'Peter as well as the Starcatcher' To Fly Onto Broadway, EPAs Start Feb. 2

"Peter as well as the Starcatcher," Ron Elice's play in regards to the Peter Pan legend based on Dork Craig and Ridley Pearson's novel, will fly onto Broadway. The show is scheduled to start preview performances on March 28 within the Brooks Atkinson Theatre just before an April 15 opening. The current occupant in the Atkinson, "Relatively Speaking," shuts Jan. 29. "Peter," directed by Tony champion Roger Rees and Drama Desk champion Alex Timbers ("Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"), carried out Off-Broadway within the NY Theatre Workshop last season and received rave reviews, additionally to 5 Drama Desk nominations (winning for outstanding music in the play), two Lucille Lortel Honours (for outstanding lead actor and outstanding choreography) together with a Henry Hewes Design Award to find the best lighting.Back Stage critic David Sheward referred to as it "imaginative and very entertaining." Casting details are not introduced. Christian Borle, presently filming NBC's "Smash," won a Lortel Award and was nominated for just about any Drama Desk Award for his role since the villainous Black Stache, who later becomes Captain Hook. Sheward named Borle within the report on ten memorable NY theater performances of 2011. Equity principal auditions will probably be held by casting director Jim Carnahan for your Broadway work on Feb. 2, 3, and 5. The casting notice states rehearsals will begin on Feb. 20 and many types of roles are available. See the casting notice on BackStage.com.