After almost two years on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then a little bump for omicron in October when their season was scheduled to begin, Ballet Palm Beach this month will return to the stage with an original work, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, inspired by two novels by Peter Pan's creator, J.M. Barrie. The production runs April 14-16 at the Rinker Playhouse at the … [Read more...]
‘Finding Neverland’: Fine cast brings some magic to weak material
Few stories are as familiar and beloved as J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. So much so that it has spawned a host of tangential and ancilllary versions, from prequels (the movie Pan, the play Peter and the Starcatcher), to a film told from the villain’s viewpoint (Hook), to a Disneyfied animated feature and a couple of stage musicals. No, make … [Read more...]