Peter and the Starcatcher Tickets

I rarely so strongly disagree with the New York reviewers but I thought this play was confusing, disjointed, and hard to understand. The fake British accents meant I understood about half the dialogue missing all the jokes. The performances and actors were great but the material was boring. Many left early. I am familiar with Peter Pan and know this was a prequel but it seemed like it was assembled by a committee of 7th graders and not rewritten. I only stayed cause I thought it had to get better

Very different than expected, But very entertaining! I think the way the cast performed each scene was very creative. Not only are they decent actors/singers, but they improvised for many of the props they didn't have on stage, using themselves as the actual items! They also would rotate from scene to scene, explaining the situation of each character. The comedy was slap silly. I especially liked "Black Stache" in a hilarious scene involving his hand. All in all, it was a great show! Glad I got to experience seeing it!

Saw this show on Broadway and wanted to see it again, it is very unique and won a lot of Tony awards for its creativity. I would categorize it as a sophisticated comedy more than something for children or a musical. It is very funny and not inappropriate for children, they just will not understand most of the humor. It is very fast-paced and you'll need to pay attention from the start to catch it all. The Touring company is very good but two of my favorite moments from the Broadway show were disappointing in the tour show: The place where Black Stache becomes Captain Hook (no spoiler here!) was done completely with physical comedy on Broadway - facial expressions and body language that had the whole house in hysterics (literally tears from laughing so hard) but a boring/blasphemous verbal tic on tour. And the yellow bird was a treat on Bway. Otherwise I'd give it A+ for a touring version. Sound quality could have been better but that was probably the venue.

Great play! Definitely want to go a second time. Great atmosphere.

We heard great things about this play, and have been looking forward to it for months. The sound system was a bit to be desired, but after we got introduced to the plot and all the characters, we really enjoyed it. Would love to see it again and get all the little quips we missed the first time!

Entrance to the Energy Center was good. This was all NEW to us. We've been searching for a good play since visiting the Orlando Repertory center in downtown Orlando while on vacation. Unfortunately, and comparatively, "A Christmas Story" and "Peter and the Star Catcher" were at opposite ends of the spectrum. The actors were acting, it was even cute at times, our seats were Front Row, "H", but with the given acoustics, my wife as an ESL student was lost. I being collectively astute and thoroughly fluent in English had a difficult time following along. The plot was simple but actors conveying it were "mumbly" or somewhat over anxious to deliver their lines. Perhaps they were trying to contend with the given acoustics in which they must perform under or in. The girl was the best, a wannabe who portrayed her part well, and the same wannabe that also had to contend with this hole-in-the-wall theatre. In light of this contentious review, we did not know this story and thought of it as a "Peter Pan" thing that was at best a tangent of an undeveloped crew trying to express the story line of what could've been a good story in a poor venue. All in all, it was cute but unimpressive. We suggest a trip to Florida.

I was actually very surprised at how wonderful this play was. Always been a Peter Pan fan, but was amazed at the thought and creativity this show had. The humor was fabulous!

I have read the book, and know one of the authors personally. All I can say is that the first half of the play was good, being interesting. The second half, however, was tedious. Too long a time was focused on one topic. By this I mean the characters are together in the treasure chest of stardust, and too long a time was spent debating over the dust, when it could have been done in half the time, and then moved on to something. My date and myself found ourselves wondering "when is this going to end?" If only you would shorten the scenes, and maybe add other scenes from the book, it would improve.

The show would have been a good college or community production, but disappointing as a professional work. I paid $105 dollars for a $30-40 show, and that makes me less likely to throw away my money again. This tour is a non-union low-budget shadow of the original production. The playing area was pulled way back to make a tiny stage in the middle of the huge stage, which suggests they didn't even expect to perform in a real theater. Stay away from this one.

This was not what I had expected. More a comedy and quality of a high school play. Not worth what I spent. Sorry to say. I was looking forward to this with my daughter who read the book and loves Peter pan

The actors in this play were very good at keeping the audience wanting more and they made you feel as though you were part of the show.

One of the worst plays I have ever experienced. To call this a "musical" is quite a stretch.

Peter and the Starcatcher was a surprise to me. In the age of sequels and prequels, I had never heard of this one. In a salute to all things slapstick and Monty Python, the audience was kept on its toes by the rapid dialogue and constant insertion of modern references in addition to the physical comedy and fluid set changes. I know that if I saw it again, I would enjoy laughs that I had missed. All the performances were spot on, but the Stache adds the candles to the cake in Act 2. See this if you can, but come ready to give it your full attention.

I was surprised altogether with this show. I didn't realize it would be like Spamalot! There were definitely some funny parts but overall it was confusing and sleepy. Truly almost fell asleep twice.

I was looking forward to this show, having enjoyed the books with my kids and having read glowing reviews of the Broadway show. It was surprising to find myself feeling underwhelmed after half an hour and quite let down by the end of the act. During intermission I did some Google research and learned that this was one of the increasing number of non-Equity touring companies of Broadway shows. Local venues and production companies, in an effort to reduce expenses and increase profits, create a "xerox" copy of the original with young, less-experienced actors who are not yet union members and take it on the road. It can be a great opportunity for someone trying to break in to Broadway but it's not the same thing. If I go to a small community theater or university, I'm prepared to make allowances, and if "Peter" had been staged by students I would have been an enthusiastic audience member. But when it's billed as a Broadway show I expect a level of professionalism that makes the ticket price worthwhile. I know that many audience members don't really see the difference and are ready to give a standing ovation to any production with enough energy, but from now on I'm going to make sure it's an Equity company before I buy the tickets.

It was nothing like I expected. I guess I expected a story like Billy Elliot. This was too Improvised for my taste. . I guess parts of the dialogue were supposed to be humorous. But someone forgot to tell the audience when to laugh. My husband and I gave it 45 minutes and then we got up and left.

A completely wacky and thoroughly entertaining musical portrayal of Peter Pan and how he arrived in Neverland. Vocally and dramatically exceptional. Particularly interesting visually was the use of a long rope to create impressions of ships, waves, boxing rings, and more. Actors never seemed to stop moving during the scenes and transitioning between them...always something to watch.

60 minutes of my life I will never get back, and I say only 60 minutes because that is when we gave up our expectations of getting our moneys worth of entertainment and opted to head home to watch paint dry instead. A high school play has better set production, not at all what a five time Tony winning play should provide. Confusing interchanging actor rolls, sharp quips that garnered more laughter from the actors themselves than the audience soon became more annoying than entertaining. We passed more people leaving the theater than those heading back in after the intermission. Very disappointed.

My wife and I loved this play! We loved how they allowed us to use our imaginations with very creative ways of using props. The humor was light-hearted and enjoyable. My wife has seen many plays, and she says that this one is probably her favorite because of how they allowed the audience to use their imagination with the creative way of making the stage come alive.

I was able to take my daughter and her friends to see Peter and the Starcatcher. She is a fan of Barrie's work. The acting was 5 star and the show was so entertaining to watch. We loved every minute.