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News Jeremy Jordan and Laura Michelle Kelly to Star in Finding Neverland Premiere; Complete Cast Announced Jeremy Jordan and Laura Michelle Kelly will lead the cast of the American Repertory Theater world premiere of Finding Neverland, which will take flight this July under the direction of Tony Award winner Diane Paulus.

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Laura Michelle Kelly

Based on the 2004 Miramax film about Peter Pan playwright J.M. Barrie, the new version of the musical has a score by U.K. pop songwriters Gary Barlow and Elliot Kennedy, with a book by James Graham (This House). A previous incarnation of the musical, which featured a score by Tony nominees Scott Frankel and Michael Korie, received a 2012 U.K. premiere.

The new staging of Finding Neverland, which Paulus (Pippin, Porgy and Bess) has been developing over the past year, will feature choreography by Emmy Award winner Mia Michaels. Academy Award-winning producer Harvey Weinstein is shepherding the project.

Finding Neverland will begin performances July 23 for a run through Sept. 28 in Cambridge, MA. Finding Neverland will officially open Aug. 13.

Tony nominee Jordan (Bonnie & Clyde, Newsies, "Smash") will play Barrie opposite Olivier Award winner Kelly (Mary Poppins) as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies.

The principal cast will also include Tony winner Roger Bart as Charles Frohman, Tony nominee 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. The cast is completed by Courtney Balan, Dana Costello, Rory Donovan, Gaelen Gilliland, Thayne Jasperson, Josh Lamon, Melanie Moore, Mary Page Nance, Stuart Neal, Emma Pfaeffle, Jonathan Ritter, Tyley Ross, Julius Rubio, JC Schuster, Paul Slade Smith and Ron Todorowski.

Here's how it's billed: "When a faltering 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... 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 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 and music director Mary-Mitchell Campbell. Orchestrations are by Simon Hale.

For further information, call (617) 547-8300 or visit AmericanRepertoryTheater.org.

 
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