NewsGo Behind the Scenes of Peter Pan Live! in Tonight's "Making Of" Special on NBC"The Making of Peter Pan Live!", offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of the upcoming live television event that stars Allison Williams, Christopher Walken and Kelli O'Hara, airs Nov. 26 at 8 PM on NBC.
By
Adam Hetrick
November 26, 2014
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Photo by Patrick Randak/NBC
According to NBC, "The hourlong special will go behind the scenes and give viewers an inside look at the incredible teamwork it takes to put this enormous television event together. From casting to dress rehearsals, from costume designs to learning to fly, from watching the actors hit their marks to sword fighting, this is an all-access pass to whet viewers' appetites for all things Peter Pan Live!"
"Peter Pan Live!" will air Dec. 4 at 8 PM.
Walken will star as Captain Hook with "Girls" actress Williams set to fly in the musical's title role. The cast also includes five-time Tony Award nominee O'Hara (The Bridges of Madison County) as Mrs. Darling, Tony Award winner Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher) as Mr. Darling and Smee, Taylor Louderman (Bring It On) as Wendy and Alanna Saunders (Gypsy) as Tiger Lily. Minnie Driver will narrate and play adult Wendy.
Also joining the cast are young actors Caitlin Houlahan as Jane, Jake Lucas as John Darling and John Allyn as Michael Darling.
The original Broadway production of Peter Pan, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and featuring the songs “I’m Flying,” “I’ve Gotta Crow,” “I Won’t Grow Up,” and “Never Never Land,” opened on Broadway in 1954. The show had a book by J.M. Barrie and a score by Mark “Moose” Charlap and Carolyn Leigh, with additional songs by Jule Styne and Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It starred Mary Martin as Peter and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook, both of whom won Tony Awards for their performances.
Martin and Ritchard reprised their Broadway roles in a live telecast of the production, which aired on NBC in 1955. The production was so popular that NBC followed it in 1956 with a second live telecast — and in 1960 with a videotaped version, both also starring Martin and Ritchard. The 1960 videotaped version was rebroadcast in 1963, 1966 and 1973 and was released on home video in 1990.
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Steele Takes Us to Neverland! A Day With the Lost Boys, Pirates, Peter, Smee and Wendy on the Peter Pan Live! Rehearsal Stage
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Steele Takes Us to Neverland! A Day With the Lost Boys, Pirates, Peter, Smee and Wendy on the Peter Pan Live! Rehearsal Stage
NBC's live presentation of the Broadway classic Peter Pan will be here before you know it! The much-anticipated performance, populated with stars of the Broadway stage, will air Dec. 4 at 8 PM. Ryan Steele, who plays Lost Boy "Curly," offered Playbill.com these exclusive shots from a recent...
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Good morning, Playbill! It's REAL early. But I don't care, because we get to spend the day in Neverland. BAM!
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In Neverland we never grow beards.
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Off to the set in Long Island. When I think "lovely thoughts" I definitely think Penn Station...
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Ran into our Crocodile, Charlie Williams, getting some light shopping in before the train.
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Some of our music team (Fred, Haley and Steven) getting things DONE on the LIRR.
Second star to the right and straight on till.... Hicksville?
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All aboard the shuttle bus to the studios.
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Taylor Louderman, Jason Gotay and Danny Quadrino arriving at the studios....But why do they look so good so early in the morning?
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First things first. Cast into microphones. Chris McCarrell helps Danny out with a little sound check.
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Queen Kelli getting into mic.
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Made a quick trip to craft services. Henry Gottfried models our trusty Keurig machines. Coffee is a must on the long days.
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Time for rehearsal. The Lost Boys are sent under the deck of The Jolly Roger to wait for an entrance.
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Break time shenanigans with Chris and Caitlin Houlahan (Jane). You guys... They've known each other since first grade. SO COOL!
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Michael Munday nailing this candid.
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Our Darling boys- Jake, John and Jack.
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LUNCH TIME! You guys, the food that they serve on Neverland is AMAZING. Seriously. You might see one chubby Lost Boy rolling across your screen on December 4th.
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Working off our lunch with some football. Pirates and Lost Boys playing nice!
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Obligatory trailer pic. HI!
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With all of the time we spend here, decorating our trailers is a MUST. Michael Hartung and Jason are going full holiday cheer.
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Christian Borle, Michael Park, Austin Lesch and Ryan Andes killing time with some cards.
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Sometimes you get to spend your afternoon dueling with a Tony winner. So that's cool.
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Little John on the The Jolly Roger. Stinkin cute.
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Tiger Lily (Alanna Saunders) with some of her islander boys. (Keenan Washington, Alex Wong, Michael Munday and CJ Tyson.) ... Oh and John.
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Two of our gorgeous mermaids on set! Kathryn Terza (also a Tiger Lily u/s) and Helen Anker (a Mrs Darling u/s).
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Gina Rattan talks over some music with Steven Malone.
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Break times with our best friend, Bowdie (Nana).
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Back to set... But how do we get there? Neverland is confusing... And GIANT.
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Allison Williams giving the boys some love. We love our Pan!!!!
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Doing some camera blocking. This is our view from Neverland. Our. Job. Is. So. Cool.
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Closing out the day with a Lost Boy music rehearsal for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Tune in on Turkey Day!!!!!
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That's a wrap for the day. Thanks for hanging out in Neverland. Don't miss PETER PAN LIVE! On NBC on December 4th at 8/7c
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