Finding Neverland - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Broadway)
205 West 46th St. New York, NY
Based on the Miramax motion picture by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan 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.
Final Broadway performance August 21.
Finding Neverland - 2015 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland, Broadway, review: 'still doesn't fly'
6 / 10
One can't fault the know-how of director Diane Paulus, a proven hit-maker with revivals (Hair, Pippin), here marking her first original Broadway musical. The tale is of how an unhappily married Barrie (a bearded, convincingly Scottish-accented Morrison) came upon the widowed Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Hampshire's Laura Michelle Kelly, in shimmering voice) and her four young sons. It gives audiences the back story of sorts to Peter Pan in much the same way as the musical Wicked functions as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz.
Review: Bway's 'Finding Neverland' Never Finds Its Groove
6 / 10
British playwright James Graham's story is part Edwardian melodrama, part love story, part origin story, part valentine to invention and part send-up of the theater itself. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just that each has its own tone. Sometimes Graham is deadly earnest, sometimes he's sly and often he's just trying too hard at both. 'Finding Neverland' awkwardly juggles parental death and divorce and puts them in a Disney show that Disney long ago stopped making...When the show is working on all cylinders, it's absolutely thrilling...The music and lyrics...lean on soaring pop melodies and lilting Irish folk. Some hit -- 'When Your Feet Don't Touch the Ground' -- and some don't -- 'All That Matters'...A decision seems to have been made to paper over any gaps in the show's coherence by backing up a truckload of pixie dust and pumping it into the theater. It also desperately wants you to cry with a series of false endings that will have you exhausted. 'Finding Neverland' has some great performances but never finds its groove.
Finding Neverland History
Other Productions of Finding Neverland
| 2015 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2016 | US Tour |
First US National Tour US Tour |
Finding Neverland - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Musical | Matthew Morrison |
| 2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner |
| 2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Simon Hale |
| 2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Scenic Design | Scott Pask |
| 2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Score | Gary Barlow |
| 2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Jonathan Deans |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Matthew Morrison |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Carolee Carmello |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Kelsey Grammer |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Matthew Morrison |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Finding Neverland |
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