?Peter Pan Live!? on NBC: Review Roundup, Video Highlights

‘Peter Pan Live!’ on NBC with Allison Williams in the iconic title role and Christopher Walken as the equally iconic ‘Captain Hook’ was the second live television event, following upon ‘The Sound of Music Live’ with Carrie Underwood which got more attention and ratings than critical acclaim. What about this time around? See a roundup of critics’ reviews and replay video of the musical highlights. The iconic ‘The Sound of Music’ movie based on the famed Rodgers and Hammserstein Broadway musical with Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp and Christopher Plummer as Captain von Trapp was untouchable to some and as such the live production had multiple battles to fight, not least that some were not so sure it should even have come about. And, too, there were the inevitable comparisons of Carrie Underwood to Julie Andrews’ legendary performance. This time around, NBC took on another classic, Peter Pan. While Mary Martin is for many the iconic Peter Pan, there was much less angst over Alison Williams taking over the role. The ‘Girls’ star just also happens to be the daughter of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. Nepotism perhaps? The Yale Drama School graduate who, in behind-the-scenes videos spoke [...]

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