GIRLS Star Allison Williams To Play Peter Pan In NBC Production — Page 4

meh.....She looks awfully "girly". At least Martin, Duncan and Rigby had a squarish and boyish looking core (meaning they did not have huge hooters I guess).
Sounds like nobody of worth was interested in the part.
I hope she can pull it off; it is not an easy part to play convincingly by any means. Why do you think they keep using the same actresses over and over?
I still wish that NBC had televised the Duncan version back in the 80s. it almost happened until Tartikoff left NBC.

Updated On: 7/30/14 at 05:50 PM

"Sounds like nobody or worth was interested in the part. "

I'm kinda getting that sense as well.

There was also the Nunn/Caird version (not a musical) where Peter was played by a man (I think it was Barrie biographer Andrew Birkin who said something to the effect that, "they had to strap the guy's testicles to his leg". Also, don't forget Bobby Driscoll who was the model and voice of the Disney animated Pan. I think Jeremy Sumpter played a convincing Pan in that movie from about 10 years ago (again not a musical). My thinking is if they had found some teen heartthrob to play the part, they could have transposed the music into a more suitable key. Again, if just appears as if no one of note was all that interested, so they went with someone that most people will not know.
I wonder if they will keep "Oh My Mysterious Lady".

Whatever, we can complain just fine, it's not like it's going to affect any decisions being made in any way. That's the point of a message board, to voice our opinion, she's a big girl, she can take it.
I find the choice utterly bland, since I find her to be oh so bland. I thought they'd really shock everyone with a big name for the cast, but I guess not.
Besty made a good point about the ratings for GIRLS. And no, I don't think Christopher Walker can single-handedly attract the kind of audience Carrie Underwood could. At the same time, perhaps now that they did the special last year and since they got a recognizable title, they are confident audiences will still see it during the holidays (especially since they have virtually no competition). That seems plausible, and if that's the case, good for them, as others have said it'd be nice if this opened the door for less recognizable names to be cast.

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Not my first choice or even first consideration for the role, but actually, it could work out better for her, and for NBC. NBC took a lot of flack for the fact that Underwood could certainly sing, but wasn't directed well to act. This way, they get a mid-level actress--who CAN act and CAN sing (bonus), and get bigger stars to cameo for the rest. Like, Christopher Walken as Capt. Hook, who has already been announced. Tiger Lilly and Wendy will probably be the marketable ones aside him.

There will be criticism of Williams, and of the entire thing, just like last time, but it could be win-win for all of them by not banking so much on the title role as a "big star." And, it could be star-making for Williams if all the other pieces fit together. I keep thinking of all the unfortunate technical issues from the last one, but a live musical having not been done on TV for 60 years, they get a bit of a pass for being a guinea pig...

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My heart goes out for Williams, since I just saw a clip of her singing and although I
have never seen her in anything before, I think she is very talented.
I believe that doing Peter Pan as a follow up for sound of music was NBC's biggest
mistake followed by Greenblatt's statement that the main role will likely be going to
a male instead of a female. But we all make mistakes.
My prediction would be around a million to two million viewers, if they are lucky. The Sound of Music along with Carrie Underwood were advertised a year in advance
And it also cannot be compared to Peter Pan who has a very poor libretto. Fingers crossed they will begin working on The Music Man soon. Pan is something I myself going to skip

Updated On: 7/30/14 at 10:57 PM

Tiger Lilly and Wendy will probably be the marketable ones aside him.

Tiger Lily will be played by a Native American female. They've announced a nationwide search for her.

Otherwise I agree. They'll try to find a name for Wendy and probably Mr. and Mrs. Darling (unless they intend to have Walken double as the former).

Updated On: 7/31/14 at 11:26 PM

Hey, MusicalJen - I forget, is Allison Williams considered a graduate performer or not?

Actually, besty, it's a huge cultural phenomenon.

Lena Dunham's comic voice and the style of filming have made it speak for this generation of single women. If the ratings are not what they were for Sex and the City or Friends or Mary Tyler Moore, it's partially because of the way the TV industry is fragmented with cable and things like Netflix nowadays.

But you really should watch some of it. You probably would like it.

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"It seems strange to go from casting a massively popular singer last year to casting a pretty much unknown this year. "

Maybe they learned their lesson that "massively popular" does not translate to "good"?

"Tiger Lily will be played by a Native American female. They've announced a nationwide search for her."

Hooray. Isn't Cher 1/16 Native American?

"I was really hoping for Chris Colfer."

Well to each his own, but a very effeminite male Peter Pan does not appeal nearly as much as a tom boyish female one to me. (Not that Allison Williams is at all tomboy like.

I have a one sentence summary of why some people have a problem with her casting.

It is crude and rude and will probably annoy some people, but it is surprisingly succinct and accurate and has little to do with her ability to act boyish.




I shouldn't want to bang Peter Pan.

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