The fabled children's story show from Broadway produced for television.The fabled children's story show from Broadway produced for television.The fabled children's story show from Broadway produced for television.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
- Directors
- Writers
- J.M. Barrie
- Glenn Casale
- Jerome Robbins(adaptation for 1954 version)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe characters of Nana, Jane, and a Mermaid were all played by Cathy Rigby's children: Thomas Buck Mason, Theresa McCoy, and Kaitlin McCoy.
- Quotes
Peter Pan: You musn't touch me! No one has ever touched me!
Wendy Moira Angela Darling: Why not?
Peter Pan: ...I don't know.
- ConnectionsRemake of Producers' Showcase: Peter Pan (1955)
Featured review
Judge it on its own merit- it's good.
I only saw this production because I happened to find a VHS tape of it in a clearance rack in my local video store (and bought it for next-to-nothing). It is a new staging of the Broadway musical from the 1950's; this does not minimize its impact in any way, but there are many reviewers here who feel the need to make excessive (and in my opinion unfounded) comparisons between this production and the original one with Mary Martin- when, in fact, it is the same show. I have copies of both performances and primarily treasure the Martin production because of its historical significance as a time capsule of early television. This version with Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby version is brilliant; its presentation differs from the 1960 one as they captured an actual performance from a theater with an audience rather than tape on a network sound stage. As someone else noted below, Ms. Rigby's mannerisms and costuming better are indeed more boyish than Ms. Martin's (although I didn't care for Ms. Rigby's attempt at a British accent). The point is they each do it a little differently, Ms. Rigby opting for more exuberance. The book itself is a bit corny (doesn't matter which version), but chances are you're watching it with your own children or re-living your own childhood- and that's sort of the point. The Act 1 finale which shows Peter and the Darling clan fly out the window is stunning. Plan to lose yourself for two hours, and you'll probably believe you can fly when it's over.
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- movibuf1962
- Jun 18, 2003
Details
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
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