PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Comes to the Wharton Center, Now thru 1/26

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the five-time Tony Award-winning musical play written by Tony Award® nominee Rick Elice and directed by Tony Award winner Roger Rees and Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers, comes to Wharton Center as part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center series. Peter and the Starcatcher will play for one week only from tonight, January 22-26, 2014.

Tickets are available now and can be purchased online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto- Owners Ticket Office at Wharton Center, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, a grownup's prequel to Peter Pan, is the innovative and imaginative musical play based on the best?selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson.

This epic origin story of popular culture's most enduring and beloved character proves that your imagination is the most captivating place in the world. A company of a dozen actors play more than a hundred unforgettable characters, all on a journey to answer the century-old question: How did Peter Pan become The Boy Who Never Grew Up?

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER won five 2012 Tony Awards (the most of any play of the 2011-2012 season) and was named one of New York Times, New York Magazine and New Yorker's Top 10 Shows of the Year.

The design team of Peter and the Starcatcher includes Donyale Werle (Scenic Design), Paloma Young (Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design), Darron L West (Sound Design), who all won Tony Awards® for their work on the show, along with Steven Hoggett (Movement), Wayne Barker (Music), Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum (Fight Direction) and Marco Paguia (Music Supervision).

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is produced by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes and Disney Theatrical Productions.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is suitable for younger audiences but most enjoyable for those 10 and up. Additional show information can be found at www.peterandthestarcatcher.com.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER's East Lansing performance is sponsored by Demmer Corporation; Farm Bureau Insurance; Jackson National Life Insurance Company; Palmer, Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes; and PNC Bank.