I'm flying (Peter Pan)

[techmax791]

Ahhh... Thank god the Peter in my school will be male. Im not sexist or anything, but its nice to see a boy play Peter instead of a girl. I know its tradition, but still. My school has been known for REALLY good plays, though, so Ill be alright.

[AvitalzCartoonz]

@techmax791 Yeah, around here, people say that Peter has NEVER been played by a boy. Why is that? I'd love to see a Peter who actually KNOWS how it's like to be a boy! Yeah, no sexism. But it would be trillions of times better just to see an actual boy play Peter's part! :D

[animythfameEm]

I'm going to be only 14 years old when I am Wendy in this and the person who might be Peter is only 13 and she's a girl... I'm not sure how this will work out

[Onceaponatime319]

@animythfameEm A boy has never played Peter pan.... unless its a really sucky proformance so. dont be weirded out haha

[carolineymusic14]

@animythfameEm you'll be fine. just trust your insticts and own it on the stage!

[gracewashere1231]

hey my schools production didnt have peter up in the air. so yea it isnt as good as a Broadway production, but hes up in the air

[gracewashere1231]

hey my schools production didnt have peter up in the air. so yea it isnt as good as a Broadway production, but hes playing

[chaotichv]

@0:46 Ran Peter Into The Wall.

[carolineymusic14]

@chaotichv so what? thats not Peter's fault.

[chaotichv]

@carolineymusic14 Did I say it was? Nope!

[sugarsong7]

too bad peter pan can't sing in tune for this number

[aislingniriada1989]

@sugarsong7 i'd like to see you sing in tune while being swung back and forth

[iluvaaronrodgers101]

its not very good

[theRBninja]

nice exit sign :P

[sarmadasco]

I may be wrong, and probably am....but this stock/touring production of 'Peter Pan', although done in a smaller venue than the Broadway...is still amazing for a smaller theatre (and more dangerous for poor Peter who has to be coordinated to begin with)...........and I think this Peter is Karen Ziemba.....Broadway actress/singer/dancer.....Tony nomineee.......! I may be wrong, but it sure looks and sounds like her. Peace Out!

[zozoeify]

The person playing Peter is a girl

[sarmadasco]

@zozoeify Peter Pan is ALWAYS played by a girl. Since it ws performed, as a play by JM Barrie, a Scotsman, in London, about the turn of the century, it has always been played by a woman. As a musical, first Peter Pan was Mary Martin (mom of JR Ewing, of 'Dallas') doing it on TV in 40's, 50, 60's, then gymnast Cathy Rigby, then Sandy Duncan. If you want to see how "Peter Pan" came about, rent dvd, 'Finding Neverland', with J. Depp and K. Winslet. Amazing film. I believe my info here is correct.

[RayPointer]

@sarmadasco Yes. But one slight correction. PETER PAN was on Broadway in the 1950s. It first came to television in 1955, 1956, and 1960 with Mary Martin.

The first broadcast was with the original Broadway Cast. Television did not really get started until 1948. Such a performance would not have been affordable then, even if this musical had been written in that year- which it wasn't. So there really was no TV in the 1940s per se.

[DelilahJo3]

@sarmadasco Actually, there was one male understudy who played Peter, but he wasn't well known for it or anything.

[hayleemerritt11]

we did peter pan at my school with people flying. it was way better. bad person for peter

[hayleemerritt11]

we did that at my school....it was better...

[BreathBroadway]

A little too much kicking by Peter...

[sabsababe]

this was one of my favorite songs from this version. along with "i wont grow up" :D

[LexiTheShortOne]

I sooooo wanna be wendy...though im not real sure about the british accent of mine.

[pearlegirl96]

she was kinda off-key!! but, as i discovered for myself yesterday, singing and flying at the same time is really hard! the harness really squeezes your diaphram. i'm rehearsing this role right now, and it is sooo fun!

[mullettime228]

if they did it right it took 5 people to fly this scene. peter is the only person who moves up and down and side to side. the kids only go up and down. they are like giant pendulums on pulleys. the legs were a bit outrageous as well. if that was the directors choice... bad direction

[broadwaybabebee]

you are all crazy!! this girl is so talented :) if the director gave her a note to fly like that, then obviously she is very good at following directions.... so i think she is wonderful and her voice is flawless!!!

[jubblejill]

we just finished that production at my school not saying this ones bad at all im sure the flyings a bitch im just saying a bit to much leg for my taste.

[jubblejill]

all i saw was crazy legs.

[AEVautomatic]

this rules.  Sorry that you cant see that.

[oxmaddiekinsxo]

i was michael in my skools production of peter pan. flying was very fun!! but the harnesses rlly hurt and were very uncomfortable and it cost 5000 for our skool to have 4 ppl fly for 3 nites.

[parkerya]

Why does a bitch always play Peter Pan?

[Sleepy8875]

I have worked with Cathy Rigby in her production. (Same show as the commercial DVD) She was totally NOT a bitch!!!!!

[K1TTYC4T8D]

ish it nesseccary to move yur legs in all different angles cuz I JUST PEEED XDD!!

[zexionswisdom]

can someone tell me how to get these harnesses to fly these people? our high school really wants to do peter pan but the flying thing is the only obstacle!!! plz help

[hermosoperez]

They are really expensive. There are Special Effects companies that do this type of work. It is important that someone professional helps you with the fly system just to be safe. The prices deal with a lot of factors... How many times does the person fly? How Many people? How many shows? There has to be a training session where they teach you how. A lot goes into it, so that everything is safe, but please don't do Peter pan if you can't afford the PROFESSIONAL help. Amateur help is riskful

[Sleepy8875]

Agreed. It is a counter weight system with pple being the counter weights. For every 1 person who flies it takes 2 pple to run it. (In this scene 8 pple to fly 4) 1 for vertical (Basically a person jumping off of a ladder) and one for horizontal (like opening a curtain on a pulley system) NO MOTORS USED! at least if you want to make it look smooth. Also most times there is peter on track 1 and the kids on track 2. So 3 pple on one track. GO PROFESSIONAL. OSHA WILL APPRECIATE IT!!!!!

[therealcritic28]

ya know, the thing about theater, it involves ACTING. so i dont know if it would be too much to ask the cast, once theyve been picked, to ACT like their flying. (sorry if that sounded really mean ='(

[annoyingu4fun]

The best way to fly? Think Happy thoughts and sprinkle your head with pixie dust

[lamcoco1]

i watched this, it RULED!!!!

[K1TTYC4T8D]

lol for some reason that made me laugh

[DisneyMissieMouse]

me 2!!

:D

[oxmaddiekinsxo]

micheal looks so interested

[emericanmade]

whoops maybe not. jus looked like the person. they played him in a play once

[emericanmade]

That Peter Pan is my best friends Cousin!!!!!!! no joke.

[thaisferreiracarneir]

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[whichiswho]

So what company was used for this production and do u know how much it was?

[ElkAreReallyCool]

Oh wow, good for a communty theater! i like it!

[BrynnSmith]

im playing Peter in a small community theater production and flying is fun, but i have whelps on my hip bones from the harnesses.

it hurts!

[kyleal215]

seriously????? god lol im john in my high school production and we are flying...i guess im getting bruises too lol :(

[GiRlrApiStHebEsT]

I saw that show at Rwb! :)

[Lizzula]

How the production of teathres do to don't show the cables theat let Peter Pan fly?

[BBQGurl]

Because the cables (or wires) are seee thro. so the adience wont see them. you know to look more realistic.

[Lizzula]

excuse me i don't understand, can you write in italian, or can you be more "simple"?

[cailzbailz94]

not theyre not its just the lighting.

[IsolatedxRomance]

actually the cables are black so they can't see them from the audience when the theater is black. At least that's what FOY does. We got them to do the flight patterns for our school. OH and BTW, flying is amazingly fun.

[Jakeevan94]

ZFX's fly wires also are black, but are only 1/16 of an inch thick.

[ilovekyle12345]

ahhh.........bad production.....i can tell from just watching this video. she doesn't look relistic when she's flying........=/

[cpaa14]

I agree...sorry...

[pete422188]

Oh calm down... it's clearly not a full-scale Broadway production. It's good for what it is.

[jz0310]

I agree with pete. Not every show cna be super fancy

[starshooter1093]

this is actually quite good. peter pan has an amazing voice and you actually got cables into let them "fly" wish we were able to do that when i did the production. it was in a tiny theatre (community)

[suparandompersonppl]

shes having difficulty with the harness lol

[toyffer15ppf]

me too

[musicalsuicide17]

hey i swear i've seen you before do you have a myspace?!

[Improvnewsie35]

ME TOO! Flyign was deffinitely an experience I will never forget! I shoudl put some shots at some point!

[Musicalphan818]

Yeah. I miss flying too.