PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the five-time Tony Award®-winning musical, will play Raleigh Memorial at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement from March 10 – 15. Tickets for PETER AND THE STARCATCHER are available now and can be purchased at www.nctheatre.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan, takes a hilarious romp through the Neverland you never knew. PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is the innovative and imaginative comedy 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.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER won five 2012 Tony Awards (the most of any play of the 2011-2012 season) and was named one of New York Times, New York Magazine and New Yorker’s Top 10 Shows of the Year.

The New York Times hails PETER AND THE STARCATCHER as "the most exhilarating storytelling on Broadway in decades,” Entertainment Weekly calls PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, “an absurdly funny fantastical journey,” and Broadway.com says "sweet enough for kids, sophisticated enough for grown-ups, this play with music is both a valentine to the innocence of childhood and the magic of stagecraft."

Written by Tony Award nominee Rick Elice, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is based on the original direction by Tony® Award‐winner Roger Rees and Tony® Award‐nominee Alex Timbers, recreated by Shawn Pennington and original Movement by Steven Hoggett, recreated by Patrick McCollume design team of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER includes Donyale Werle (Scenic Design), Paloma Young (Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design), Darron L West (Sound Design), who all won Tony Awards for their work on the show. PETER AND THE STARCATCHER also features Music by Wayne Barker and Music Supervision by Andy Grobengieser. PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is produced by Phoenix Entertainment.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is suitable for younger audiences but most enjoyable for those 10 and up.

Additional show information can be found at www.peterandthestarcatcher.com or www.nctheatre.com

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For media inquiries and production images, contact:

Heather M. Millen, Marketing Director, North Carolina Theatre

(347) 457-6364

HMillen@nctheatre.com

Michelle Bradley, Director of Marketing, Broadway Series South

(919) 996-8709

Michelle.Bradley@raleighconvention.com

PRINCIPLE CAST BIOS

CAST:

BRYAN WELNICKI (Boy) is honored to take to the stage as one of his greatest boyhood heroes. Graduate of NYU Steinhardt and proud student of Michael Ricciardone. National Tour: The Addams Family (Lucas Beineke). NYC and regional credits include: Sweeney Todd (Tobias); The Addams Family (Lucas Beineke); Pryor Rendering (Dewar); King David (Absalom). A big, booming thanks to The Roster. All the love to Mom, Dad, Laura, and the rotten bunny. insta/twitter: @bwelnicki. “Nothing is forever. That’s the rule.”

JOE BEUERLEIN (Black Stache). Joe can’t believe two things: how lucky he is, and that he agreed to do another show with Thomas DeMarcus. National Tours: Monty Python’s Spamalot (Prince Herbert, Historian, Fred, et al.); A Christmas Carol. NYC: Othello, Lend Me a Tenor (Gallery Players). Regional: Hedwig in Hedwig, Frank in Rocky Horror, Gary Lejeune in Noises Off; TV: “Famous Crime Scenes” (VH1). Joe will next be seen in the 2nd National Tour of Whichever Play Christian Borle Just Closed: The Musical. Big thanks to Mark and everyone at Phoenix! IG: @burrline

AISLING HALPIN (Molly) is thrilled to be a part of this magical show! NYC: One Thrilling Combination at the Public Theatre. National Tours: A Chorus Line, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Favorite regional credits: Little Women (Amy); Dames at Sea (Ruby); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive); The Producers (Ulla); Chicago (Roxie). Aisling would like to thank Team Boals for all of their guidance and support, her incredible family and friends who always believed she could fly and her Tim for being her favorite boy! Proud Syracuse University graduate. aislinghalpin.com “To have faith is to have wings.”