PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On the Road With Peter and the Starcatcher Cast Member Ian Michael StuartPeter and the Starcatcher, the imaginative play with music about the origins of Peter Pan that garnered five Tony Awards, has been touring the U.S. since August. Cast member Ian Michael Stuart shares these exclusive photos from the road.
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May 01, 2014
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On the Road With Peter and the Starcatcher Cast Member Ian Michael Stuart
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On the Road With Peter and the Starcatcher Cast Member Ian Michael Stuart
Peter and the Starcatcher, the imaginative play with music about the origins of Peter Pan that garnered five Tony Awards, has been touring the U.S. since August. Cast member Ian Michael Stuart shares these exclusive photos from the road.
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Welcome Aboard, Playbill. FLIGHT DELAYED!
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Harter, Joey, Patrick, Nathan and Carl rejoicing in the extra time we get to spend together on this wonderful delay.
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I love catching Harter harnessing his Chee.
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Lee Zarrett is a very popular man.
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Jimmon Cole enjoying the perimeter of Harter’s musical zen-space.
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In my deep sleep, I have developed a very specific pillow arrangement over the last year. I have no idea how it happens.
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Studies show that the “Clicker” is one of the dirtiest things in a hotel room. This is why I have patented the ice-bucket barrier. I hope this knowledge will protect touring companies for years to come. Now for some Cheery morning news.
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Drip= $2.50, Grinder= $27.99, Scale= $8.00, Choice Coffee (featuring: New Harvest from Providence, RI) = $13.00 Water heater= $8.00. This will change your life. Your cast mates will also appreciate your cheery mood come Saturday morning matinee time.
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For those who have traveled through Tempe. Say goodbye to The Twin Palms Hotel. They are re-building this Relic. RIP original TPH.
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MUST HAVE COFFEE.
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Found Rob in the Lobby. He always knows where to find the WI FI.
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Harter heads out for his daily exploration.
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Never grocery shop hungry! And Chipotle is a somewhat healthy No-Surprise-Good-Suprise kind of place.
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Found Jarrett. He is our Head of Audio. What a stud.
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TARGET National headquarters. Who doesn’t love Target?
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Opening Night in Minneapolis.
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Payday!
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Found it, guys.
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Kim from wardrobe on the hustle.
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Scott, Our Head Carpenter, makes sure its all screwed together one last time before curtain.
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Stage managers love the sneak attack. I caught him this time.
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Move-in/ prep time.
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I would be lying if I said I keep it this organized.
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John Sanders stops by to tell me how brilliant of an Actor I am. He was in this dressing room with Mamma Mia! years back.
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Darcy wanted to be eco-friendly so she bought us all our own mugs.
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My mug:)
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Getting seated for company meeting.
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Shawn, our stellar PSM briefs us on the happenings for Minneapolis.
Luke taking some time to reflect on his life choices.
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Rachel, our daily breath of fresh air.
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Andy up at his desk during sound check. So stoic. It still blows my mind that he gets through this show with only two hands.
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PSM therapy session.
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Soundcheck!
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So you can show the grandkids you once had talent.
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Almost 200 shows of torture. Dutchess is our ship's cat.
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Prom pic with Edward and Lee. Very current.
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I can only imagine.
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Joey and Megan giving me some love!
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With such an intricate show, Its is crucial to have a nightly circle up. Here we check in with any on-stage traffic issues and over all show-related safety.
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Fight call!!
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Oops. Do NOT forget to sign in. I blamed it on Playbill. I always recommend you save your excuses for when you really need them.
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Dressers always have the juicy stories to tell. My advice: DONT become the next one they tell.
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SHOWTIME BABY! Or as Luke yells: “See you on the ice”
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Andy getting into some trouble before Shawn arrives. I would pay big money to see a show Andy calls.
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Our A2 doing a quick once over of my mic before hittin’ the deck. The Crowd sounds pumped for opening night.
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After booting Andy out of the seat, Shawn gets out his timers and is ready for the two hours of pure chaos.
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Quick shot of Carl Howell from Stage Left. The only peaceful moment I have to enjoy from off stage.
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A blink of an eye and it’s halftime! Hydrate!
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200th performance! We didn’t even know it until intermission!
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SURPRISE. Sugar high for ACT 2.
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Fans at the stage door! What an incredible audience.
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You get to a point on the road when your brain starts to mix up hotel room numbers. When that happens, take full advantage of your camera phone.
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On our last night of an incredible week, we got to celebrate this very special lady on her birthday!
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5 AM bus call following a late night of birthday celebration and it is 10 degrees. Ouch. Off to NY for a week of rest before heading back to California.
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What I am currently listening too. Get into his music if you haven’t already.
Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatcher premiered Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop March 9, 2011, where it extended its run twice. The entire Off-Broadway cast returned for the Broadway transfer that began March 28, 2012, and opened to acclaim April 15 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. It ended its Broadway run Jan. 20, 2013. The production transferred to an open-ended Off-Broadway run at New World Stages in March.
Tony Award nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, The Addams Family) authored the stage adaptation that is co-directed by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers and Tony winner Roger Rees (The Addams Family, Nicholas Nickleby). It features original Tony Award-nominated songs by Wayne Barker.
Starcatcher received nine Tony Award nominations, and took home honors for Best Costume Design (Paloma H. Young), Best Lighting Design (Jeff Croiter), Best Sound Design (Darron L. West), Best Scenic Design (Donyale Werle) and Best Featured Actor (Christian Borle). Joey deBettencourt (South of Settling at Steppenwolf Theatre) stars as Boy with Megan Stern (The Civilians' Be the Death of Me) as Molly and John Sanders (Peter and the Starcatcher, Matilda the Musical) as Black Stache.
Rounding out the cast are Harter Clingman as Alf, Jimonn Cole as Slank, Nathan Hosner as Lord Aster, Carl Howell as Prentiss, Ian Michael Stuart as Captain Scott, Benjamin Schrader as Mrs. Bumbrake, Luke Smith as Smee, Edward Tournier as Ted, Lee Zarrett as Fighting Prawn, Ben Beckley, Robert Franklin Neill, Rachel Prather and Nick Vidal.
In the spirit of Starcatcher's Tony Award-winning sustainable set design, the producers invited the venues on the tour route to contribute reusable items to help build the tour proscenium. Denver sent in Coors bottle caps, Seattle collected wine corks from the bars at their theatre, and Dallas arranged a special collection drive at Klyde Warren Park to collect items.
Additional items donated by the Starcatcher tour markets include small children's toy figures, old silverware, used rope, buttons and whopper poppers, cords, aluminum can lids, old cooking tools, tin can tops, balls and paper tubes.
The remaining tour itinerary follows:
Charlotte, NC (April 29-May 4, 2014 at the Knight Theater) Baltimore, MD (May 6-18, 2014 at the Hippodrome Theatre) Pittsburgh, PA (May 20-25 at Heinz Hall)
The play, according to producers, "is the innovative and imaginative musical play based on the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. A company of a dozen actors play more than a hundred unforgettable characters, all on a journey to answer the century-old question: How did Peter Pan become The Boy Who Never Grew Up? This epic origin story of popular culture's most enduring and beloved character proves that your imagination is the most captivating place in the world."
Steven Hoggett (American Idiot, Black Watch, Once) created the movement for the production, which has set design by Tony Award winner Donyale Werle, costume design by Tony Award winner Paloma Young, lighting design by Tony Award winner Jeff Croiter, sound design by Tony Award winner Darron L West and musical supervision by Marco Paguia.
Disney Theatrical Productions commissioned the work. Peter and the Starcatcher began life at the La Jolla Playhouse as part of the company's Page To Stage Play Development program.
Nilan was an award-winning writer, director, actor, producer, educator, and arts leader whose work centered on intersectionality, queer life, and the multiplicity of human experience.
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