Commissioned and produced by People’s Light & Theatre Company in Malvern, PA. Peter Panto: A Musical Panto re-imagines J.M. Barrie’s classic story in the style of a British Pantomime.
Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s parents have taken their phones and left them on their own for the night. As their boredom threatens to ruin their night, a kid named Peter climbs through their bedroom window. Peter doesn’t have a phone; Peter doesn’t have parents. But what Peter teaches the Darlings about the power of imagination and play sends them all on a magical adventure to Neverland and back.
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Peter Panto: A Musical Panto had its world premiere at People’s Light & Theatre Company in 2024.
Nominated for 8 Barrymore Awards,
including Best Musical, Best New Work and Best Original Music
Music, Lyrics, Arrangements Alex Bechtel
Book Jennifer Childs
Direction Bill Fennely
Choreography Mel Cotton
Music Direction Ryan Touhey
Production Stage Manager Matthew Lupino
Set Design Chris Haig
Lighting Design Mike Inwood
Sound Design G Clausen
Costume Design Rebecca Kanach
Video Design Michael Long
Fight Director Eli Lynn
Cast Liz Filios, Christina Foye, Anna Faye Lieberman, Eli Lynn, Connor McAndrews, Susan McKey, Gabe Moses, Mary Elizabeth Scallen, Courter Simmons, Devon Sinclair, Jamison Stern, Tom Teti, Rob Tucker, Tiara Whaley, Page Whitman, Bryce Zenon, Kristopher King Clark, Eliza Lawson, Alden Sheffield, Johnny Sheffield
Band Ryan Touhey, Andrew Nelson, Jimmy Coleman
Eli Lynn as Peter
Courter Simmons as Tinkerbell, Rob Tucker and Susan McKey as Ma & Pa Bell
The cast of Peter Panto