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New Peter Pan Musical Fly to Run at La Jolla Playhouse

The production features music by Bill Sherman and lyrics by Kirsten Childs and Rajiv Joseph.

| San Diego |

January 23, 2019

Kirsten Childs is the lyricist of the new musical Fly.
Kirsten Childs is a co-lyricist of the new musical Fly.
(© David Gordon)

La Jolla Playhouse will present The Coast Starlight and Fly to round out its 2019-20 season.

Keith Bunin's The Coast Starlight, commissioned by the theater, will be directed by Tyne Rafaeli, and will run August 20-September 15. Fly, a new musical based on Peter Pan, will run February 18-March 29, 2020. The production features a book by Rajiv Joseph, music by Bill Sherman, lyrics by Kirsten Childs and Joseph, and direction by Jeffrey Seller.

These titles join Put Your House in Order (June 2-30); The Luckiest (June 30-July 28); Kiss My Aztec! (September 3-October 13); and Cambodian Rock Band (November 12-December 15).

Casting and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.

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