Photo Coverage: Fly to Neverland with Transport Group's PETER PAN Benefit Concert!
By: Jennifer Broski Aug. 16, 2016
Just last night, Transport Group presented a benefit concert of the classic 1954 Comden & Green/Charlap & Leigh musical, Peter Pan. The evening, which was hosted by drag legend, Tony-nominated playwright, and Golden Age aficionado Charles Busch (The Divine Sister, The Tale of The Allergist's Wife), featured a cast that includes three-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello (Finding Neverland), Drama Desk nominee Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen), Hannah Elless (Bright Star), Ann Harada (Cinderella), three-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch (Hand to God), Tony nominee Tony Sheldon (Pricilla, Queen of the Desert), Paul Slade Smith (Finding Neverland), Drama Desk nominee Elizabeth Stanley (On the Town), Betsy Morgan(First Daughter Suite), Alexandra Silber (Fiddler on the Roof), D.C. Anderson (Queen of the Mist), OBIE Winner David Greenspan (The Patsy, The Royal Family), Ivory McKay, Doug Shapiro (Once Upon a Mattress), Tim Dolan (Altar Boyz), Patrick Boll (Mamma Mia), Richard Costa (Once Upon a Mattress), Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I, Here Lies Love) and Tony nominee Mary Testa (First Daughter Suite, Xanadu).
The Darling children were played by Zoe Willson(Three Days to See) as Wendy, Ashton Woerz (Pippin) as John, and Jeremy T. Villas (Kinky Boots) as Michael. The Lost Boys featured cast members of Matilda, including Gavin Swartz, Ian Seraceni, Noah Baird, Meliki Hurd, Cole Edelstein, and Evan Gray.
Directed by Five-time Drama Desk Nominee Jack Cummings III (Once Upon a Mattress, I Remember Mama), the evening also featured a song cut from the original score orchestrated by Michael Starobin (Queen of the Mist, Sunday in the Park with George) and choreography by Jeffry Denman (Passion). Joey Chancey conducted the 26-piece orchestra, featuring orchestrations from the original production.
Peter Pan In Concert is the first production in Transport Group's Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Jack Cummings III
Joey Chancey and the PETER PAN Orchestra
Jeremy T. Villas, Zoe Wilson, Ashton Woerz
Jeremy T. Villas, Zoe Wilson, Ashton Woerz
Elizabeth Stanley, Zoe Wilson, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz
Elizabeth Stanley, Zoe Wilson, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz
Elizabeth Stanley, Zoe Wilson, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz
Richard Costa, D.C. Anderson, Ivory McKay, Tim Dolan, David Greenspan, Patrick Boll, Doug Shapiro, Michael DeSouza
Richard Costa, D.C. Anderson, Ivory McKay, Tim Dolan, David Greenspan, Paul Slade Smith, Patrick Boll, Doug Shapiro, Michael DeSouza
Richard Costa, D.C. Anderson, Ivory McKay, Tim Dolan, David Greenspan, Paul Slade Smith, Patrick Boll, Doug Shapiro, Michael DeSouza
Charles Busch, Alexandra Silber
Jace Coronado, Lindsey Hailes, Becky Grace Kalman, Karli Dinardo, Jake Weinstein, Jon Drake, Taylor Markarian, Kelly Berman, William Dehorney
Jace Coronado, Lindsey Hailes, Becky Grace Kalman, Karli Dinardo, Jake Weinstein, Jon Drake, Taylor Markarian, Kelly Berman, William Dehorney
The Indians
Jace Coronado, Lindsey Hailes, Becky Grace Kalman, Karli Dinardo, Jake Weinstein, Jon Drake, Taylor Markarian, Kelly Berman, William Dehorney
Ruthie Ann Miles and the Lost Boys
Ruthie Ann Miles and the Lost Boys
Ruthie Ann Miles and the Lost Boys
Karli Dinardo, Paul Slade Smith
Richard Costa, Ivory McKay, David Greenspan, D.C. Anderson, Paul Slade Smith, Tim Dolan, Patrick Boll, Doug Shapiro, Michael DeSouza
Ann Harada, Noah Baird, Evan Gray, Ian Saraceni, Cole Edelstein, Gavin Swartz, Meliki Hurd, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz
Ann Harada, Noah Baird, Evan Gray, Ian Saraceni, Cole Edelstein, Gavin Swartz, Meliki Hurd, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz
Ann Harada, Noah Baird, Evan Gray, Ian Saraceni, Cole Edelstein, Ann Harada, Gavin Swartz, Meliki Hurd, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz
Tony Sheldon, Alexandra Silber
Alexandra Silber, Tony Sheldon
Alexandra Silber, Tony Sheldon
Tony Sheldon, Alexandra Silber
Karli Dinardo and Kelly Felthous with the Lost Boys and the Indians
Karli Dinardo and Kelly Felthous with the Lost Boys and the Indians
Karli Dinardo and Kelly Felthous with the Lost Boys and the Indians
Karli Dinardo and Kelly Felthous with the Lost Boys and the Indians
Zoe Wilson, Rachel Bay Jones and the Lost Boys
Zoe Wilson, Rachel Bay Jones and the Lost Boys
Patrick Boll, D.C. Anderson, Charles Busch, Tim Dolan, Marc Kudisch, Ivory McKay, Richard Costa, Doug Shapiro, David Greenspan, Michael DeSouza
Richard Costa, D.C. Anderson, Ivory McKay, David Greenspan, Tim Dolan, Marc Kudisch, Patrick Boll, Doug Shapiro, Michael DeSouza
Richard Costa, D.C. Anderson, Ivory McKay, David Greenspan, Tim Dolan, Marc Kudisch, Patrick Boll, Doug Shapiro, Michael DeSouza
Karli Dinardo, Hannah Elless with the Indians and the Lost Boys
Karli Dinardo, Hannah Elless with the Indians and the Lost Boys
Charles Busch, Zoe Wilson, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz
Zoe Wilson, Jeremy T. Villas, Ashton Woerz, Paul Slade Smith
Paul Slade Smith with the Darling Children and the Lost Boys
The company of PETER PAN In Concert
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