[1] After a premiere in California at the La Jolla Playhouse, the play transferred to Off-Broadway in 2011 and opened on Broadway on April 15, 2012.

The Wasp carries Lord Leonard Aster, escorted by a squadron of British navy seamen, led by Lieutenant Greggors.

Smee introduces Captain Black Stache, who threatens to kill Molly unless Aster gives him the key to the trunk.

Lord Aster contacts Molly through the amulet and instructs her to bring the Queen’s trunk to him once the two ships meet.

Molly tells the Boy about Starcatchers, a handful of people whose sole mission is to protect "starstuff."

Molly explains that a Starcatcher’s primary duty to collect starstuff as it falls to earth and dispose of it.

Atop a mountain on the island, Peter absorbs the freedom of open skies and clean air for the first time in his life.

Mr. Grin grows to an enormous size, bursting out of the cage and floating away as Molly and the boys flee.

Peter realizes the only way to save Molly is by giving Stache the trunk, although this means he will never leave the island.

Hearing Mr. Grin approaching, the Pirates feed Stache’s severed hand to the crocodile.

Lord Aster captures the yellow bird and turns it into a pixie to protect and guide Peter.

[4] The play, now titled Peter and the Starcatcher, opened Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop, beginning performances on February 18, 2011.

[6][7] The new cast starred Celia Keenan-Bolger as Molly, Christian Borle as Black Stache, and Adam Chanler-Berat as Peter.

[11][12] The original Broadway cast included Christian Borle (Black Stache), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Molly), Adam Chanler-Berat (Boy), Teddy Bergman (Fighting Prawn), Arnie Burton (Mrs. Bumbrake), Matt D’Amico (Slank), Kevin Del Aguila (Smee), Carson Elrod (Prentiss), Greg Hildreth (Alf), Rick Holmes (Lord Aster), Isaiah Johnson (Captain Scott) and David Rossmer (Ted).

[13] Art for the Broadway production, which draws upon the whimsical, imaginative content in the show, was crafted by Vermont-based woodworker John W. Long, and featured in The New York Times.

[20] An Australian production of the play, produced by Dead Puppet Society, opened at the Canberra Theatre Centre on 15 October 2024, before touring to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

It featured Colin Lane as Black Stache, Peter Helliar as Smee, Otis Dhanji as Boy and Olivia Deeble as Molly, and was directed by David Morton, with additional music by James Dobinson and movement direction by Liesel Zink.