PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Kicks Off Limited Run at Hobby Center Tonight

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the five-time Tony Award winning musical play written by Tony Award nominee Rick Elice and directed by Tony Award-winner Roger Rees and Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers, will play the Hobby Center for a limited engagement from tonight, October 15 - 20.

Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased by calling (800) 982-ARTS or visiting www.BroadwayAtTheHobbyCenter.com or www.TheHobbyCenter.org. Additionally, the first 50 individuals to purchase PETER AND THE STARCATCHER tickets at the Hobby Center box office during Theater District Open House will receive a complimentary PETER AND THE STARCATCHER t-shirt. Box office opens at 11 a.m. For groups of 10 or more, please call 888-451-5986 or e-mailhouston.groups@broadwayacrossamerica.com.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, a grown up's prequel to Peter Pan, is the innovative and imaginative musical play based on the best?selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. A company of a dozen actors play more than a hundred unforgettable characters, all on a journey to answer the century?old question: How did Peter Pan become The Boy Who Never Grew Up? This epic origin story of popular culture's most enduring and beloved character proves that your imagination is the most captivating place in the world.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER won five 2012 Tony Awards (the most of any play of the 2011-2012 season) and was named one of New York Times, New York Magazine and New Yorker's Top 10 Shows of the Year.

New York Times hails PETER AND THE STARCATCHER as "the most exhilarating storytelling on Broadway in decades," Entertainment Weekly calls PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, "an absurdly funny fantastical journey," and Time Out New York raves "this show soars deliriously high and gloriously far."

The design team of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER includes Donyale Werle (Scenic Design), Paloma Young (Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design),Darron L West (Sound Design), who all won Tony Awards for their work on the show, along with Steven Hoggett (Movement), Wayne Barker (Music),Jacob Grigolia?Rosenbaum (Fight Direction) and Marco Paguia (Music Supervision).

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is produced by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes and Disney Theatrical Productions.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is suitable for younger audiences but most enjoyable for those 10 and up.

Additional show information can be found at www.peterandthestarcatcher.com.

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