'Peter' catches a theater

Peter Pan prequel "Peter and also the Starcatcher" has caught itself a Broadway home, using the show set to start perfs in March in the Brooks Atkinson Theater. Play is a more bit of this year's-12 Rialto season clicking to put as up-and-running productions lose steam within the publish-holiday slump. "Peter" snatches up its place from "Relatively Speaking," the trio of 1-functions by Woodsy Allen, Ethan Coen and Elaine May which has lately seen sales dwindle despite healthy early frames. "Relatively Speaking" wooden shutters Jan. 29. Among other theaters in the future available in recent days, the Walter Kerr, former the place to find short-resided tuner "Lysistrata Johnson," is going to be the place to find "Clybourne Park," while soon-to-shutter "Chinglish" can make method for the spring bow of "Miracle/Bird" in the Longacre. "Peter," which gained generally glowing reviews within an Off Broadway run last season, reps another new play put into the growing season sked, alongside a slate which includes "Other Desert Metropolitan areas" and also the approaching "The Writer," amongst others. Casting for that Rialto version of "Peter" remains to become introduced, although it's generally expected that almost all the Off Broadway cast -- which incorporated Adam Chanler-Berat as Peter Pan and Celia Keenan-Bolger because the titular starcatcher -- will return. The main one definite exception is Christian Borle, who formerly performed Peter's familiar sailing enemy but will not return because of his starring role on NBC skein "Smash." Helmed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, the abide by Ron Elice ("Jersey Boys") is modified from the 2004 novel by Dork Craig and Ridley Pearson. Produced by Disney Theatrical Prods., which remains associated with the development, show is created on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Avoi Cost and Tom Smedes. "Peter and also the Starcatcher" starts previews March 28 in front of an April 15 opening. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com