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Sandy Duncan Takes Leave From Broadway's Finding Neverland

The actress recently joined the musical at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Andy Lefkowitz

Andy Lefkowitz

| Broadway |

February 17, 2016

Sandy Duncan will take a leave from Finding Neverland on Broadway.
Sandy Duncan will take a leave from Finding Neverland on Broadway.
(© Allison Stock)

The producers of Finding Neverland announced today that Sandy Duncan, who recently joined the production in the role of Madame Du Maurier, will take an immediate, temporary leave of absence from the show due to family obligations.

The iconic Peter Pan star officially returned to Broadway in the production on February 12. A return date has not yet been set, but Duncan's limited engagement in the show is scheduled through March 27 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. A temporary replacement for Duncan will be announced shortly.

Directed by Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland opened on Broadway in April after a 2014 tryout run at the American Repertory Theater. With a score by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy and a book by James Graham, Finding Neverland explores the friendship of playwright J.M. Barrie and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, a widowed mother whose four boys inspired the beloved Peter Pan stories. It is based on the 2004 film of the same title, which itself was based on Allan Knee's play The Man Who Was Peter Pan.

Also featured in the production are Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck (J.M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), and Kelsey Grammer (Charles Frohman/Captain Hook).

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