As the Tony Awards approach (Sunday, June 10), EW takes a closer look at this season’s nominated selection of new musicals, plays, and revivals, all of which will be competing for Broadway’s highest honor. Today, we dive into this year’s nominees for Best Play. (See also: Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical.)
Peter and the Starcatcher
Opened: April 15, 2012
Starring: Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Adam Chanler-Berat
Written by Rick Elice; music by Wayne Barker; directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers
Synopsis: A clever retelling of Peter Pan, Starcatcher re-imagines Peter as a nameless orphan (Chanler-Berat) held captive on a pirate ship called the Neverland and reinvents Captain Hook as a scenery-chewing pirate named Black Stache (Borle). Their paths collide when their ships crash and they’re both marooned — along with a cast of vibrant characters — on a not-so-deserted island. READ FULL STORY »
