The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. December is here, and 'Peter Pan' is finally live! Plus Light Opera Works and The Hyprocrites tackle operettas, 'Newsies' and 'Mary Poppins' have significant holiday runs, 'Stomp' and 'Schooner' return, Billy Corgan and Patti Lupone strut their stuff, and the community schedules a tribute to Sheldon Patinkin.

Preview another recognizable song from the popular score in this new PETER PAN LIVE! promo!

PETER PAN LIVE! Musical director David Chase spoke to Variety about the upcoming live broadcast of the J.M. Barrie classic.

Sondra Lee, who portrayed Tiger Lily in the 1954 Broadway production of PETER PAN, as well as the 1955 telecast, spoke about Thursday night's live broadcast on NBC.

Walmart will air a series of ads during NBC's highly anticipated live broadcast of PETER PAN LIVE! which will feature the iconic fairy Tinkerbell and other Peter Pan-themed concepts.

Get a sneak peek at a classic song from the celebrated score in this new PETER PAN LIVE! promo!

VH1.com just unveiled a PETER PAN 'oral history' piece featuring interviews with original players Cathy Rigby, Sandy Duncan, Sondra Lee, Heller Halliday and more chatting about their part in the musical's legacy, their thoughts on NBC's upcoming live production and more.

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In a new interview posted on The Daily Beast, Christian Borle, who portrayed Max in last year's THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE on NBC, shared his views on the tens of thousands of snarky tweets which came in during last year's live broadcast.

In an all-new interview in today's The Hollywood Reporter, Christopher Walken talks about portraying the villainous Captain Hook in NBC's PETER PAN LIVE! airing this Thursday, December 4th.

A brand new Broadway-themed PETER PAN LIVE! promo!

NBC's Natalie Moralis stopped by the set of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE to speak with the 'Lost Boys' and find out what they like most about their characters.

The cast of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE!, including Allison Williams, Christopher Walken, Christian Borle and Kelli O'Hara' appeared on this morning's TODAY to talk about wrapping up preparations for the live broadcast

On this morning's TODAY, Natalie Moralis visited the set of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE and spoke with Allison Williams, who will take on the iconic title role.

On this morning's TODAY, Natalie Moralis visited the set of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE and spoke with Christopher Walken, who will portray Captain Hook, about the difficulties involved in putting on a live production.

In an all-new interview with USA Today, the cast and creative team behind NBC's PETER PAN LIVE! share their excitement over this week's live broadcast, airing Thursday, December 4th.

NBC's PETER PAN LIVE! producer Neil Meron took to Twitter over the holiday weekend to post behind-the-scenes photos of the musical's last rehearsals before its big December 4th debut. Scroll down for a round-up of all the backstage antics, including a couple Thanksgiving Day shots!

Wednesday night, NBC pulled back the curtain on the upcoming PETER PAN LIVE! and shared secrets about the production, including how everybody's favorite fairy Tinkerbell will be created and how the cast learned to fly. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the entire feature!

This morning, December 1st, NBC's TODAY will visit the cast of PETER PAN LIVE on set, including Christopher Walken, Allison Williams, Christian Borle, Minnie Driver and Kelly O'Hara. Also scheduled for Monday's show, Idina Menzel (Broadway's IF/THEN) will perform live!

In metered-market results, which accurately reflect time-zone adjustments, last night's Seattle Seahawks-San Francisco 49ers game averaged a 12.5 rating, 25 share from 8:30-11:15 p.m. ET in household results from the 56 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research

In a new interview posted on today's The Hollywood Reporter, PETER PAN LIVE! star Allison Williams revealed that she turned to her 'Girls' co-star and Tony nominated actor Andrew Rannells for advice.

Wednesday night, NBC pulled back the curtain on the upcoming PETER PAN LIVE! and shared secrets about the production. Watch highlights below!

Jimmy talked to Christopher Walken about starring in a sketch with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin as a kid and why he's so nervous about playing Captain Hook in NBC's Peter Pan Live!

Reserve your copy of the PETER PAN LIVE! soundtrack now!

With Thanksgiving now past, we are less than one week away from the television event of the season, at least for musical theatre fans, PETER PAN LIVE!. As anyone who reads BroadwayWorld or watches NBC knows, PETER PAN LIVE! is the follow up to last year's enormously successful THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!. Allison Williams (GIRLS) will play the boy who wouldn't grow up, while legendary actor Christopher Walken will play the scourge of the seven seas, Captain Hook. Also in the company are Tony winner Christian Borle (Mr. Darling and Mr. Smee), five-time Tony nominee Kelly O'Hara, Broadway's Taylor Louderman, and an ensemble full of some of the theatre's best young talent.