Le monde des musicals

Version 1

Finding Neverland (2014-07-ART-Cambridge)

Type de série: Pre-Broadway Try Out
Théâtre: American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : Wednesday 23 July 2014
Première : Wednesday 23 July 2014
Dernière : Sunday 28 September 2014
Mise en scène : Diane Paulus •
Chorégraphie : Mia Michaels •
Producteur :
Avec : Courtney Balan (Miss Jones), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. du Maurier), Dana Costello (Miss Potter), Jeanna de Waal (Mary Barrie), Rory Donovan (Mr. Turpin/Sir Edward), Alex Dreier (Michael Llewelyn Davies), Aidan Gemme (Peter Llewelyn Davies), Gaelen Gilliland (Miss Bassett), Thayne Jasperson (Porthos/Dancer), Jeremy Jordan (J. M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), Josh Lamon (Mr. Cromer), Michael McGrath (Charles Frohman), Melanie Moore (Servant/Peter Pan/Dancer), Mary Page Nance (Servant/Dancer), Stuart Neal (Elliot), Sawyer Nunes (George Llewelyn Davies), Emma Pfaeffle (Servant/Wendy/Dancer), Jonathan Ritter (Servant/Dancer), Tyley Ross (Lord Cannan), Julius Anthony Rubio (Dance Captain/Swing), Jaime Lynn Verazin (Dance Captain/Swing), JC Schuster (Servant/Dancer), Hayden Signoretti (Jack Llewelyn Davies), Paul Slade Smith (Mr. Henshaw), Ron Todorowski (Servant/Dancer)
Commentaires : Il s'agit d'une version profondément modifiée depuis le premier Pre-Bradway Try-Out au Curve à Leicester.

Version 2

Finding Neverland (2015-04-Lunt Fontanne Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original Broadway
Théâtre: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 an 4 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : Sunday 15 March 2015
Première : Wednesday 15 April 2015
Dernière : Sunday 21 August 2016
Mise en scène : Diane Paulus •
Chorégraphie : Mia Michaels •
Producteur :
Avec : Matthew Morrison (J.M. Barrie), Kelsey Grammer (Charles Frohman), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davis), Carolee Carmello (Madame du Maurier), Teal Wicks (Mary Barrie), Alex Dreier, Hayden Signoretti, Noah Hinsdale, Chris Richards, Sawyer Nunes, Jackson DeMott Hill, et Aidan Gemme (The Llewelyn Davis children)
Presse : "It heightens the screenplay’s sentimentality, tidy psychologizing and life-affirming messages by thickening their syrup and corn quotients in ways presumably deemed palatable to theatergoing children and their parents." Ben Brantley for New York Times

"Matthew Morrison doesn’t push. His ever-genuine and impressively easygoing star turn as writer J.M. Barrie in 'Finding Neverland' is what makes his return to Broadway after six seasons of 'Glee' cast such an irresistible spell." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News

"Peter Pan taught others to free themselves and fly. For most of its running time, 'Finding Neverland' remains stuck to the ground." Elisabeth Vincentelli for New York Post

"Awkward, garish and manipulative musical" David Cote for Time Out New York

"It's a celebration of imagination that labors hard for a consistent tone and often leaves you feeling manipulated." Mark Kennedy for The Associated Press

"Bombastic and exhausting, the show confuses childishness with an affinity for the child inside." David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter

"Despite the technical marvels that director Diane Paulus brings to producer Harvey Weinstein’s beloved obsession, this ambitious version of the 2004 Miramax movie (itself based on a play by Alan Knee) remains stubbornly earthbound." Marilyn Stasio for Variety