Photo by Carol Rosegg
If you haven't yet taken a trip to Neverland, it's last chance saloon, folks, as Finding Neverland - our #ShowOfTheWeek - enters its final week on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
I am unashamed to say that Finding Neverland was one of my favourite shows of 2015. Granted I may be a little biased, having followed the career of singer-songwriter Gary Barlow since my teenage years with great enthusiasm, but I feel the musical's complete exclusion from last year's Tony Awards totally unjust. The score is filled with instantly catchy melodies and the production itself is filled to the brim with imagination, courtesy of its formidable director Diane Paulus. I'm also a huge admirer of the show's leading lady Laura Michelle Kelly, who brings such a tenderness and vulnerability to the role of Sylvia Llewellyn Davies.
Read our exclusive interview with Laura Michelle Kelly HERE.
For my money's worth, Finding Neverland is the ultimate show for the whole family. The barrage of Peter Pan references are sure to delight the youngsters in the audience, whilst the romance element in the plot (based during a time of strict, social restrictions) will provide much intrigue for older members of the audience. The musical number "Play" dwells on the desire to re-awaken the child within and that's something we can all strive for during these times of political and social unrest.
Finding Neverland is heading out on a National Tour in October and a West End transfer is reportedly still in the works for 2017, but if you want to see the musical in its original Broadway home, you better act quick!
So, there's nothing left to do but take the second star on the right, secure yourself a ticket and embrace the child within - just like that boy who never grew up!
Click here for tickets to Finding Neverland for performances through to 21 August 2016 at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Tony Yazbeck (J.M. Barrie) in Finding Neverland More Production PhotosOriginally published on