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Review Roundup: Reimagined PETER PAN National Tour Hits The Road
The all-new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway classic, PETER PAN is now playing at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.
By: A.A. Cristi Dec. 21, 2023
The all-new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway classic, PETER PAN is now playing at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. The North American Tour Company celebrated its launch on Thursday, December 14 with an opening night “green” carpet event. Read reviews of the production!
This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of all ages for close to 70 ye ars and is now being brought back to life in a newly-imagined production directed by Emmy Award winner Lonny Price (Sunset Boulevard, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill) with additional book by celebrated playwright Larissa FastHorse (The Thanksgiving Play, What Would Crazy Horse Do?) and choreography by Lorin Latarro (Waitress, The Who’s Tommy).
The newly imagined production runs in St. Paul, MN through December 31, 2023, before its official opening in February 2024 at the Hippodrome in Baltimore, MD, and soar to theaters across the country.
For more information, please visit peterpanontour.com.
Jared Fessler, BroadwayWorld: Premiering at the Ordway, this all-new production of a classic has taken flight, captivating audiences of all ages for nearly seven decades. Under the creative helm of celebrated playwright Larissa FastHorse, directed by Emmy Award-winner Lonny Price, and brought to life with enchanting choreography by Lorin Latarro, this rendition promises a fresh perspective on the timeless tale.
Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Director Lonny Price’s staging asks a lot of the cast and crew, and everyone makes a shining contribution to its success. Standouts include Lorin Latarro’s clever choreography, the exhilarating wired-up flying sequences — here soaring into David Bengali’s animated projections — and Anna Louizos’ elaborate set designs.
Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune: So, while this new production perhaps skews a little younger than moody 12-year-olds, it’s a wholesome, joyful introduction to a classic story. As for this grown-up, I’m quite happy to have the lovely melodies of Morris Charlap and Jule Styne running through my head after revisiting a childhood favorite.
Herb Merrick, MD Theatre Guide: Veteran director and Tony-nominee Lonny Price has guided a production that keeps intact the beauty of Barrie’s original play and novel; added a Jule Styne song with new lyrics by Amanda Green (daughter of the original lyricist); and found a beautiful ballad, cut from the original production, which further explains Peter’s reasoning for not returning home. He has brought an evening of theater that he describes as a meditation on mortality and the conflicted feelings adults and children have on the process of growing up. He wants the children in the audience to “not only fall in love with ‘Peter Pan’, but to fall in love with the theater and to come back.”
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