"Peter Pan Live"- Page 20
"Peter Pan Live"
-#475
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:48pm
I found it awfully boring, largely due to any hint of momentum being undercut by commercial breaks and the energy of performances sapped by how it was shot. I cannot imagine anyone watching all 3 hours with rapt attention.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
-#476
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:49pm
"But Christopher Walken, geez, what was up with him?"
"Cocaine is a hell of a drug" - Rick James
-#477
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:53pmChristopher Walken was being Christopher Walken. I'm surprised that everyone is stunned about this, this isn't rocket science people.
-#479
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:55pmI was a fan of the Native Neverlanders. Especially those who could bench press me.
-#480
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:56pm
I found it awfully boring, largely due to any hint of momentum being undercut by commercial breaks and the energy of performances sapped by how it was shot. I cannot imagine anyone watching all 3 hours with rapt attention.
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Kad, exactly as I was posting throughout on the board was far more entertaining
-#481
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:57pm
Personally I enjoyed Allison Williams.
And seeing Ryan Steele move on camera.
-#482
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:02am
Personally I enjoyed Allison Williams.
And seeing Ryan Steele move on camera.
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Allison was fair just adequate not a great Peter
Ryan always standouts in his dancing and his acting was cute
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
-#483
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:03amI thought Allison was good too. However, unlike the previous Pans who played him as a boy (even if the actress was in her late 50s), Allison seemed to play Pan more like a teenager.
-#484
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:04am
I'm watching the West Coast feed. I tried to catch up on page one, but it kept getting away from me.
MY THOUGHTS SO FAR:
- I came in during the middle of "Neverland". Stupid work kept me late. Boring. Williams is thinking too much, like she hasn't rehearsed enough.
- "I'm Flying". Boring. Shody camera work and again, Williams looks like she's not having a lot of fun.
- Walken as Hook. He's high, or on pain meds, or something. Completely dead performance. I wasn't expecting much, but more than this.
- Lost Boys costumes. I don't understand. It looks like a weird mix of Alice in Wonderland and Wicked. I don't like them.
- Hot Indians.
-#485
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:07amOne of my friends said that he thought Walken was doing his best Bette Davis impersonation.
-#486
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:08amI will say that the restoration of "When I Went Home" was a nice touch to the original songwriting team (a song that was cut) before the show ever went to Broadway in the 50's.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
-#487
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:09amThe show was built around a performance entirely lacking specificity both in the show biz sense (surprise us, please, anytime), and character sense. Williams played one color for three hours, without strong choices, risk taking, or any whiff of detail. Every line reading was measured and tossed away, out of a controlled avoidance of being too effusive. As a result, she was damn near bloodless, not helped by a dreadful costume (biking shorts) and wig. Look at her eyes, anytime. No joy, no childhood delight in watching the others learn to fly. It was a by the numbers exercise, not "bad" in any dangerous (Underwood as an Austrian nun) way, but hardly successful simply because she didn't stink. The role demands a kind of star charisma and leadership, that she take the audience in, create a spell, and hold us. She never came close to anything like that. It was workmanlike, and not since Liv Ullmann in "I Remember Mama" have I seen someone sweat and work so hard for so few audience rewards. I wish her well. But this was not the Pan for 2014.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
-#488
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:10am
My favorite tweet about the show:
"Christopher Walken as Cher as Christopher Walken as Captain Hook."
-#489
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:12am
I'm sure kids loved it, the majority here though.....
Yeah...Not so much. Was there a difference of opinion on THE SOUND OF MUSIC last year? I can't remember.
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My nieces 8&10 found it boring and changed the channel after 45 min. My sis didn't care for tt either and texted me saying: you told us it was gonna be fun & magical...
They liked SOM a little better but their young.
-#490
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:13am
"I thought Allison was good too. However, unlike the previous Pans who played him as a boy (even if the actress was in her late 50s), Allison seemed to play Pan more like a teenager."
I have to say that I disagree here. I think Williams played Pan exactly the way a young pre-pubescent boy would behave.
I've seen and listened to the original Mary Martin production of the show and seen it done LIVE at least a couple of times (in HS productions), and Williams was hands-down the best Peter Pan I've seen EVER. She completely disappeared into the role, and if it doesn't earn her SOME consideration from someone on Broadway, it'll be a damn shame.
-#491
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:19am@DigificWriter At least what you said is a change of pace from the occasional snarkiness.
-#492
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:20amI agree with you, DigificWriter. I thought Allison was splendid and carried the show admirably. Not so sure about Christopher Walken, although he had his moments.
-#494
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:22am
Is it purely for commercial $$ reasons that they do these shows 'live' ?
It makes no sense to me to do it live for the obvious reasons-this is TV[film] and not live theatre.
I'd rather watch a recorded version without the anxiety causing the orgasmic car crash that most seem to delight in.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
-#495
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:23am
Yes, there is a recording made and her name is spelled Kelli.
http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Original-Soundtrack-Television-Event/dp/B00Q5WTISW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417757044&sr=8-2&keywords=peter+pan+live
December 16th
Updated On: 12/5/14 at 12:23 AM
-#496
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:24am
A large reason this did not work tonight was due to the technical elements. The soundstage did not allow for spirited flying. ALL of the flying sequences were too careful and too confined. The camerawork was sloppy. The direction was surprisingly horrid...how is it possible that Glenn Weiss wasn't able to get better camera angles and focus? The Neverland set design and Darling Nursery lighting were cumbersome.
The choreography and ensemble were supportive and fine. Williams and Walken did not tell a story. They got through a challenge. No story was told here tonight.
--Aristotle
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
-#498
Posted: 12/5/14 at 12:26amI agree CapnHook, they got through it. They have worked hard for months, and were probably just exhausted and wanted to get it over with. They didn't seem to have any fun with it.
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