I must say, the most interesting plays and movies have been appearing on Playbill lately.
Today’s find on Playbill is “Peter Pan.”
Remember that play/movie? About a magical boy named Peter Pan who takes three children in England to Never Never Land in his quest to not grow up. It’s a fun show. I remember seeing it way back when I was in elementary school as a stage play. Those were the days. Being young and carefree….you really cannot take that for granted, Bloggers. Childhood is something that comes and goes…And as much as you want to go back to it… Well, there’s no real “time machine” that’s been made just yet. But I feel that’s the message of this play/movie. While you’re growing older, remember the good times of the past and incorporate happiness and feeling “young” into your life everyday…And you’ll feel better…you’ll feel happier. I remember seeing the animated movie too and hearing the song “You Can Fly” and loving it. This show brings back a TON of nostalgia for me, and I’m wondering if it does for you all.
Now, what’s the news about “Peter Pan,” you ask?
Soon there will be a TV movie of the musical.
Interesting.
This show has had it’s full cycle of being a play, an animated film, and a live movie (without the musical aspect)…I guess it going to TV completes this cycle.
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have been announced as the producers for the upcoming movie…They’ve also produced award winning movie-musicals such as “Chicago.”
Apparently, according to Playbill, this project to make the show into a TV musical has spanned 15 years thus far…Variety saying it was the television production of “Gypsy”’s composer Jule Styne who suggested the idea.
To complete the preliminary stages of the project, Zadan and Meron must find a director and of course…a cast.
Once this happens, they hope to start filming by the end of this year!
Bloggers: Do you think you’d watch “Peter Pan” on TV when it comes out? Who do you think will be part of the cast? Make your predictions here!
For now…Here’s a video of one of my favorite songs “You Can Fly!”:
And!! Here’s “I Won’t Grow Up”:
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(Pictures courtesy of favershamrugby.co.uk, media.movieweb.com, evalu8.org)
You’ve outdone yourself! Thank you for your solid and very entertaining work every week. Your blog ranks up there as one of the top student blogs I’ve read during my time here at Quinnipiac.
Thought you might enjoy knowing about this…
http://peterpansneverworld.com
Thanks for loving Peter… and believe!
Hey kid who plays peter pan………………………………………………………. you are freaking hot!!!