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Can you provide some background information on Gary Barlow's involvement with musical theatre?
On 25 June 2013  Gary Barlow signed up to work on a new musical version of Finding Neverland and co-wrote the score for the project.
Did Gary Barlow start working on Finding Neverland soon after 25 June 2013?
22 songs by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy. A private reading was held in September 2013 with Brian d’Arcy James as Barrie and Jason Alexander as the nagging theater producer“
Was the Finding Neverland musical successful?
The Finding Neverland musical sold out it's first show
What happened after the Finding Neverland musical was sold out?
The Finding Neverland musical sold out it's first show and posted a box office performance that, if it continued for a whole week of performances, would have topped $1 million.
Are there other important aspects about the Finding Neverland musical besides the score written by Gary Barlow, working on the musical soon after 25 June 2013, and selling out its first show?
Harvey Weinstein developed the musical Finding Neverland from the film adaptation of the film of t book.
Did the Finding Neverland musical go on to be successful?
After a successful performance run in Boston, the Finding Neverland musical opened on Broadway in spring 2015.
What else happened with musical theatre in relation to Gary Barlow besides Finding Neverland?
Gary Barlow has also co-written a musical with Tim Firth, called The Girls,

Question: Was there any controversy along the way?
Self-contained rewrite: Was there any Gary Barlow controversy along the way?