Neverland Comes to Montville as Lazar Students Perform PETER PAN JR.

MONTVILLE, NJ – Robert R. Lazar Middle School in Montville, NJ will present PETER PAN JR.  Based on J.M. Barrie’s enchanting play — Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up — PETER PAN JR. is a modern version of the timeless tale about the adventures of a mischievous boy.

Performances will be held on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Montville Township High School auditorium, 100 Horseneck Road, Montville, NJ. Tickets are only $7 at the door. The exciting production is suitable for all ages.

“PETER PAN JR. is a story which encourages each of us to reconnect with the spirit of youth,” says Drew Cohen, president of Music Theatre International (MTI).  In PETER PAN JR. Wendy, Michael and John Darling meet and befriend Peter Pan when the mysterious boy and a fairy named Tinker Bell enter their nursery in search of Peter’s lost shadow. Peter whisks his new friends away to Neverland, an island with “hardly any space between one adventure and the other.” There, Peter introduces the Darling children to his fellow Lost Boys, children who – like Peter – never grow up. The crew launches into a great adventure where they encounter Brave Girls, led by the incredible Tiger Lily, and Pirates led by the dreaded Captain Hook. Challenges ensue when the Darling children are ensnared in Captain Hook’s sinister plan to seek revenge on Peter.

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The 80-person cast includes: Laura Adrignolo, Swara Agarwal, Joseph Amoroso, Aylin Aydemir, Pooja Balakrishnan, Sofia Behrens, Ananya Bhat, Cole Brink, Ariana Diaz, Santina DiBenedetto, Elijah Dor, Elana Elkhouri, Lily Fazio, Connor Faherty, Nami Gajjar, Paige Gille, Claire Grau, Paytan Grevesen, Mia Grillo, Andrew Gunneson, Katrina Harasts, Aadya Holla, Max Iaci, Elizabeth Iasso, Laura Justnes, Samantha Ko, Sophia Kuznetsova, Raelle Lamela, Dominic LaScala, Clara Li, Alyssa Longobardi, Chloe Megaro, Lexi Michalakakis, Shriya Minocha, Zeina Mirza, Madison Musilli, Nicole Nieradka, Dylan Nieradka, Sophia Palavestra, Derek Pasquale, Anjali Patel, Stephen Piersanti, Vasil Popovski, Alexandra Quinn, Angelica Quintero, Eva Rehman, Niels Restrepo, Abigail Seewald, Adyna Silverberg, Marlon Soeiro, Harshitha Sripathy, Victoria Talamini, Anna Tarnok, Anvi Terapanthi, Lia Vaiserman, Anna Walencik

The production is supported by an outstanding Stage Crew that includes: Eman Albukhari, Alexis Brown, Faith Costello, Isabelle Devieux, Koda Durakovic, Angela Ervey, Natalie Fariello, Aleena Gill, Misha Gill, Brendan Glennon, Ashley Manzanet, Khushi Mehra, Jaylin Salles, Hannah Schneiderman, Justin Scilingo, Elvin Seethakunnan, Gabriela Soreiro, Marlina Spages, Gabrielle Sumka, Allison Szwagulinski, Ashley Tang, Shana Vaidya, Grace Volpe, Lisha Voruganti, Yen-Jeun Yan, Natalie Yu

Lazar teachers Jaime Novak and Rebecca Cimino are co-directing the production. Musical direction is provided by Kathy Zajac. The creative team also includes: Choreographer Maria Heyburn and set designers Jon Huppert and Karin Wardell.

With plenty of pirates and pixie dust, PETER PAN JR is a family friendly event. Tickets are only $7 and can be purchased at the door. Performances will be held on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Montville Township High School auditorium, 100 Horseneck Road, Montville, NJ. For advance ticket information, contact kathy.zajac@montville.net.