Producers Norton Herrick of Herrick Entertainment and Charlie Burnell of Threesixty Entertainment are pleased to announce the Los Angeles engagement of PETER PAN 360. Beginning Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Los Angeles audiences will experience Neverland in a whole new way with a spectacular innovative stage production that combines intimate theater-in-the-round, overhead surround CGI projection, actors in dazzling flying sequences forty feet in the air, and whimsical puppets that bring J.M. Barrie's classic tale to fantastical life.
This remarkable production takes place in the one-of-a-kind Threesixty Theatre Tent, a state of the art 100-foot tall structure that is part tent and part luxurious world-class theatre. Conceived by an award winning creative team, the beloved family tale will capture the imagination of adults and children alike.
Tickets for PETER PAN go on sale Tuesday, December 22 at
www.peterpan360.com or by calling 1.800.745.3000.
PETER PAN is presented in the striking setting of the Threesixty Theatre Tent, the 1,500-seat luxurious theater structure that will be erected at L.A. LIVE, 1005 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles CA 90015. The show is performed up in the air, "in the round" and all around, creating a truly unique environmental theatrical experience. The entire interior is lit with over 15,000 square feet of Hi Resolution projection so that both cast and audience are immersed in a virtual Neverland.
When Peter and Wendy fly to Neverland, audience members will feel the effect in the pit of their stomachs as they fly with the beloved characters over 200 square miles of virtual London and beyond.
This remarkable and beautiful production premiered in London's Kensington Gardens, the original home of Peter Pan. Seen by over 1 million theatregoers worldwide to date, PETER PAN, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, was created by Scottish novelist and playwright
J.M. Barrie. One night, Peter flies into the London nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael, teaches them to fly and leads them to the magical Neverland, "second to the right and straight on till morning," where they live with Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and meet the notorious Captain Hook.
The tale of PETER PAN has been adapted many times including the
Walt Disney animated film, a Broadway musical and an Emmy Award winning TV special. However, it was not until this production, presented by Threesixty Entertainment, that PETER PAN was performed in London's Kensington Gardens, where Barrie was first inspired to create him and where the original statue of PETER PAN has stood since 1912.
Making its triumphant return to the United States, PETER PAN features all new direction by award-winning director
Thom Southerland, with staging and choreography by
Gypsy Snider, co-founder of the internationally acclaimed Les 7 Doigts de la Main. Additional music is by
Howard Herrick and Chieli Minucci. The remainder of the creative team includes Guillaume Lord (additional scenic design), Manon Desmarais (additional costume design), Jonathan Lipman (additional costume design), Sue Buckmaster (puppetry direction),
Scott Cady (music director), and Freedom Flying (flying consultant).
By arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and Samuel French Limited, PETER PAN is produced by
Norton Herrick and Charlie Burnell.
Norton Herrick, Chairman and CEO of Herrick Entertainment, is a multiple Tony Award winning producer and film producer of Critics Choice Award winner Lone Survivor. "This PETER PAN production," noted Herrick, "is that rare opportunity to tell a legendary story with equal parts innovation and grandeur. Audiences can sit back and be transported to a magical place and time, and be able to share it with their family." Charlie Burnell, the London based founder of Threesixty Entertainment and originating producer of PETER PAN, said "Threesixty's intention with PETER PAN has always been to remain faithful to the original story while employing 21st century techniques to tell it. We are delighted to bring this all new production to North America and entertain a whole new audience of 5 to 95 year olds."
FAQ's about PETER PAN in the Threesixty Theatre Tent:
- 12 projectors, delivering 360 degree projection
- 10 million pixels
- 15,000 square feet of CGI
- 400 square miles of virtual London were rendered
- The largest surround CGI venue in the world
- The world's first fully 360 cinematic projection for live theatre performance
- 100 computers took 4 weeks to create the images - it would have taken 8 years for a single computer to render
Pictured: Dan Rosales (Peter Pan) and Stephen Carlile (Hook). Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
