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THE PROGRAM FOR BROADWAY IN DETROIT AT THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE Christmas Wonderland “A magical, Due to media: 9/25/2017 Stuart Oken Van Kaplan Roy Furman joyous Christmas Troika Entertainment Stephanie McClelland Darren Bagert Carole L. Haber James Nederlander Five Cent Productions Michael Leavitt Publication:Apples and Oranges Studios/Dominion Pictures Simone Genatt Haft/Marc Routh Triptyk Studios/SBR Productions Ed Walson/Peter May extravaganza Michael Strunsky/The Leonore S. Gershwin Trust Adam Zotovich/Celia Atkin Arch Road/Eugene Beard/Julie Boardman BroadwayCiaola Productions/Stuart In Detroit playbill Ditsky/Kallish-Weinstein Suzanne Friedman/IPN/Proctors Sandy Robertson/Deborah Taylor/Wonderful Productions Harriet Newman Leve/Jane Dubin/Sarahbeth Grossman Jennifer Isaacson/Raise the Curtain that families, program for Love Never Dies • Fisher by special arrangement with Theatre Elephant Eye Theatrical & Pittsburgh CLO young and old, and Theatre du Chatelet present simply love.” Run dates: Oct. 17–29, 2017 Size: full-page with bleed —Broadway Press trim size: 5-3/8 in. w. x 8-3/8 in. h. bleed: 1/8 in. Music and Lyrics by inside margin: 1/4 in. George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Book by Proof: 9/21/17; 8:49AM Craig Lucas For: Nederlander Detroit Inspired by the Motion Picture (Fisher Theatre & others) with Agency: SMZ advertising McGee Maddox Allison Walsh Teri Hansen Ben Michael Kirsten Scott Matthew Scott Design: Frank Bach, Deanna Doyle David Prottas Bach & Associates; Phone 313-822-4303, Brianna Abruzzo Polly Baird Karolina Blonski Brittany Bohn Brittany Cioce [email protected] A. Cosculluela Ashlee Dupré Andrew Eckert Zak Edwards Brian Gephart Melissa Steadman Hart Erika Hebron Christopher M. Howard Laura Katherine Kaufman Weston Krukow Ben Lanham Francis Lawrence Adrian Lee Colby Q. Lindeman Nathalie Marrable Kenneth Michael Murray Don Noble Charlotte O’Dowd Danielle Santos Tory Trowbridge Kyle Vaughn Laurie Wells Associate Producers Amuse Inc. 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Dontee Kiehn Sean Maurice Kelly Karen Berry Chris Morey Lighting Design by Sound Design by Projection Design by Natasha Katz Jon Weston 59 Productions Set & Costume Design by Bob Crowley Musical Score adapted, arranged and supervised by Rob Fisher Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon Fisher Theatre • December 12–17 The worldwide copyrights in the works of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family. ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office. Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com, 313-872-1000. Groups (12+): [email protected] (subject: Christmas Wonderland) or 313-871-1132. 3 Finding Your Nerve in spine of the musical. “At the time J. M. Bar- Bryan Adams, Aretha Franklin and more. rie wrote the play in London, it was incred- Graham (Privacy) is known not in Britain ibly radical and actually quite dangerous,” for writing fanciful musicals but rather plays Finding Neverland said British book writer James Graham. about urgent social and political issues such “This was a post-Victorian society that was as how technology is eroding our privacy By John Moore, very rigid. By putting children and the dog and sense of self. Putting them all together, Senior Arts Journalist, on the stage, J. M. Barrie flipped the power Graham said, shows how Paulus has a “fo- Denver Center for the dynamics of the London theatre. It was quite rensic knowledge for how to build a musical.” Performing Arts shocking to the theatre establishment.” And that’s exactly why they all worked so Paulus also loved how Finding Neverland well together, Michaels added. takes the audience backstage with Barrie “Diane is not afraid of anything,” she said. and his lovable theatre company. “She likes to surround herself with really cre- “Finding Neverland is a complete love let- ative people and then this very powerful, life ter to theatre,” said Paulus, who was includ- force happens between them.” ed in Time magazine’s Kennedy and Barlow annual list of the 100 couldn’t quite believe it most influential people when Paulus approached in the world. Paulus also them about scoring Find- helmed the launch of the ing Neverland. national touring produc- “We said to Diane, tion of Pippin in Den- ‘Look, we’re not musical ver in 2014. theatre writers—we’re “I love stories that take pop-tarts,” Kennedy us backstage, that take us said with a laugh. But through all the trials and Paulus has worked with tribulations and the fear unconventional artists cclaimed Director Diane Paulus was spirit of the Lost Boy into the DNA of a cen- that go into making art,” since she began writ- hooked on Finding Neverland by a tury of children to follow. Paulus said. “All sorts ing her own theatrical A line the nefarious Captain Hook says “J. M. Barrie was a visionary,” said Find- of people who have seen story in the New York to the story’s author himself, J. M. Barrie: ing Neverland co-composer Gary Barlow. Finding Neverland have fringe scene two decades “You can go back to being what everyone “Even in 1904, his mind was 100 years ahead then said to themselves, ago—and she had a gut expects you to be,” the iron-wristed pirate of his time.” ‘Oh my goodness—what instinct about the music says. “Or you can find the courage to write The story of Peter Pan, Paulus said, is a am I doing with my life? she wanted for Finding your own story.” clarion call to anyone of any age to ask them- I’ve got to wake up, do Neverland. “I knew we That taunting dare resonated deeply with- selves: When do we wake up and live the life what I love and take a had to explode the imagi- in Paulus as a director, mother and artist. that we know we need to live—not the life risk. That’s where the nation of J. M. Barrie on “Because that could mean literally, ‘write we think we should be living? riches of life will lie.’” that stage,” Paulus said. your own story,’” she said. “Or it could mean, And that is the story Finding Neverland To tell Barrie’s unconventional story on “And that really led me to understand how a ‘Write the story of your life.’” ultimately tells. The innovative Broadway Broadway, Paulus gathered a decidedly un- pop score by Gary and Eliot could function Barrie stared that question down the snout musical is based on the 2004 Oscar-winning conventional (and trans-Atlantic) creative in that story.” of the crocodile 105 years ago when he film of the same name. It follows Barrie team. American Choreographer Mia Mi- Still, when the “pop-tarts” brought their found the courage to write the story of Peter as he summons the courage to become the chaels is a three-time Emmy winner for initial song ideas to Paulus, “there was only Pan and, in doing so, essentially encrypt the writer—and the man—he yearns to be. Bar- her work on TV’s “So You Think You Can one song we thought she’d really love, be- rie finds the inspira- Dance.” Barlow is the architect of the endur- cause it really sounded like a musical theatre tion he’s been missing ing British pop band Take That, which has song,” Kennedy said. “But she hated it. She when he meets a wid- produced 28 top-40 singles since 1989. He told us, ‘Guys, don’t think about this too ow and her four young recently was voted the greatest British song- much. Just do what you do.’ And so that’s sons who inspire him writer of all time—a field that includes the what we did.” to conjure the magical likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John and An- And that is why, Kennedy added, Paulus world of Neverland. drew Lloyd Webber. “Gary is furiously well- is a genius. It was surprisingly known and well-liked here in England,” said “I think that’s probably an overused word,” risky for Barrie to co-composer Eliot Kennedy, who has had he said. “But she is. She is a genius, and not present his original No. 1 hits with the Spice Girls, Celine Dion, in the way that those dudes in an Apple shop play to high-society are geniuses. She is a visionary.” London theatergoers, Photos, top left: “Stronger,” the cast of Finding Neverland; a twist that provides bottom left: the cast of the National Tour; Finding Neverland is at the Fisher Theatre February 6–18. much of the dramatic above: Lael Van Keuren. Photos: Jeremy Daniel. For tickets, please see our ad on PAGE 16. 4 5 CAST Jerry Mulligan ...........................................................................................McGEE MADDOX (Sat. mat. 12/2 & 12/9; Sun. eve. 12/3; Sun. mat. 12/10) DAVID PROTTAS Lise Dassin................................................................................................ ALLISON WALSH Take (Sun. mat. 12/3; Sun. eve. 12/10) DEANNA DOYLE Adam Hochberg ...................................................................................... MATTHEW SCOTT Henri Baurel .................................................................................................. BEN MICHAEL Milo Davenport ...........................................................................................KIRSTEN