GIRLS Star Allison Williams To Play Peter Pan In NBC Production — Page 9

There will definitely be a TV Cast Album, no doubt be Masterworks Broadway since the SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE recording was by them.

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I'm excited to see how the song by Moose and Carolyn Leigh works! So they've got a viewer in me.

Wow a HUNKY SMEE!!!!

What dashing Darlings!

The tattoo is an awesome nod to Starcatcher, love it.

It sounds to me like she does a pretty good job at musical theatre. What is it that you feel someone else can do better and who do you see in the role?

I'm excited, but I do think Allison needs to act more "boyish". From the previews, it seems like she's playing a motherly older sister (like Maria from The Sound of Music). I found this most obvious of what we've seen of "I wont grow up" and "I'm flying". She has a great voice, but I think she may need to "rough up" a little more I guess. One of the reasons I like Cathy Rigby's performance was the fact that she maintained a balance between boyish in her acting scenes, and in some songs, and in other songs (I Wont Grow Up, I Gotta Crow, etc.) she had a very sweet voice, where she gets to be more natural (I'm Flying, Neverland, etc.)



I'm still exited though!

The cast recording is coming out on December 16th from Broadway Records who did Big Fish and Bonnie and Clyde and will have 26 tracks.

More info:
http://castalbums.org/recordings/Peter-Pan-2014-TV-Soundtrack/28458/

Pre-order:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q5WTISW?ie=UTF8&tag=castalbums-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00Q5WTISW

Yes, Sony released Sound of a music because of Underwood.

Is there any word yet on a DVD release?

Well, here's the difference: Williams IS an actress that can sing. Carrie is a singer that cannot act.

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The always-entertaining Kevin Fallon has a wonderful article on The Daily Beast today about how the cast of Peter Pan knows we all hate-watched The Sound of Music.

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This is not to say that Williams as the lead won’t baffle some viewers the same way that the casting of a country singer as a yodeling theatre icon did last year. Anyone unfamiliar with the Peter Pan musical, for example, might not know of the grand tradition of casting women—from Mary Martin to Sandy Duncan—as the titular boy who won’t grow up.

“I called Lena Dunham the night before [the casting] was announced,” Williams says. “She said, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s the coolest thing. It’s so subversive. You’re going to be in drag.’”

And those who do know the show’s cross-dressing history, particularly those who wore out their VHS tapes of the Mary Martin production that aired on TV in 1960, might balk at the casting of the polarizing Girls star in the cherished role.


DAILY BEAST: The Cast of ‘Peter Pan Live!’ Knows You Hatewatched ‘The Sound of Music’

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I have no real qualms about the casting (other than Smee as Darlling, despite wanting more of Borle), I only wish the show hadn't been so heavily promoted -- including that special (I know, I know, not required viewing); few surprises remain. Williams is clearly highly trained to play the role, and gifted. I wish we could discover her for ourselves just a bit Thursday night. She's so high profile, virtually everywhere, much more than Underwood this time last year, and it's as if they want to turn her into a star so she'll shine this week. Discovering her magic would be more compelling to me. But hey, this is prime-time television, all risk-taking is minimized. They don't need my vote. And I'll be watching.

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