Rigby to Return to PETER PAN; Broadway in Summer 2012? — Page 2

I would love to see Kudisch and Carmello in those roles somewhere.
I am sad that Tim Curry has only essayed Hook in the world of animation. I do think Jackman would be a delightful Hook.
Jessica Grove or Laura Osnes would be pitch perfect as Wendy and Natalie Cortez or return of Jessica Goldyn to Tiger Lily would be welcome.

Neither are too old and both read very young on stage. Proper hair and make up only helps that.

As far as Elisa Sagardia, yes she is over 30, yes she still looks reasonably young, yes PCLO is a huge house, and yes can technically still play Wendy even though she has aged out of the role. Technically speaking, anyone can be cast in any role. Besides, Rigby never casts the show 'young' with the exception of Johns and Michaels.

The only gurantee so far as that it will be a painfullys mall cast with an even more painful understudy breakdown and at least 1/3 of the cast will be direct family members of Rigby and 3/4 of THOSE will have no desire to work in the industry are only there because Mom/Grandma/Aunty thought it would be a gas. I CRINGED at a quote from her daughter in the MGG program where the daughter said that she doesn't want to be in the business and hates being on stage, she just wanted to go on the road with her mother, who thought it would be fun. Said daughter was also one of the two (wow, she splurged there!) Wendy covers.


I must say that Norm Lewis would be a great Hook as well.

I feel Robbed! as I attended the Farewell Tours Closing Performance they even did an emotional speech at the end.

I sort of can't believe she is still playing this part...I saw her on Broadway in the...late '90s I believe? It was one of the first Broadway shows and I remember loving her in it, but that was over 10 years ago and she's been playing the role even longer. I would love for the show to come back though, I grew up on it and I still love it now.

Let Taymor direct. Cathy can be flung around in the jerk-o-matic.

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actually when I saw the show back in '06 which featured quite a few members who had been part of the company from the very beginning when the Project kicked off in '97 including elisa and theresa Mccoy The performance still felt fresh and Magical like they were performing it for the first time it was even better than the A&E TV production. accept I haven't been impressed with many of the set designs that rigby has currently used in her engagements they were up to shape in 06 but look to be getting torn and warn out. along with some peices getting replaced cheap looking projections.

yes but they did a big dedication at the end of the show, telling everyone it was her last there even a big article which I can't seem to find that was in the Local Paper explaining how sad she was that the show was closing but she was excited to pass the role on to fresh new talent I'm guessing her and Tom needed an Pay check?

I thought Aileen Quinn was Jane on the video.

Not to echo what's already been stated, but I saw Rigby and t was one of my first Broadway experiences. It was truly magical. But, she's grown out of it.

You know what I'd really love? A male Peter Pan. Honestly. Didn't Jack Noseworthy play Pan? I'd love to see him do it in a full-scale revival.

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I'm just going by what was said during the curtain call speech they said all though many of the actors and crew members although had been with the company from 6 months to 9 years they were all excited to be part of the magic most of the crew also came out on stage with bouquets of Flowers along with many tears shedded by several members of the cast and crew including Cathy. I was already framiliar with Elisa and theresa from the TV production so it was very special to see the Two Girls along with Rigby (who I had only seen 4 years before in seussical) Live in this production.

I found it quite weird when reading my Playbill how many members were family including those working in Merchandise.

After watching Robert Johansson cast himself as Peter in his vanity production of the show at Papermill, I'm convinced a male Peter just wouldn't work. But, perhaps it was just Johansson.

I should hope male Peters work - there are remedies, however, for those that don't.

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Updated On: 11/25/10 at 01:55 PM