — January 20, 2012 @ 2:01 am