![]() " 'Peter and the Starcatcher' defines a lot of what I do," Timbers says. But while he may be known for deflating puffed-up public figures and injecting silliness into the highbrow, there's more to his mission. Produced by Disney, the show might not seem like the most expected step for Timbers. The show is recommended for ages 10 and up. Along the way, she meets three lost orphans, including one who becomes Peter (Adam Chanler-Berat of "Next to Normal"). "I'm primarily a director and last year was for my writing, so it feels like a brand-new honor," he says.īased on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, with a book by Rick Elice of "Jersey Boys," "Starcatcher" details the adventures of a clever sailor's daughter, Molly (Celia Keenan-Bolger), who tangles with the malapropism-prone pirate Black Stache (Christian Borle of "Smash"). "Mike Nichols (the 80-year-old director of "Death of a Salesman") is one of my absolute heroes, and to be listed anywhere near him feels like the best compliment possible." So that's two Tony nominations in two years for Timbers - not bad for a 33-year-old.Ĭalling the second nomination "unexpected and truly awesome," Timbers made the nomination an opportunity to nod toward one of his idols. Earlier this week, "Starcatcher" earned nine Tony nods, including best play and best direction of a play, making it the most nominated in its category. Now, he's working on his third Broadway show, which he co-directs with Roger Rees. He had started his own theater company out of Yale University, and with it, he did things like stage "Hedda Gabler" with robots, make Ben Franklin a coke-snorting time traveler, and create a dance about higher mathematics.Īnd then his troupe Les Freres Corbusier came up with "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." The irreverent emo saga of Old Hickory opened to raves in New York at the Public Theater before transferring to Broadway, where Timbers - who directed and co-wrote the book - earned his first Tony Award nomination. "That's something I didn't expect at the beginning."įive-and-a-half years ago, Timbers was pretty much an underground figure - albeit a respected one with some buzz. "It's a coming-of-age story for Peter, but the experience on the show has been a kind of a coming-of-age for me," Timbers says. ![]() NEW YORK - When he began working on "Peter and the Starcatcher," a play that chronicles the early days of the boy who'll never grow up, director Alex Timbers had virtually no professional credits.
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