The current non-union national tour of Peter Pan, directed by Lonny Price and featuring a new book by Larissa FastHorse (The Thanksgiving Play), is welcoming a new star to the title role. Kruz Maldonado will join the production as Peter beginning February 21 at Jacksonville, Florida's Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts.
“I’m so excited for the country to experience Peter Pan with Kruz Maldonado!," says director Price in a statement. "He’s funny, moving, utterly charismatic, and the way he connects with an audience is a real pleasure to watch! Kruz is Peter Pan!”
This new tour, which launched in 2024, revitalizes the classic 1954 Moose Charlap-Carolyn Leigh musical version of the J.M. Barrie play. The Charlap-Leigh score (with additional songs by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green) is still there, but Native playwright FastHorse has revised the book, originally adapted from Barrie's script by director-choreographer Jerome Robbins. The score includes such favorites as "Never Never Land," "I'm Flying," "I Won't Grow Up," "I Gotta Crow," and more.
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Maldonado joins a cast that includes Cody Garcia as Captain Hook, Hawa Kamara as Wendy, Bailey Frankenberg as Tiger Lily, Shefali Deshpande as Mrs. Darling, Kurt Perry as Smee, Levi Chrisopulos as John, and Camden Kwok as Michael.
The ensemble includes Jonah Barricklo, Ryan Behan, Christian A. Boyd, Eduardo Campirano III, Brandon Gille, Calista Jones, Brandon LaShai, Ernesto Olivas, Hannah Schmidt, Zanie Love Shaia, Aaron Stewart, Owen Suarez, and James Douglas Vinson. Swings Tony Collins, Leo Gallegos, Serenity Mariana, and Cheyenne Omani round out the company. Casting is by ARC's Duncan Stewart, with additional casting by Michael Donovan Casting.
The tour features aerial choreography by Paul Rubin, music supervision and additional arrangements by Andy Einhorn, dance arrangements by David Dabbon, scenic design by Anna Louizos, costume design by Sarafina Bush, lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker, sound design by Kai Harada, projections by David Bengali, hair and make-up design by J. Jared Janas, fight direction by Rick Sordelet and Christian Kelly-Sordelet, and Tinker Bell design by Paul Kieve.
The production is licensed by Music Theatre International.
Visit PeterPanonTour.com.
