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#200This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 4:43pm

Why would there need to be changes made to the book?

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musicaljen
#201This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 5:36pm

We have to agree to disagree. I believe that the presentation will be a spectacle lavish performance. But I don't believe it will be successful, especially when it
comes to viewers rates.

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musicaljen
#202This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 5:38pm

Regards casting, I think that Marc Kudish or Brent Barrett will be good as Hook.

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#203This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 6:23pm

"But I don't believe it will be successful, especially when it
comes to viewers rates."

Why? Elaborate, please.

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musicaljen
#204This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 7:00pm

I know this already has been said before, but as answer to a question I was asked.
Peter Pan is not that known as a musical. Its based on a fairy-tale.
I personally think that a number of viewers come with first and foremost
the title and than a name of a celebrity, like what happened with Sound
of Music.



Updated On: 1/20/14 at 07:00 PM

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#205This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 7:06pm

Watching the 1960 broadcast with Mary Martin, there is a musical number where
Peter pretends to be a dame with some high soprano notes. I wonder how this will be
handled by a masculine's vocal ability?

JohnyBroadway
#206This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 7:08pm

I imagine that will be replaced by the more recognizable Marooners rock scene.

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Reginald Tresilian
#207This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 7:08pm

Cathy Rigby has been doing the show for decades without that number, so it shouldn't be a problem.

bwayobsessed
#208This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 7:13pm

Has it been confirmed that they definitely want a male Peter or are people just speculating?

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musicaljen
#209This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 8:04pm

Just finished watching both the 1960 NBC broadcast and the Cathy Rigby version.
Couldn't help noticing the changes between the two presentations. Good question
would be which version would they go for?

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#210This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 8:11pm

Whichever version they get the rights for. Seeing as Rigby owns her version, they would most likely have to bring her on as a Producer. Not sure if I see that happening... Then there's the original version, which just transferred from Samuel French to MTI.

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Mike Barrett
#211This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 8:13pm

I don't think Peter Pan will be as successful as The Sound of Music but it will still be successful. I mean we don't even know who they've casted yet. Carrie Underwood brought a ton of viewers and if they can get someone like that then they can be successful again. I just don't know who they can get. My picks would be Nick Jonas for Peter and Hugh Jackman for Hook. Not saying that's gonna get a ton of viewers but we'll see.

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BroadwayNYC2
#212This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 8:19pm

It wouldn't be out of the ordinary to see Adam Levine involved

bwayobsessed
#213This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 8:27pm

I really hope they do Cathy Rigby's version, the original version just does not make sense in many ways. It worked for the time but now it's just outdated. There is no reason for Liza to go to Never land, the dancing animals and trees is just weird, the indians are just boring (The dance is awesome in Cathy Rigby's version), and the mysterious lady song has no reason to be sung by a boy who doesn't grow up. There are other things that I can't remember now. I'm not saying I don't like that version I just immensely prefer the Cathy Rigby libretto.

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#214This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 9:01pm

Funny, I love the 'mysterious lady' song. It's just so ridiculously silly and helps build up the big clash at the end for Peter and Hook. But that's just me.

Oh, and I second whoever suggested Tom Hiddleston for Hook. He's already voicing the role for a Disney movie, but it would be a lot of fun to see him take on the whole shebang.

Last thought: is the Cathy Rigby version available for viewing online? I've only seen the Mary Martin version and a local production, which used the "Uga Wuga".

bwayobsessed
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#216This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 9:22pm

I for one think it will do just fine in the ratings. There is such a nostalgic childhood love for this show, no matter what Peter Pan you grew up with. Perfect holiday Family TV viewing.


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musicaljen
#217This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 10:15pm

Like The Sound of Music, I hope that this particular Peter Pan version will get preserved in its original stage form.
Like I stated earlier, this evening I watched both the Rigby and 1960's version,
and although I felt the Rigby's version was way much better than the NBC telecast
in the 60s I do hope that the original will be done again.

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#218This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 10:34pm

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/01/19/nbc-peter-pan-amy-poehler-bob-greenblatt/4647921/
I totally agree that Zac Efron would be great in the role of Peter.

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Jay Lerner-Z
#219This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/20/14 at 10:52pm

Zac Efron has tried to move away from this type of thing. This would be a step backwards for his career, at least I guess that's how he would see it. Won't happen.


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HorseTears
#220This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/21/14 at 12:03am

I still think it's insane that we're discussing A-list young male stars as possibilities for Peter. Unless the young male star is openly... effete like Chris Colfer, what agent or manager in his right mind would put them up for the role?

It's too bad Michael Jackson isn't around. He would have been delightful. Ahem.

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CATSNYrevival
#221This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/21/14 at 12:36am

I still think the visible wires and actors in dog and crocodile costumes is going to look ridiculous for a television production in 2014. The two times this was done in the past they were based on stage productions so it was somewhat acceptable and the Rigby production even digitally removed the wires. This is a completely new production made specifically for television and I fear that it will look too unrealistic.

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ljay889
#222This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/21/14 at 12:37am

I still think it's insane that we're discussing A-list young male stars as possibilities for Peter. Unless the young male star is openly... effete like Chris Colfer, what agent or manager in his right mind would put them up for the role?

I completely agree.

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Michael Bennett
#223This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/21/14 at 11:29am

I still think it's insane that we're discussing A-list young male stars as possibilities for Peter. Unless the young male star is openly... effete like Chris Colfer, what agent or manager in his right mind would put them up for the role?

My initial instinct is also to agree with this. And its not the idea of a young male actor playing Peter Pan, it's the idea of a young male actor playing Peter Pan in the Styne/Charlap musical of PETER PAN which was very specifically composed for the 1954 sensibilities of a woman playing the role. It's possible that there could be a young male actor who could pull it off beautifully, but I would be initially skeptical that the 'gay' (in the traditional sense of the word) sensibility of songs like "I've Gotta Crow" and "I'm Flying" would, by contemporary audiences seem 'gay' in the modern sense of the word when assigned to anything other than a woman or pre-pubsecent boy, and its hard for me to think of any male child star with enough clout to ensure the bonanza ratings to justify it.

Especially when you think about all the A-list female stars out there who could conceivably pull it off. I could see Amy Adams, Ann Hathaway, Renee Zelwegger, Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Lawrence, etc. all potentially being delightful in the part and not at odds with the tone of the score.

I also continue to believe that no amount of 'goosing' up the special effects or production values is going to make the Charlap/Styne version of PETER PAN seem anything other than what it is - a wonderfully, old fashioned, highly 'theatrical' stagebound version of the story.

Why fight that? Nana is going to be a man in a dog suit. What could they possibly do to make the 1954 musical version of PETER PAN more 'hip' or realistic? Why would they even want to try? Since this is the version of the story they've committed to producing, I think they'd be wise to simply embrace it.

NBC completely embraced everything about THE SOUND OF MUSIC that was old fashioned and did nothing to try to gloss over that it was a television adaptation of a play. If anything they seemed to celebrate it - from the design, the videography, the direction and the casting of much of the supporting cast. They may have taken criticisms for the execution of something so 'stage bound' in the after fact - but what does that matter? It didn't keep huge numbers of viewers from watching the entire telecast as it was happening-- in fact, perhaps the feeling that THE SOUND OF MUSIC live was unique, old fashioned and not an overly polished television film was ultimately part of what kept viewers tuned in. The executives won't fail to notice that.



















Updated On: 1/21/14 at 11:29 AM

beautywickedlover
#224This Year's NBC Musical...
Posted: 1/21/14 at 7:26pm

If Nolan Gould was not busy with 'Modern Family' I'd like to see what he could do with the role. I just don't think Chris Colfer is the best actor or singer. All he's been lately is overrated.