Based on the 2004 film about Peter Pan playwright , the new version of the musical has a score by U.K. pop songwriters Gary Barlow and Elliot Kennedy, with a book by (This House). Tony Award winner (Pippin, Porgy and Bess, Hair) directs the production that began performances July 23 and will continue through Sept. 28.
Finding Neverland will begin performances on Broadway in March 2015, a spokesperson for the production confirmed to 半岛体育.com. Additional information, including casting, venue and opening date, will be announced at a later time.
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Tony nominee Jordan (Bonnie & Clyde, Newsies, "Smash") plays Barrie opposite Olivier Award winner Kelly (Mary Poppins) as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies.
The cast also features Tony Award nominee as Madame du Maurier, as Mary Barrie, Tony winner as /Captain Cook, along with as Peter, as Michael, as George and as Jack.
The Finding Neverland ensemble includes , , Rory Donovan, , , , Melanie Moore, Mary Page Nance, Stuart Neal, Emma Pfaeffle, , , Julius Rubio, JC Schuster, Paul Slade Smith and .
According to A.R.T., "When a playwright meets a widow and her four boys in Kensington Gardens, he embarks on a friendship that inspires one of the most beloved stories of all time. Based on the Miramax film by David Magee, Finding Neverland follows the real-life relationship between James Matthew Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family that inspired the revolutionary 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, one of the most beloved stories of all time."
The creative team includes scenic designer , costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb, lighting designer , sound designer Jonathan Deans, projection designer Gilles Papain, fan designer Daniel Wurtzel, music supervisor and music director . Orchestrations are by .
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