Prequel to 'Peter Pan' Likely to Broadway

NY (AP) A prequel to "Peter Pan" is flying to Broadway.Producers Nancy Nagel Gibbs and Greg Schaffert mentioned Wednesday that "Peter as well as the Starcatcher," the initial play commissioned by Disney, will probably be staged in the year. It absolutely was last seen off-Broadway within the NY Theatre Workshop, where it acquired five Drama Desk nominations.The cast and theater will probably be introduced later. If the was off-Broadway, it starred Christian Borle, who's to to research the NBC series "Smash," and Adam Chanler-Berat, who's presently starring inside the off-Broadway revival of "Rent" at " " New World " " Stages.The play is put together by Tony Award nominee Ron Elice, and co-directed by Roger Rees, who's now starring in "The Addams Family," and Alex Timbers, who directed "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." Twelve stars play some 50 figures.The madcap have a look at Peter Pan's background is founded on the novel of the title by Dork Craig and Ridley Pearson. An early on version was staged within the La Jolla Playhouse throughout the cold several weeks of 2009.It's the latest success for Disney, whose musical adaptation in the 1992 film "Newsies" has furthermore be considered a hit within the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, Nj.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.