By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on June 15, 2012 12:42 AM
War Horse, the theatrical sensation currently playing in London's West End, on Broadway in New York, and in Toronto, is going out on a road tour

Based on the Michael Morpurgo novel (adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford), War Horse started as a huge hit for the National Theatre in London, going on to enjoy a successful Tony Award-winning production on Broadway at the Lincoln Center Theater. In addition to the power of its World War I-era tale of a boy and his beloved horse, War Horse's main draw has been the phenomenal life-size (and life-like) puppets created by the Handspring Puppet Company.
This past Christmas, director Steven Spielberg brought the story to a global movie-going audience with his adaptation of War Horse. The film -- which of course used real horses -- was well-received and earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination, but the stage adaptation still offers a uniquely theatrical experience that is likely to draw large audiences as it makes its way across the country.