Matthew Morrison Tweets from FINDING NEVERLAND Rehearsals: 'Amazing First Day'!

Matthew Morrison turned to Twitter today to share his excitement over the start of rehearsals for the upcoming Broadway musical Finding Neverland. "Amazing first day of rehearsals for @NeverlandBway," tweeted the GLEE star, "This is a special show!"

Morrison will portray playwright J.M. Barrie opposite Laura Michelle Kelly, who takes on the role of Sylvia Llewlyn Davies. The musical is based on the 2004 movie which starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.

Tony Award winning director Diane Paulus, (Broadway's Pippin, Hair) shared with PEOPLE today, "The first day of rehearsal is always a thrilling day. To bring everyone together, including our extraordinary cast, led by Matthew [Morrison] and Kelsey [Grammer], is unbelievably energizing for all of us. Off we go!"

Finding Neverland begins preview performances on March 15, with opening night set for April 15th.

About the show:

Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, Laura Michelle Kelly, and Carolee Carmello, will begin previews on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street), and will open on Wednesday, April 15.

Finding Neverland co-star and Olivier Award-winning actress, Laura Michelle Kelly, and the show's composer and multi-platinum, multi-award-winning singer/songwriter, Gary Barlow, performed a selection from the musical on the top-rated national morning television show live from Times Square.

Based on the Miramax motion picture by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan byAllan Knee,Finding Neverland follows the relationship between playwright J. M. Barrie and the family that inspired Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up - one of the most beloved stories of all time.

Directed by Tony Award®-winner Diane Paulus (Pippin) with book by Olivier Award®-nominee James Graham, music and lyrics by U.K. pop sensation Gary Barlow (Take That) and Grammy Award®-winner Eliot Kennedy, choreography by Emmy Award®-winner Mia Michaels (So You Think You Can Dance), this new musical explores the power of imagination to open up new worlds, and the pressures put upon those worlds by the inevitability of growing up.