Peter And The Starcatcher
[a] blissful exercise in make-believe
Ben Brantley, New York Times
Why see Peter And The Starcatcher?
PETER PAN AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE!
Think you know the story of Peter Pan? Well, you don't know all of it...Based on the celebrated 2004 novel by Dave Barry and Ridely Pearson, Peter and the Starcatcher takes us back to a time before Wendy and the Lost Boys, a time when Peter Pan wasn't Peter Pan at all. As we begin, he is only one of many poor, malnourished orphans aboard a pirate ship named The Neverland. Over the course of the next two hours you'll discover how this young boy became the legendary imp of J.M. Barrie's classic, meet Wendy's mother Molly, and see just how Captain Hook lost his hand (not by crocodile).
Originally opening on Broadway in 2012, Peter and the Starcatcher was an instant hit with audiences and critics alike. It won five Tonys and one Drama Desk Award, as well as three Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, as voted for by the public. With a cast of only a dozen, this endlessly enchanting play conjures up its world through wildly inventive stagecraft and the phenomenal acting of its performers, who each ably inhabit multiple roles, from timid lost boys to scurrilous pirates.
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WHAT IS PETER AND THE STARCATCHER ABOUT?
A trunk full of valuables is bound for the Kingdom of Rundoon, by the order of The Queen herself. It will travel aboard The Wasp, but to distract any pirates from looting this precious cargo, an identical trunk will be placed as a decoy aboard another ship, The Neverland. The only flaw in this plan is that the Captain of The Neverland is the not-to-be-trusted Bill Slank, who just before the two vessels set sail, switches the trunks. Also on board The Neverland is a ragtag band of pirates, Molly Aster (the future Mrs Darling) and a trio of young orphan boys, one of whom isn't too fond of growing up...
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Cast
Joey deBettencourt - Boy
Megan Stern - Molly
John Sanders - Black Stache
Harter Clingman - Alf
Jimonn Cole - Slank
Nathan Hosner - Lord Aster
Carl Howell - Prentiss
Ian Michael Stuart - Captain Scott
Benjamin Schrader - Mrs. Bumbrake
Luke Smith - Smee
Edward Tournier - Ted
Lee Zarrett - Fighting Prawn
Ensemble -
Ben Beckley
Robert Franklin Neill
Rachel Prather
Nick Vidal
Creative
Directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers.
Music by Wayne Barker
Movement by Steven Hoggett
Music direction by Marco Paguia
Set design by Donyale Werle
Costume design by Paloma Young
Lighting design by Jeff Croiter
Sound design by Darron L West
Fight direction by Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum
Written by: Rick Elice
Awards
TONY AWARDS 2012
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play - Christian Borle
Best Costume Design of a Play
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Best Sound Design of a Play
DRAMA DESK AWARDS 2011
Outstanding Music in a Play
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