Prequel to 'Peter Pan' Going to Broadway

NY (AP) A prequel to "Peter Pan" is flying to Broadway.Producers Nancy Nagel Gibbs and Greg Schaffert stated Wednesday that "Peter and also the Starcatcher," the very first play commissioned by Disney, is going to be staged early in the year. It had been last seen off-Broadway in the NY Theatre Workshop, where it gained five Drama Desk nominations.The cast and theater is going to be introduced later. If this was off-Broadway, it starred Christian Borle, who's to look around the NBC series "Smash," and Adam Chanler-Berat, who's presently starring within the off-Broadway revival of "Rent" at " New World " Stages.The play is compiled 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 take a look at Peter Pan's background is dependant on the novel of the identical title by Dork Craig and Ridley Pearson. An earlier version was staged in the La Jolla Playhouse during the cold months of 2009.It is the latest success for Disney, whose musical adaptation from the 1992 film "Newsies" has additionally be a hit in the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, Nj.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.