What's Next For FINDING NEVERLAND's Matthew Morrison? Television and a Concert Tour!

After establishing himself as a Broadway favorite with featured roles in HAIRSPRAY, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA and SOUTH PACIFIC and then gaining national popularity for playing Will Schuester on television's GLEE, Matthew Morrison returned to Broadway as a full-fledged leading man last season with his starring role as J.M. Barrie in the hit musical FINDING NEVERLAND.

Morrison plays his final performance as the creator of Peter Pan on January 24th. There's been no word yet on his replacement.

So what's next?

"I just got an offer to do a recurring role on my favorite television show, so I'm very excited about that," he tells the Asbury Park Press.

There are also plans to hit the road for a concert tour with symphony orchestras around the world.

"The last album, my standards album (2013's "Where It All Began"), kind of set me up to do what I've always wanted to do, which is perform with different symphony orchestras all over the world, and that's still true. Next year I already have concert dates for Houston, Kansas City, doing a couple of private events. That'll take up a lot of next year as well, still trying to get more concert dates on the books. I'm excited to get back out there and perform with these amazing orchestras all over the world."

The actor intended right from the start to only spend a year with FINDING NEVERLAND, noting the wear and tear on the body from doing eight shows a week.

"I went into the show wanting to do the most intense choreography I could, like 'push me, let's go.' But that was my 25-year-old self talking. I'm 37 now and it's a little harder than it used to be."

As a first starring Broadway vehicle, FINDING NEVERLAND seemed a perfect match.

"I feel like this show resonated with me because when you're a kid you make up worlds, especially for me as an only child. I was constantly making up worlds and creating friends and my little stuffed giraffe, who was like my best friend. It was all about the imagination as a kid, and I feel like I'm so lucky I get to be an actor and pay off my mortgage as an actor and at the same time, never losing that imagination."

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Finding Neverland has played to packed houses at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenues) since beginning performances in March. Upon its spring opening, Entertainment Weekly proclaimed Finding Neverland "Pixie-dusted perfection," and added it to the magazine's coveted "Must-List." "Touching and beautiful," hailed the Daily News. While USAToday cheered, "Finding Neverland flies!" Vogue exclaimed "Fabulous stage magic that you'll remember for years to come!" WABC's Sandy Kenyon raved, "A crowd-pleaser of the kind that's too rare on Broadway these days." And NPR called Finding Neverland""Magnificent! Far-and-away the best musical of the season. Finding Neverland should be found by everyone as soon as possible!"

Finding Neverland follows playwright J.M. Barrie as he summons the courage to become the writer - and the man - he yearns to be. Barrie finds the inspiration he's been missing when he meets the beautiful widow Sylvia and her four young sons: Jack, George, Michael and Peter. Delighted by the boys' hilarious escapades, Barrie conjures the magical world of Neverland and writes a play unlike any the high-society London theatergoers have ever seen. It's a tremendous risk, but as Barrie himself has discovered- when you believe, you can fly. Directed by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Hair),with music and lyrics by Gary Barlow (Take That) and Grammy® winner Eliot Kennedy, book by Olivier Award nominee James Graham, and choreography by Emmy Award®-winner Mia Michaels ("So You Think You Can Dance," Cirque du Soleil's Delirium), this new musical, packed with mesmerizing visuals, irresistible songs and plenty of laughs, is a timeless story about the power of imagination... and spectacular PROOF that you never really have to grow up.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski