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Perhaps David Archuleta? Or maybe not a name...

Posted by: DistantDrumming 02:37 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: NBC will present Peter Pan live. - Ncassidine 12:34 pm EST 01/19/14

...although he certainly didn't have the post-Idol career that Underwood did and is nowhere near as big a name.

I suppose they could, alternatively, hire a musical theatre performer for Peter and then actually go for big name stars (much bigger than Christian Borle) for Hook and some of the smaller adult roles. One of those "and introducing xxxyz as Peter" moves.

Casting aside, I'm actually more curious about how they'll successfully stage this on a soundstage. Beyond the casting, the biggest disappointment of the SOM for me was that a soundstage setting completely sucked the life out of everything -- it looked and felt so stilted and daytime soap opera'y. I do wonder how they're going to stage flying scenes in 2014 on a soundstage, presumably without post-production and CGI and not make it look amateurish. I'm sure they've already started working on that.


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The best Peter Pan (play version) I've ever seen is...

Posted by: lilgirl 12:33 am EST 01/20/14
In reply to: Perhaps David Archuleta? Or maybe not a name... - DistantDrumming 02:37 pm EST 01/19/14

John Cameron Mitchell...some years ago at the DENVER CENTER. Not only could act the role but he's
a skilled fencer, trained in England.


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Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage?

Posted by: KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Perhaps David Archuleta? Or maybe not a name... - DistantDrumming 02:37 pm EST 01/19/14

If they did it once, they can do it again.


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The Mary Martin PP was shot at the NBC Brooklyn studios

Posted by: TimDunleavy 11:32 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage? - KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14

The old Vitagraph studios on 14th Street.


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It's a museum piece

Posted by: DistantDrumming 11:14 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage? - KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14

to suggest that a modern production stage it in the same manner is just asking for trouble. It would look artificial, stilted and lifeless by today's standards.

I have to imagine they're already planning a unique new way to showcase the flying. If not, oh boy, get ready for even more snark than SOM provided.


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re: It's a museum piece

Posted by: Chromolume 11:16 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: It's a museum piece - DistantDrumming 11:14 pm EST 01/19/14

I have to imagine they're already planning a unique new way to showcase the flying.

If they're doing the production live on a soundstage, what unique/new ways could they really come up with?

Obviously if they were filming instead of going live, they could do all sorts of effects. But if the "gimmick" here is to do it live once again, I tend to think they're rather limited in what they can do in terms of the flying.


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re: It's a museum piece

Posted by: ryhog 03:21 pm EST 01/20/14
In reply to: re: It's a museum piece - Chromolume 11:16 pm EST 01/19/14

in memory of Russell Johnson, they could use a jet pack instead of wires. And that would have the salutary effect of drowning out any sub-par singing.


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re: It's a museum piece

Posted by: SidL 12:21 pm EST 01/20/14
In reply to: re: It's a museum piece - Chromolume 11:16 pm EST 01/19/14

and if something goes wrong with the LIVE taping
(Justin Bieber gets arrested on the way to the studio)
since it's NBC, they can always run the Mary Martin
version in its place


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re: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage?

Posted by: JohnDunlop 08:56 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage? - KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14

Yes, it was shot on soundstages as opposed to the theatre where it played on Broadway.


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