Tag: peter pan

Five of Our Favorite Ballet Trailers

Few things are more powerful for promoting ballet performances than captivating trailers—especially in today’s visually-focused, digitally-connected world. We’ve rounded up some eye-catching ads from seasons past and present that not only make us wish we could have seen the show, but also stand alone as short films. Bucharest National Opera’s La Sylphide Magnifying the scarf […]

Becoming Pan

Melanie Moore bursts onto the Finding Neverland stage with a gigantic center-split leap the moment the curtain rises. She’s dressed as Peter Pan—yet over the course of the two-and-a-half hour Broadway retelling of J.M. Barrie’s path to creating Peter Pan, Moore dons nine costumes, six pairs of shoes and four wigs. In fact, her backstage […]

Newsies Meets Peter Pan on NBC

Less than two months until Peter Pan Live! on NBC! So far, we’ve been pretty excited about the cast: Christopher Walken as a tap-dancing Captain Hook? Obviously. Allison Williams (“Girls”) as Peter Pan? Yes, please. But OMG, you guys, it gets so. much. better. This week, NBC made the full casting announcement, and Newsies alums […]

A First Glimpse at Peter Pan

In just three short months, NBC will air Peter Pan Live. While auditions for supporting cast members are still in the works (here’s hoping they find another Sophia Anne Caruso!), the producers have let us in on a couple (not-so-secret) casting secrets. NBC better give Peter Pan some dance breaks, because Allison is more than […]