Ross "Ros茅" McCorkell will star as J.M. Barrie in OFC Creations' upcoming production of Finding Neverland, playing the Rochester theatre September 25-October 19. Known best as a finalist from the 13th season of RuPaul's Drag Race, McCorkell also appeared in Off-Broadway's 罢颈迟补苍铆辩耻别.
The news is the latest from the upstate New York company fast becoming known for star casting, including Jodi Benson in Gypsy, Elaine Hendrix in Hello, Dolly!, and Kel Mitchell in Anything Goes.
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Adapted from the 2004 film, Finding Neverland explores the story behind the creation of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie's classic stage play about the beloved boy who doesn't grow up. The work, which played a Broadway run in 2015, features a score by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy, and a book by James Graham. The musical is adapted from David Magee's screenplay, itself adapted from a stage play by Allan Knee. OFC Creations will be among the first regional theatres to produce the title.
OFC's season also includes Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: The Musical starring Sesame Street's Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin; Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Garrett Clayton; Hello, Dolly! starring The Parent Trap star Elaine Hendrix; The Bodyguard: The Musical featuring The Voice star Aliyah Khaylyn; and Over the Rainbow: The Golden Girls Musical.
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