Broadway's upcoming Peter Pan Goes Wrong has revealed full casting ahead of its March 17 start at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Opening night is April 19.
Joining the previously announced original U.K. cast members Henry Lewis as Robert, Jonathan Sayer as Dennis (beginning April 11), Henry Shields as Chris, Chris Leask as Trevor, Ellie Morris as Lucy, Charlie Russell as Sandra, Greg Tannahill as Jonathan, and Nancy Zamit as Annie are Matthew Cavendish as Max, Bianca Horn as Jill, and Harry Kershaw as Francis. The company will also include Ryan Vincent Anderson, Stephen James Anthony, Fred Gray, and Brenann Stacker. Bartley Booz will play Dennis for preview performances March 17–April 9.
A follow-up to The Play That Goes Wrong again written by Mischief company members Lewis, Sayer, and Shields, Peter Pan Goes Wrong sees the Cornley Drama Society back to present another play‚ J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, with yet more technical misfires. The work made its world premiere at London's Pleasance Theatre in 2013 and its West End debut in 2015 following a U.K. tour. The play was adapted as a TV special for BBC One in 2016, and made its North American premiere in 2022 at Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Canada.
The Broadway run will reunite the work's original creative team, led by director Adam Meggido and including scenic designer Simon Scullion, costume designer Roberto Surace, lighting designer Matt Haskins, sound designer Ella Wahlström, and co-composers Richard Baker and Rob Falconer. The Broadway bow is being produced by Kevin McCollum, Kenny Wax, Stage Presence, and Catherine Schreiber.
Since Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Mischief has mostly relegated its Goes Wrong entries to the small screen. A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong aired on BBC One in 2017, followed by an 11-part series The Goes Wrong Show that aired in 2019 and 2021. A 2020 Christmas special, also on the BBC, saw the Cornley Dramatic Society stage the Nativity.
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Henry Lewis and Henry Shields
Greg Tannahill and Matthew Cavendish
Bartley Booz, Matthew Cavendish and Chris Leask
Nancy Zamit and Charlie Russell
Ellie Morris, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields, Charlie Russell and Henry Lewis
Ellie Morris, Fred Gray, Charlie Russell, Henry Shields, Harry Kershaw and Jonathan Sayer
Harry Kershaw, Jonathan Sayer, Chris Leask, Henry Lewis, and Fred Gray
Bartley Booz and Jonathan Sayer
Charlie Russell, Greg Tannahill and Nancy Zamit
Nancy Zamit and Greg Tannahill
Charlie Russell, Henry Lewis, and Bartley Booz
The Broadway company of Peter Pan Goes Wrong in rehearsals
