Neil Patrick Harris joins Broadway cast of PETER PAN GOES WRONG as special guest star

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Broadway’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong will welcome Tony® and Emmy® Award-winner Neil Patrick Harris to the company as a special guest star for performances from 11-30 April* in the role of Francis, it has been announced.

Neil Patrick Harris said: “I'm a massive fan of Team Mischief and physical comedy in general, so I jumped (fell?) at the chance to join their genius onstage. That said, the role of the Narrator mostly sits in a chair and reads a book, so apparently no rehearsals are required. I guess that's fine... what could possibly go wrong?”

*Harris will not perform on 21 April and the 22 April matinee performance.

Harris is the first special guest star for the Broadway engagement of Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Guest stars will appear occasionally, and sometimes surprisingly, throughout the run. Future guests will be announced at a later time.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the international sensation from Mischief, is now in previews and officially opens on 19 April at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway for a limited 16 ½ week engagement.

The cast of Peter Pan Goes Wrong features Bartley Booz as Dennis (until 9 April), Matthew Cavendish as Max, Bianca Horn as Gill, Harry Kershaw as Francis, Chris Leask as Trevor, Henry Lewis as Robert, Ellie Morris as Lucy, Charlie Russell as Sandra, Jonathan Sayer as Dennis (from 11 April), Henry Shields as Chris, Greg Tannahill as Jonathan, and Nancy Zamit as Annie. The company is completed by Ryan Vincent Anderson, Stephen James Anthony, Fred Gray, and Brenann Stacker.

Brace yourself for an awfully big adventure as you finally get the chance to laugh again on Broadway. Co written by Mischief company members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a highly physical comedy packed with finely tuned and inspired slapstick, delivered with split-second timing and ambitious daring. The play sees the ‘Cornley Drama Society’ back on stage battling technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes as they attempt to present J.M Barrie’s much-loved tale. But will they ever make it to Neverland?

Peter Pan Goes Wrong is directed by Adam Meggido, with set designs by Simon Scullion, costumes by Roberto Surace, lighting by Matt Haskins, sound by Ella Wahlström, and original music by Richard Baker and Rob Falconer.

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