Sandy Duncan Has Made Premature Exit From Finding Neverland on Broadway

Unfortunately Sandy Duncan's foray back to Neverland was brief. The actress, who starred as Peter Pan on Broadway in 1979, and took on the role of Madame du Maurier in Finding Neverland on February 12, has left the production for "family obligations." Duncan had been set to remain with the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning new musical through March 27. Understudy Kristy Cates will play the role until an official replacement is named.

Along with Peter Pan, Duncan received Tony nods for The Boy Friend and Canterbury Tales; she has also been seen on Broadway in Chicago, My One And Only and Love Is a Time of Day. She received Emmy nods for Funny Face and Roots; other screen credits include The Hogan Family.

The cast at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre additionally currently includes Tony Yazbeck, Laura Michelle Kelly, Kelsey Grammer and Teal Wicks.

Directed by Diane Paulus and featuring a score by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy and a book by James Graham, Finding Neverland follows the story of J.M. Barrie (Yazbeck) and his relationship with the family of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kelly). Llewelyn Davies' children eventually became Barrie's inspiration to write Peter Pan.