New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 9 | Page 73

On Stage: Theatre Peter And The Starcatcher The Growing Stage - 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong This Tony-winning play upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors Roger Rees and Alex Timbers and written by Rick Elice NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 9 with music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love. The production runs from September 29 through October 23. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 73