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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.

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.