New York, NY – Friday, June 5, 2015 – It was announced today that Jennifer Lopez, Nick Jonas and Kiesza will introduce Broadway’s new smash-hit musical, Finding Neverland, at the 69th Annual Tony Awards. The cast of Finding Neverland, led by Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer, will perform the empowering Act 1 finale “Stronger” during the biggest celebration of Broadway this Sunday, June 7 on CBS.
Lopez, Jonas and Kiesza all appear on the forthcoming Finding Neverland – The Album, a collection of songs from the musical reimagined by some of today’s biggest stars. Other artists who contributed include Rita Ora, John Legend, Zendaya, Christina Aguilera, Jon Bon Jovi, Trey Songz, Christina Perri, Goo Goo Dolls, Pentatonix, Sage The Gemini, as well as Finding Neverland star Matthew Morrison and composer Gary Barlow. Finding Neverland The Album will be released via Republic Records on Tuesday, June 9 in stores and at all digital retailers.
Based on the Academy Award winning Miramax motion picture by the same name, the new hit Broadway musical Finding Neverland follows playwright J.M. Barrie as he summons the courage to become the writer – and the man – he yearns to be. Barrie finds the inspiration he’s been missing when he meets the beautiful widow Sylvia and her four young sons: Jack, George, Michael and Peter. Delighted by the boys’ hilarious escapades, Barrie conjures the magical world of Neverland and writes a play unlike any the high-society London theatergoers have ever seen. It’s a tremendous risk, but as Barrie himself has discovered — when you believe, you can fly.
Directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Hair), Finding Neverland features music and lyrics by Gary Barlow (Take That) and Grammy® winner Eliot Kennedy, book by Olivier Award nominee James Graham, and choreography by Emmy Award®-winner Mia Michaels (“So You Think You Can Dance,” Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium).