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

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 11/19/14 at 4:00pm

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

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/19/14 at 5:02pm

I think the promo looks great and I am THRILLED at the new material. I love Peter Pan as a property... Barrie's masterwork is genius. The original musical has great songs and rests in the hearts of millions, but the material is not the strongest in construction and has been rethought in smaller ways for every revival, but has desperateLy needed an overhaul. I hope it succeeds and breathes new life.
The only thing that leaves me scratching my head is the picnic table..

[jv92]

Posted: 11/19/14 at 7:16pm

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

[MVintheheartland]

Posted: 11/20/14 at 10:39am

Argh. I just watched a video of "Ugg uh Wugg" on Youtube, (which I personally think is pretty cute). Can't get it out of my head now. I get that it's not PC, but will be interesting to see how they change it.

[Joviedamian]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 7:36pm

Wow a HUNKY SMEE!!!!

[thebeautyis3]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 8:12pm

The best part of this is the Kevin Del Aguila mermaid tattoo.

[NoName3]

Posted: 11/23/14 at 9:00pm

What dashing Darlings!

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 11:08am

I JUST CAUGHT THAT TATTOO! What a lovely little Peter and the Starcatcher nod. That excites me so much.

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 1:34pm

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

[Lovinbroadway2]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 7:12pm

I get that she's supposed to draw an audience or something but NBC needs to cast people that can do musical theater as the main role. Still, I'm glad that they cast some Broadway stars in some of the roles.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 8:55pm

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?

[Starship]

Posted: 11/24/14 at 10:38pm

Musical theatre background or not, if she is able to portray the character well, then I'm a happy camper!

[Showface]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 8:10am

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!

[RW3]

Posted: 11/26/14 at 9:10pm

Was it announced that a cast recording would be coming out? If so, what day?

[Fantod]

Posted: 12/1/14 at 12:23am

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

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 12/1/14 at 12:33pm

I'm rather surprised it isn't on Masterworks Broadway. Perhaps the only reason THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE was released by Sony was Underwood's affiliation with them.

I'm glad they truly are releasing it though. I was beginning to become a bit skeptical in the absence of an official announcement.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 12/1/14 at 1:48pm

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

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/1/14 at 2:24pm

Looks like they're leaving out quite a bit of materal for the soundtrack. The track list is missing a few songs listed in the song list that was posted previously.

[lambchop2]

Posted: 12/1/14 at 11:57pm

Is there any word yet on a DVD release?

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 8:38am

Thanks to the wonderful scheduling of a retail job, I will have to DVR the event this year. I'm not happy that I won't get to watch it live but am really looking forward to the production nonetheless. The cast is great.

I just hope Alison Williams can act better than Carrie did as Maria. She sounded incredible, but that was awkward to watch.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 9:10am

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

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 9:29am

True, very true...I hadn't looked at it that way for some reason.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 10:38am

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’

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 11:29am

I can honestly say that it wasn't a hate watch for me. I had never seen the stage production of the show (only the film) and was genuinely interested in how it would turn out...the only thing I really didn't care for was Underwood's acting. The sets, vocals, costumes, and Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess were all fabulous. I even thought Stephen Moyer was okay, though compared to Borle and Benanti he just was kind of there.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 3:36pm

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.