Peter Pan Live! (2014) (TV) w/ a female as Peter Pan

Peter Pan 1960








The OP reminded me of that abomination from watching it at a kid's camp.

Traditionally, going all the way back to when the play first premiered in London, a woman has played the lead.

Christopher Walken as Capt. Hook does sound intreaguing. My SO and I watched last year when they did "The Sound of Music" (Carrie Underwood ) and it was pretty good TV. I expect the quality to be high for a live performance.

Sandy Duncan did a great job as PP back in the day.

saw her do it at the Saenger

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What in the world are they doing casting a female as Peter Pan?

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How much do you know about stage productions of this work?

I'm only 29, but this thread makes me feel old. I loved the Mary Martin version of Peter Pan as a kid. Seems like they used to play it often cause I remember watching it quite a few times. And like others have said, Peter Pan was basically always played by a woman. I think the Disney movie was the first time he was obviously a boy. Since this is a 100 year old tradition, I don't really see what the problem is.