Ridley Pearson News

ZACH Theatre has announced the addition of the Broadway hit and five-time Tony Award-winning play Peter and The Starcatcher to its 2014-2015 Season.

BroadwayWorld.com reviews the National Tour of 'Peter and the Starcatcher' in Chicago.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that five-time Tony Award winning PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, written by Tony Award nomineeRick Elice and directed by Tony Award-winner Roger Rees and Tony Award-nominee Alex Timbers, will play Chicago's Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe) from today, April 2 - 13, 2014.

The McCallum Theatre presents the five-time Tony Award winning musical play Peter and the Starcatcher for a limited engagement of five performances with one performance tonight, March 28, at 8:00pm; two performances on Saturday, March 29, at 2:00pm and 8:00pm, and two performances on Sunday, March 30, at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. 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? I had the chance to chat briefly with author Ridley Pearson about Peter And The Starcatcher's incredible journey from page to stage. Here are a few excerpts from that conversation:

The national tour of the Tony-winning play PETER AND THE STARCATCHER has cancelled its previously planned final engagement at Boston's Shubert Theatre, show representatives confirmed today. The tour's last stop will now be in Pittsburgh, PA, with the final performance set for May 25.

The McCallum Theatre presents the five-time Tony Award winning musical play Peter and the Starcatcher for a limited engagement of five performances with one performance on Friday, March 28, at 8:00pm; two performances on Saturday, March 29, at 2:00pm and 8:00pm, and two performances on Sunday, March 30, at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. 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? I had the chance to chat briefly with author Ridley Pearson about Peter And The Starcatcher's incredible journey from page to stage. Here are a few excerpts from that conversation:

Peter and the Starcatcher, the multi 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 bring its magic to Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom as a stop on its first National Tour.

Peter and the Starcatcher, the multi 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 bring its magic to Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom as a stop on its first National Tour.

Tony-award winning PETER AND THE STARCATCHER opens March 11 for a brief run at the Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre. Actor Jimonn Cole warns that audiences should come expecting an innovative evening of storytelling.

Local author Ridley Pearson, along with Dave Barry, crafted an interesting 'prequel' to the story of Peter Pan with their entertaining novel PETER AND THE STARCATCHER. The stage production of this tale, written by Rick Elice, is a similarly imaginative effort that utilizes a relatively small cast, with just about everyone playing multiple roles, and a frenetic pace that captures the same qualities that distinguished the original work. An engaging touring production with a very talented cast played the Peabody Opera House this weekend (March 7-9, 2014), and it was well worth the trip.

COCA is pleased to present an offer from COCA's partner the Peabody Opera House. Peabody Opera House is thrilled to have the five-time Tony Award winning production of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER this weekend, March 7 - 9. Being offered to the COCA community is a Family Night on Broadway ticket special.

COCA is pleased to present an offer from COCA's partner the Peabody Opera House. Peabody Opera House is thrilled to have the five-time Tony Award winning production of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER March 7 - 9. Being offered to the COCA community is a Family Night on Broadway ticket special.

Artistic Director Blake Robison announced the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's 2014-15 season today. The Playhouse's 55th season - which is Robison's third as artistic director - boasts a homegrown world premiere, two Tony Award-winning plays, recent New York hits and musical tributes to Johnny Cash and Tri-State native Rosemary Clooney.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER has all the right ingredients to be a standout production: a solid literary foundation and engaging storyline, a top-notch cast of actors, and some truly inventive props and staging. Unfortunately, these elements never quite come together as cohesively as they should, and the overall presentation suffers from the script's lack of consistent focus.

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 Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre for a one week engagement, from May 27 - June 1, 2014. Presented in Boston by the Citi Performing Arts Center, tickets for PETER AND THE STARCATCHER are on sale.

Yesterday Artistic Director Mark Clements announced Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2014/15 Season. 'Next season will offer strong stories that are substantive pieces of theater that are both enlightening and entertaining,' said Clements. 'The season includes two exciting world premieres, after all the terrible things I do and Five Presidents. We will also continue the tradition that I started upon my arrival by including a musical on our main stage - the first production in the Quadracci Powerhouse will be the award-winning musical, The Color Purple. Audiences responded so enthusiastically to last year's production of Ragtime, I believe they are in for another treat with The Color Purple.'

Macy's Family Night at PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is tonight, February 26 at 7P at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). Theatregoers who are age 18 and younger will receive a FREE ticket of equal value with the purchase of a full-priced ticket for the Today, February 26 performance of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER; these tickets are available for selected seating locations only - Golden Circle seating is excluded. Please call the Box Office at (401) 421-ARTS (2787) for more information and to order. Ordering online is not an option for the Family Night offer.

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 Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for a limited engagement from tonight, February 25 through Sunday, March 2, 2014.

The five-time Tony Award-winning musical Peter and the Starcatcher makes its Twin Cities premiere in a limited engagement March 11-16, 2014 at the Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave.) in Minneapolis. Written by Tony Award nominee Rick Elice and directed by Tony Award?winner Roger Rees and Tony Award?nominee Alex Timbers, tickets are available now in person at the State Theatre Box Office, online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, by calling 1.800.982.2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Ticket Center. It is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as a part of its 2013-14 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season.

Ropes become rooms and oceans, people become doors, gloves become birds and some very clever staging, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers.