Peter and the Starcatcher Ticket Giveaway

By Gil on Monday, Apr 23, 2012 | 55 Comments

Peter and the Starcatcher recently opened to mostly favorable reviews, but if you haven't gotten tickets yet, you've got a chance to see it free for any performance before June 1st.

You can enter twice:

Your first entry into the contest: Be a twitter follower of @BwayAbridged and retweet this Tweet.
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Your second entry into the contest: Post a comment to this post with an answer to this question:

Just as Peter and the Starcatcher is a prequel to Peter Pan, what else do you think would make worthy prequel as a Broadway show?

Contest ends at 6pm on May 1st. Good luck!

55 Comments

Robb johnston | April 23, 2012 5:02 PM

I would like to see the stories of Abuela Claudia, and the Rosarios and Usnavi's parents before and as they came to the USA

Chaz Hume | April 23, 2012 5:14 PM

Maybe Beauty and the Beast, depends how you do it. Or phantom of the opera.

Serg (@Splurge24) | April 23, 2012 5:23 PM

A prequel to GYPSY.
"I'm used to people walking out. When my own mother did it I cried for a week. Your father did it. Then the man I married after him did it. And now..."
That's all you need, baby. Let's start filling in the gaps and making magic!

Lauren Machlica | April 23, 2012 5:39 PM

A prequel to Merrily We Roll Along. Obviously it would take place in the future lol

Kara Wilson | April 23, 2012 6:35 PM

A prequel to Follies!!!

Sarah Packard | April 23, 2012 6:52 PM

How about a prequel to Rocky Horror, all about the backstory of the fabulous Frank N. Furter? :)

Ali | April 23, 2012 7:06 PM

I would lahve a prequel to Newsies. Any excuse for more singing and dancing newsboys, really. Backstories of the Newsies and how they came to be!

Alesandra k. | April 23, 2012 9:13 PM

American Idiot maybe? More about what made the 3 guys make the choices they did? Their history in their dead end town...

Michael D | April 23, 2012 10:50 PM

I want to see a prequel made for Sunset Boulevard. It would also be interesting to see Norma at her peak and the immediate aftermath of her fading popularity.

Rebecca | April 23, 2012 11:59 PM

I would love to see a prequel to Sleeping Beauty!

Lori | April 24, 2012 12:12 AM

The Sound of Music - before that pesky nun and the Nazis got all up in the Von Trapp's business.

Taylor | April 24, 2012 6:15 AM

Apocalypse Almost. Colonel Kurtz stumbles upon an leprosy endemic and is subsequently (and wrongly) blamed for cutting off appendages which were simply falling off. Afraid of loosing his trial without sufficient evidence, he stays in Cambodia where his once light, carefree heart becomes a heart of darkness (get it?) O! how Apocalypse Now did him wrong!

Natalie | April 24, 2012 10:11 AM

This kind of makes me cringe even thinking about it, but a prequel of Next to Normal could be fascinating from a storytelling point of view...

MissPinkKate | April 24, 2012 10:24 AM

Preqeul to "A Little Night Music" - how exactly did Ann and Frederick end up married, anyway?

Jessie | April 24, 2012 10:46 AM

I would like to see a prequel to Into the Woods. I've always wanted to know what happens before the fairy tales begin!

Ali | April 24, 2012 12:12 PM

A prequel to Doctor Doolittle could be really fun - how did he find out he could talk to animals? Did he have a vet practice as a child? Did his parents think he was crazy? So many possibilities!

Jeff | April 24, 2012 12:16 PM

Private Lives. See how Amanda and Elyot met and what happened to end the first time they were married.

Bobert | April 24, 2012 12:38 PM

How about a prequel to Rent? I can see it now - a cold, dim garret in Paris occupied by passionate, devil-may-care bohemian artists... Oh, um, never mind.

David | April 24, 2012 4:14 PM

A prequel to A Chorus Line, where the dancers are travelling to the audition and are asked questions on their various methods of transportation what they do. Crazy tap numbers on cars, jumping all over the subway, it'd be wonderful.

chris | April 24, 2012 6:04 PM

id love to see a prequel to phantom of the opera!

Eleah Burman | April 25, 2012 12:56 AM

I'd love to see a prequel to Lippa's The Wild Party. I'd love to see how they all got to be as crazy as they are, especially Burs.

Heather Card | April 25, 2012 1:21 AM

Definitely Ghost. Would love to see more of Molly and Sam's relationship.

Zach | April 25, 2012 1:27 AM

I'd have to say Into the Woods, there's so much back story given in the show that would definitely make for an interesting show, I think. I think what happens before fairy tales begin is just as interesting as what happens once they end.

Danielle | April 25, 2012 1:32 AM

A prequel to Company - Bobby and his exploits. Maybe some of his friends aren't married yet and it's just a lot of bromance.

Sarah | April 25, 2012 8:04 AM

A prequel to Anything Goes!

Ryan | April 25, 2012 10:44 AM

I'd love to see a prequel to Into the Woods

Eden | April 25, 2012 8:19 PM

A prequel to Company. Bobby & Joanne, anyone?

Laura | April 25, 2012 8:39 PM

Although it would be quite a devastating show, I'd love to see a prequel to Miss Saigon. With that, we could learn more about Kim's family.

Eric G | April 25, 2012 9:22 PM

I'd love a prequel to 'The Secret Garden' It would be interesting to see Archie while Lily was alive.

Nelle | April 26, 2012 8:09 AM

I think a prequel to Mary Poppins could be really interesting/fun. I would love for someone to establish a backstory about how Mary Poppins became who she is.

Natalie | April 26, 2012 12:26 PM

I'm with the other Natalie. A prequel to Next to Normal could be fascinating.

Tom Padula | April 26, 2012 12:29 PM

I would love if Steven Sater wrote another show of the prequel to Spring Awakening. Plus let Duncan Sheik write some more AMAZING Broadway music. The show give additional backstory on about the lives of Wendla, Melchior, Moritz, Isla, and the rest of the company before they come of age. I just love those characters so much, any recreation of the show would be great!

Michelle | April 26, 2012 12:38 PM

I think a prequel to Porgy and Bess would be fascinating.

Emily | April 26, 2012 2:33 PM

A prequel to Beauty and the Beast, how did he become the beast?

Emily | April 26, 2012 2:35 PM

A prequel to Beauty and the Beast, how did he become the beast?

Robyn | April 26, 2012 3:26 PM

A prequel to Their Playing Our Song focusing on Sonia's childhood, such an eccentric character must have a good backstory!

Pamela Z. | April 26, 2012 3:43 PM

As long as we're dealing with classic stories - and everyone loves villains - why not do a prequel show based on the Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood? It would be a lovely period adventure tale, explaining his greed (perhaps a poverty-stricken childhood) and anger (did Marian dump him for the more dashing Robin somewhere down the line?) He was always the most fascinating character in the story, and giving him some justification for his actions - after all, Robin Hood WAS an outlaw - would turn the tables on what is essentially a one-dimensional role.
Plus, the show would have an enchanting setting, period costuming, and some real adventure, and that certainly gets my butt in a theater seat - just like Peter and the Starcatcher is enticing me to!

Allison P. | April 26, 2012 6:16 PM

I would love a prequel to Next to Normal. It would be Diana as a sixteen year old, coping with her family problems. As Natalie takes to music in the actual show, Diana takes to art. We see her swearing that she'll never become her mother. Hey- we might even learn how Di's mom was too high spirited for the PTA. It'll include her meeting Dan at college. It'll end with the whole "Marry me, let's have a family" speech Dan gives in a flashback in the actual N2N.

Randi | April 26, 2012 7:12 PM

Follies

Rachel | April 26, 2012 9:05 PM

A prequel to "Anything Goes"... How did Reno and Moon meet, what is their backstory? And what ever happened to the real Snake Eyes Johnson? What about Billy and Reno's relationship prior to the SS American Sailing? How did Reno work her way up to her cruise ship gig and aquire her angels?

Sara | April 27, 2012 11:06 AM

Obviously, we need a prequel to SMASH! It can show Christian Borle and And Grace's meeting and initial terrible musicals, and the courtship of And Grace and Shrek. And Katherine McPhee learns to love performing by losing a popular talent contest! There can even be a baseball number with Gay Sports Guy!

Taryn | April 27, 2012 11:09 AM

I think you could do a prequel, sequel, trilogy, or eight part mini-series with just about anything Tennesee Williams has done, but I'd really like to see a prequel to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. That's a family with a lot of past issues to be dramatized.

Andy replied to comment from Robb johnston | April 27, 2012 11:21 AM

Wouldn't a prequel to Carrie focusing on Margaret be interesting? I'd love to see first hand how became so fanatical, and the beginnings of her relationship with Carrie as an infant and small child.

Megan | April 27, 2012 11:39 AM

Wow good question. Maybe Passion, I would love it if Sondheim deviled into the pasts of Fosca, Giorgio, and Clara, especially Giorgio. I also would love a Phantom of the Opera prequel.

Andrey Patino | April 27, 2012 12:18 PM

A prequel to Memphis would be really interesting. Felicia's mother's story would have been incredibly interesting! The whole failed singer thing and finally leading up to the day that she dies.

Megan C. | April 28, 2012 7:15 PM

I think that a West Side Story prequel would be really cool! I've always wondered how the Jets and the Sharks became such bitter rivals in the first place, so it could explore that. Plus, maybe it could include a storyline about what life was like for Maria, Bernardo, and Anita in Puerto Rico, why they decided to move to America, and how Maria became betrothed to Chino.

Alex G | April 29, 2012 12:32 AM

Prequel to Cats.
Just Kidding.
But actually I would love to see a prequel to Evening Primrose.

Theo | April 29, 2012 4:39 PM

I would love to see a prequel to Phantom of the Opera to get even more insight into how he turned out the way he did.

Elizabeth M | April 30, 2012 10:42 AM

I would love to see a prequel to Jerusalem but only if Mark Rylance will play Rooster.

Jensen Clifford | April 30, 2012 10:45 AM

I would like to see a prequel to Hello Dolly. All about the life of Dolly Levi before her husband died. The story of Dolly and Efram and their wild days in NYC.

Jess | April 30, 2012 8:10 PM

I'd love to see a prequel to "The Drowsy Chaperone"! Janet in the show, and then her and Robert meeting, "spooning briefly" and falling in love. I think it would be just as hilarious as "The Drowsy Chaperone"!!

Mike | May 1, 2012 11:38 AM

Honestly, a prequel to Phantom would work so much better than a sequel. Maybe Sunday in the Park as well, it would be interesting to see how George got into art and the beginnings of his relationship with Dot.

BC | May 1, 2012 4:09 PM

Well! You know what needs a prequel? Book of Mormon. Time to solve the mystery, once and for all, of how dude got maggots in his scrotum.

Ashley | May 1, 2012 4:40 PM

How about a prequel to Jesus Christ Superstar? The book's already written! ;)

Leah | May 1, 2012 8:50 PM

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown! what were those peanuts like as babies?!

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