Jeremy Jordan Talks FINDING NEVERLAND Rehearsals

The highly anticipated stage adaptation of the hit PETER PAN-centric film FINDING NEVERLAND is currently in rehearsals and the show's star, Jeremy Jordan, opens up about the process of bringing the film to the stage as part of a new interview.

Jordan relates, "It's exhausting... It's demanding in all sorts of ways. The first act is physically demanding. The second act is more emotionally demanding. And then you figure that I'm onstage for almost the entire show - I leave for only about seven minutes total."

Furthermore, Jordan says of his character, author J.M. Barrie and how it compares to previous parts he has played, "I tend to get cast as characters who are full of angst, or some of them are very charismatic."

"But Barrie is quirky and introverted. He's much more like me than most of the roles I've played," Jordan adds.

As for what audiences can expect from the piece, Jordan opines, "'Peter Pan' is one of the most successful children's stories of all time. And the story of how it was created is even more magical than the story itself. It has all the ingredients for a great show."

Check out the original article on the matter here.

The official description of FINDING NEVERLAND is as follows: "When a playwright meets a widow and her four boys in Kensington Gardens, he embarks on a friendship that inspires one of the most beloved stories of all time. Based on the Miramax film written by David Magee, Finding Neverland follows the real-life relationship between the Llewelyn Davies family and James Matthew Barrie as he writes the revolutionary 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Staged by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus and with music by U.K. pop sensation Gary Barlow (Take That), this new musical explores the power of imagination to open up new worlds, and the pressures put upon those worlds by the prospect of growing up. The cast will be led by Jeremy Jordan as J.M. Barrie and Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies; with Michael McGrath as Charles Frohman, Carolee Carmello as Madame du Maurier, Jeanna de Waal as Mary Barrie, Aidan Gemme as Peter, Alex Dreier as Michael, Sawyer Nunes as George, and Hayden Signoretti as Jack. Members of the ensemble are Courtney Balan, Dana Costello, Rory Donovan, Gaelen Gilliland, Thayne Jasperson, Josh Lamon, Melanie Moore, Mary Peg Nance, Stuart Neal, Emma Pfaeffle, Jonathan Ritter, Tyler Ross, Julius Rubio, JC Schuster, Paul Slade Smith, and Ron Todorowski. The creative team also includes scenic designer Scott Pask, costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb, lighting designer Philip Rosenberg, sound designer Jonathan Deans, projection designer Gilles Papain, fan designer Daniel Wurtzel, music supervisor David Chase, music director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, and orchestration by Simon Hale."

More information on FINDING NEVERLAND is available at the official site here.

View the new photo of FINDING NEVERLAND rehearsals below.

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