An actress fired from a touring company of “Peter Pan” claims she was made to walk the plank after complaining about sexual harassment by Captain Hook.
In a suit filed in Manhattan federal court, Kathleen O’Regan claims that fellow cast member Gary Kimble slapped her butt and told her “nice ass” while the two waited in the wings during rehearsals in New York last year.
O’Regan, 44, says Kimble – who played both Captain Hook and Mr. Darling in the High Flying LLC production – also asked for oral sex as she was preparing to go on stage in her role as Mrs. Darling.
Meanwhile, the road show’s child actors – who played the Lost Boys – were subjected to “sexually inappropriate behavior” by men backstage, her suit says.
Kimble couldn’t be reached, but producer and director Jeffrey Moss said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission tossed O’Regan’s “bizarre” claims during earlier proceedings.
“The reason she was dismissed is that the director, who was me, was not satisfied with her performance,” Moss said.