PETER PAN tells the classic J.M. Barrie tale of a young boy who refuses to grow up. On a quest to find stories with which to entertain his young cohorts in Neverland -- an island refuge for "Lost Boys" - Peter returns to the real world and meets Wendy, Michael, and John Darling. The Darling children accompany Peter back to the magical Neverland, where they learn to fly, get involved in all sorts of adventures, defeat the evil Captain Hook, and are changed forever.

GENRE Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
DURATION 2 hours 13 minutes
vDIRECTED BY Rob Ashford, Glenn Weiss
STARCAST Christopher Walken, Allison Williams, Christian Borle, Kelli O'Hara, Alanna Saunders, Taylor Louderman, Jake Lucas


HIGHLIGHTS

Academy Award winner Christopher Walken and Critics' Choice Award nominee Allison Williams star in Peter Pan's live musical production of NBC.

This classic children's musical opened on Broadway in 1954 and in 1955, the initial NBC broadcast of the musical attracted an audience of 65 million viewers. This broadcast was then the highest rated single television program in the history of television.

In addition to the Tony Awards it won in 1955, Peter Pan had received Tony nominations for Best Revival and Best Actress in a musical for its 1979, 1990 and 1998 revivals.