Kirsten Childs (Cycle 4 and Adjunct Faculty Member)
GMTWP Alum and Adjunct Faculty Member Kirsten Childs (Cycle 4) received a production of her new "Peter Pan-themed" musical FLY at La Jolla Playhouse in CA this past spring.
Featuring a book by Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), music by Tony winner Bill Sherman (In the Heights) and lyrics by Joseph and Kirsten Childs (The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin), Fly, a sinister retelling of the Peter Pan story, centers on Wendy's life, which is about to change forever when she meets a boy named Peter, a pirate named Hook and a beguiling, beautiful Crocodile, who's much more than meets the eye. The musical will include a percussive score and dynamic movement featuring aerial acrobatics.
Tony-winning Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller repeated his work as director of the musical from a 2013 world premiere at Dallas Theater Center. The La Jolla engagement ran from February 18 through March 29, 2020 at the San Diego theater.