ALLISON WILLIAMS Cast As PETER PAN In December 4 NBC Musical ‘Peter Pan Live!’

In 1955 I saw the first live television broadcast of Peter Pan, starring Mary Martin. I was 7 years old. I loved it! I've seen two of the subsequent productions starring Sandy Duncan and Cathy Rigby, but my favorite Peter Pan has always been Mary Martin.

I look forward to seeing this new production with Allison Williams, however I don't know why they don't cast a male for the part. There are a lot of adult male actors who could bring Peters boyish character to the part.

I watch that show. She seems like a lovely young woman but she seems tall to me to be playing Peter Pan.

She just doesn't seem like a cute, 'pixie-like' elf (like Mary Martin). But then I've been told I'm not very good about imagining things like this.

I copied part of what newsiesuzie posted above: Williams, daughter of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, said that she’d wanted to play Peter Pan since she was about 3, “so this is a dream come true.” “I’m very excited to get to work with this extraordinarily talented team.

Brian Williams covered this in his newscast last night (in his usual deadpan style) and showed a photograph of her when she was younger (from when she was in a school play, I think). It was really cute. I hope she does well.

smoky, I've seen him talk about his girls before. He beams when he talks about them. It's nice to see.

Since I don't watch Girls, I didn't understand the reference Brian Williams made during NBC NIGHTLY NEWS about Allison's "wanting to play Peter Pan ever since she was three, as her family will attest." It wasn't until Early Today when they congratulated Allison and "her proud father, our very own Brian Williams," that it made sense.

Cute photo accompanying the story, from the Williams family album.

Wishing her all the best, although Peter Pan never was one of my favorites, therefore I doubt that I'll be watching. I certainly hope the executive producers, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, learned something from last year's The Sound of Music fiasco, headlined by singer Carrie Underwood. I'd hate to see this young star suffer such a critical drubbing.

As for Christopher Walken as Captain Hook...? Hmmm - it should be different, if nothing else.

Hopefully she and Walken work well together. It does seem like odd casting. Ms Williams is certainly tall for the part. At least I know this can't be worse than the Sound of Music.

Anson Williams?! ""Potsie""!!?

Wait. Never mind.

ennui......you just made me laugh out loud! That is so funny!

This girl isn't petite and perky like Mary Martin was. But then I guess I don't have much imagination. I'll try to keep an open mind.

On 7/31/2014 CaliKat said:

In 1955 I saw the first live television broadcast of Peter Pan, starring Mary Martin. I was 7 years old. I loved it! I've seen two of the subsequent productions starring Sandy Duncan and Cathy Rigby, but my favorite Peter Pan has always been Mary Martin.

I look forward to seeing this new production with Allison Williams, however I don't know why they don't cast a male for the part. There are a lot of adult male actors who could bring Peters boyish character to the part.

Oh, gosh that production of Peter Pan with Mary Martin was so magical wasn't it? They reaired it a couple of times over the years before the Sandy Duncan one and I always looked so forward to it.