The Making of Peter Pan Live!

[RW3]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 5:48pm

Anyone watching it tonight?

[Finch]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 8:45pm

I'm watching it now. Surprised that JulE Styne song from Do-Re-Me is in it as Capain Hook solo. But then, Amanda Greene is this PPs special lyricist, and her father wrote (along with Betty Cimden) the book and lyrics for Do Re Mi....

[Showface]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 9:09pm

Even more excited now...

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 9:17pm

I liked it.

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 9:51pm

I wasn't too excited for this beyond Christian Borle but the special got me excited, it looks really fun. I grew up on the Mary Martin Peter Pan so there's a fair amount of nostalgia connected with the show for me as well.

[mamaleh]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 10:04pm

I recognized a couple of Styne-Comden-Green interpolations from DO RE MI. Besides "Ambition"--now entitled "Vengeance"--there was another, "I Know About Love," now "Only Pretend." I wonder why they were added. Perhaps they better fit the voices of this production's performers?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 10:25pm

You can read about the song changes in the Alison Williams thread.

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 12:03am

Just finished watching it. I'm super excited. Peter Pan was my first musical :)

[Musical Master]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 12:46am

After watching it, I'm starting to really like Rob Ashford's choreography which is better paced and a bit more graceful compared to his recent Broadway endeavors.

Plus, seeing Christopher Walken sing and dance is a rare treat and "Vengeance" sounds like a really fun song (even if it's a borrowed one).

Which "new" song was from the Moose/Charlap version?

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 12:46am

I've never seen "Girls" but from what I saw tonight and what I see when she does interviews, Allison seems like a doll. Such a sweet person.

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 1:12am

Not to mention it didn't hurt to see Ryan Steele on camera.

[JohnyBroadway]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 1:33am

Ahhh I am so pumped after watching that! This is more exciting than the sound of music Live. I love how the entire team has strived to present a brand new Pan experience, and it looks absolutely thrilling. This will indeed be a magical night for television. And who knows maybe Zadan and Meron will decide to mount a full fledged revival on Broadway after this. I guess it will all depend on the ratings.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 2:40am

I would assume Rigby is still holding on to the professional stage rights but I could be wrong.

Updated On: 11/27/14 at 02:40 AM

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 2:43am

I wasn't really looking forward to the broadcast too much, but that special actually made it look really good. Much more excited for the show now!

[BwayWatcher555]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 4:03am

Always excited to see some of Broadway's talent on live TV!

[Auggie27]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 7:40am

Everything looks wonderful except the leading performance, but perhaps the special gave her too much non-Pan focus. She may be winning in the character; talking to us she had an annoying vocal fry adolescent sound that grates. I think NBC would've done her a favor by keeping the actor more under wraps, just letting us see glimpses of her interpretation. She's not a star, or even known to most people, and all of the "And then I'm, like, flying, like for the first time, a dream!" stuff took some of the mystery out of it. All of the infomercial aspects steal from the big event. Why not save the magic for next Thursday, and let us see how they did it afterward? But no ratings in that, right? Just my grumpy opinion, likely minority.

Updated On: 11/27/14 at 07:40 AM

[mikey2573]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 8:11am

PETER PAN was my first Broadway show too. But it was Sandy Duncan that made that experience over the top. I am not sure from what I saw last night that there will be anything special about Williams. But, I am keeping my fingers crossed that she can pull it off.

[brldisteach2]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 8:43am

I actually thought Allison Williams sounded great. I'm not a fan of the show Girls, but from what they've shown of her in the publicity materials/rehearsals so far, it looks like this time we have a lead who can sing and act.

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 9:28am

It was fun to see so many familiar faces in the chorus - Matilda and Newsies people caught my eye especially. And Peter Pan seems to translate better than Sound of Music did at this time last year.

For me it's a little hard to watch Allison in the part - since both Cathy Rigby and Sandy Duncan are sort of short gymnast types and Allison is this taller leggy young woman. But she certainly has a great voice - so I will wait and see and hope for the best.

But I am really looking forward to so many of the performances (and boy that kid who is playing Michael is just the cutest thing ever.)

[Monty12112]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 9:39am

I'm so glad they had this special. Definitely hyped to see the show

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 10:05am

Looks like those Lost "boys" have already grown up, oldest lot of "boys" I've ever seen.
Not judging Ms. Williams whole performance (of course) but she seems to lack the charm and warmth the role requires. She has a pretty smile but something is lacking, so far.
And Ashford's Over-choreography looks as bland and common as usual.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 10:48am

Christian BorEL's Smee seems like such an odd portrayal. It will be interesting to see his take within context of the entire program. I also hate how he duals as Mr. Darling. That completely changes the intention of the double casting.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 11:55am

^ But let's be real... would you believe Christopher Walken as the father of those kids? They were hoping for a bigger Peter and Christian Borle as Hook. They got what they got.

[mikey2573]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 12:02pm

I don't think the double casting of Mr. Darling/Hook ever had any "intentions". Certainly not in Barrie's day. I think a lot of the meaning to the double casting (is that the right term?) of those roles is more what people have brought too it as opposed to the intentions of Barrie.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 11/27/14 at 12:19pm

And I always assumed it was an offhand, theatrical way of underscoring -- from a child's perspective -- the role of the authoritarian, the person whose "job" it was to undermine the freedom of childhood. A father and Captain Hook: both obstacles to children's play. Father makes rules that restrict, Hook poses a heightened threat. Hook is a villainous version of the male figure in the home. It certainly wasn't a mandatory thematic element and wasn't hit hard; but it brought a kind of unity to the two worlds, London and Neverland. It makes little sense with Smee in both roles.

Updated On: 11/27/14 at 12:19 PM